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A list of Xanth characters

A list of Xanth characters by Name

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Note: Book numbers shown with a capital M (M23) indicate a major character in that book. Book numbers shown with a small m (m23) indicate just a mention of that character. Characters are considered included in a book if they are mentioned or are in the current area.
The Database does not allow duplicates between Character and Species. Since the author does occasionally repeat Characters within a species, all duplicates will have something in brackets[] after the Character Name; an abbreviated book title. Example: The first Astrid/Crossbreed will be Astrid [FAG] for the Astrid in Fawn And Games, where she appears, and the second Astrid/Crossbreed will be Astrid [BS] for the Astrid in Board Stiff, the first book in which she appears. If the Character duplicate is in the same book, it will get a 1, 2, etc. and the book abbveviation. Example: Well-Tempered Clavicle has 2 Aaron/Human. They will be Aaron 1 [WTC] and Aaron 2 [WTC].
NAME SPECIES ORIGIN TALENT DESCRIPTION BOOK(S)
D Ire  Demon  Hades    Object of D`s Ire  32 
D. Base  Demon  Hades    Demon in Grossclout`s class.  26 
D. Bug  Human  Xanth    minor demon who can debug anything  42 
D. Cease  Demon  Hades    Killing things, temporarily  m27 
D. Ceased  Demon  Hades      37 
D. Ceit  Demon  Hades    Demon in Grossclout`s class.  26 
D. Ceive  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  25 
D. Cent  Demoness  Hades    Pun  27 
D. Claire  Demoness  Hades    Pun: Declare  22 
D. Feat  Demon  Hades    Unlucky in love  m28 
D. Flower [LOTD]  Demon  Hades    Demon proprietor of Kiss Mee Spa. Deflowers innocent girls  36 
D. Flower [SF]  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  m25 
D. Jessica  Demoness  Xanth Reality6    Make-believe name for who assigns talents for adults who came from Mundania  m30 
D. Kay  Zombie  Hades    Member of the troupe  32 
D. Lete  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship. Gave up his talent to Kim Mundane.   m25, 27 
D. Lirious  Demoness  Hades    Pun  28 
D. Louse  Demon  Hades    Pun  27, m44 
D. Lusion  Demoness  Hell World    Girlfriend of Beauregard (former); uses delusion to entice Hugo and Random Factor to stay in Hell.  31, m34 
D. Mean  Demon  Hades    Pun  28 
D. Mension  Demon  Hades      m37 
D. Mention  Demon  Hades      m37 
D. Mise  Demon  Hades    Pun  28 
D. Molish  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  m25, m28 
D. Mure  Demoness  Xanth    a shy demoness—potential girlfriend. Cursed to be unable to conjure herself farther than arm`s length, until a mortal man loves her, whom she will then spurn. For Jest Right: she, her curse gone, can be a nice singer.  42 
D. Mystify  Demoness  Hades    Pun  27 
D. NA  Dwarf Demon  Xanth    Not Announced. Collector  44, 45 
D. Port  Demon  Hades    Pun  27 
D. Pression  Demoness  Hades    You get depressed in her presence  27 
D. Saster  Demon  Xanth      m42 
D. Sire  Demon  Hades      m28 
D. Sist  Demon  Hades    Stopping things  m27 
D. Spare  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  24 
D. Spise  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  24 
D. Stroy  Demon  Hades    Pun  28 
D. Tain  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  24 
D. Talents  Demon  Xanth      47 
D. Termined  Demoness  Hades    Pun  27 
D. Transcription  Demoness  Xanth      47 
D. Va  Demoness  Hades    Pun  27 
D. Viate  Demon  Hades    Pun  27, 28 
D. Vice  Demon  Xanth    Pun. Device  30 
D. Vious  Demon  Hades    Pun  27 
D. Volve  Demon  Hades    Pun   27 
D. Voted  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  24 
D. Zaster  Demon  Hades    Pun  28 
Dad  Human  Mundania    Family of Melody Irene.  m24 
Dafrey  Crossbreed  Xanth    Son of Dara and Humfrey  m14, m15, m19, 25, m26 
Dagger  Tattoo  Xanth    Tattoo of Emell, went to get help  28 
Dale  Human  Xanth  Knock the socks off people    m32 
Damien  Human  Xanth    Agent of Ragna Roc  m32 
Dan  Human  Xanth  Copies talent, but not as strong as the originals    35 
Dana  Demoness  Hades    See Dara  14, 15, m26 
Dance Knight  Human  Xanth    Man in armour who damces with women  38 
Daniel  Human  Xanth  talks to the wind and it obeys    m25 
Danielle  Crossbreed  Xanth    Unicorn/girl who provided ride for Clio`s party  28 
Dara  Demoness  Hades    Wife of Humfrey; mother of Dafrey and Matt a Dor; a demoness with a soul and a conscience. Humfrey calls her Dana, but she never bothered to correct Humfrey, who is befuddled as it is.  17, m19, 25, 28, 29, m32, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 46 
