Lark's People P-Z
All the stories in the Fairy in the Bed series are set in the same world, and characters tend to pop up in one another's stories. Here are some of the people you'll meet, along with their relationships and the books in which they appear. Main characters appear in UPPER CASE, the first time they’re mentioned. Major or supporting characters in Normal Case. They are grouped alphabetically by first name, because some of them don't use surnames.
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Padraig (fairy - leprechaun.) Great-great grandfather of the McTavish boys through their father Lachlan. The Courting of Eileen
Paddy Horseshoe (fairy - leprechaun) A friendly gossoon who plays the fiddle for his two sisters when they dance with Susan McFee during her long visit with Harry McFee at the pixie hills. His sister is Corinna Lindon, mother of Calypso, grandmother of Jin and Corin. Wish-Matched and mentioned in Man Overboard
Paddy Shillelagh: Fairy, leprechaun, great grandfather of Jack Miller. Father of Norah. Lived at Blarney Edge.
Pamela Rowan (human) Zach’s grandmother. Man Overboard
Pandora “Panda” le Fay. (fay- pixie halfling) Eldest child and elder daughter of Barbie Hanover le Fay and Jacobi le Fay. Born in 1951. Her father-by-blood is Peter Peckerdale, but Jacobi has always considered her his daughter in every way that matters. Panda has dark hair and startling green eyes and a slightly crooked mouth. She startled Magda Quest horribly when she wandered into her gallery in Perth one day in 1972. She met Andorie or Amber Inkersoll and, through her, her brother Davey, whom she married. She became the mother of Duffy, Niamh and Helene.
Paola Fanshaw (court/human halfling) Eldest daughter of Nanette Leopold Fanshaw and Daniel Fanshaw. Sister of Lace, Chentille and Baptista, half-sister of Court Leopold, and shares his birthday, 20 years apart
Paris (fay, water lad with a human father) Redheaded water lad with sleepy grey eyes who is a friend of London. He meets Nanette Fanshaw on her way to Skipton manor. Later, he gives an eight reed flute to Yvanne Skipton. His father is Jack Miller and his mother, Fee. He falls in love with Lucy Tan.
Parsifal (Percy) Brioche (fay, courtfolk). Tall, blue-eyed, cheerful young man who loves women, food and fun. A childhood friend of Xanthe Persimmon and her once-only lover. An escort of Giselle Skipton.
Patrice: mostly human. A companion at Camp Ferris. Responsible for making the punch that disagreed with Lucy.
Patrick Barley: Halfling leprechaun who lives at Erin a’ Fee with his wife Modeste and his stepdaughter Alice Fillion
Patrick Cornfellow (fairy: farm hob) twin brother of Nicholas Cornfellow and cousin of Hob Cottman. In his forties, married to the twin sister of Nick’s wife, with a tribe of fairhaired children who may or may not be full sibs. Talks in dialect and helps Hob with the harvest. Uses horse and dray. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob
Patrick Shand: Mostly human. Son of Sidonie Glasgow and William Shand. Born 1925. Father of Garth Shand. Grandfather of Pen Inkersoll.
Patsy Carpenter (fairy - leprechaun gossoon.) Shamrock Village carpenter who built Eileen's house. The Courting of Eileen
Patsy and McConnaghy; reputedly cousins of the green gossoon…
Paul Fraser (human) Deceased adopted father of Chloe Fraser, husband of Abbie (dec) and father of Belle Jessup. Sam and the Sylvan
Pauline Charming: (Hob halfling). Youngest daughter of Mathias and Hazel. Born around 1949. Sister of Carol and Nancy
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PECKERDALE PETER GRENE “Peck” (fairy) fix-it pixie, works as a mechanic. Cousin of Ryl Merriweather. Wish-match lover and later fiancé of Chloe Fraser. Marries her in I Promise. Reluctant mentor of Pen Swan. Employee of Ike’s Motor Services until Sunshower. Dark haired, strong but wiry build, goes green with embarrassment. Lives in a flat at Peckerdale Grene Tower, close to a portal to over there which is in a copse of English trees over the green belt until moving into a family apartment in Sam and the Sylvan. Childhood friend of Heidi Ash, a tree maid. Sometime casual lover of Shan, a pixie miss. Main character in Green Balls and major character in Pen and Ink, a POV character in Sam and the Sylvan, referred to in Sunshower and appears in Man Overboard. Married in mid December.
