Xanth Character Database E-H

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NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
E COLI	CREATURE		poisonous	23
E. TIMBER BRAM	HUMAN		Royal Historian of Xanth, appointed by Humfrey.	14
EARTH	DEMON	ALL MAGIC	E<A/R>TH A shemale demon in X(a/n)th's social system, competing with him for status. In X(a/n)th's opinion, she is rather mundanish.	9, 25
EBNEZ	HUMAN	Adapting objects	A Magician and historical figure of Xanth. His talent enables him to enhance or partially transform things to make them more useful.	1, 14
ECK SRAY		sees through things		24
EDSEL	HUMAN		Dug's friend who introduces him to the game of Xanth. He is after Dug's girlfriend, Pia.	16, 18, 23
EGOR	OGRE		A zombie ogre in service to the Zombie Master.	3
EIGHT BITS	EQUINE		The assembled quarter-horse.	19
EIGHT LATE	HUMAN	Dehancement	An Aspect of MPD, which see.	19
ELECTRA	HUMAN	Electricity	Electra is the size and form of a child with freckles, even though she is older. With her talent, she can jolt people. Marries Prince Dolph, and has twins Dawn and Eve..	11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
ELENA HUMAN	HUMAN	Literature- summoning charachter from book she holds		23
ELSIE	HUMAN	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.	8
EMJAY	HUMAN		A woman compiling a lexicon of Xanth, with her trusty sidekick MiKe.	9
ERICA	MERMAID	Sings compellingly	Winged mermaid	11, 22
ESKIL	OGRE	Saying "no"	Eskil, nicknamed "Esk", is actually only one quarter ogre, and one quarter each of human, curse fiend, and nymph. Using his talent, he can change a creature's intentions toward him, without the creature really understanding why.	10, 14, 15, 25
EUPHORIA	HUMAN		An attractive young woman with swirling hair, hypnotic eyes, and a lush figure, who is into drugs. One of Grey's computer-arranged dates.	12
EVE	HUMAN	Knowledge of inanimate	One of Electra's twin daughters, sister of Dawn. Her Magician caliber talent enables her to tell anything about any inanimate thing. Seen as a lovely age 18 in Faun.	15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22
EVIL PRIME	FOREST		Forest primeval on Cone	22

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
FAIRY NUFF	FAIRY		The grouchy operator of a solution booth at the fair.	16
FANCHON	HUMAN		A personality phase of the character Chameleon. In this phase, she is brilliant, but also bad-tempered and very ugly. (See also Dee, Wynne, and Chameleon).	1
FARMER JONES	HUMAN		Georgia Farmer	23
FAUST	FAUN		Gay faun	21
FERDINAND	COWFOLK		King of the cowfolk.	8
FERN KUDZU	OGRE		Okra's mother.	15
FIANT	DEMON	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
FIERA	ELEMENTAL	The Force of Fire		20
FIERA	HUMAN	Controlling fire.	Fiero's twin.	18
FIERO	HUMAN	Controlling fire	Fiera's twin.	18
FIONA	HUMAN		On isle of Women: Look's like the girl next door	22
FIREOAK	HAMYDRYAD		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.	5
FORNAX	DEMON	ALL MAGIC		25
FORREST	FAUN		Faun for a tree, protecting it and being supported by it; symbiotic	21, 22
FOWLMOUTH	HARPY		One of Gloha and Harglo's aunts. She gives the kids flying lessons and illicit cussing lessons.	17
FRACTO	CLOUD		A demon who disguised himself as a wicked tempered cloud. He has taken the title of King Cumulo Fracto Nimbus.	4, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24
FRANK	HUMAN		He always speaks frankly about a person's faults.	18
FRAY	CLOUD		daughter of Fract and Happy Bottom	24, 25
FULSOME FEE	FEE		The duck-footed leader of the Fee.	11