Darius  Human  Xanth    Cyng of Hlahtar; from Mode series  m14 
Darren  Human  Xanth  makes one thing into another  Twin brother of Darron; a young boy who helps Gwenny, Che, and Jenny on their way to Nameless Castle.  15, m28 
Darron  Human  Xanth  endowed inanimate objects with magical properties  Twin brother of Darren  28 
Dastard  Human  Xanth    See Anomy  M24, m25, m28, m36 
Data  Crossbreed  Xanth    Daughter of Dawn and Picka Bone; a calculating female  36, 37, 38, 39, 41, M44, m45 
Dave [ED]  Human  Xanth  call fish    37 
Dave [SN]  Human  Mundania  Can Look at Things From Different Angles  Boyfriend of Nikki; visitor of Promenade Glade  30 
David Baldwin  Human  Mundania    Son of Mary Baldwin by her first husband, age 12, brown eyes turned green by sight of Chlorine`s panties, blond hair. Aligned with Demon Earth, so he could associate with Jaylin who is aligned with Demon Fornax.  M20, m23, 25, 28 
David Scalise  Human  Moondania    An inhabitant of Moondania  31 
Davina  Human  Xanth    Isle of Women: Looks like the neighbor woman  22 
Dawn  Human  Xanth  knowledge of the animate, tell anything about any living thing  Daughter of Electra and Dolph; sister of Eve, twin; wife of Picka Bone. Seen as a lovely age 18 in Faun and Games. Plays an ocarina.  15, m16, m18, 19, 20, M21, 22, m24, m26, 29, m30, m32, M33, 34, M35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, M41, 42, m43, 44 
Day Horse  Horse  Xanth    See Horseman  M6, 14 
Day Stallion  Day Stallion  Gourd    Leader of the day mare herd; father of Palus Putredinis by Mare Imbrium; golden wingless flying horse and invisible to people. His task is to assign daydreams to their day mare carriers.  6, m25, 26, m36, 43 
DDT  Demon  Hades    Killing mosquitoes  m35 
De Crease  Human  Xanth  Lose Weight, Size, Whatever  Twin brother of In Crease  32 
De Flate  Crossbreed  Xanth Reality6    Demon/human; only person who can shut Filly Buster off.  m30 
Deanna  Fauna  Ptero    Nymph top, goat bottom  21 
Death  Major Demon  Everywhere  All Magic  In X(A/N)TH`s social system; name stylized as D(E/A)th  m2 
Debbie  Human  Xanth    Got to ride a Day Mare for a day while she delivers daydreams  35 
Debra  Human  Mundania    Girlfriend of Random Factor; created by the Factory as a 13 year old girl with a curse, men want to de-bra her when her name is said; made real and aged to 18 by Nimby. Falls in love with Random Factor.,  M31 
DeCrypt  Demon  Hades  Decodes Things    31 
Dee  Human  Xanth    See Chameleon  M1, m2, m6 
Dee Ceased  Zombie  Xanth      22 
Dee Composed  Zombie  Xanth      22 
Deet Keet  Bird  Ptero    One of a Pair o` Keets  21 
Defend Ant  Ant  Xanth    Challenge 2 for Cyrus Cyborg.  32 
Deidre [CE]  Human  Xanth  Oversight    28 
Deidre [PP]  Human  Xanth  Knowing talents    m29 
Deja  Human  Xanth  Sees the future  Twin brother of Vu; young man  20 
Dele  Human  Xanth  change person`s age    33 
Dell  Human  Xanth  changing color, texture, smell, taste of things  Young man—“of the open dell” Dell for short, talent of changing color, texture, smell, taste of things. Age 22, nondescript light brown hair, brown eyes, forgettable face, nothing special physically or mentally. Talent enhanced.  M43, 44, m45 
Dell  Crossbreed  Xanth  can change into any landbound creature  Son of a griffiness and Cencow; grandson of Chet; appears human  24 
Demense  Demoness  Xanth    with a fine sense of place and organization. = demon prince. Queen of Thanx.  M46, 47 
Demetrius  Human  Xanth    Agent of Ragna Roc  m32 
Demo Derby  World  Ida`s Worlds    Another of Ida`s worlds. devoted to demolition derbies  37 
Demon Info  Demon  Hades    Demon of Information  31 
Demon Queen  Demoness  Hades    Sentenced Fracto to 3.9 years in solid form, many years ago.  m24 
Demon S  Demon  Hades      30 
Demon Strate  Demon  Hades    Isle of Fellowship  24 
DeMonica  Crossbreed  Xanth    Daughter of Nada and Vore; hair changes without notice. Now 21. Dusky curvaceous beauty.  20, m21, m22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, M30, m31, M41 
Demos  Crossbreed  Ptero  Charging things with magic  Son of Nada and Vore  21 
Denephew  Human  Xanth  Telling Terrible Jokes    31 
Deniece  Human  Xanth  Telling Terrible Jokes    31 
Denim  Human  Always-Always  Turn cotton into hard substance   Husband of Jean; father of Blue Jean  m30 
Dennis  Human  Gourd    In Xanth Reality 6  30 
Dent  Robot  Xanth    Challenge 1 for Wenda  34 