PEN SWAN INKERSOLL. (Mostly human) Widowed illustrator. Widow of Ben Swan, who used to do the inks for her sketches. Longtime friend of Skye and Simon Bakewell. Knows Peck (he’s her mechanic and the reluctant tutor in fairy info) and his cousin, Ryl. Likes cats, draws The Cat, wish-match lover and later wife of Duffy Inkersoll, whose cat self is Ink. Mother to be of twins. Main character in Pen and Ink, mentioned in Sunshower and character in Floribunda and the Best Men. She and Duffy share twins; Dove and Llew.
Pen Swan is one of my favourite Fairy in the Bed characters. At forty-two she grabs a chance with both hands and... OK, she adopts a cat. But Ink is The Cat, and there's a lot more to him than meets the eye.
Pennyroyal Cassidy: (Fairy; hob maid.) Dairy hob who takes care of the cows for Rupert and Cordelia Persimmon. A voluptuous woman who is married to an appreciative husband named Galfridus.
Perren Hammett: (pisky man) Husband of Chesten Pendennis; father of Beatrice
(Salix) Peter Grene (fairy: pixie) Grandfather of Peck and Ryl, husband of Gentian Grene, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Owns an old car which Peck keeps on the road. Best friend and godson of Peter Peckerdale, and married to Gentian Hillyard. Lover of Mistress Dandelion. Father of Malachite and grandfather of Peck and Prom Grene. Son of Quercus Grene and Russet Fen Grene.
PETER ALEXIS PECKERDALE (fairy: pixie) Son of Gareth Peckerdale and Jessima Grene. Father of Pandora le Fay, and of Melody, Kristos, Alexander and Leilana Peckerdale. Grandfather of Peck and Promise Grene, Ryl Skipton, Jin, Corin, and Quinn Peckerdale and Ceilidh Acushla, and also of Duffy Inkersoll, Helene Inkersoll and Niamh Inkersoll Hollander. Great-grandfather of Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre Merriweather, and also of Dove and Llew Inkersoll and various children of Helene and Niamh. Husband of Pia Peckerdale, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Ex-lover of Barbie Hanover le Fay. Tells Peck the story of the pixie grip.
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Philip Quest: see Pips Quest
Philippa Hackney; daughter of Verian Hackney and Micah Silver. Married to Pierre Hardy, bears Louise and the twins Dumas and Frans, divorces him and marries Sebastian d’Chevalier
Phillie an elf woman at the May Day Ball; one of Paris's my-ladies.
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PIA TILLIEN PECKERDALE (fairy: pixie) Daughter of Gard Tillien and Esther “Tess” Brynn. Grandmother of Peck and Ryl, Jisinia and Corin and Quinn, wife of Peter Peckerdale, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Great-grandmother of Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre Merriweather.
Pierre Hardy: (human) First husband of Philippa Hackney. Married to Brooke with several children. Father of Philippa’s twin sons and daughter. A nice man, who wanted lots of children. He and Philippa divorced amicably when he met Brooke and remain on good terms.
PIERS LE FAY (fairy) – everyday form of Sir Piers, a Knight of the Midsummer Court. Fair haired, 30, and a lecturer in mediaeval history. English cousin of Niall le Fay. Smells of summer and manifests with hot sunlight. Wish-match lover of Kendra Eckmann. Main character in Hot Summer Knight. In Under the Christmas Tree, Kendra tells Ancel he’s writing a series called The Orders of the Fay
Philip “Pips” Quest. Human. Husband of Marianna Quest, adopted father of Magda.
Pisky-in-a-Blanket. (human) Supergroupie in Court in Between. Turns up at the Patterdale festival sporting Spock-style ears Real name Illya Marsh. A casual acquaintance of Louise Hardy who becomes one of her best friends when Louise falls in love with Illya's brother in law.
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Plie (fairy: waterfolk) Water maid, a beautiful blonde. Lives by the falls over there. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob, mentioned in Pen and Ink and is a friend of Sam in Sam and the Sylvan. Mother of Poll’s two sons, Castor and Leander.
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Poll (fairy: waterfolk) Waterfolk, a beautiful gold-skinned man. Lives by the falls over there. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob, mentioned in Pen and Ink. He’s Tane’s kin-cousin, via Tam. He forms a loving foursome with Hector, Plie and Niss. He has two sons with Plie; Castor and Leander. Casual lover of Jisinia Peckerdale.
