# Kidnapped — Character guide

> Key figures in Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.

- [David Balfour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/david_balfour.md): Young Lowland gentleman seeking his inheritance, narrator and protagonist.
- [Alan Breck Stewart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/alan_breck_stewart.md): Jacobite Highland gentleman, David's loyal friend and companion in flight.
- [Ebenezer Balfour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/uncle_ebenezer.md): David's miserly and treacherous uncle who cheats him of his inheritance.
- [Captain Hoseason](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/captain_hoseason.md): Ruthless captain of the brig Covenant who kidnaps David.
- [Mr. Rankeillor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mr_rankeillor.md): Honest lawyer who helps David reclaim his inheritance.
- [Cluny Macpherson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/cluny_macpherson.md): Jacobite chieftain who shelters David and Alan in his cage.
- [James Stewart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/james_stewart.md): Alan's kinsman, accused of the Red Fox's murder.
- [Mr. Riach](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mr_riach.md): First mate of the Covenant, sometimes sympathetic to David.
- [Mr. Shuan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mr_shuan.md): Second mate of the Covenant, a violent man.
- [Mr. Campbell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mr_campbell.md): Minister of Essendean who sends David to his uncle.
- [Colin Roy Campbell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/colin_roy_campbell.md): The Red Fox, King's factor whose murder sparks the manhunt.
- [Duncan Dhu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/duncan_dhu.md): Landlord of the inn in Torosay who helps David.
- [Mr. Henderland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mr_henderson.md): A catechist who gives David shelter and news.
- [Neil Roy Macrob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/neil_roy_macrob.md): A Highland outlaw who guides David and Alan.
- [Robin Oig](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/robin_oig.md): A son of Rob Roy MacGregor encountered in Balquhidder.
- [Mrs. Stewart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/mrs_stewart.md): James Stewart's wife, who aids David and Alan.
- [John Breck Maccoll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/john_breck_maccoll.md): A Highland guide who helps David and Alan cross the Forth.

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