Fairy being in The Oz Series
the Rainbow
Also known as Polychrome's father.
The Rainbow is Polychrome's father, who travels the sky setting his rainbow down in many parts of the world; he inadvertently left his daughter stranded on the ground when he lifted the rainbow away without noticing her.
Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 94, last in chapter 100.
This encyclopedia covers chapters 1 to 100 of the story and shows the world as it stands at chapter 100, so it contains spoilers up to that point. To read it spoiler free, one chapter at a time, open the interactive codex.
What the story establishes
| Being nature | A sky-being who stretches his rainbow across the world so it touches the ground in different places, then withdraws it again. |
| Current goal | To set his rainbow in many different places across the world because it is currently raining in so many parts of the world. (as of ch. 94) |
| Fairy domain | The rainbow and the sky; he commands the rainbow itself, stretching it down to touch the earth and lifting it away again. |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 94) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 94) |
| Motive | Driven by the duty to set his rainbow wherever it is raining across the world, moving from place to place as needed. (as of ch. 94) |
| Personality | Absent-minded toward his daughter while occupied with his rainbow duties, lifting the rainbow away without noticing she was still on it. (as of ch. 94) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 94) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 94) |
| Skills | Sets, positions, and lifts the rainbow, stretching one end down to earth and drawing it back up, placing it in many different parts of the world wherever it rains. (as of ch. 94) |
| Special capabilities | Can stretch his rainbow so it touches the ground in a chosen place, and lift or withdraw it at will, moving it to wherever it is raining. |
| Status | Currently occupied setting his rainbow in many different rain-affected parts of the world. (as of ch. 94) |
Relationships
- child of ← Polychrome ch. 94Polychrome introduces herself as the Daughter of the Rainbow, explaining she was left behind on the road when her father lifted his rainbow away without noticing she was still on it.
- parent of → Polychrome ch. 94The Rainbow is Polychrome's father; she is the Daughter of the Rainbow who slid off his rainbow and was left behind on the road.
From the text
my father stretched his rainbow over here this morning, so that one end of it touched this roadChapter 94
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