list of discworld characters

General Callus Tacticus was a soldier of the Ankh-Morpork Empire, and is widely proclaimed to be the greatest general of all time. Pages in category "Discworld characters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,266 total. However, her looks make her unapproachable, as all men have considered her out of their league; Nobby only asked because he was so used to rejection he would have simply regarded it as just another day. At the end of the book they are not present, and it is assumed that they have left for their marriage. Liessa is interested in Hrun, for as a strong but slow-witted warrior, she could use him to defeat her brothers and then place him as a puppet lord. People send him small sums so that he will not turn up at their parties and ask them to look at his interesting collection of skin diseases. In desperation, Liessa summons her own dragon to pursue them (still naked, as Pratchett makes a point of). An Ankh-Morpork businessman who runs Hobson's Livery Stable, a multi-storey construction which sells and hires horses, as well as stabling other people's horses. Formerly a street performing animal, he was named after the 'famous' Gaspode, a dog who faithfully stayed by his master's grave and whined (as, according to Gaspode, he had his tail trapped). He and Laddie blow up the Odium picture-throwing pit during the disrupted premiere of Blown Away to kill a creature from the Dungeon Dimensions and the destroy the portal created by the "click"; being left for dead, he climbs out of the wreckage and reverts to being a normal dog when the Holy Wood Dream ends. In the TV adaption of Going Postal, Gilt is portrayed by David Suchet. But Hrun does not need to be angry for long: when Twoflower faints, his dragon, having existed only through his willpower, disappears, causing all three passengers to fall through the air. He has a habitual cough, hence his name, the result of his continuous smoking habit, again, hence his name. Characters are listed alphabetically by name. A few years later, Lewton decided to pick himself up, forget about Ilsa and the rest of his past and start a new life. He embezzles money and murders the people who find out, blaming the murders on the Opera Ghost. Publisher in Ankh-Morpork. After fusing with Jeremy, Lobsang inherited all of Time's powers (though due to his inexperience he needs "time" to recharge them initially) and eventually takes over her role. Although one of the most popular philosophers of all time, Didactylos never earns the respect of his fellow philosophers, due to the fact that he thinks 'about the wrong things'. He has a remarkable talent for mathematics and technology, suggesting to William de Worde several ways of improving the clacks system, despite never having encountered it before and the system being an 'Abomination Unto Nuggan'. Roland personally apologised to Tiffany when his father made out that he had in fact rescued her, as would be expected in such a story. Swallow-Me-Own-Blowdart Dhlang-Dhlang sold green beer, location unknown but suspected to be tropical rain forest, possibly Howondaland. He is made an Omnian bishop by Brutha, the Cenobiarch and Eighth Prophet. Former childhood friend to Samuel Vimes and later secretary to Lord Vetinari. Moist von Lipwig refers to a rumour that there is a horse in Ankh-Morpork with a longitudinal seam from head to tail. They can, however, toy with this rule; Samuel Vimes passed one of their many cultural "tests" by refusing to eat the sheep-eye soup traditionally offered foreigners to see if they'd go for it. The sign outside his yard reads "King of the Golden River, Recycling Nature's Bounty." A bard from the decidedly Cymric country of Llamedos. He is a devout follower of The Way of Mrs.Cosmopilite, a way of life of his own devising which he created after lodging with Marietta Cosmopilite in Ankh-Morpork, some of which is explained in more detail in Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment. Young Sam enjoyed it, but Lady Sybil Vimes disapproved of this version. They subsequently meet their end after a freak accident sends their carriage plunging into a ravine, as revealed in Soul Music. When Brutha, Eighth Prophet and Prophet of Prophets, dies after a hundred years in power, he encounters a catatonic Vorbis in the ethereal desert; taking pity on him, he guides him through the desert to face judgement. One of the birds he breeds is the wowhawk, or Lappet-faced Worrier, which is like a goshawk only more soit prefers to walk everywhere and faints at the sight of blood. Another notable fact is that his catchphrase (minus "buggrit") is also used by Mrs Tachyon, a character in the Johnny Maxwell series, also by Pratchett. It appears that he remains at the bank though, in an attempt to honour his clown heritage, he returns to work wearing a red nose. He is a habitual speaker of Dimwell Arrhythmic Rhyming Slang, the only known rhyming slang in the universe that does not actually rhyme. Mrs Marietta Cosmopilite is a dressmaker, who appears in Moving Pictures as Vice President of Costuming and Theda Withel's landlady. At the end of Thief of Time he shares an unspecified "perfect moment" with Susan Sto Helit (a.k.a. Excessively seedy, momentously dirty, overpoweringly smelly and entirely incomprehensible, Foul Ole Ron is the best-known member of the crew. When confronting the heads of the Borogravian army, Jackrum reveals (after asking the other two-thirds to depart the room) that almost a third of the commanders