Xanth #2
The Source of Magic
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Siren
Race: nymphTalent: Luring men with her musicDescription: Siren has a magnificent voice and a magical dulcimer with which she enchants men luring them to her island. She is married to Morris the Merman and is the mother of Cyrus....
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Cherie
Race: centaurTalent: beautyDescription: Married to Chester, and dam of Chet and Chem. She has trouble coming to terms with her own, or any other centaurs talent.more...
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Bink
Race: humanTalent: Protection from magicDescription: The son of Roland and Bianca `who was banished for his apparent lack of talent. He was later recognized as Magician when the true nature of his powers became clear. He is married to Chameleon, and fathe...
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Chester
Race: centaurTalent: Conjuring a silver fluteDescription: A strong-willed centaur with a homely face, but handsome hindquarters. He is married to Cherie, sire of Chem and Chet, and nephew of Herman the Hermit. The flute that he conjures plays beautiful mu...
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Crombie
Race: humanTalent: DirectionDescription: Humfrey and Sofias soldier son. Spoiled by Demoness Metria as a child, he hated women for a time. However, he later marries Jewel the Nymph, and becomes the father of Tandy. His talent allows him to point to ...
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Beauregard
Race: DemonDescription: A friend of Humfreys. He is highly educated, and is writing a doctoral thesis: "Fallibilities of Other Intelligent Life in Xanth". He is only moderately demonic-looking: his horns are vestigial, and his tail is tufted, not ba...
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Chameleon
Race: humanTalent: Phasic: changes intelligence s talent changes with the month. She goes through three distinct phases, who each have a different name. She is married to Bink. At age 76, youthened to 16more...
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Humfrey
Race: humanTalent: InformationDescription: He typically charges one years service as the fee for an Answer to a Question.more...
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Manticora
Race: monsterDescription: A creature with the face of a human, the body of a lion, dragons wings,and a scorpions tail. It is in service to Humfrey for the answer to its question (does it have a soul).more...
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Blue Steel
Race: demonDescription: A demon patrolman with blue skin and a head that is flat on top. Works with Copper....
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Brain Coral
Race: thingTalent: SuggestionDescription: A creature of tremendous intelligence, magic, and conscience. It protects the demon X(a/n)th. Since it cant move, it operates through thought suggestions which seem to creatures like their own ideas....
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Crunch
Race: ogreDescription: A vegetarian ogre (he doesnt eat humans). He "rescued" a curse fiend actress dressed as an ogress from danger that was actually staged. However, the two became smitten and married. He is the father of Smash.more...
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Dor
Race: humanTalent: Conversing with inanimateDescription: Dor is the son of Bink and Chameleon. He undertakes the tapestry adventure, and there befriends Jumper. He later marries Irene, and becomes the father of Ivy and Dolph. Later King....
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Gorgon
Race: nymphTalent: Turning creatures to stoneDescription: The personification of the feminine promise/threat to men. The sight of Gorgons face turned at first just males, and then eventually all creatures to stone. The exception was Humfrey, whom sh...
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Grundy
Race: golemTalent: Conversing with all living creaturesDescription: 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....
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Spell Doctor
Race: humanTalent: Diagnosing spellsDescription: An elderly woman in King Trents household. The Spell doctor can view the effects of a spell, and figure out their cause.more...
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Iris (piers Anthony)
Race: humanTalent: IllusionDescription: A Sorceress, her abilities are on par with the Magician Level. With her talent, she can create illusions that fool the physical senses. She is married to Trent, and is the mother of Irene....
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Jewel
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Millie
Race: humanTalent: Sex appealDescription: Formerly a chambermaid at Castle Roogna, she was turned into a ghost for 800 years. Married to Jonathan, the Zombie Master, she is mother of Hiatus and Lacuna....
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Trent
Race: HumanTalent: TransformationDescription: Once an Evil Magician, he was exiled to Mundania for twenty years, before returning to Xanth. His talent allows him to transform others into any other living form. Married to Iris, and father of Irene....
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Roland
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Bianca
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Copper (piers Anthony)
Race: demonDescription: A demon patrolman with coppery skin. Works with Blue Steel....
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Xanth
Race: DEMONTalent: All MagicDescription: X(A/N)TH The source of the land Xanths 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 magi...
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Jonathan
Race: HumanTalent: Creating zombiesDescription: Also known as Zombie Master. Jonathan is a Magician, who can reanimate almost any body to make a zombie. Married to Millie, and father of Lacuna and Hiatus....
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Chet
Race: CentaurTalent: CalculusDescription: The foal of Cherie and Chester, and Chems brother. His talent allows him to turn boulders into small stones, a process which he calls "Calculus".more...
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Sleeping Beauty
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