Character guide

The Narrator

major

Also known as I, Mine, myself, mine, our

The first-person narrator who ventures into the Night Land to rescue his beloved.

Naani

major

Also known as the Maid, Maid, the Maid Naani, Naani drest pretty, herself

The narrator's beloved from a past life, whom he seeks in the Night Land.

Lady Mirdath the Beautiful

supporting

Also known as Mirdath, the Lady Mirdath, Mirdath the Beautiful

The narrator's wife in a former incarnation, whose memory drives his quest.

Master Monstruwacan

supporting

Also known as the Monstruwacan, a Monstruwacan, the dear Master Monstruwacan, himself

The wise leader of the Last Redoubt who advises the narrator.

The Diskos

supporting

Also known as the Diskos alway, it

A powerful weapon used by the narrator to fight monsters in the Night Land.

The Humpt Men

minor

Grotesque, hunchbacked creatures encountered in the Night Land.

The Hounds

minor

Also known as their

Monstrous canine beasts that hunt in the darkness of the Night Land.

The Monsters

minor

Also known as Monsters, Beast - Monsters, their

Generic term for the many terrifying entities inhabiting the Night Land.

The Beloved

minor

A poetic reference to Naani, the narrator's eternal love.

The Master Doctor

minor

A high-ranking healer in the Last Redoubt.

The Slug-Beast

minor

Also known as the Slug, the Beast

A giant slug-like monster encountered in the Night Land.

The Night-Hound

minor

Also known as the monstrous Hound, the Hound

A particularly fearsome hound-like creature in the Night Land.

Mistress Alison

minor

A woman mentioned in the narrator's past-life memories.

Sir Alfred Jarles

minor

Also known as Sir Jarles

A knight from the narrator's past-life recollections.

The Giants

minor

Also known as the Fixed Giants

Enormous, stationary beings seen in the Night Land.

The Voice

minor

A mysterious voice that calls to the narrator in the Night Land.

The Silent Ones

minor

Also known as the Silent Ones Walk

Silent, menacing figures that wander the Night Land.

The Beast-Man

minor

Also known as the Beast, the Yellow Beast-Man

A yellow-skinned beast-man encountered in the Night Land.

The Monster Slug

minor

Also known as Monster

Another giant slug-like creature in the Night Land.

The Squat Man

minor

A short, brutish humanoid creature in the Night Land.