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Old Crow

A traveler from an antique land. First encountered by Hadrian Marlowe in Borosevo on Emesh.
Old Crow
Old Crow
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Empire of Silence
Old Crow
Old Crow
Birth Date
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Introduced In
Empire of Silence

I looked up to find an older man smiling at me from the next table over. He raised his eyebrows and smiled over the rim of his drink. We were the only clients for three tables. An old book sat closed beside one fist, and he wore an indigo jacket cut in Nipponese fashion, square sleeves patterned with gold and black diamonds about the cu8s. His graying hair was pulled back into a greasy topknot, frayed and bristling like a calligrapher’s long-abused brush. He wasn’t Nipponese either, judging by the craggy lines of his face or the tenor of his words. Indeed, I couldn’t place his accent. Durantine, maybe? Or one of the Norman Freeholders, though he didn’t have their coloring. When I didn’t answer or move, he sighed, slipping a loose lock of graying hair behind his ear.

Hadrian Marlowe [1]

A traveler from an antique land. First encountered by Hadrian Marlowe in Borosevo on Emesh.

Appearance and Personality

Full series spoliers below, proceed with caution. History section organized by book for spoiler management.

Attributes and Abilities

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Dramatis Personae

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History

Preceding the Books

When HADRIAN MARLOWE asks where Old Crow is from, in the original version of the text, he refuses to answer, instead saying he is bound for Ascia. In the revised text, he is bound for Ashklam.

In The Lesser Devil (Novella)
In Queen Amid Ashes (Novella)
In The Dregs of Empire (Novella)
In Tales of the Sun Eater & Other Stories

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Notes and References

  1. Empire of Silence, Chapter 28

Index

Empire of Silence

Mentioned: Chapters 29, 32, 37, 41

Present: Chapter 28

The Lesser Devil (Novella)

Mentioned:

Present:

Howling Dark

Mentioned:

Present:

Queen Amid Ashes (Novella)

Mentioned:

Present:

Demon in White

Mentioned:

Present:

Kingdoms of Death

Mentioned:

Present:

Ashes of Man

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Present:

The Dregs of Empire (Novella)

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Present:

Disquiet Gods

Mentioned: Chapter 16

Present:

Shadows Upon Time

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Present:

Tales of the Sun Eater & Other Stories

Mentioned:

Present:

Trivia

See Also

Old Crow | Nov Belgaer - The Sun Eater Wiki