# Roderick Usher — Short Fiction character guide

> Roderick Usher in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Usher

**First appearance:** 0025-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher

## Who they are

Hypersensitive aristocrat suffering from a mysterious malady in his decaying house.

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