Characters from The Fifth Sacred Thing

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

Maya - This character is ninety-eight and an elder of the City. Almost always in contact with the spirit world, Maya connects the past of the history of both her family and the City with the present. She is the grandmother of Bird and the elder of the House of Black Dragon.

Madrone - A healer, this character's skills encompass not only traditional medical practices but also non-traditional herbal remedies and most significantly, powerful laying-on-of-hands whereby this character can spiritually diagnose and heal.

Bird - The novel commences with this character imprisoned in...
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