Depth  Major Demon  Everywhere  All Magic  In X(A/N)TH`s social system; name stylized as D(E/P)TH.  m2 
Descartes  Human  Mundania    Doubted evervthing  m12 
Desi  Illusion  Xanth    Demonic illusion of Desiree encountered in the city of Hinge  M18 
Desiree  Dryad  Xanth    Wife of Hiatus; mother or Piper; the "so long hoped for" Girl in the Wood. Also known as Desi the Desolate.  18, 19, m24, m32 
Destiny  Human  Xanth  Can change a person`s destiny    24 
Destroy-Her  Major Demon  EveryWhere  All Magic  may be using the Gourd Realm to contaminate other Demons with trace souls, getting them interested in mortal affairs,  m40 
Detective Patrick  Human  Xanth    Asked for an Answer from Humfrey and wouldn`t perform the Service.  26 
Devi Ants  Ant  Xanth    Pun  42 
Devin McClane Kowalick  Human  Mundania    In Xanth Reality 6; one and a half year old from Mundania  30 
Dhali Llama  Human  Mundania      m47 
Diamond  Dog  Mundania    Mundane dog found in cave with Cory and Tessa. Henceforth traveled with Cube.  27 
Diana  Human  Gourd    In Xanth Reality 6  30 
Diana Betic  Human  Xanth  makes things that are sweet become less so and those that aren`t sweet become more so.  Pia Putz on a call to Com Passion wants to tell her to seek a healing spring, like Pia did to heal her condition, since she is probably from Mundania  m24 
Diar  Human  Ptero    Diar & Rhea  41 
Dick Philip  Human  Xanth    Writer. Wrote wild books. Loved Olive because she could help him by acting as his Muse.  33 
Dick Shun Ary  Human  Xanth    Library pun  23 
Digit Alice  Human  Xanth  healing massages and interior organs  Sister of Feelup; passenger on Trollway train  28 
Dina  Human  Xanth  Can change the environment with her emotions    m30 
Dipper  Bird  Xanth    Bird that flys, runs, and swims. Originally on the Quest, but switches with Angela Angel when she wants to join.  M34 
Director of Play  Curse Fiend  Ptero    Unnamed Curse Fiend at Good Magician`s castle  21 
Dis Tractor  Human  Xanth    One of the Tractor brothers; tends to get interested in the wrong things.  34 
Disa Pointer  Dog  Xanth    Pet of Vera Similitude  m22 
Disinfect Ant  Ant  Xanth    Challenge 2 for Cyrus Cyborg.  32 
Distaff  World  Ida`s Worlds    next world up from Stench  43 
Dogma  Dog  Xanth    Leader of the dog pack.  18 
Dogwood  Elf  Xanth  strength increases as they get closer to their tree  Member of the Flower Elf tribe armed with a spear tipped with a canine tooth. 
Dol  Human  Xanth  turning inanimate things living  Son of Ivy and Grey  m23 
Dolin  Human  Ptero  doing the right thing  Son of Taplin and Dolph, delivered 1091 muscular, handsome, flowing yellow hair, crown, 25. Pronounces “weave” as “weeve.” “The Cowardly Scion” in play  24, 27, M41 
Dolin`s Host  Human  Xanth  knowing when to keep his mouth shut  an ignorant country boy  M41 
Doll  Human  Xanth    Girlfriend of Red Peppet; Doll of the Day  m4 
Dolly Llama  Llama  Xanth      47 
Dolph  Human  Xanth  Shape Changing  Son of Irene and Dor; brother of Ivy, younger; husband of Electra; can change his own form instantly, which is helpful in his many adventures, some incognito. He was once betrothed to Nada Naga and Electra at the same time.  8, 9, 10, M11, M12, M13, m14, 15, m16, m17, m18, M19, 20, 21, M22, m23, m24, m26, m29, 30, m31, m35, m36, 41, M43, 47 
Domin Ants  Ant  Xanth    Pun  42 
Dominica  Crossbreed  Xanth Reality6    Daughter of Nada and Vore; DeMonica in Reality 6  30 
Don Donkey  Robot  Xanth    Cyrus`s steed and companion who has a circuit so Cyrus, if he wants, can see and hear what Don does.  M32 
Don Peyote  Human  Xanth    Pun  m42 
Don Quixote  Human  Xanth    The mention of the character by Cervantes  m6 
Don/Dot  Human  Xanth  changes gender at will    23 
Donald  Human  Xanth Reality6  change his and other`s forms, temporarily  Son of Nada and Dolph before they went on the Guilt Trip  m30 
Donald the Shade  Human  Xanth  Flying  Husband of Sally; man who died seeking wealth to feed his family; became a ghost.  1, m22 
Donkey  Centaur  Xanth  Changing hoof-color  Resembles the animal he is named after, with a small, grey body, and large ears. He is a friend of Ivy, Murphy, and Electra.  M12, m13 
Donna  Human  Xanth    Main character in the story the jurors were telling Mentia  m19 
Doofus  Dragon  Xanth    Zombie  m18 
Doorthy  Human  Xanth    Character in `The Lizard of Waz`. PLayed by Amara/Isis  41 
Dor  Human  Xanth  Conversing with inanimate   King of Human Xanth (20); son of Chameleon and Bink; husband of Irene; father of Ivy, Ida, and Dolph. He undertakes the tapestry adventure and befriends Jumper there.  M3, M4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, m17, 19, 20, m21, M22, m25, 26, m28, 29, 30, m31, m33, m34, m35, m36, m43, 47 
