# A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder — Character guide

> Key figures in A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The protagonist who discovers the manuscript and recounts his Antarctic adventures.
- [Almah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/almah.md): A Kosekin woman who becomes the narrator's love interest and moral compass.
- [Layelah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/layelah.md): A mysterious Kosekin woman who challenges Almah for the narrator's affection.
- [The Kohen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/kohen.md): The high priest of the Kosekin, who enforces their death-worshipping traditions.
- [Otto Melick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/melick.md): A fellow sailor and companion of the narrator in the Antarctic.
- [Agnew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/agnew.md): A member of the ship's crew who survives the Antarctic ordeal.
- [The Kosekin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/the_kosekin.md): The native people of the Antarctic world, who embrace death and darkness.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A ship's doctor who provides scientific commentary on the strange new world.
- [Lord Featherstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/lord_featherstone.md): A wealthy English lord who funds the Antarctic expedition.
- [Noel Oxenden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/oxenden.md): A clergyman on the expedition who preaches to the Kosekin.
- [Henry More](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/henry_more.md): A scientist on the expedition who studies the Kosekin culture.
- [Atam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/atam.md): A Kosekin chief who assists the narrator in navigating their society.
- [The Chief Pauper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/the_chief_pauper.md): A Kosekin leader who embodies their ideal of poverty and humility.
- [Captain James Clarke Ross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/captain_ross.md): Historical explorer referenced as the discoverer of the Antarctic region.
- [Epet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/epet.md): A Kosekin guide who leads the narrator through the underworld.
- [Mista Kosek](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/mista_kosek.md): A fearsome Kosekin monster or deity that threatens the narrator.
- [Melek](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/melek.md): A Kosekin title for a ruler or king encountered by the narrator.
- [Grimm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/grimm.md): A character associated with a law or principle in the Kosekin world.
- [Athon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/athon.md): A Kosekin priest or official involved in sacrificial rites.
- [Polley Reed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/polley_reed.md): A sailor on the expedition who survives the initial shipwreck.
- [Captain Bennet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/bennet.md): The captain of the ship that discovers the copper cylinder.
- [Adam More](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/adam_more.md): A historical figure or ancestor mentioned in the manuscript.

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