Polly: elf woman at The Pear Tree Release Bar
Popcorn Guy (see Guy Popplewell)
Portier Grene (fairy: pixie) Father of Betula Grene, married to Rosita Starr, grandfather of Joe Bakewell, great grandfather of Si Bakewell, great-great grandfather of Honeycomb Bakewell Cottman, great-great-great grandfather of Ashby, Harry and Eriskay. Wish Matched
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Precious Skipton (fay- court) married to Louis – Roderick’s grandfather
PROMISE GRENE (fairy: pixie miss) Daughter of Mal and LeeLee, younger sister of Peck. Tab describes her as “opaque”. She comes and goes and says little- goth appearance. Sunshower, I Promise
Prudence “Prue” Leilana Eckmann. A halfling who gave Peter Peckerdale a lift to Lady Appledore House. Distant cousin of Jewel Peckerdale.
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Purcell: fay water lad. The father of Hula’s baby, Handel, in 1963
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Padraig (fairy - leprechaun.) Great-great grandfather of the McTavish boys through their father Lachlan. The Courting of Eileen
Paddy Horseshoe (fairy - leprechaun) A friendly gossoon who plays the fiddle for his two sisters when they dance with Susan McFee during her long visit with Harry McFee at the pixie hills. His sister is Corinna Lindon, mother of Calypso, grandmother of Jin and Corin. Wish-Matched and mentioned in Man Overboard
Paddy Shillelagh: Fairy, leprechaun, great grandfather of Jack Miller. Father of Norah. Lived at Blarney Edge.
Pamela Rowan (human) Zach’s grandmother. Man Overboard
Pandora “Panda” le Fay. (fay- pixie halfling) Eldest child and elder daughter of Barbie Hanover le Fay and Jacobi le Fay. Born in 1951. Her father-by-blood is Peter Peckerdale, but Jacobi has always considered her his daughter in every way that matters. Panda has dark hair and startling green eyes and a slightly crooked mouth. She startled Magda Quest horribly when she wandered into her gallery in Perth one day in 1972. She met Andorie or Amber Inkersoll and, through her, her brother Davey, whom she married. She became the mother of Duffy, Niamh and Helene.
Paola Fanshaw (court/human halfling) Eldest daughter of Nanette Leopold Fanshaw and Daniel Fanshaw. Sister of Lace, Chentille and Baptista, half-sister of Court Leopold, and shares his birthday, 20 years apart
Paris (fay, water lad with a human father) Redheaded water lad with sleepy grey eyes who is a friend of London. He meets Nanette Fanshaw on her way to Skipton manor. Later, he gives an eight reed flute to Yvanne Skipton. His father is Jack Miller and his mother, Fee. He falls in love with Lucy Tan.
Parsifal (Percy) Brioche (fay, courtfolk). Tall, blue-eyed, cheerful young man who loves women, food and fun. A childhood friend of Xanthe Persimmon and her once-only lover. An escort of Giselle Skipton.
Patrice: mostly human. A companion at Camp Ferris. Responsible for making the punch that disagreed with Lucy.
Patrick Barley: Halfling leprechaun who lives at Erin a’ Fee with his wife Modeste and his stepdaughter Alice Fillion
Patrick Cornfellow (fairy: farm hob) twin brother of Nicholas Cornfellow and cousin of Hob Cottman. In his forties, married to the twin sister of Nick’s wife, with a tribe of fairhaired children who may or may not be full sibs. Talks in dialect and helps Hob with the harvest. Uses horse and dray. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob
Patrick Shand: Mostly human. Son of Sidonie Glasgow and William Shand. Born 1925. Father of Garth Shand. Grandfather of Pen Inkersoll.