Dora  Human  Mundania    See Pandora  33 
Doreen  Human  Xanth    Ghost kitchen maid; middle-aged, portly, and snappish.  4, m14 
Dori Doe  Crossbreed  Animalia  seeing smells  (originally Capri)—Caprine girl Fox likes, who sees smells. Classic features and form, voluminous honey colored hair with matching eyes. Age 18. Talent of seeing smells.  44 
Doris [VOTV]  Human  Xanth    A young curse-fiend woman.  10 
Doris [WTC]  Human  Xanth  No one can lie to her; she always know the truth when a statement is made.    35 
Doris Day Mare  Day Mare  Gourd    In a joint dream of the children  39 
Doris Dragon  Dragon  Xanth    “Sea Goddess” from the Sea Kingdom. Blue hair, eyes  45 
Dot  Human  Xanth  expanded spot on wall  she can use her talent to make pictures on the wall  21 
Dr Moribund  Human  Xanth    Mad scientist  38, 39 
Draco  Dragon  Xanth    A firedrake, relatively small, ornate, fire-breathing dragon; took the Firewater Opal from Merwin the merman in a misunderstood contest but redeems himself later.  M11, 13, 15, m19, 23, 24, m25, m26, m28, 29 
Dragoman Dragon  Dragon  Xanth    Collects maidens; responsible for encasing Ida in crystal, until she was found and freed by Mela and Okra; became an interpreter; love slave of Brunhilda.  15, 31, 46 
Dragon  World  Ida`s Worlds    Another of Ida`s moons. Shaped like a dragon.The dragons like contests to determine whether they will make deals, especially pun contests. Ida. of course, is also a dragon. Home to 3,125 different types of dragons.  28, m29, m31, 47 
Dragon King [CaR]  Dragon  Xanth    A magnificent dragon, very intelligent, as befitting his rank. He has iridescent scales, bright brass claws, a gold-plated snout, and eyes like moons. 
Dragon King [FP]  Dragon  Xanth    In Storage  39 
Dragon Lady [FP]  Dragon  Xanth    In Storage; Dragon King`s mistress and aspiring future wife  39 
Dragon Lady [OO]  Dragon  Xanth    Queen and leader of dragons, she has a penchant for "Monster Comics". 
Dragon Lady [TTTF]  Dragon  Xanth    Member of the troupe  M32 
Dragondola  Creature  Xanth    Defender of the Good Magician`s castle, at first appearance a dragon, but actually helpful in his own way.. Aka Dra Gondola.   15 
Drarplin  Crossbreed  Cone    On the Outside; dragon/harpy/goblin  22 
Dread  Dragon  Xanth    A rogue smoker  37 
Dread Redhead  Demon  Hades  piping open doors with a hornpipe  Demon who disguised himself as a young, trapped child, to trick Rose.  14 
Dream Director  Human  Xanth    In the tour of Dream Realm  43 
Dream Monster  Monster  Xanth    In the tour of Dream Realm  43 
Dream Woman  Human  Xanth    In the tour of Dream Realm  43 
Drek  Dragon  Xanth  Mood Breath  Mate of Karia; father of Hadi; found hiding in Phaze. His breath ranges for flower-like when he is in a good mood to sickingly rancid when in a bad mood.  M27, 28, m37 
Drew  Dragon  Dragon    Mate of Drusie; small telepathic dragon from Dragon world with blue hide who accompanies Clio on her Quest.  M28 
Drew  Human  Xanth Reality  Sensate Focus  son of Dolph and Nada Naga  M41 
Drivel  Serpent  Xanth  Emulation  See Sesame  26 
Dropsie  Dragon  Xanth    Matriarch dragon impersonated by Ghorgeous Ghost.  46 
Dropsy  Zombie  Xanth      22 
Drover Drone  Bee  Xanth      46 
Drowsie  Dragon  Xanth    girlfriend of the dragon who attacked Ghorgeous Ghost.girlfriend of the dragon who attacked Ghorgeous Ghost.   46 
Druce  Dragon  Xanth    educated, can talk  38 
Drusie  Dragon  Dragon    Mate of Drew; small telepathic dragon from Dragon world with pink hide who accompanies Clio on her Quest.  M28 
Dudley Dragonman  Human  Xanth  swells to 50% greater size, grows talons, skin turns crimson, snorts fire when angry  Boyfriend of Chandra; raised by a dragon infected by a Mother Hood  36 
Dug  Human  Mundania    Husband of Kim (DDD); father of Knut; skeptical but spunky young Mundane man who enters Xanth by way of his computer, to compete in the adventure game. Escorts Nimby and Chlorine in Mundania.  M16, m18, M19, m20, M23, m27, m28, m29 
DUI  Demon  Hades    Chronically drunk  m35 
Duke Dragontail of Dimwit  Dragon  Xanth    A dignitary at Chex`s wedding   11 
Dulcie  Human  Xanth    “sweet, charming”—dancing girl the king is with.  46 
Dumbbell  World  Ida`s Worlds    Ida`s 5th moon. Magic is related to physical strength.  22, 26, 27, 47 
Dupli Kate  Human  Xanth  Makes Twins or Triplicates of a Person    27 
Dusti  Dust Devil  Xanth    Sister of Dusty  M32 
Dusty  Dust Devil  Xanth    Brother of Dusti  M32 
