Cornelia Funke - Inkdeath

Firefox

Capricorn's successor who becomes the Adderhead's herald in Inkspell . Dead by the time Inkdeath begins.

Folchart

Family surname of Mo, Meggie, and Resa.

Gwin

Dustfinger's pet, a horned marten, originally intended by Fenoglio to play a fatal part in the tale of Inkheart .

Henchmen

Cockerell, Flatnose, Fulvio, Humpback, and Pitch-Eater are among Capricorn's henchmen in Inkheart . See also Basta, Slasher.

Infirmary

Where the Barn Owl tends and nurses the sick. A place of refuge near the Castle of Night.

Inkheart

Fenoglio's book. Capricorn wants the last copy so that he can never be read back into the story; Orpheus wants it so that he can, to experience the Inkworld.

Ironstone

Orpheus's gray-colored glass man. Older brother of Jasper.

Ivo

Minerva's son.

Jacopo

Son of Violante and Cosimo; the Adderhead's grandson. Petulant and spoiled. Plays a pivotal role in the conclusion of Inkdeath.

Jasper

Orpheus's other, rosy-colored glass man. Younger brother of Ironstone. Farid's friend.

Jehan

Roxane's son by her second husband, who is now dead.

Jink

Farid's horned marten.

Laughing Prince, also known as the Prince of Sighs

Lord of the castle and country of Ombra. Father of Cosimo the Fair, father-in-law of Violante. Known as the Prince of Sighs after his son dies in Inkspell . Poisoned by the Adderhead, the prince himself also dies in Inkspell .

Lianna

Little girl; a child of the strolling players.

Luc

Young robber. Doria's friend; the two are spared from hanging in Inkdeath.

Meggie Folchart

Daughter of Mo and Resa. Like her father, has the magical ability to bring characters out of books by reading aloud. After meeting Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart , she also dreams of being able to write as well as she can read – so that she can not only bring characters in and out of books but also script their fates. Fair-haired. Infatuated with Farid at the start of Inkdeath.

Merle

Another child of the strolling players.

Milksop

The brother of the Adderhead's fifth wife. Now Governor of Ombra.

Mina

Minstrel woman, pregnant in Inkspell .

Minerva

Fenoglio's kindly landlady in Ombra. Mother of Despina and Ivo.

Mortimer Folchart, also known as Mo, Silvertongue, the Bluejay, and the Jay

Bookbinder or book "doctor." Resa's

husband and Meggie's father. Also called Silvertongue because of his ability to make characters come alive by reading them out of books – to "paint pictures in the air with his voice" – although he has been wary of this gift ever since experiencing its awful consequences in Inkheart , when he reads Dustfinger, Capricorn, and Basta into our world and nearly loses his wife, Resa, forever to the Inkworld in exchange. In Inkdeath, Mo assumes the part of the Bluejay, a valiant yet murderous thief character created by Fenoglio, and he soon finds it difficult to distinguish between his true self and his alias. He shares the fictional Bluejay's scar on his left arm, and was wounded near his heart by Mortola.

Mortola,also known as the Magpie

Capricorn's mother. Known as the Magpie due to her ability to shape-shift into a bird. A poisoner, she kept Resa enslaved for many years

in the Inkworld. In Inkdeath, she aligns herself with Orpheus to avenge her son: Her greatest wish is to see Mo punished for killing Capricorn.

Moss-women

Healers.

Motley Folk

A loyal band of entertainers to which Dustfinger once belonged before he was abruptly read into our world by Mo. The strolling players of the Inkworld: conjurors, tightrope-walkers, fire-eaters, knife-throwers. Led by the Black Prince.

Nettle

Healer who uses herbs and potions to cure the sick.

Ombra

The city and castle of Ombra, one of the central locations in Inkspell .

Orpheus, also known as Calf's-Head, Cheeseface, Milkface, Moonface, and Four-Eyes

Discovered in our world by Dustfinger, this oily fellow has the same ability as Mo and Meggie to read characters in and out of books. An ardent admirer of Inkheart – perhaps the tale's most passionate fan – and also a writer, though he lacks true vision and instead uses his modest skills mostly to increase his fortune and secure his power. Owner of the dog Cerberus.

Oss,also known as the Chunk

Orpheus's dumb and brutish bodyguard. Enjoys abusing Farid.

Paula

Fenoglio's granddaughter.

Piper, also known as Silvernose

Capricorn's minstrel; now serves the Adderhead. He wears a silver nose because his real nose was cut off by the father of a woman he seduced.

Pippo

Fenoglio's grandson.

Prince of Salt

Maternal grandfather of Violante.

Resa (Theresa) Folchart

Mo's wife, Meggie's mother, and Elinor's favorite niece. She spent many years mute and enslaved by the evil Mortola after Mo unknowingly read her into Inkheart . Resa returns to the Inkworld in search of Meggie in Inkspell . By Inkdeath, she and Mo are expecting a second child, and she wishes to return to our world, even though the rest of her family does not. By following the dangerous craft she learned as the Magpie's servant, she, too, shape-shifts into a bird – a swift – in an effort to save Mo and Dustfinger at the Castle in the Lake.

Rico

Fenoglio's grandson.

Robbers

Blackbeard, Charcoal-Burner, Elfbane, Gecko, Grabber, Hedgehog, Hobo, Silkworm, Swindler, and Twofingers are among the band of robbers in Inkdeath. See also Snapper, Woodenfoot.

Rosanna

Youngest daughter of Roxane and Dustfinger; died of a fever while Dustfinger was stranded in our world.

Rosenquartz

Fenoglio's peevish, put-upon, pink-colored glass man. Appreciative of Elinor's frankness toward the author once she arrives in the Inkworld!

Roxane

Dustfinger's wife, and a great beauty, with raven hair and alabaster skin. Mother of Brianna, Rosanna, and Jehan. Once a minstrel woman, she is now a healer and herbalist.

Sandro

One of Violante's child- soldiers.

Shadow

Known as Capricorn's Hound in Inkdeath. A being whose touch, and even breath, brings death.

Slasher

Formerly Capricorn's fire-raiser, now the Adderhead's henchman.

Snapper

Robber, writer, and follower of the Black Prince. Saves Doria and Luc from hanging in Inkdeath.

Sootbird

Strolling player and unconvincing fire-eater. An informant to the Adderhead in Inkspell ; serves the Milksop in Inkdeath.

Spelt-Mill

Scene of a terrible act of treachery in Inkspell .

Strong Man

Strolling player and robber, named Lazaro. One of the Black Prince's most loyal companions; accompanies Resa on her dangerous journey to the Castle in the Lake. Older, half brother of Doria.

Sugar, also known as the Wardrobe-Man

Servant of Mortola and then of Orpheus. A huge hired thug with rotten teeth.