are women, whom he uncovered during his time in the army, something that became something of a hobby for the sergeant. On Discworld you will meet many of the characters from those books. During the novel several characters comment that he seems a bit "elvish" (also a reference to the same Kirsty MacColl song). A character in Monstrous Regiment, Corporal Strappi is a thin, shouty soldier who loves to terrorize new recruits. Before the couple can embark onto anything intimate however, Hrun is snatched away by Rincewind and Twoflower riding Twoflower's dragon Ninereeds. Promotion is also an unlikely prospect in the firm. Blouse is promoted to the rank of Major by the end of the book. His genius consisted of realising that, if there has to be a war, the aim should be to defeat the enemy as quickly and with as little bloodshed as possiblea concept so breathtaking in its originality that few other military minds have been able to grasp it, and it shows what happens when one takes the conduct of a war away from skilled soldiers. C K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. Using his new wolf abilities, Lewton managed to put a stop to Carlotta's cult's plans and save Ankh-Morpork from being consumed by a giant god of destruction. This allowed Mort to stay in the world of the living. He was killed in The Fifth Elephant, after having helped produce the replica of the Scone of Stone. Hex has its origins in a device that briefly appeared in Soul Music, created by Ponder Stibbons[5] and some student Wizards in the High Energy Magic building. Of all the characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg are some of the most beloved by fans. Eventually he was apprenticed to Lu-Tze after his teachers were unable to teach him. In Wintersmith, however, his first name is given as Callus. HO HO HO. Lord Rust makes more sizeable appearances in Jingo and Night Watch, wherein he appears overly bred and arrogant; a brief subsequent appearance in Monstrous Regiment suggests he still has some of the intelligence of his earlier portrayal. (2001). Liessa is never seen or mentioned after this. Her name is a reference to Theda Bara. Partway through Monstrous Regiment, Strappi disappears, stealing a lot of the Regiments's personal possessions. Because their code demands it, assassins have to tell their victim their name and who sent themVetinari answered "think of me as your future" and "the city" respectively (indicating that Vetinari already planned to become Patrician some day). Her name is a play on the saying "a date with Rosie Palms," a slang term for masturbation. Twoflower is a native of the Agatean Empire, on the Counterweight Continent, living in the major sea port of Bes Pelargic where he works as an "inn-sewer-ants" clerk. Guards! These form a discussion between him and the head printer, Thomas Cropper, about the book. This state of affairs might not have continued long if the Luggage had not intervened. To save Brutha, Om kills Vorbis by dropping from an eagle's claws onto his head (a reference to the apocryphal death of the Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus). His most distinguishing feature, however, is his smilehis unique dentures are made out of troll teeth, which consist of pure diamond and were inspired when Twoflower showed him his own (more typical) set. Reacher Gilt appears in the novel Going Postal. His nickname was inadvertently suggested to him in Night Watch by the time traveling Samuel Vimes, who instantly rued it. Both men can become violent, but Mr Pin's violence is more directed and instrumental. Hrun accepts and succeeds in carrying out her orders, but refuses to definitely kill her siblings. 4. She chose her false name, Oliver, because it corresponded with the folksong "Sweet Polly Oliver", which is about a girl running off to join the army. Therefore, Victor studied extremely hard and, when finals came around each year, carefully and competently scored an 84; four points above the minimum to continue receiving the legacy, but four points below the passing grade of 88 (On one occasion he actually passed by accident, but appealed against it on the grounds that he felt he'd failed to pay adequate attention to some details and he would not feel right to pass over the more eligible candidates; he subsequently only received an 82 and an 83 in the later exams as he was trying to be careful). The place where he lived had been in the middle of a war zone. In Jingo, it's noted that "D'reg" is not actually their name for themselves, but a name given to them by others. He also appears in Discworld 2, along with many of the other Dibblers, including D'Blah and Point-Me-Own-Bone Dibjla (who is exclusive to the game). In Making Money, Groat was left in charge as acting-Postmaster General while Moist von Lipwig assumed his de facto position as chairman of the Royal Bank of Ankh Morpork. Part of Cohen's danger to normal people is that as a barbarian hero he has extreme problems interpreting such things as empty bravadoas a man of his word, he naturally assumes that anyone else saying something like 'I would rather die than betray the Emperor' fully means it. Carcer is said to have a talent for unnerving people, an annoying laugh (written as 'haha' in the book) and a perpetual conviction of his own innocence despite his many crimes, which include at least two murders. Ly is arguably the greatest philosopher on the Disc, although he is usually the one arguing for this. 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