# The Windfairies — Character guide

> Key figures in The Windfairies by Mary De Morgan.

- [Lucilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/lucilla.md): A central character, often the narrator or focal point of the story.
- [Hulda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/hulda.md): A key character, frequently the narrator or focal point alongside Lucilla.
- [Dumb Othmar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/dumb_othmar.md): A mute character with a significant narrative role, possibly a tragic figure.
- [Vain Kesta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/vain_kesta.md): A character defined by vanity, central to her own chapter.
- [The Ploughman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_ploughman.md): A recurring character who works the land, possibly a symbolic figure.
- [The Potter's Wife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_potters_wife.md): A domestic character, likely involved in a subplot.
- [The Wife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_wife.md): A generic but sustained character, possibly the ploughman's wife.
- [The Old Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_old_gentleman.md): An elderly character who appears in multiple scenes.
- [Nanina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/nanina.md): A character associated with sheep, likely a pastoral figure.
- [The Gipsy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_gipsy.md): A wandering character with a magical or mysterious cup.
- [The General](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_general.md): A military figure, possibly a minor authority in the story.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/adam.md): A named character with limited but notable appearances.
- [The Old Schoolmaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_old_schoolmaster.md): An educator who appears briefly in the narrative.
- [The Windfairies](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/the_windfairies.md): Magical beings central to the book's title and theme.

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