Yesterday I talked about the protagonist (Linvin Grithinshield) in “Quest for
the Red Sapphire” and today I would like to say a few words about the
antagonist. The book has more than one but they are not all known.
Two clear and dominant antagonists are Linvin’s cousins, Bander and Rander
Greenlith. Rander is the brain of the duo. Bander provides the
muscle. They detest Linvin for numerous reasons. The first of those
reasons is that Linvin is only a half-elf and not entirely of the Elf
race. With a general mistrust and loathing of humans as a whole, Linvin is
an abomination to his cousins. The major reason they resent Linvin,
however, is because they envy him. Linvin is bigger and stronger than
either of his fraternal twin cousins. He is also stronger and far better
educated. His parents were rich while the twins were raised in
poverty. Linvin is celebrated as a great warrior, tactician and
leader. Those qualities are totally absent from the twins’
characters. Deep down they yearn for all that Linvin is and has but will
not admit such a vice; so they disguise their hatred in racist remarks and
actions. They are the obvious antagonists. Then there are the not so
obvious ones. Linvin’s father is missing under suspicious circumstances
and his mother is poisoned. It all leads back to artifacts Dirk
Grithinshield (Linvin’s Father) collected for his son’s quest and the fact that
someone else knows of the Red Sapphire and covets its power. Assassins are
revealed in the book and are identified only in shadow and called by
numbers. They are the tool of the true antagonist who has not yet been
revealed. What can be determined about Linvin’s faceless enemy? The
person has immense power and money. They hold to no code of honor and will
therefore sink to any level in order to obtain the magical gem first. The
antagonist is someone who views Linvin as an obstacle in his path rather than an
equal adversary. How can Linvin fight an enemy he cannot see or
find? How can he succeed in his quest if the odds are stacked so strongly
against him? That is the beauty of storytelling. You must read the
story to find the answers!
the Red Sapphire” and today I would like to say a few words about the
antagonist. The book has more than one but they are not all known.
Two clear and dominant antagonists are Linvin’s cousins, Bander and Rander
Greenlith. Rander is the brain of the duo. Bander provides the
muscle. They detest Linvin for numerous reasons. The first of those
reasons is that Linvin is only a half-elf and not entirely of the Elf
race. With a general mistrust and loathing of humans as a whole, Linvin is
an abomination to his cousins. The major reason they resent Linvin,
however, is because they envy him. Linvin is bigger and stronger than
either of his fraternal twin cousins. He is also stronger and far better
educated. His parents were rich while the twins were raised in
poverty. Linvin is celebrated as a great warrior, tactician and
leader. Those qualities are totally absent from the twins’
characters. Deep down they yearn for all that Linvin is and has but will
not admit such a vice; so they disguise their hatred in racist remarks and
actions. They are the obvious antagonists. Then there are the not so
obvious ones. Linvin’s father is missing under suspicious circumstances
and his mother is poisoned. It all leads back to artifacts Dirk
Grithinshield (Linvin’s Father) collected for his son’s quest and the fact that
someone else knows of the Red Sapphire and covets its power. Assassins are
revealed in the book and are identified only in shadow and called by
numbers. They are the tool of the true antagonist who has not yet been
revealed. What can be determined about Linvin’s faceless enemy? The
person has immense power and money. They hold to no code of honor and will
therefore sink to any level in order to obtain the magical gem first. The
antagonist is someone who views Linvin as an obstacle in his path rather than an
equal adversary. How can Linvin fight an enemy he cannot see or
find? How can he succeed in his quest if the odds are stacked so strongly
against him? That is the beauty of storytelling. You must read the
story to find the answers!
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