# The Glass Meridian — Story Bible

**Genre:** Literary mystery

> A lighthouse-keeper's ledger exposes eleven years of smuggling in Merrow Bay — and the truth about her father's last voyage.

_Exported from StoryThread · 2026-10-13_

## Characters (9)

| Name | Aliases | Role | Mentions | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Voss | Mrs. Voss | protagonist | 41 | 1–5 | — |
| Elena | — | protagonist | 30 | 1–5 | — |
| Captain Rourke | Rourke | antagonist | 14 | 2–5 | — |
| Ines Moreau | — | supporting | 10 | 1–5 | — |
| Tomas Voss | — | supporting | 8 | 1–5 | — |
| Peter Hargrove | Peter | minor | 7 | 4–5 | — |
| Widow Hargrove | — | supporting | 6 | 3–5 | — |
| Father Callum | — | minor | 4 | 3–5 | — |
| Old Bram | — | minor | 2 | 1 | — |

## Relationships (12)

### family (2)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Voss ⇄ Elena Voss | 90% | 80% | Her brother Tomas Voss arrived at dusk… | — |
| Peter Hargrove ⇄ Widow Hargrove | 70% | 75% | the widow's grandson, seventeen and earnest | — |

### ally (3)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ines Moreau ⇄ Elena Voss | 95% | 95% | Ines held the boat steady and said nothing at all. | — |
| Father Callum ⇄ Elena Voss | 50% | 70% | caught Elena's eye across the table and gave the smallest shake of his head | — |
| Ines Moreau ⇄ Tomas Voss | 50% | 75% | Tomas at her left | — |

### rival (2)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Rourke ⇄ Elena Voss | 80% | 10% | all pretense of charm gone | — |
| Captain Rourke ⇄ Tomas Voss | 40% | 25% | Rourke had been asking about their father | — |

### secret (1)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Hargrove ⇄ Elena Voss | 50% | 55% | who had started all of it with one lie | — |

### stranger (2)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ines Moreau ⇄ Captain Rourke | 20% | 40% | Ines Moreau appeared in the doorway behind him | — |
| Old Bram ⇄ Elena Voss | 10% | 50% | Town elder | — |

### mentor (1)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hargrove ⇄ Elena Voss | 60% | 85% | 'You thought correctly,' Elena said, and let him in. | — |

### frenemy (1)

| Pair | Strength | Sentiment | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Callum ⇄ Widow Hargrove | 40% | 50% | attends all séances as a matter of pastoral surveillance | — |

## Continuity Flags (2 open)

- [ ] **disappeared_character:** Old Bram (minor) was last mentioned in chapter 1 but the manuscript runs to chapter 5 — did he vanish from the story?
- [ ] **name_variant:** Characters 'Elena' and 'Elena Voss' coexist — likely the same person; merge or rename one.