Character guide

Athénaïse Miché

major

Also known as Athénaïse, Miché, VI Athénaïse, IX Athénaïse

A young woman in a troubled marriage who seeks independence and self-discovery.

Euphrasie

major

Also known as Placide, little Euphrasie, lack Placide, Euphrasie Placide

A gentle Creole girl caught between family duty and love.

Telèsphore Baquette

supporting

Also known as Telèsphore, Nonc Telèsphore

A kind-hearted farmer who becomes entangled in a romantic rivalry.

Mamzelle Fleurette

supporting

Also known as II Mamzelle Fleurette

An elderly woman reflecting on lost love and the passage of time.

Tonie

supporting

A quiet, devoted fisherman with a deep connection to the bayou.

Mr. 'Polyte

supporting

Also known as 'Polyte, Polyte

A proud Creole man navigating love and social expectations.

Azenor

supporting

A spirited young woman caught in a web of family secrets.

M'sieur Michel

supporting

Also known as Michel, M'sieur

An old Acadian farmer with a gruff exterior but a kind heart.

Wallace Offdean

major

Also known as Mr. Wallace Offdean, Offdean, Mr. Offdean

A young businessman from the city who falls for a Creole girl.

Gouvernail

supporting

Also known as Mr. Gouvernail

A refined, intellectual man who stirs hidden desires in a married woman.

Alphonse Laballière

supporting

Also known as Mr. Alphonse Laballière, Mr. Laballière, Laballière

A wealthy planter and suitor with a commanding presence.

Polydore

supporting

Also known as Mista Polydore

A superstitious but loyal servant with a mysterious past.

Montéclin Miché

supporting

Also known as Miché, M'sieur Miché, Mr. Montéclin Miché

Athénaïse's protective brother who meddles in her marriage.

Zaïda Trodon

supporting

Also known as Trodon, Zaïda, Ma'me Trodon

A sharp-tongued Creole matriarch with a hidden tenderness.

Gilma

supporting

Also known as Mista Gilma

A hardworking farmer caught in a feud over land and honor.

Lalie

supporting

Also known as Mamzelle Lalie

A frail young woman whose health suffers from her harsh home life.

Ozème

supporting

Also known as Mista Ozème

A lazy but good-natured man who finds unexpected adventure.

Marianne

supporting

Also known as Mary, Purgatory Mary

A devout woman whose faith is tested by tragedy.

Pélagie

supporting

Also known as Ma'ame Pélagie, tante Pélagie

A proud old woman clinging to her plantation past.

Grégoire

supporting

Also known as Mista Grégoire

A hot-tempered young man who learns hard lessons about love.

Azélie

supporting

Also known as Azélie Azélie

A beautiful but manipulative woman who toys with men's hearts.

Madame Delisle

supporting

Also known as Madame, old Madame

A grieving widow haunted by memories of the Civil War.

Suzanne St. Denys Godolph

supporting

Also known as Mademoiselle Suzanne St. Denys Godolph, Suzanne, Mademoiselle

A refined young lady from a distinguished family.

Old Doctor John-Luis

minor

Also known as Doctor John-Luis

An elderly physician who serves the Creole community.

Marse Chouchoute

supporting

Also known as Chouchoute

A young boy who shows unexpected courage during a flood.

Chicot

minor

A mischievous black man with a talent for storytelling.

Loka

supporting

A Native American woman living on the edge of the bayou.

Lolotte

minor

A poor but proud girl who dreams of a better life.

Tante Cat'rinette

supporting

Also known as Cat'rinette

An old former slave with a fierce sense of independence.

La Folle

supporting

Also known as Folle

A mentally disturbed woman living in isolation in the woods.

Monsieur Gouvernail

minor

Also known as Gouvernail

A mysterious visitor who stirs emotions in a lonely woman.

Pa Jeff

minor

Also known as Jeff, Pa-Jeff

An old black man who tells tales of the supernatural.

Hector Santien

supporting

Also known as Santien, Mr. Santien, Hector Santien

A restless Creole gentleman who returns to his roots.

Alcibiade

supporting

Also known as Alcibiade Mr. Fred Bartner, Fred Bartner, Bartner

A man who returns home after years away to find everything changed.

Bud Aiken

supporting

Also known as Mr. Bud Aiken, Bud, Mr. Aiken, Aiken

A lazy, abusive husband who neglects his family.

Sylveste Bordon

minor

Also known as old Sylveste, Sylveste

An old man who struggles with his son's rebellious nature.

