The Eating Woods · Character
Anatolis
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 52
Anatolis is a minor character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 52
- Books
- 2
Anatolis, the enigmatic scribe of the mage order, first appears unmasked in purple robes, his long black nails and onyx ring on display, only to reveal his treachery by disgorging organs after taking snuff and being exposed as the thief of vivicantem powder. In the second book, he is recognized by Maevyth at the Becoming Ceremony, where his life ends abruptly at Zevander’s hand. Across the series, Anatolis shifts from a mysterious, seemingly minor functionary to a confirmed traitor whose death cements his guilt and severs any lingering hope Maevyth had of learning Aleysia’s fate through him.
Description
Anatolis is described as handsome and wears purple robes with a black mask; in one appearance he is unmasked. His hood conceals his hair. He wears an onyx ring and has long black nails, and is seen holding a champagne flute and smiling.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Maevyth Bronwickacquaintance
Maevyth recognizes Anatolis from earlier encounters in Foxglove and at Moros’s brunch, briefly hoping he might know Aleysia’s fate after the Banishing; this possibility ends with his death.
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Magelord Akmyriossuperior
Akmyrios is Anatolis’s superior; Anatolis reveals that the Magestroli were acting on Akmyrios’s orders.
Zevander Rydainninterrogator
Zevander suspects Anatolis’s ties to the mages hunting Maevyth, interrogates and tortures him about Mortasia, Cadavros, and Aleysia, and ultimately kills him in the second book.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Appears unmasked in purple robes, long black nails and onyx ring visible
- Takes snuff and trembles as organs pour from his mouth
- Identified as the source of the stolen vivicantem powder
BOOK 2Eldritch
- Recognized by Maevyth at the Becoming Ceremony
- Killed by Zevander
Appearances
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