Lord Snapcase was succeeded by Lord Vetinari. During the novel several characters comment that he seems a bit "elvish" (also a reference to the same Kirsty MacColl song). Mr Mavolio Bent is the Head Cashier and all but in charge of the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork. Its reliability is questionable; according to it, Vimes has the eye of a mass murderer (Vimes says he indeed does... in his other suit) while Carcer's only problem was his environment (most likely all the dead bodies wherever he went). Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He always carries with him a large set of calipers and a steel ruler, with which he measures the facial characteristics of people he meets in order to determine their personal traits (phrenology). This move was not entirely in Lobsang's best interests—due to internal politics, it was hoped they would "break" each other. Ironically, Jackrum turns out to be a woman as well, having joined the army in her youth along with her lover, who died in battle, leaving the young Jackrum pregnant, something that she covered up by taking her considerable accumulated leave. He fled the show, and he happened upon a group of travelling accountants, and discovered his talent for numbers. Somewhat eclectically attractive, she possesses at least two features that would have made various artists from various times in history bite their easels in two—although, it must be said, that having a nose that would appeal to Rembrandt and a neck that would inspire Pablo Picasso does not, in and of itself, guarantee that the whole succeeds as a work of art. Victor's uncle left a legacy to pay for Victor's tuition at Unseen University, provided that Victor never scored below an 80 on an exam. This incident was reported in The Ankh Morpork Times, and a widow approached him, swayed by 'a man who knows his hygiene.' Watson, J., Lydon, S. J. and Harrison, N. A. Considering that Mr Slant is a zombie and both Mr Morecombe and Honeyplace are vampires, they are old enough to have been around when many laws were first written up. Terry Pratchett is something of an idol to me, and so is his creation Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork and the best written Machiavellian but benevolent dictator... Vimes of the Night Watch - Terry Pratchett's finest creation. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Hrun is an archetypal fantasy barbarian: hulking and musclebound yet slow-witted, with very little dress sense, battle-prone, alcoholic and fond of virgins. When Mort first encountered Ysabell, he was given the impression of "too many chocolates". As a result, the staff and its power are transferred to a girl: Eskarina Smith ("Esk"). This incident echoes a story about the death of the Greek playwright Aeschylus in 456 or 455 BC, which claims that he was hit on the head by a tortoise dropped by an eagle or vulture. He maintained his monopoly by killing anyone attempting to set up another network, including Robert Dearheart's son, John, and employing the banshee Mr. Gryle to do so. Category:Females | Discworld Wiki | Fandom. Brutha cannot learn to read and write; in the words of his teacher, "he cannot fathom the link between the sounds and letters," but he learned the holy scriptures of Om to perfection by listening. In Interesting Times, it is revealed that he eventually became the commander of the Watch in an unnamed city. More memes, funny videos and pics on 9GAG. (2001). He supplements his official stipend, and plans for his retirement, by selling of short lengths of the hanging ropes used in particularly interesting cases—such as the "Albert Spangler" execution—often signed by the victims themselves. In desperation, Liessa summons her own dragon to pursue them (still naked, as Pratchett makes a point of). These traits rather get in the way of the profession she really wants to have: hairdressing. At the end of the book Verence I's hidden heir, Tomjon, rejects the throne. Members of the group may often be found beneath Ankh-Morpork's Misbegot Bridge and they are frequently, though not always, accompanied by the talking dog Gaspode. This mainly involves figuring out which deaths needed to be attended to personally, an important aspect of all reality. Esk went on to work on a new kind of magic based on not using it at all, in the company of wunderkind wizard Simon. Queen Keli still ruled at the time of Soul Music, when she ejected the Band with Rocks In from the city by royal proclamation. In I Shall Wear Midnight, has been promoted to Captain. The midwife, Granny Weatherwax, tries to point out that they are making a mistake but Billet and the new father ignore her. In a scene unusually erotic for a Discworld book, Liessa strips naked before Hrun to see if his desire for her will be strong enough for their relationship to work. He chose the latter. Angua also appears in a supporting role in Thud!, where she gains a rival in the form of the Watch's first vampire officer, Sally. Foul Ole Ron is in one verse of Sam Vimes' 'City Version' of "Where's My Cow?". Her family have performed this role for generations, and suck lemons until their features are pursed enough. The Director of Music at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House in Maskerade, most notable for an absolute hatred of opera. This force used Ginger to attempt to awaken the Holy Wood guardian, which would have put a stop to the Holy Wood magic and prevented the Things from the Dungeon