Dye-A-Log  Log  Xanth  Talks colorfully    34 
Dyrak  Demon  Hades    Demon Centaur  23 
Dyslexia  Human  Xanth    One of Grey`s computer-arranged dates; nice, attractive young woman who has trouble reading.  12 
Dysnomia  Dwarf Demoness  Xanth`s Imagination  Spirit of Lawlessness  Daughter of Eris  39 
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NAME SPECIES ORIGIN TALENT DESCRIPTION BOOK(S)
E Coli  Creature  Xanth    Poisonous  23 
E. Timber Bram  Human  Xanth    Royal Historian of Xanth appointed by Humfrey  14 
Each Ment  Imp  Xanth    Pun Impeachment  24 
Earth  Major Demon  EveryWhere  All Magic  In X(A/N)TH`s social system; name stylized as E<A/R>th; shemale, shows mostly a male aspect; In X(A/N)TH`s opinion, she is rather mundanish. Shares rule of Earth (the world) with Demoness Gaia. Shows mostly a male aspect. Shares rule of Earth (the world) with Demoness Gaia.  m2, m9, m16, m19, 20, m22, m23, 25, m26, m27, 28, m29, 31, 34, m36, 37, m38, 39, m40, 44, m47 
Earth World  World  Ida`s Worlds    Another One of Ida`s Moons. Ruled by the Demoness Gaia  31 
Ease  Human  Xanth  Can make hard things easy  Strong, handsome, smart, but unknown; not able to affect emotions or causes. Short curly blond hair, bit of a blond beard, muscular body.  m34, M38, M39, m42, m44, 45 
Ebnez  Human  Xanth  Adapting objects  King of Human Xanth (16); husband of Mnem; father of the Muses; enhances or partially transforms things to make them more useful.  m1, 14, m19, m25, m28, m34 
Eck Sray  Human  Xanth  sees through things    m24 
Ecolo-G  Insect  Ptero    In Sunset Comic Strip.  28 
Eddie Tor  Human  Xanth    A person with unreasonable standards in writing.  m14 
Ede  Imp  Xanth    In Imp Perial; works with rubies  20 
Edi Bull  Bovine  Pyramid    On the Blue Face  m21 
Edsel  Human  Mundania  Initial: create solid illusionary creatures. Later: modify or deflect other`s talents  Husband of Pia Putz; Dug`s friend who introduces him to the game of Xanth.  16, m18, M23, m25 
Edvard  Human  Xanth  Creating food from thin air  40, 6`1” 290 lbs; talent of creating food from thin air  44 
Eenie  Human  Xanth  Flee fleetly to the market  Prig #1  41 
Effi-G  Insect  Ptero    In Sunset Comic Strip.  28 
Egor  Ogre  Xanth    Zombie ogre in service to the Zombie Master.  3, m4 
E-Gull  Bird  Gourd    In the Gourd  29 
Eight Bits  Horse  Xanth    The assembled quarter-horse.  19 
Eight Late  Human  Gourd  Dehancement  Aspect of MPD  19 
Electra  Human  Xanth  Electricity  Wife of Dolph; mother of Dawn and Eve. Electra is the size and form of a child with freckles, even though she is older. With her talent, she can jolt people.  11, M12, M13, 14, 15, m16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, m23, m26, m28, m29, 30, m35, 36, 41, 43 
Elem N. Tery  Human  Xanth  Things are always marvelously clear to her  Girlfriend of Bill  m28 
Elena Human  Human  Xanth  Literature- summoning character from book she holds    m23 
Eleph  Human  Xanth  Making pigs fly  Age 14  41 
Eleph Ant  Ant  Xanth    Challenge 2 for Cyrus Cyborg.  32 
Elga  Elf  Xanth    pretty, assertive, eager to find suitable princes and estates. Elf. = Winged Centaur Stallion, w/ accommodation. Maintenance. Loves horses. Two feet tall.  M46 
Eli  Human  Xanth  different talent/curse on each day of week  On Sun-Day I feel burnt out but can produce light and even start a fire. Monday, which happens to be today, I have no talent but also no curse. Two’s Day I see two of everything, but whatever I do is twice as effective. Wetness Day I am constantly rained on, but can control local wet weather. Thirst Day I’m thirsty but can quench anyone else’s thirst, literally or figuratively. Fry Day I can cook anything into something edible, but it’s so greasy it can be sickening. Saturn Day I am surrounded by rings of dust that separate me from others but I can also make them spin at high velocity to use as a weapon or defensive shield.  40 
Eli  Ogre  Xanth    Boyfriend of Sela Sea Nymph; lives on the moon and makes Moon-stir cheese by stirring honey and green cheese pools  m36 
Elip Sis  Human  Xanth    See Ellip Sis  m39 
Elle Sylph  Human  Xanth    See Incident  m45 
Ellip Sis  Human  Xanth    Sister of Tiara; saves words that others omit.  m38 
Elmer  Elf  Xanth  illusion  Speaks for the Village of Eleven Elves  40 
Elona  Human  Xanth  Longevity  King of Human Xanth (14), second female King  m19 
Elsie  Human  Xanth  Turning water into wine  Elsie accomplished her talent by touching water with her finger. She was Jordan`s first girlfriend and had ambitions to civilize him. 