Patsy Carpenter (fairy - leprechaun gossoon.) Shamrock Village carpenter who built Eileen's house. The Courting of Eileen
Patsy and McConnaghy; reputedly cousins of the green gossoon…
Paul Fraser (human) Deceased adopted father of Chloe Fraser, husband of Abbie (dec) and father of Belle Jessup. Sam and the Sylvan
Pauline Charming: (Hob halfling). Youngest daughter of Mathias and Hazel. Born around 1949. Sister of Carol and Nancy
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PECKERDALE PETER GRENE “Peck” (fairy) fix-it pixie, works as a mechanic. Cousin of Ryl Merriweather. Wish-match lover and later fiancé of Chloe Fraser. Marries her in I Promise. Reluctant mentor of Pen Swan. Employee of Ike’s Motor Services until Sunshower. Dark haired, strong but wiry build, goes green with embarrassment. Lives in a flat at Peckerdale Grene Tower, close to a portal to over there which is in a copse of English trees over the green belt until moving into a family apartment in Sam and the Sylvan. Childhood friend of Heidi Ash, a tree maid. Sometime casual lover of Shan, a pixie miss. Main character in Green Balls and major character in Pen and Ink, a POV character in Sam and the Sylvan, referred to in Sunshower and appears in Man Overboard. Married in mid December.
PEN SWAN INKERSOLL. (Mostly human) Widowed illustrator. Widow of Ben Swan, who used to do the inks for her sketches. Longtime friend of Skye and Simon Bakewell. Knows Peck (he’s her mechanic and the reluctant tutor in fairy info) and his cousin, Ryl. Likes cats, draws The Cat, wish-match lover and later wife of Duffy Inkersoll, whose cat self is Ink. Mother to be of twins. Main character in Pen and Ink, mentioned in Sunshower and character in Floribunda and the Best Men. She and Duffy share twins; Dove and Llew.
Pen Swan is one of my favourite Fairy in the Bed characters. At forty-two she grabs a chance with both hands and... OK, she adopts a cat. But Ink is The Cat, and there's a lot more to him than meets the eye.
Pennyroyal Cassidy: (Fairy; hob maid.) Dairy hob who takes care of the cows for Rupert and Cordelia Persimmon. A voluptuous woman who is married to an appreciative husband named Galfridus.
Perren Hammett: (pisky man) Husband of Chesten Pendennis; father of Beatrice
(Salix) Peter Grene (fairy: pixie) Grandfather of Peck and Ryl, husband of Gentian Grene, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Owns an old car which Peck keeps on the road. Best friend and godson of Peter Peckerdale, and married to Gentian Hillyard. Lover of Mistress Dandelion. Father of Malachite and grandfather of Peck and Prom Grene. Son of Quercus Grene and Russet Fen Grene.
PETER ALEXIS PECKERDALE (fairy: pixie) Son of Gareth Peckerdale and Jessima Grene. Father of Pandora le Fay, and of Melody, Kristos, Alexander and Leilana Peckerdale. Grandfather of Peck and Promise Grene, Ryl Skipton, Jin, Corin, and Quinn Peckerdale and Ceilidh Acushla, and also of Duffy Inkersoll, Helene Inkersoll and Niamh Inkersoll Hollander. Great-grandfather of Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre Merriweather, and also of Dove and Llew Inkersoll and various children of Helene and Niamh. Husband of Pia Peckerdale, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Ex-lover of Barbie Hanover le Fay. Tells Peck the story of the pixie grip.
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Philip Quest: see Pips Quest
Philippa Hackney; daughter of Verian Hackney and Micah Silver. Married to Pierre Hardy, bears Louise and the twins Dumas and Frans, divorces him and marries Sebastian d’Chevalier
Phillie an elf woman at the May Day Ball; one of Paris's my-ladies.
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PIA TILLIEN PECKERDALE (fairy: pixie) Daughter of Gard Tillien and Esther “Tess” Brynn. Grandmother of Peck and Ryl, Jisinia and Corin and Quinn, wife of Peter Peckerdale, and one of the founders of Peckerdale Grene Tower. Great-grandmother of Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre Merriweather.
Pierre Hardy: (human) First husband of Philippa Hackney. Married to Brooke with several children. Father of Philippa’s twin sons and daughter. A nice man, who wanted lots of children. He and Philippa divorced amicably when he met Brooke and remain on good terms.
PIERS LE FAY (fairy) – everyday form of Sir Piers, a Knight of the Midsummer Court. Fair haired, 30, and a lecturer in mediaeval history. English cousin of Niall le Fay. Smells of summer and manifests with hot sunlight. Wish-match lover of Kendra Eckmann. Main character in Hot Summer Knight. In Under the Christmas Tree, Kendra tells Ancel he’s writing a series called The Orders of the Fay
Philip “Pips” Quest. Human. Husband of Marianna Quest, adopted father of Magda.
