Eric | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Rincewind - This character is quite proud of the fact that he/she can run away from any situation and beg for mercy in several languages.

Eric Thursley - This young character summoned a wizard when attempting to summon a demon.

Astfgl - This character is the king of the demons.

Duke Vessenego - This character is the old demon that was supposed to go through the Pseudopolis portal.

Ponce da Quirm - This character has been searching for the Fountain of Youth since childhood.

Lavaeolus - It takes this character ten years to...
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