The Eating Woods · Character
Branimir
Also known as Bran
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1
Branimir is comforted by Maevyth Bronwick in The Eating Woods (Book 1).
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- Gender
- male
- Age
- child
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 2
Branimir begins as a human boy already marked by a consuming curse that has begun to twist his body, leaving him with coarse, veined skin and vacant eyes. In the second book his transformation accelerates into a monstrous spider form whose fangs and dripping venom hover over a human face, yet he retains enough awareness to protect his family. Throughout both volumes he remains trapped between his lingering humanity and the lethal spiders that now serve as both weapon and prison, unable even to end his own suffering. His arc is defined by the Emberforge ritual that stripped him of his natural blood magic and the ongoing choice of whether his brother Zevander will one day grant the mercy he cannot give himself.
Description
Young male with sickly pallor skin, protruding black veins, and coarse texture. Darkened vacant eyes and early signs of corruption from ritual exposure. A monstrous spider with multiple eyes and fangs, large enough to threaten a person with only a couple of bites. It pounces and scuttles, and clear acidic liquid drips from its fangs.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Kazhimyrally
Kazhimyr offers to protect Branimir’s siblings from hunters; Branimir remains wary but ultimately warns him of danger and lets him go.
Maevyth Bronwickcompanion
Maevyth comforts Branimir with song and gentle touch, seeing the pain beneath his monstrous appearance and offering to bring him food again.
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King Sagaerinassassin
Branimir serves as one of the king’s Letalisz assassins, drawn from prison to carry out secret murders.
Cadavrostormentor
Cadavros performs the Emberforge ritual that corrupts Branimir’s body and erases his natural blood magic; Dolion later confirms both brothers were subjected to the black flame.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Undergoes the Emberforge ritual performed by Cadavros, corrupting his body and destroying his natural blood magic.
- Uses his emerging spiders to brutally kill soldiers threatening his sister Rykaia.
- Is comforted by Maevyth Bronwick, who sings to him and sees the pain beneath his frightening appearance.
- Is identified as one of King Sagaerin’s trained Letalisz assassins drawn from Solassion prison.
BOOK 2Eldritch
- Manifests fully as a monstrous spider large enough to knock a person down, with fangs that drip sizzling venom.
- Commands his spiders to attack mercenaries invading the Rydainn home, defending his family.
- Shelters his sister Rykaia after the attack, lying beside her while his spiders stand guard.
- Warns Kazhimyr of danger and allows him to leave, despite initial suspicion.
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