Dimensions from breaking through to the Discworld. His name is a reference to the real stable-owner Thomas Hobson, best known as the name behind the expression Hobson's choice. She is descended from the High Priestess of Holy Wood, and while sleeping, she was repeatedly possessed by an unknown force, possibly the priestess. Theda claims Mrs. Cosmopilite would not mind Victor Tugelbend coming with her up to her room—assuming they would be going up for sex, but they had a different reason. Later in the book he has left the life of a tree for the life of an ant living under Unseen University. The Discworld equivalent of Odysseus. Like her half-brother she is keen to get in some decent plumbing. At the last, even their own soldiers were killing farmers, desperate to find any food. The Duck Man appears in several of Pratchett's books, including Hogfather, Soul Music , The Truth, and Feet of Clay. He is a habitual speaker of Dimwell Arrhythmic Rhyming Slang, the only known rhyming slang in the universe that does not actually rhyme. He has attempted to aid in deposing Lord Vetinari from power several times, but only through serving other clients and not from an actual desire of his own to depose of Vetinari. She has a prominent role in The Light Fantastic and a small cameo in Eric. Liessa abandons Rincewind and Twoflower to their fate and catches Hrun on her dragon, and the two share a passionate kiss. The Director of Music at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House in Maskerade, most notable for an absolute hatred of opera (although he was really as "infected" with operatic romanticism as everyone else in the place). Therefore, Victor studied extremely hard and, when finals came around each year, carefully and competently scored an 84; four points above the minimum to continue receiving the legacy, but four points below the passing grade of 88 (On one occasion he actually passed by accident, but appealed against it on the grounds that he felt he'd failed to pay adequate attention to some details and he wouldn't feel right to pass over the more eligibile candidates; he subsequently only received an 82 and an 83 in the later exams as he was trying to be careful). At the end of the book, Polly has left the army, but rejoins as a sergeant when Borogravia is invaded again. He is the undisputed head of any legal action in the city and is one of major members of the civil council. Roland's father eventually fell very ill, and his two scheming aunts used their new position as his guardians to rob his family blind. Lu-Tze theorised that time's hold on him was "loose", for example, Lobsang could demonstrate a negative reaction time—moving towards something before it starts moving, though this theory eventually proved to be wrong. 5. The daughter of an engraver (who possibly appeared in Maskerade, working for Goatberger) she became a reporter for the Ankh-Morpork Times, having originally arrived at the print works to complain about the invention of moveable type. Eventually a type of fingerless glove is named for him. Guards! His nephew has a similar exchange with Cropper in the pages of The Discworld Almanak. Commander Sam Vimes had a particular unexplained grudge against him. In wolf form, she sometimes goes after chickens during the full moon, but she is always careful to go back and slip some money under the door the next day, aware that an unrestrained werewolf would not stop at chickens but would become a 'humanitarian'. He was deposed as a result of the Glorious Revolution of the Twenty-Fifth of May, during which he was very nearly assassinated by the future Lord Vetinari, but died out of sheer terror instead when Vetinari, dressed all in black, walked up to him in a room full of people, none of them noticing anything. Her name is a play on the saying "a date with Rosie Palms," a slang term for masturbation. At the end of Witches Abroad, she became the Baroness of Genua. His people also have a superstition that those who die while holding a potato will be reincarnated. Discworld Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. I also want to mention that there are also some fantastic male … During this time he showed several unique powers, being able to sense the direction of a time disturbance, balancing the "load" of time down to less than a second after a Time Crash (which a man with 50,000 years experience claims he could not even hope to do) and reacting to (and being reacted to by) the Mandala, a visual display of Time on the Disk. Lord Vetinari. Darktan is a Changeling rat who appears in The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. While not as cynical as Commander Samuel Vimes, she balances out Carrot's naïveté (although she occasionally contemplates he's not as innocent as he appears). This is a category for all characters (or real-life people) that are female. A past Patrician of Ankh-Morpork referred to in The Light Fantastic, Olaf Quimby was noted for his interest in honest and accurate descriptions as well as proper standards for everything, particularly metaphor. He was sadistic, and extremely fond of torture, much like his predecessor. The original article was at Angua von Überwald. In fact, it outclasses him, and is usually referred to in text as being almost another character entirely, who occasionally arrives ahead of Ron, opts to stick around for a while after his departure, and even goes to upper-class parties without him.

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