# Vathek — Vathek character guide

> Vathek in Vathek by William Beckford.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Caliph, the astonished Caliph

**First appearance:** 0001-vathek

## Who they are

The caliph whose insatiable thirst for knowledge and power leads him to a dark pact.

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