The Eating Woods · Character
The Banishing Man
Also known as the man from The Banishing, The Banished Man
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 6
The Banishing Man is a supporting character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 6
- Books
- 1
Description
A naked, dirty man with disheveled hair and wild eyes, trembling during the Banishing. A freshly seared, raw and swollen B marks his cheek; a tattoo of five stars and a moon is on his hand. His eyes are described rolling back to white orbs, with dark circles around them.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Maevyth BronwickOther
The Banishing Man appears to Maevyth as a horrifying, apparently supernatural figure after she is injured; Aleysia cannot see him, leaving Maevyth uncertain whether he is an illusion.
Zevander RydainnOther
Zevander seeks blood from Maevyth’s line, and Maevyth glimpses a masked figure holding a blade to her throat. She later suspects the encounter may have been an illusion, like her visions of the dead.
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Elowenwitness
Elowen waited after the Banishing and saw Moros emerge from the woods with Aleysia, whom he took away.
Mr. Morosprospective prey
Moros intends to send Aleysia before the Banishing Man and later offers him more stones in an attempt to save himself. The creature instead devours Moros and assumes his appearance.
Aleysia Bronwickprey
Aleysia flees into the woods and is trapped on the far side of the barrier as the Banishing Man, wearing Moros’s form, approaches her.
Rykaiavictim
The man drugged and sexually assaulted Rykaia; she is the target of his threats, and Zevander seeks to protect her from him.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
Key events
Appearances
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