Negret Colophon

****N******egret Colophon** is the twin brother of Reever Colophon. Negret has many tattoos and binds books often. He is a High Walker and came with Reever to the Blue Vein Tavern to aid in the confrontation between Masseter and Petra.

Milo Pine named his Odd Trails character Negret after reading *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book.*

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Negret Colophon began to work on another book. Jessamy compared him and his twin, Reever. Tesserian gave Negret two ace cards to use as covers, which Negret gratefully accepted. Negret later, while stitching a binding, was surprised to hear the song that beats the Devil, but covered his surprise. Sorcha was in love with Negret, and loved how he sang as he worked on his books. Negret sometimes looked through books on shelves. Negret later told a tale about how a peddler beat the Devil, a story that Maisie liked. The guests talked about how the Devil made bets. He laughed at Madame Grisaille's joke, and Sorcha noticed that he had more teeth than one should.

Negret encouraged Masseter about telling a tale, then Reever about Jessamy. Negret then lay on the sofa. When Maisie arrived, Negret danced with her, making her laugh. When Sorcha came, Reever and Madame Grisaille maneuvered Maisie away and had Sorcha dance with Negret. He thanked her for dancing with him. Negret, Reever, and Madame Grisaille agreed that they were on Petra's side if there was a confrontation, and Negret tried to tend the fire the way Sorcha did. Negret examined the bookshelves on his way to bed, stretching out to reach all the places, which Reever rebuked him for. In the morning, Negret met Sorcha on the stairs, and she gave him some paper scraps for his next book, then left to play with Maisie.

Negret came downstairs and prepared to bind another book. He asked Sorcha if she would tell a tale about fires, and she did. Negret saw when she put her hand unconsciously into the fire, and was impressed with all she knew. When Petra brought up things left behind, Negret mentioned relics and how the Haypottens must have many things their guests had left behind. After telling a tale of a relic, Mr. Haypotten mentioned a relic created by Blaise Forel, who was a High Walker like Negret and Reever. Negret asked about Forel's relic, seeming angry that it had been misplaced. Mr. Haypotten gave Negret Forel's bookbinding tools, and Maisie realized that Negret had been searching for Forel's reliquary when he had been checking the bookshelves. Maisie had found something, and Negret, no longer angry but tender, delightedly examined it. The pages were blank, but Forel had written his fortune in the book. Negret then encouraged Maisie to tell a tale, giving her one of his books, and she did.

Negret worked on another book as Masseter told his story. Masseter mentioned how Negret could hear music the others couldn't. When Masseter and Petra confronted each other, Negret turned one of Forel's tools into a weapon. After Masseter agreed to cooperate, Negret turned back to his bookbinding. He later, on Jessamy's request, whistled the song that beats the Devil, and continued to do so as Maisie danced.

## Physical appearance

Negret has tattoos. He is pale and has red hair, which he wears long and floppy. Negret has two sets of teeth, and though he is usually almost six feet tall, he can extend himself at will. Negret is described as a young man, though he and Reever are said to have been in Nagspeake for a very, very long time.

## Personality and traits

Negret is usually good-natured. He cares about the relics of Blaise Forel, going further than his brother thinks he should in his search, but is delighted when Maisie found it. Negret is generally easygoing and practical, and also states the obvious.

## Trivia

* The word "Colophon" refers to a publisher's emblem or a statement at the end of a book.
* The names "Negret, Reever" could possibly mean "never regret" or "egret, river".