Pisky-in-a-Blanket. (human) Supergroupie in Court in Between. Turns up at the Patterdale festival sporting Spock-style ears Real name Illya Marsh. A casual acquaintance of Louise Hardy who becomes one of her best friends when Louise falls in love with Illya's brother in law.
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Plie (fairy: waterfolk) Water maid, a beautiful blonde. Lives by the falls over there. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob, mentioned in Pen and Ink and is a friend of Sam in Sam and the Sylvan. Mother of Poll’s two sons, Castor and Leander.
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Poll (fairy: waterfolk) Waterfolk, a beautiful gold-skinned man. Lives by the falls over there. Appears in Honey and the Harvest Hob, mentioned in Pen and Ink. He’s Tane’s kin-cousin, via Tam. He forms a loving foursome with Hector, Plie and Niss. He has two sons with Plie; Castor and Leander. Casual lover of Jisinia Peckerdale.
Polly: elf woman at The Pear Tree Release Bar
Popcorn Guy (see Guy Popplewell)
Portier Grene (fairy: pixie) Father of Betula Grene, married to Rosita Starr, grandfather of Joe Bakewell, great grandfather of Si Bakewell, great-great grandfather of Honeycomb Bakewell Cottman, great-great-great grandfather of Ashby, Harry and Eriskay. Wish Matched
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Precious Skipton (fay- court) married to Louis – Roderick’s grandfather
PROMISE GRENE (fairy: pixie miss) Daughter of Mal and LeeLee, younger sister of Peck. Tab describes her as “opaque”. She comes and goes and says little- goth appearance. Sunshower, I Promise
Prudence “Prue” Leilana Eckmann. A halfling who gave Peter Peckerdale a lift to Lady Appledore House. Distant cousin of Jewel Peckerdale.
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Purcell: fay water lad. The father of Hula’s baby, Handel, in 1963
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Quant Skipton (fay- court) Roderick’s and Luc’s brother.
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Quercus Grene (fay- pixie) Father of Salix Peter Grene. Married to Russet Fen
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QUINN PECKERDALE. Son of Alex Peckerdale and Mavourneen Tralee. Speaks with a leppy accent. Minds the B&B in 2019. Musical and artistic. Hero of Love Began at Christmas. Husband of Yvanne Skipton.
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Quant Skipton (fay- court) Roderick’s and Luc’s brother.
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Quercus Grene (fay- pixie) Father of Salix Peter Grene. Married to Russet Fen
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QUINN PECKERDALE. Son of Alex Peckerdale and Mavourneen Tralee. Speaks with a leppy accent. Minds the B&B in 2019. Musical and artistic. Hero of Love Began at Christmas. Husband of Yvanne Skipton.
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Rachel Pendennis (human) Best friend of Mary Canterbury. Mother of Jory Pendennis via a short liaison and then of Richenda much later, both with Merryn Pendennis. A tall, fair, cheerful woman who loves her son but who sees him without sentiment
Rafe de Courcy (fay: court) Husband of Kit St Clair and father of Amalie de Courcy and Godfrey Sam and the Sylvan
Ranjeet “Ran” Kahn (human) Stepbrother of George Dark, son of Ajay Kahn and stepson of Sarah Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
Raphael “Raph” Angelus. (human). He rescues Eve Adeste when she's lost in Sydney and ends up helping her to deliver Frances and Niall's baby on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve
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Réné de Libre – younger brother of Jacot, elder brother of Ancel. Son of Marcella and Edelmir. Betrothed to Mulldah
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Richenda Pendennis (half fay: pisky) Daughter and second child of Merryn and Rachel Pendennis. Full sister of Jory Pendennis, dancing partner of Corin Peckerdale in Man Overboard. At sixteen, she is “a beauty” with a shock of fair hair. She is graceful and a little eccentric. Corin calls her chicken.
Riviera : (human) daughter of Brooke and Pierre Hardy. Philippa calls her Rivvie. She is Riviera’s godmother. One of the second-Hardys.