Elysia  Centaur  Xanth Reality    Sent to pick up Woe Betide, Ted, and Demonica in Reality 7, blonde  30 
Em Burr  Human  Xanth  Made hot coals    33 
Em Pathy  Human  Xanth  Alters Emotions  Translates for Ragna Roc  32, 42, M43 
Emell  Human  Mundania    Guardian of Garden of Events  28 
Emerald  Dragon  Dragon    dragon in human form. As dragon, silver with emerald (green) edging on her scales. As human, silver hair, green finger and toe nails. “The Lizard of Waz” in play   M41 
Emily  Human  Xanth    Keeper of the garden of the day mares  29 
Emily Bee Keeper  Human  Xanth    Minds bee hives  35 
EmJay  Human  Xanth    A woman compiling a lexicon of Xanth, with her trusty sidekick MiKe.  M9 
Emperor Fusion  Robot  Xanth      47 
Encum Burr  Human  Xanth    Tended to weight things down  33 
End  Imp  Xanth    In Imp Perial  20 
Enze  Human  Xanth  Change person`s gender    33 
Epi  Centaur  Xanth  Quaking  From the Brain Coral`s pool; sent to retrieve the bullies Chilk, Jama, Numbo, Potipher, Zink, and Horsejaw.  26 
Epi Nephrine  Human  Xanth  Stimulates hearts    34 
Epoxy  Crossbreed  Xanth  makes things hard and fast  Son of Bria and Eskil; twin of Benzine  26, m30 
Era  Crossbreed  Cone    On the Outside; demon who acted as guide on Cone  31 
Erato  Muse  Xanth    Daughter of Mnem and Ebnez; likes love poetry. Became a Muse.  m7, m13, m28 
Eric  Human  Xanth  Has the question for any answer  Boyfriend of Harberian Barbarian  34 
Erica  Winged Mermaid  Xanth  Sings compellingly  Winged mermaid  22 
Erin Kitty Litter  Werecat  Xanth    Mate of Midrange; conceived at love spring.  35, 36 
Eris  Dwarf Demoness  Xanth`s Imagination  All Magic  Wife of Jumper (JC); involved with a bet with Pluto. When she lost, was imprisoned.  M33, M34, m35, 37, 39 
Err Ants  Ant  Xanth    Pun  42 
Ersonal  Imp  Xanth    In Imp Perial  20 
Ersup  Human  Xanth    Looks in her purse to find something personal about whoever she concentrates on  m25 
Eskil  Crossbreed  Xanth  change one’s intentions by saying “no”  Son of Tandy and Smash; also known as Esk; changes a creature`s intentions toward him without the creature really understanding why with his talent.   M10, m11, m13, 14, m15, m16, m17, m19, m21, 25, m26, m30, m31, m35 
Esso Bee  Human  Xanth  makes problems bigger than they are  Challenge 3  29 
Etcetera  Human  Xanth  can create what someone starts and add to it.    27 
Eunice  Human  Xanth  changes words and things by adding a silent e.  Girlfriend of Fat  35 
Euphoria  Human  Xanth    One of Grey`s computer-arranged dates; attractive young woman with swirling hair, hypnotic eyes, and a lush figure, who is into drugs.  12 
Euterpe  Muse  Xanth    Daughter of Mnem and Ebnez; recites lyric poetry. Became a Muse.  m28 
Eve  Human  Xanth  Knowledge of inanimate  Daughter of Electra and Dolph; sister of Dawn, twin; wife of Pluto. Her Magician caliber talent enables her to tell anything about any inanimate thing. Seen as a lovely age 18 in Faun and Games. Plays panpipes.  15, m16, m18, 19, 20, M21, 22, m24, m26, M29, m30, m32, M33, 34, 35, m36, 37, m38, 39, M41, 42, m43 
Expector Ant  Ant  Xanth    Challenge 2 for Cyrus Cyborg.  32 
Extricate  Human  Xanth Reality  Sorting Out Tangles    30 
      67 Characters in E     
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M# - Major Character in that Book. m# - Mention only in that Book.
