Living being in The Oz Series
Evoldo
Also known as a cruel King of Ev, my former master, my old master, King Evoldo, our late King Evoldo, the former King of Ev, my uncle Evoldo.
A cruel former King of Ev who beat his servants until they died, purchased and later imprisoned the mechanical man Tiktok, sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King in a fit of anger, then in despair drowned himself in the ocean.
Appears in 6 chapters, first in chapter 52, last in chapter 62.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | King of Ev (as of ch. 52) |
| Being nature | human |
| Conflict | Bargained his family's freedom away to the Nome King for a long life, then in remorse destroyed that same long life by drowning himself, leaving the trade permanently unresolved. (as of ch. 57) |
| Equipment | Carried a whip with him when he walked out, to keep the Wheelers in order. (as of ch. 53) |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 52) |
| Health condition | Deceased; died by drowning after jumping into the ocean in despair. (as of ch. 52) |
| Is alive | no (as of ch. 52) |
| Motive | Sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King in exchange for a long life; he later destroyed that very bargain by jumping into the sea and drowning himself. (as of ch. 57) |
| Personality | Cruel and abusive, prone to fits of anger, yet capable of regret and despair. (as of ch. 52) |
| Quirks | Habitually carried a whip with him when he walked out, using it to keep the mischievous Wheelers in order. (as of ch. 53) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 52) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 52) |
| Skills | Used a whip to keep the mischievous Wheelers in order. (as of ch. 53) |
| Social status | King of Ev (as of ch. 52) |
| Status | Dead by drowning: sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King in exchange for a long life, then destroyed that bargained life by throwing himself into the sea. (as of ch. 57) |
Relationships
- child of ← Evring ch. 62Evring identifies himself as a Prince of Ev whose father, the King, sold his mother and all her children to the Nome King.
- leader of → royal_family_of_ev ch. 53King Evoldo was the head of the royal family of Ev, the King who ruled the land before he jumped into the sea; since then there has been no ruler, as every member of the royal family, including his heirs, is imprisoned by the Nome King, with only his niece Princess Langwidere occupying part of the palace as the nearest approach to a ruler.
- enslaves → Tiktok ch. 52After buying Tiktok, King Evoldo held him as a beaten servant, repeatedly striking him as he did his other servants, though the beatings could not harm the copper machine.
- gives → royal_family_of_ev (ended) ch. 57King Evoldo sold away his own wife and ten children — the royal family of Ev — to the Nome King in exchange for a long life, then drowned himself before that bargained life could be enjoyed.
- trades with → the Nome King (ended) ch. 52In a fit of anger King Evoldo sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King, who transformed them into other forms to ornament his underground palace.
- trades with → the Nome King (ended) ch. 59The King of Ev sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King as slaves in exchange for the promise of a long life, a bargain the Nome King insists he honored even though the King later destroyed that life by drowning himself.
- acquires resource ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 59The Nome King acquired the Queen of Ev and her ten children as slaves by purchasing them from King Evoldo of Ev, granting Evoldo a long life in exchange — a bargain the Nome King insists he honored even though Evoldo himself later destroyed that life by drowning.
- trades with → Smith & Tinker (ended) ch. 52King Evoldo purchased the mechanical man Tiktok from his manufacturers Smith & Tinker.
- negotiates with → the Nome King (ended) ch. 52Regretting his sale, King Evoldo afterward tried to get his wife and children away from the Nome King, but without avail.
- imprisoned by ← Tiktok (ended) ch. 52King Evoldo, in despair, locked Tiktok inside the rock chamber and threw the key into the ocean, leaving the copper man imprisoned until Dorothy unlocked the door.
- rules → Land of Ev (ended) ch. 52Evoldo was a cruel King of Ev who ruled the Land of Ev, beating his servants, until in despair he drowned himself.
- insults ← Princess Langwidere (ended) ch. 57Princess Langwidere denounces her late uncle King Evoldo as a very wicked man for selling his own family before drowning himself.
From the text
a cru-el King of Ev, named Ev-ol-do, who used to beat all his serv-ants un-til they died.Chapter 52
"My uncle Evoldo was a very wicked man," declared the Princess Langwidere. "If he had drowned himself before he sold his family, no one would have cared. But he sold them to the powerful Nome King in exchange for a long life, and afterward destroyed the life by jumping into the sea."Chapter 57