Xanth Character Database V-Z

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NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
VADNE	HUMAN	Topology	A woman of the past, Vadne was able to change the appearance of things without changing their underlying nature. Not quite a Magician, she is sometimes called "Neo-sorceress". She was banished for changing Millie into a book.	3, 12, 13
VANNA JANE MORROW SHELTON	HUMAN		woman from Mundania	25
VELENO	HUMAN	Making colored popcorn	Heather's son, whose name means "poisoned gift". He is a nymphomaniac--obsessed with nymphs.	17, 19
VENDETTA	HUMAN		Scintilla's mother	21
VENUS	DEMON	ALL MAGIC	V(E\N)US A fatale femme among the demons in X(a/n)th's social group.	9, 19, 25
VERA SIMILITUDE	HUMAN		On Isle Of Women: With her dogs Disa Pointer and Up-Setter	22
VERNON	HUMAN	Causing vertigo	Lacuna's past boyfriend, who becomes her husband retroactively.	14
VIDA VILA	NYMPH	Form-changing	A nature nymph who would like to marry Dolph. She can change forms at will, and is diligent in the protection of her lands. She was a replacement companion for Nada Naga.	11, 15
VIRGINIA WOLF	WEREWOLF		The leader of the werewolves.	18
VISION	CENTAUR			21
VOLNEY	VOLE		Volney has grey fur and brown eyes while above ground, but the colors reverse when below ground. He has silver talons that fit over his own, with which he can tunnel amazingly fast.	10, 14
VORACIA	HUMAN		Changes bra and panties to any style or substance. Violet eyes, black/purple hair. Leader of isle of Woman.	22
VORE	DEMON		Grossclout's son, a young prince.	19, 20, 23, 24
VU	HUMAN	Sees the past	Young woman	20

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
WALLER	HUMAN		makes walls with Wallette	23
WALLETTE	HUMAN		makes walls with Waller	23
WALLNUT	HUMAN		makes wallpaper	23
WARREN	GHOST	creating ghosts		24
WATT'S GNU			wants to learn of all the news of the past day	25
WEEDLES	PLANT		One of Irene's mischievous pet plants.	4
WHITE	HUMAN		See Richard.
WHO FOUR	HUMAN	Duplication	An aspect of MPD. Can duplicate inaniminate objects.	19
WIGO	HUMAN	Magic draining	Hugo and Wira's daughter, Ptero	21
WILDA WIGGLE	VOLE		A female wiggle, very petite and attractive for her kind, with a peculiar taste for air-flavored stone. Volney's mate.	10, 14
WILLOW	ELF	FLYING	A Winged Elf, associating with a winged elm tree, large for an elf because the tree is large, so almost human sized. About 18, pretty, fair hair to waist, large green eyes, tiny hands and feet. Loves Sean Baldwin, and goes to Mundania with him.	19, 20, 23
WINDONA	ELEMENTAL	The Force of Air		20
WIRA	HUMAN		A blind woman whose body was asleep on the Isle of Illusion. She met Hugo in the dream realm and later married him. Although she had lost twenty years of her life, with Gorgon's help, she was youthened to her conscious age. Brown hair, pink eyes.	14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
WO	ISLES		A series of intermittently appearing islands beginning with WO: Woman, Wolves, etc.	22
WOE BETIDE	DEMON		Metria's alter ego, a sweet, winsome waif.	17, 19
WOLFRAM	WEREWOLF		On Isle of Wolves	22
WOLVERTON	WEREWOLF		King of the werewolves	22
WOOFER	DOG	Mundane	Large mongrel dog, Sean Baldwin's pet, hair dark like Sean's	20, 21
WRENCH	ELF		A member of the Tool elf tribe.	9
WRYLY	HUMAN	Making things go awry	A mischievous, toe-headed farmer's boy. Even Cynthia can't handle him, since his talent makes her trance-parent.	17
WYNNE	HUMAN		A personality phase of the character Chameleon. In this phase, she is very beautiful and good-natured, but also stupid. (See also Dee, Fanchon, and Chameleon).	1

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
XANDER	HUMAN	electromagnetism	son of Xavier/Zora	24
XANTH	DEMON	ALL MAGIC	X(A/N)TH The source of the land Xanth's magic. He lives in a deep cavern sealed from intrusion, and guarded by the Brain Coral. His body has leaked a trace amount of magic which is accountable for all the magic in Xanth.	2, 9, 14, 19, 25
XANTHIPPE	HUMAN	Instant hypnotism	Also known as the Wicked Witch of the Wilderness, she is associated with yellow things. Mother of Xavier.	7
XANTHUS	EQUINE		Achilles talking horse	25
XAP	HIPPOGRYPH		Xap is golden colored, with the torso of a griffin, and the body of a horse. He is Xavier's companion, and Chem's mate.	7, 10, 12, 14
XAVIER	HUMAN	Zapping things	Xavier can zap things merely by pointing at them. He is robust and has a yellow complexion. Son of Xanthippe, and married to Zora.	7
XENA		changes shape involuntarily, each shape with different talent		24
XETH	ZOMBIE	mind reading	King of the Zombies, married to Zyzzyva	22, 25
XRENTI	HUMAN		Trent and Iris' daughter	24

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
YAK	YAK		The most talkative of wild creatures.	7
YANG	HUMAN	Creating invokable spells	Magician of darkness, the dominant half of the personality Yin-Yang (which see).	8, 14
YIN-YANG	HUMAN	Creating invokable spells	Yin-Yang was a magician with a split personality. Yin was the good half; Yang was the evil half. Yang became King of Xanth by winning a competition for the throne, set by Gromden. He married Threnody.	8

NAME	SPECIES	TALENT	DESCRIPTION	BOOK(S)
ZAFAR	ZOMBIE?		(listed as zombie lover)	22
ZELDA	HUMAN	slowing time	daughter of Xavier/Zora	24
ZILCH	SEA COW		Irene's pet sea cow, who enjoys swimming in the castle moat.	4
ZILCHE	ZOMBIE		Mermaid	25
ZINK	HUMAN	Mirage holes	A trouble-maker of the North Village, his talent lets him manifest illusory holes in the ground.	1
ZOLTAN DREAD LOCKS	OGRE		A widower ogre, and prospect for marriage with Okra, in the eyes of her great aunt Fannie.	15
ZOMBIE MASTER	HUMAN		See Jonathan
ZOMONSTER	MONSTER		A zombie monster who lives under Lacuna's bed.	10
ZORA	HUMAN	Accelerating aging in others	A heroic zombie who committed suicide in her first life. Later, thanks to love, and the aid of Gorgon, she gradually began to return to normal. Married to Xavier.	7, 8, 12, 14
ZUSH	HUMAN		The zombie responsible for helping Ivy get lost.	7
ZYZZYVA	ZOMBIE	Consistency	Freshly zombied woman, in very good condition. Former fighter. Xeth's Zombie wife	22, 25

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.