NAME SPECIES ORIGIN TALENT DESCRIPTION BOOK(S)
Fabian  Human  Xanth    Alias of Random factor when they met with Debra   31 
Factory  World  Ida`s Worlds    Another of Ida`s moons. Run by The Factory, where Random Factor originated.   31 
Fairmost  Fairy  Xanth    Father of Meryl by Meriel (KG).  m34 
Fairy Nuff  Fairy  Xanth    The grouchy operator of a solution booth at the fair.  16 
Fan Tom  Human  Xanth      47 
Fanchon  Human  Xanth    See Chameleon  M1, m6, m11, 35 
Fancyface  Centaur  Xanth    Rival of Cedric  m3 
Farmer Jones  Human  Mundania    Georgia Farmer  23 
Faro  Crossbreed  Xanth    Fear O Heights—corruption of Faro--winged centaur who wants to know how to get over her fear of heights. Plays the drum, variable size. Brown hair, white wings, auburn hair/mane. Totem = Void  M40 
Fast Comb  Ogre  Xanth    Prospective husband for Okra in the opinion of her aunt Fannie.  m15 
Fat  Human  Xanth    Boyfriend of Eunice; fat man turned to Fate with Eunice’s talent  35 
Fate  Human  Xanth    See Fat  35 
Father  Human  Xanth    Father of Jade  m24 
Fattila the Fun  Human  Xanth    Brother of Attila the Pun; very fat man  35 
Fauna  Faun  Xanth    Challenge 2  36 
Faust  Faun  Ptero    Gay faun  21 
Faux  Giant  Xanth    Giant who created Faux Pass  m6 
Faxon  Human  Xanth    Time traveler from the future.  28 
Fay Tall  Zombie  Xanth    Fully alive only half the day  26 
Feelup  Human  Xanth  Feels Things Remotely  Brother of Digit Alice; passenger on Trollway train  28 
Feline  Crossbreed  Xanth    age 20. human/cat crossbreed who wants someone who will love her even without curves. Can assume either form. Hair or fur is blue/white striped. Plays the kit: a small violin. Totem = Water  M40 
Fellini  Cat  Mundania    Pet of Arjayess. orange-striped, like a baby tiger lily without the flower part.  m26 
Ferdinand  Cowfolk  Xanth    King of the cowfolk 
Fern  Tattoo  Xanth    Tattoo of Emell, went to get help  28 
Fern Kudzu  Ogre  Xanth    Mother of Okra  m15 
Fiant  Demon  Hades  Dematerializing at will  A large, muscular, fat demon with an unkempt beard, and a barbed tail. Also known as D. Fiant. He is obsessed with Tandy and badgers her incessantly.  5, m14 
Fibot  Boat  Xanth    Name of the Fire Boat, with a sail made of fire  M42, M43, 44, 45, 47 
Fiera  Human  Xanth  Controlling fire.  Twin sister of Fiero  18, M46 
Fiera  Faun  Xanth    female fire faun, womanlike with hooves, red hair to bottom  40 
Fiero  Human  Xanth  Controlling fire  Twin brother of Fiera  m18 
Fiery Faun  Faun  Xanth    the fire faun, manlike with hooves, who becomes the Fire Totem  40 
Fil Philter  Demon  Hades    The real name of the demon emulating the filter for the Magic Madness  18 
Filip  Human  Mundania    Gardner of Silhouette. An old family friend.   27 
Filly Buster  Crossbreed  Xanth Reality6  Can talk your ear off  Demon/human  m30 
Filly Buster [TD]  Centaur  Xanth    With a fine bust and talks and talks and talks.....  24 
Finders  Imp  Xanth    In the Realm of Lost Objects  26 
Finger Prince  Human  Xanth    Pun: governing a palm grove.  35 
Fingers McPalm  Bed Monster  Xanth    Monster under Nada`s bed  19 
Finn  Human  Always-Always  Breathes Combustible Fumes  Boyfriend Pyra; is now real on Xanth.  30 
Fiona  Human  Xanth    Isle of Women: Look`s like the girl next door  22 
Fira  Elemental  Xanth  The Force of Fire    20 
Fire Brand  Human  Xanth    an elemental fire spirit  46 
Firenze  Human  Xanth  fireworks temper  Adopted by Astrid and Art, who can stifle him with a look (fir-EN-zee)  M39, 40, m42, 43, M44 
Fireoak  Hamydryad  Xanth    Fireoak is named for the tree she inhabits. She is beautiful and appears young in human terms, even though she is more than a century old.  M5 
Firestorm  Dragon  Xanth    Leader of dragons  29 
Flagr Ant  Ant  Xanth    Challenge 2 for Cyrus Cyborg.  32 
Fletcher Flion  Crossbreed  Xanth    Flying lion. Had problems with Warren Warrior  33 
Flexi Bull  Crossbreed  Xanth    Adora`s half-sister; bull head, human body  m35 
Floozie  Human  Xanth    Brains of the Green team  m4 
Flora  Human  Xanth  ability to change flowers color, shape, and smell  Girlfriend of Wayne  36 
Flourine  Human  Xanth  Makes Water Explode  Sister of Chlorine  27 
Fly Balls  Insect  Xanth    Resident of Isle of Flies  m38 
Forili Vamp  Vampire  Phaze    Vampire met while visiting Phaze.  27 
Fornax  Major Demoness  EveryWhere  All Magic  Demon of Anti-matter; became a friend of Astrid (BS); credited with saving Xanth Became a friend of Astrid 2 and credited with saving Xanth Became a friend of Astrid 2 and credited with saving Xanth Became a friend of Astrid 2 and credited with saving Xanth  25, 26, m27, m28, m30, 34, 37, 38, M39, m40, m42, m43, 44, 45, 47 