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ROBIN “HOB” COTTMAN. (fairy: harvest hob). Lectures at an agricultural college over here. Has a cottage over there. Manifest- harvest hob, smells of produce and fresh bread. Glows in rainbow colours in moments of stress. Wears a smock and britches over there, and unremarkable clothes over here. Big, brown-haired and handsome, talks in a Yorkshire dialect. Has English relatives. Sapphire blue eyes. Romantic and passionate, wish-match lover of Honey Bakewell, and father of her harvest hob baby (Ashby Cottman) and the twins, Harry and Eriskay. Main character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and appears in Man Overboard.
RODERICK SKIPTON (fay: court) – Ryl’s father, Married to Melody Peckerdale Skipton. Runs Summercourt Wines with her in the 1980s. Midsummer Melody, The Kissing Ring
Rogier de Lin; husband of Lisbeth.
REVEREND RORY INKERSOLL (fairy: mutable fay- stealth cat). Born 1934. Stealth cat grandfather of Duffy Inkersoll. His cat self, The Red Cat, is an elderly but still hale red tabby going grey. Rory has amber eyes in both forms. He uses crystals and can "read" manis. His wife Emer aka "my queen" died a couple of years before Pen and Ink. Retired to over there where he lives in a cottage on the edge of the forest. Great-grandfather of Niamh's hobs and Helene's upcoming child(ren). He marries Pen and Duffy and agrees to carry out a service for Flori, Gervais and Hamish. Mentioned in Pen and Ink, plays a role in Floribunda and the Best Men and Sunshower in which he takes Sofa Silver as a lodger. Hero of The Red Cat
Rose Glasgow Folly: Mostly human. Daughter of John Folly and Linneas Rose. Born 1962. Elder sister of Erica and William. Half-sister to Rory Inkersoll.
Rosita Starr (human) Married to Portier Grene, Joe Bakewell’s grandmother.
Rouge, the chestnut steed belonging to Sebastian d’Chevalier’s father Myles. Main self of the cloud-stepper The Steed
Rouge Persimmon: Son of Rupert and Cordelia. Brother of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Sage and Azure
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Ruan Weir (pisky) Had a son by arrangement with Emblyn, who later married Jago Pendennis. This son was Keeley Weir’s paternal grandfather.
Ruby (hob halfling) Married Gilbert Thrift after Tansy left with Art. Counterpoint series
Rufus Cottman (hob). Baby brother of Hob Cottman, half-brother of Linda Hobbs. Surprise son of Jem and Iris. Man Overboard
Rupert Persimmon: (fay, courtfolk). Father of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Sage, Rouge and Azure. Husband of Cordelia.
Russell “Russ” Merriweather – Tom’s father; an architect, involved in Peckerdale Grene Tower. Married to Kay Born 1942 Brother Dennis born 1940
Russet Fen (fay- pixie miss) Mother of Peter Grene. Married to Quercus Grene
Ruth Warrener Sister in law of Derry Warrener, wife of Hal. Works as Reception at Flannigan House Boutique Hotel. Appears in Horizontal Bunny Hop and Man Overboard. Daughter of Valeria Hall and Alaric Bellaine, and so a little over a quarterling mix of court, hob and human.
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Ryan Besnik: human. classmate of Nelis Winter and Lucy Tan in The Pear Tree.
RYL GLISSANDO MERRIWEATHER (nee Skipton). (fay; pixie/court) Ryl is a handsome curvy woman, who runs Peckerdale Grene with her family. Granddaughter Peter and Pia Peckerdale and Cecily and Andre Skipton. Fairy godmother mani. Smells of roses and lavender. Older cousin of Peck Grene. Wife of Tom, and mother to four boys; Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre. Met Tom at 15 and was engaged on her 18th birthday. Married when her first child was conceived. Appears in Green Balls and Pen and Ink and Sam and the Sylvan, and, as a junior teen, in The Wish-Match. Meets Tom in The Kissing Ring. Appears in Pisky Business, Sunshower
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Rachel Pendennis (human) Best friend of Mary Canterbury. Mother of Jory Pendennis via a short liaison and then of Richenda much later, both with Merryn Pendennis. A tall, fair, cheerful woman who loves her son but who sees him without sentiment
Rafe de Courcy (fay: court) Husband of Kit St Clair and father of Amalie de Courcy and Godfrey Sam and the Sylvan
Ranjeet “Ran” Kahn (human) Stepbrother of George Dark, son of Ajay Kahn and stepson of Sarah Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
Raphael “Raph” Angelus. (human). He rescues Eve Adeste when she's lost in Sydney and ends up helping her to deliver Frances and Niall's baby on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve
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Réné de Libre – younger brother of Jacot, elder brother of Ancel. Son of Marcella and Edelmir. Betrothed to Mulldah
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Richenda Pendennis (half fay: pisky) Daughter and second child of Merryn and Rachel Pendennis. Full sister of Jory Pendennis, dancing partner of Corin Peckerdale in Man Overboard. At sixteen, she is “a beauty” with a shock of fair hair. She is graceful and a little eccentric. Corin calls her chicken.
