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Recently, I resumed my “About the Characters” post series that focuses on the minor characters in The Wall Of Night series, because :

“I think it’s the presence of the smaller characters that “makes” a story, creating texture around the main points of view.”

~ from my Legend Award Finalist's Interview, 2013 

Initially, the series focused exclusively on characters from The Heir of Night, but now I’m continuing on with minor characters from both The Gathering Of The Lost and Daughter of Blood simultaneously — in alphabetical order, of course!

(The quotes, together with the covers, indicate whether the character appears in both or only one of the books.)

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Baz: a blacksmith in the Southern Aralorn town of Butterworth

“A new voice spoke. “Mainly, Baz at the forge says that you talk too much, Jan Butterworth!”

The girl jumped, flushing crimson as a man limped around the corner of a lean-to shed. Despite the muscular build of the smith, he looked as though he had been badly injured once, and Malian could see the lines in his face left by old pain. His bronze hair was cut short and dark with sweat; the eyes that regarded her were a vivid gray-hazel, but right now their expression was wary.”
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~ from © The Gathering Of The Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two, Chapter 53 — The Solitary Tower