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
GABRIEL	HUMAN		visiting Mundane boy	23
GAP DRAGON	DRAGON		Also known as Stanley Steamer. One of the most formidable monsters of Xanth, he destroys all creatures unfortunate enough to blunder into Gap Chasm.	1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17
GARNISHEE ZOMBIE	HARPY		fowl of mouth	25
GARY GAR	GARGOYLE		A gargoyle who must fulfill his geis to the Swan Knee river.	18, 19
GAYLE GOYLE	GARGOYLE		A female gargoyle encountered by Gary in his travels.	18, 19
GEDDY	CROSSBREED		Son of Graeboe/Gloha (mention)	21
GEO	HUMAN	know where every place is	twin to Graphy	24
GERALD TOWNE	HUMAN	Storyteller	Called the Pawpaw Wizard	20
GEROME	CENTAUR		An elder of Centaur Isle.	4 ,6
GERROD	HUMAN	Communicates with water	Grey's son	21
GERRYMANDER	THING		A creature with an irregular, sinuous body, small wings, claws, tail, and a lizard's head. It holds territory by convoluting, dividing, surrounding, and whatever else is necessary to seize power.	3
GESTALT	VAMPIRE		Circa 900' he had the reverse thread	20
GHINA	CROSSBREED	Putting folk to sleep	Daughter of Graeboe/ Gloha. Invisible. Human aspect. Lives on Red Face of Pyramid	21
GHORGE	GHOST		A ghost writer in Grey's household.	13
GIM	GIANT		Son of Girard and Gina	21
GIMLET	ELF		The leader of the Tool tribe of elves. His body was temporarily occupied by the Sea Hag's spirit.	9
GINA	GIANT		An invisible giantess, originally the figment of a dream, now Girard's love.	12
GINE	GIANT		Son of Girard and Gina	21
GIRARD	GIANT		An invisible giant trapped in the realm of the gourd (where he was visible), until rescued by Grey Murphy.	12
GIRLFON	MONSTER		A creature, half girl, half griffin, named Amanda, which see.
GISZMO	GOBLIN		Isle of Fellowship	24
GLADYS—see Happy Bottom	STORM
GLITTER	GOLEM	Sparkle	Grundy/Rapunzel's daughter, Ptero	21
GLITTER	GOBLIN		Isle of Fellowship	24
GLOHA	GOBLIN		The daughter of Glory goblin and Hardy harpy, Gloha is a winged goblin.	11, 13, 17
GLORY	GOBLIN	Invisibility	A beautiful goblin girl, Goldy's sister, and Gorbage's daughter. She shares her half talent with her love, Hardy Harpy--together, they're invisible. Mother of Gloha.	14, 17
GLYPH	MONSTER		A creature that is part winged horse, part dragon, encountered by Gloha at Humfrey's castle.	17
GNASTY GNOMAD	GNOME		A gruff patriarch of the Gnobody Gnomes.	8
GNAUGHTY GNOMIDE	GNOME		A female gnome of the Gnobody tribe.	8
GNIFTY GNOMIDE	GNOME		A helpful female gnome of the Gnobody tribe.	8
GNITWIT GNOMAD	GNOME		A male member of the Gnobody Gnomes.	8
GNOME WELL	GNOME		Pun: know him well	22
GNONESUCH GNOMAD	GNOME		A male member of the Gnobody Gnomes.	8
GNYMPH GNOMIDE	GNOME		A female member of the Gnobody tribe.	8
GOBBLE	GOBLIN		Gwenny's illegitimate half brother, and rival for Goblin Chiefdom. He is Xanth's brattiest brat.	13, 15
GODIVA	GOBLIN		Wife of Gouty goblin and mother of Gwendolyn. She has voluminous hair, and a magic wand inherited from her mother, Goldy, with which she levitates people.	13, 15
GOLDY	GOBLIN		Goldy levitates people or objects with the aid of a magic wand. She is the eldest daughter of Gorbage goblin.	5, 6, 7, 13, 17