Forrest  Faun  Xanth    Husband of Mare Imbrium; faun for a tree, protecting it and being supported by it; symbiotic  M21, 22, m29, 31, 43 
Fowler Fiend  Curse Fiend  Xanth    In Storage; not very nice Curse Fiend  39 
Fowlmouth  Harpy  Xanth    Aunt of Gloha and Harglo; gives the kids flying lessons and illicit cussing lessons.  m17, 29 
Fox  Crossbreed  Animalia    vulpine (relating to foxes) with synesthesia. Full human staying there  44 
Fractal  World  Ida`s Worlds    Ida`s 16th moon. One or two myrids of threads leading to other worlds. Ida is located on one of those worlds.   26, 27, m31 
Fracto  Cloud  Xanth    Demon who disguised himself as a wicked tempered cloud; styled himself King Cumulo Fracto Nimbus.  7, 9, 11, 12, 13, m14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, m23, 24, 25, 26, 27, m28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, m46, 47 
Frank  Monster  Xanth    Short for Frankenstein Monster, assembled from other bodies, with child`s head  38, 39, 43 
Frank  Human  Xanth    Always speaks frankly about a person`s faults.  18 
Frankenstein [BS]  Monster  Xanth    See Frank   38 
Frankenstein [IOV]  Monster  Other    The classic monster who came through the same hole Jenny Elf did.  13 
Frankie Stein  Monster  Xanth    Frankie Stein—crafted to be Frank`s woman, also patchwork the Goddess Isis—making Frankie intelligible  43 
Fray  Cloud  Xanth    Daughter of Happy Bottom and Fracto  m24, 25, 27, M31, 39 
Fray D. Cat  Pun  Xanth    Pun: fraidy Cat  22 
Freja  Human  Xanth  Freaks out men when she dresses normally    34 
Frog Face  Demon  Hades    Demon in Grossclout`s class.  26 
Frogbutt  Goblin  Xanth    Rebellious goblin  31 
Froma  Human  Xanth    Princess on the World of Three Moons who will marry Jenny`s son Prince Jerry. Red hair, orange eyes.  42, 43 
Frosteind  Human  Xanth  Freezes Water  Twin sister of Kalt; girlfriend of Zach  30 
Fruit Flies  Insect  Xanth    Resident of Isle of Flies  m38 
Fulsome Fee  Fee  Xanth    Leader of the Fee; duck-footed  11 
Funct  Demon  Hades  Can shut everything down    24 
Functionary  Curse Fiend  Xanth    Curse Friend Cynthia encounters  25 
Fur  Thing  Xanth    A young fur ball  17 
Furioso  Elf  Xanth    Prince,(forceful, turbulent) second prince. Two feet tall, handsome when his wild red and yellow hair to his feet is tamed: his flaw.  46 
Furn  Human  Xanth  Can walk on fire  Sister of Airic, Peat, Wyck, and Quantum  35 
Futura  Human  Xanth  reinvents the future  Twin sister of Pastor, modestly pretty, curly black hair  38 
      80 Characters in F     
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KEY - Xanth Titles; so far, by the numbers: (Click on a Book Title & see more info on that book.)
1 A Spell For Chameleon [ASFC]  2 The Source Of Magic [TSOM]  3 Castle Roogna [CaR]  4 Centaur Aisle [CA] 
5 Ogre, Ogre [OO]  6 Night Mare [NM]  7 Dragon on a Pedestal [DOAP]  8 Crewel Lye [CL] 
9 Golem In The Gears [GITG]  10 Vale Of The Vole [VOTV]  11 Heaven Cent [HC]  12 Man From Mundania [MFM] 
13 Isle Of View [IOV]  14 Question Quest [QQ]  15 The Color Of Her Panties [TCOHP]  16 Demons Don't Dream [DDD] 
17 Harpy Thyme [HT]  18 Geis of the Gargoyle [GOTG]  19 Roc And A Hard Place [RAAHP]  20 Yon Ill Wind [YIW] 
21 Faun & Games [FAG]  22 Zombie Lover [ZL]  23 Xone Of Contention [XOC]  24 The Dastard [TD] 
25 Swell Foop [SF]  26 Up In a Heaval [UIAH]  27 Cube Route [CuR]  28 Currant Events [CE] 
29 Pet Peeve [PP]  30 Stork Naked [SN]  31 Air Apparent [AA]  32 Two to the Fifth [TTTF] 
33 Jumper Cable [JC]  34 Knot Gneiss [KG]  35 Well-Tempered Clavicle [WTC]  36 Luck of the Draw [LOTD] 
37 Esrever Doom [ED]  38 Board Stiff [BS]  39 Five Portraits [FP]  40 Isis Orb [IO] 
41 Ghost Writer in the Sky [GWITS]  42 Fire Sail [FS]  43 Jest Right [JR]  44 Skeleton Key [SK] 
45 A Tryst of Fate [TOF]  46 Six Crystal Princesses [SCP]  47 Apoca Lips [AL]   
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Doug Harter maintains the Xanth Character Database, updating it as new books in the Xanth series are released. Thanks to Piers Anthony, for letting me see some of his Character Notes, to Peg Rombach-Riggs who did the work creating the original table, Seajay who supplied the numbers, Dawn M. Burge for suggesting and helping Origin to be accomplished, and FNProgramvare's BookCat, which I use to store the Xanth Character info.
NOTE: No books will be included which are not released.


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