Melanie Roussel
Weird and Wonderful Discworld Characters - Honourable Mentions
There are well over 1100 named characters in the Discworld series, far more than I ever have a hope of covering in a month-long series.
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Melanie Roussel
May 30, 20204 min read
Cheery Littlebottom - Forensic Alchemist & Openly Female Dwarf
Cheery is a dwarf from Überwald (basically the Discworld's version of Transylvania) who moves to Ankh-Morpork as many dwarfs to.
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Melanie Roussel
May 25, 20205 min read
Moist von Lipwig - Forger, Con-Artist, Postmaster General
If you're interested in character alignments, Moist is perhaps the best example of a Chaotic Natural character.
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Melanie Roussel
May 22, 20203 min read
The Librarian - Ook
Being a librarian isn't an easy job by any means. But in the Discworld, it can be lethal.
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Melanie Roussel
May 18, 20204 min read
Susan Sto Helit - Death's Granddaughter, a Goth Mary Poppins
Susan Sto Helit is the granddaughter of Death. She's the child of Mort (Death's apprentice) and Ysabell (Death's adopted daughter).
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Melanie Roussel
May 15, 20204 min read
Detritus - Husband, Father Watchman & Troll
I fervently believe, Detritus - my favourite Troll of the Discworld - has the the most transformational arc of the series.
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Melanie Roussel
May 13, 20204 min read
Dee - a villain that I wish could be redeemed
By the way, if any of you are thinking - hang on, this sounds very much like the real-world issue of X, Y or Z then, yeah
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Melanie Roussel
May 11, 20204 min read
Lord Havelock Vetinari - Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
When all is said and done, there is a lot about Vetinari that seems scarily inhuman (in a good way).
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Melanie Roussel
May 8, 20204 min read
Death - CATS ARE NICE
IT IS THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE WHICH MAKE YOU HUMAN. GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, IT’S ALL THE SAME. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett When one...
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Melanie Roussel
May 4, 20203 min read
Granny Weatherwax - Bad Ass Witch and Crone
Granny Weatherwax was not an advertisement for witchcraft. Oh, she was one of the best at it, no doubt about that. At a certain kind,...
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Melanie Roussel
May 1, 20204 min read
Sam Vimes - Commander of the City Watch
Pratchett's go-to figure in the series for law and order. If Vimes agrees, we can usually be assured that it's the just option.
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