GOLEM KING	GOLEM	Makes and rules golems	Horrendous	21
GOODY	GOBLIN		A polite, fairminded goblin, unpopular with his own kind. He is offered as an alternate companion to Dug for his adventure in Xanth.	12, 16
GORBAGE	GOBLIN		Chief of the North Slope Gap goblins, and a doting father.	5, 7, 13, 14
GORGON	NYMPH	Turning creatures to stone	The personification of the feminine promise/threat to men. The sight of Gorgon's face turned at first just males, and then eventually all creatures to stone. The exception was Humfrey, whom she married, HIS 5th wife. She is Hugo's mother.	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23
GOUTY	GOBLIN		The Chief of Goblin Mountain. Fat and middle-aged, he has swollen legs. Married to Godiva, and Gwendolyn's father.	13
GRABRAHAM	MONSTER		The monster under Ivy's bed who replaced Snortimer.	12
GRACILE OSSEIN	SKELETON		A female walking skeleton, and the source of the Skeleton Key. Marrow Bones' love.	11, 12, 13, 16
GRAEBOE	GIANT		An ailing, elderly giant, and Greatbow's cousin. His illness has made him turn visible, a bad sign.	17, 19
GRANT	HUMAN	Readinf minds	On Ptero	21
GRAPHY	HUMAN	know where every place is	twin to Geo	24
GREAT AUNTIE FANNIE	OGRE		Okra's not-so-helpful aunt determined to help her find a husband.	15
GREATBOW	GIANT		Graeboe's invisible cousin. He chases intruders, driving them into Com Pewter's cave.	17
GREEN MURPHY	HUMAN	manipulates time to travel farther	green hair, red eyes (oposite of Rhythmn), Grey/Ivy's daughter, delivered 1098	24
GREGOR	GRIFFIN		A sworn protector of Che Centaur, he helps Mela and her companions get to Mount Parnassus.	15
GREY MURPHY	HUMAN	Null magic	Grey Murphy is the son of Murphy and Vadne. In addition to his Magician level skills of nullifying other magic, he is wise and excellent at solving problems. Marries Ivy	11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, 24
GRINELLE	GRIFFIN		Griselda's mother, by Crombie in griffin form	24
GRISELDA	GRIFFIN		female, yellow beak, red mane, blue wingtip feathers	24
GROBIGATAIL	HARPY		Gloha's aunt.	17
GROMDEN	HUMAN	Divining history of an object	Gromden was King of Xanth 400 years after Roogna. He fathered Threnody during a brief liason with a demon. By holding an object in his hand,he can view its entire origin and history.	8, 14
GROSSCLOUT	DEMON		An imposing demon with gnarled horns and a swishing tail. He is a professor at the University of Magic, and runs Xanth's adventure game, among his other duties.	14, 15, 16, 17, 19
GROTESK	GOBLIN		Goblin chief of the Goblinate of the Golden Horde. He is mean, even by goblin standards.	12, 13
GRUNDY	GOLEM	Conversing with all living creatures	A small man-figure fashioned from wood, clay, rags, and other bits of refuse, who later comes to life. He is affectionately tolerated, despite being a remarkable insulter.	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19
GWENNY	GOBLIN		Also known as Gwendolyn, a pretty, young Goblin princess who is lame and has poor vision. Her mother Godiva is helping her find a way to compensate for her handicaps so she can claim the Chiefdom of Goblin Mountain. Jenny Elf's closest female friend.	13, 15, 17, 19, 22

