Mistborn · Character
Maraga Dulcet
Also known as Maraga
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 35
Maraga Dulcet is a supporting character in Mistborn (Book 4).
- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 4 · Ch. 35
- Books
- 2
Maraga Dulcet is a grey-haired newspaper editor in Bilming who, over years of quiet meetings with the informant Tobal Copper, documented evidence of the Set's secret weapons program. Once pictured as a confident Editor-in-Chief, she appears worn down, disheveled and much thinner by the time Waxillium Ladrian seeks her out after Tobal's disappearance, a toll of the danger and dread that came with her work. She gives Wax an incriminating letter and her records that help expose the Set's conspiracy. Because that help puts her at grave risk, Marasi Colms and Moonlight arrange asylum for her, and she prepares to flee the city with her research.
Description
Maraga Dulcet is a short woman with frizzy grey-black hair and a disheveled appearance. Her waistcoat is buttoned with holes skipped, and she wears a long rumpled skirt. Dark bags rest under her eyes, and her wan face suggests recent weight loss. She carries a rifle and moves through cluttered spaces with the tired determination of someone who has worked too long without rest. No physical details are given for Maraga. The text does not specify age, gender, height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, clothing, or distinguishing features. Maraga Dulcet is a short woman with a wan, tired face and frizzy grey-black hair. Dark bags beneath her eyes deepen her exhausted appearance, and her frame has grown noticeably thinner from a time when she was heavier. She wears a waistcoat buttoned with skipped holes and a long skirt left rumpled, giving her an unmistakably disheveled look.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Marasi Colmsally
Marasi recognizes the danger Maraga's help has put her in. She asks Moonlight to arrange asylum and encourages Maraga to leave Bilming safely.
Moonlightprotector
Moonlight treats asylum as recompense for Maraga's service, giving her a safehouse address and promising to collect her research.
Waxillium Ladrianinvestigator
Wax turns to Maraga while investigating Tobal's disappearance. She becomes a key source, handing over the incriminating letter and records that expose the Set's plans.
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Tobal Copperconfidante
Maraga was Tobal's confidante for years, collecting and documenting the evidence he smuggled out. His disappearance leaves her fearing he was killed.
Story so far
BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Is first shown in a younger portrait as Editor-in-Chief, in contrast to her present worn state
- Meets Wax looking exhausted and physically diminished from her dangerous work
- Provides Wax with a critical incriminating letter
- Prepares to leave the city with her research materials
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- Is revealed to have spent years documenting evidence Tobal Copper brought her about the Set's weapons program
- Fears Tobal has been killed after he disappears
- Helps Wax investigate by sharing an incriminating letter and records of the Set's conspiracy
- Is offered asylum and a safehouse by Moonlight at Marasi's request
- Is urged by Marasi to leave Bilming safely while Moonlight promises to collect her research
Appearances
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