Sépincourt

minor

A Frenchman who becomes involved in local Creole society.

Sylvie

minor

Also known as Madame Sylvie

A kind woman who takes in a troubled child.

Alcée Laballière

supporting

Also known as Alcée, Mista Alcée

A passionate young planter who falls in love with a married woman.

Désirée

supporting

Also known as the gentle Désirée

A beautiful woman whose mysterious origins lead to tragedy.

Lacodie

minor

Also known as Monsieur Lacodie

A mysterious stranger with a dark secret.

Odalie

minor

Also known as Odalie Misses Mass Odalie

A young girl who skips church and faces consequences.

Bertrand Delmandé

minor

Also known as Bertrand, Delmandé

A young man from a prominent family who seeks adventure.

Mamzelle Adélaïde

minor

An elderly spinster who regrets a lost love.

Evariste

minor

A simple fisherman who finds unexpected romance.

Tite Reine

minor

Also known as Reine

A young girl with a strong will and a kind heart.

Calixta

supporting

Also known as little Calixta

A passionate woman who rekindles an old flame during a storm.

Aunt Pinky

minor

Also known as Evidently Aunt Pinky, Pinky, old Pinky

An old black woman with a sharp tongue and a good heart.

Papa Konrad

minor

Also known as Papa

A German immigrant who runs a small farm.

Mrs. Mallard

supporting

A woman who experiences a complex reaction to her husband's death.

Little Marie Louise

minor

Also known as Marie Louise, Marie, Mamzelle Marie Louise, Louise

A shy orphan girl taken in by a kind family.

Madame Célestin

minor

Also known as Célestin

A woman considering divorce from her neglectful husband.

Baptiste Padue

minor

Also known as Baptiste, Padue

A hardworking fisherman who dreams of a better life.

Lawyer Paxton

minor

Also known as lawyer Paxton

A lawyer who handles legal affairs for the community.

Martinette

minor

A mysterious woman with a past she keeps hidden.

Luke William

minor

Also known as Mr. Luke William, Mr. Billy, Billy

A young man who comes to the bayou from the city.

Agapie

minor

A devoted servant who cares deeply for her mistress.

Clarisse

minor

Also known as Miss Clarisse

A proud young woman who rejects a suitor.

Mamzelle Aurélie

minor

Also known as Regret Mamzelle Aurélie

A woman who regrets never marrying or having children.

Cazeau

supporting

Also known as Mrs. Cazeau, Madame Cazeau

A woman who leaves her husband and returns on her own terms.

Mamouche

minor

Also known as Mamouche Mamouche

A lazy but charming young man who lives by his wits.

La belle Zoraïde

supporting

Also known as Zoraïde

A beautiful woman whose love leads to heartbreak.

Doudouce

minor

Also known as Mais Doudouce, Mais

A young man who travels to Natchitoches seeking fortune.

Pauline

minor

Also known as poor little Mam'selle Pauline, Mam'selle Pauline, Little Pauline

A poor seamstress who dreams of a better life.

Chéri

minor

Also known as For Chéri

A beloved child who brings joy to those around him.

Madame Carambeau

supporting

Also known as Prejudice Madame Carambeau

A prejudiced old woman who learns to open her heart.

Mathilde

minor

A woman who struggles with her husband's infidelity.

Cavanelle

minor

Also known as Stupid Cavanelle, Poor Cavanelle

A simple-minded but loyal servant.

Sandy

minor

A young black boy who works on a plantation.

Madame Valmondé

minor

Also known as Valmondé

A kind woman who adopts a foundling child.

Old Aunt Tildy

minor

Also known as Aunt Tildy

An elderly black woman who tells stories of the past.

Juanita

minor

A passionate Spanish woman living in Louisiana.

André Pascal

minor

Also known as André, Mr. André Pascal, Pascal

A young man who courts a beautiful Creole girl.

Armand Aubigny

supporting

Also known as Armand

A proud plantation owner whose past catches up with him.

Mrs. Baroda

supporting

Also known as A Respectable Woman Mrs. Baroda

A married woman who feels an unexpected attraction to a guest.

Madame Cécile Lalonde

minor

Also known as Madame Lalonde, Cécile

A refined Creole woman who hosts social gatherings.

Claire Duvigné

minor

A beautiful young woman who captures a man's heart.

Seraphine Bedaut

minor

Also known as Seraphine, Bedaut

A young woman who marries for convenience.

Artemise

minor

A woman who keeps a secret from her past.