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
HAGGI	HUMAN		Modem's mom, a hag	20
HAGGY	HARPY		Leader of the Gap harpy flock.	7
HAL	HALFLING	Half wishes	He gets half of what he wishes for.	19
HANNAH	HARPY		A member of the Gap harpy flock.	7
HANNAH BARBARIAN	HUMAN		Also known as Hannah the Handmaiden. A militant female barbarian.	18
HAPPY	MONSTER		Bed Monster, baby (Author's Note)	22
HAPPY BOTTOM	HURRICANE	Blowing things away	Tropical Storm Gladys made magic	20
HARDY	HARPY	Invisibility	One of the few male harpies. Intelligent and handsome, he shares his half talent with his love Glory Goblin--together, they're invisible. Father of Gloha.	7, 11, 13, 14
HARGA	CROSSBREED		Harpy/Naga crossbreed	20
HARGLO	HALF-HARPY		Gloha's brother, and son of Hardy Harpy and Glory Goblin. He has a human head and legs, and a harpy body and wings.	17
HARMONY	HUMAN	singing/playing something real	One of Ivy's triplet daughters	20, 23, 24
HAROLD	HARPY		An early harpy prince; consort to Helen.	3
HASBINBAD	HUMAN		Leader of the Nextwave Mundanes, who brought recruits from Iberia and Morocco to Xanth. He had been transporting men, horses, and elephants to Hannibal, and thought he was entering Italy, Mundania.	6
HASTINGS	HUMAN		A Soldier in Evil Trent's Mundane army.	1
HATTY	HARPY		A harpy who was stoned by Gorgon.	7
HAWKSPITTLE	GOBLIN		A guard at Goblin Mountain.	15
HEATHER	HUMAN		The innocent daughter of a weaverwoman crone, whose baby, Veleno, is delivered to her before she is ready to be a mother.	17
HEATHER	HUMAN		relates to dragons, brown hair, short	23
HELEN	HARPY		Unlike other members of her species, Helen is an exceptionally beautiful and clean harpy. She was First Concubine to Harold Harpy, and later, Queen.	3
HELEN BACK	DEMONESS		A demoness who gives vital necessities at inopportune times.	19
HENRY	HUMAN		A deaf Mundanian who helps Ivy and Grey with sign language.	12
HERMAN THE HERMIT	CENTAUR	Summoning will o' the wisps	Chester's uncle. He was the first to recognize that centaurs had been in Xanth long enough to evolve magic.	1
HIATUS	HUMAN	Manifesting sensory organs	Hiatus can make noses, ears, eyes and the like appear on any surface. He is Lacuna's twin brother, and is the son of Jonathan and Millie.	4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19
HO	HUMAN	selective amnesia	prospective husband for Ida	24
HOARY HARRIBUTTES	HARPY		Gloha's aunt. She has a caustic manner of speech, which doesn't quite hide her sincere concern for Gloha.	17
HOE	ELF		A member of the Tool elf tribe.	9
HORACE	CENTAUR		Horace is a zombie centaur who died from an accident in a game of people-shoes. He is a guide for Chex and Ivy.	10, 16
HORNTENSE	EQUINE		A Unicorn, one of MareAnn's beloved companions.	14
HORSEJAW	HUMAN	Projecting booms	A bully who lives near Castle Roogna. With his talent, he can project loud, sudden noises, startling the unsuspecting.	3
HORSEMAN	WEREHORSE	Short circuit	An evil offspring of a stallion and a woman, he appears as either a white stallion or a handsome man, wearing a brass circlet. Called the "short circuit", this band hooks its victims directly into the hypnogourd, trapping them there.	6, 14
HOTBOX	MONSTER		A blue female wyvern at Chex and Cheiron's wedding.	11
HUGH MONGOUS	MONSTER		A rather stupid monoceros who blocks travellers' paths in the hopes of extorting something new and different.	15
HUGH MONGUS	HUMAN	Entering books, changing stories		21
HUGO	HUMAN	Conjuring fruit	Hugo is the son of Humphrey (HU) and Gorgon (GO). He seems unimpressive at first, but with the help of Ivy's enhancing skills, comes into his own magically and intellectually.	7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 22
HUMBOLDT	HUMAN		Humfrey's older brother.	14
HUMFREY	HUMAN	Information	Also known as Good Magician Humfrey. He typically charges one year's service as the fee for an Answer to a Question.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
HYDROGEN	HUMAN		A good Curse Friend Magician, who helped the Curse Friends obtain their powers, and defeated Loudspeaker. He learned the secret of modifying talents, and then hid it for the good of Xanth. Married to Bec on call.	16

KEY - Xanth titles; so far, by the numbers:
1	A Spell for Chameleon	2	The Source of Magic	3	Castle Roogna	4	Centaur Aisle
5	Ogre, Ogre	6	Night Mare	7	Dragon on a Pedestal	8	Crewel Lye
9	Golem in the Gears	10	Vale of the Vole	11	Heaven Cent	12	Man from Mundania
13	Isle of View	14	Question Quest	15	The Color of Her Panties	16	Demons Don't Dream
17	Harpy Thyme	18	Geis of the Gargoyle	19	Roc and a Hard Place	20	Yon Ill Wind
21	Faun & Games	22	Zombie Lover	23	Xone of Contention	24	The Dastard (2000)
25	Swell Foop	26	Up in a Heaval (to come)	27	Cube Route (to come)

Note: book numbers shown in larger type indicate a major character in that book.

Thanks to Piers Anthony, for letting us include books not yet in print, to Peg Rombach-Riggs who did the work creating the original table, and Seajay who supplied the numbers.