Riviera : (human) daughter of Brooke and Pierre Hardy. Philippa calls her Rivvie. She is Riviera’s godmother. One of the second-Hardys.
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ROBIN “HOB” COTTMAN. (fairy: harvest hob). Lectures at an agricultural college over here. Has a cottage over there. Manifest- harvest hob, smells of produce and fresh bread. Glows in rainbow colours in moments of stress. Wears a smock and britches over there, and unremarkable clothes over here. Big, brown-haired and handsome, talks in a Yorkshire dialect. Has English relatives. Sapphire blue eyes. Romantic and passionate, wish-match lover of Honey Bakewell, and father of her harvest hob baby (Ashby Cottman) and the twins, Harry and Eriskay. Main character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and appears in Man Overboard.
RODERICK SKIPTON (fay: court) – Ryl’s father, Married to Melody Peckerdale Skipton. Runs Summercourt Wines with her in the 1980s. Midsummer Melody, The Kissing Ring
Rogier de Lin; husband of Lisbeth.
REVEREND RORY INKERSOLL (fairy: mutable fay- stealth cat). Born 1934. Stealth cat grandfather of Duffy Inkersoll. His cat self, The Red Cat, is an elderly but still hale red tabby going grey. Rory has amber eyes in both forms. He uses crystals and can "read" manis. His wife Emer aka "my queen" died a couple of years before Pen and Ink. Retired to over there where he lives in a cottage on the edge of the forest. Great-grandfather of Niamh's hobs and Helene's upcoming child(ren). He marries Pen and Duffy and agrees to carry out a service for Flori, Gervais and Hamish. Mentioned in Pen and Ink, plays a role in Floribunda and the Best Men and Sunshower in which he takes Sofa Silver as a lodger. Hero of The Red Cat
Rose Glasgow Folly: Mostly human. Daughter of John Folly and Linneas Rose. Born 1962. Elder sister of Erica and William. Half-sister to Rory Inkersoll.
Rosita Starr (human) Married to Portier Grene, Joe Bakewell’s grandmother.
Rouge, the chestnut steed belonging to Sebastian d’Chevalier’s father Myles. Main self of the cloud-stepper The Steed
Rouge Persimmon: Son of Rupert and Cordelia. Brother of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Sage and Azure
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Ruan Weir (pisky) Had a son by arrangement with Emblyn, who later married Jago Pendennis. This son was Keeley Weir’s paternal grandfather.
Ruby (hob halfling) Married Gilbert Thrift after Tansy left with Art. Counterpoint series
Rufus Cottman (hob). Baby brother of Hob Cottman, half-brother of Linda Hobbs. Surprise son of Jem and Iris. Man Overboard
Rupert Persimmon: (fay, courtfolk). Father of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Sage, Rouge and Azure. Husband of Cordelia.
Russell “Russ” Merriweather – Tom’s father; an architect, involved in Peckerdale Grene Tower. Married to Kay Born 1942 Brother Dennis born 1940
Russet Fen (fay- pixie miss) Mother of Peter Grene. Married to Quercus Grene
Ruth Warrener Sister in law of Derry Warrener, wife of Hal. Works as Reception at Flannigan House Boutique Hotel. Appears in Horizontal Bunny Hop and Man Overboard. Daughter of Valeria Hall and Alaric Bellaine, and so a little over a quarterling mix of court, hob and human.
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Ryan Besnik: human. classmate of Nelis Winter and Lucy Tan in The Pear Tree.
RYL GLISSANDO MERRIWEATHER (nee Skipton). (fay; pixie/court) Ryl is a handsome curvy woman, who runs Peckerdale Grene with her family. Granddaughter Peter and Pia Peckerdale and Cecily and Andre Skipton. Fairy godmother mani. Smells of roses and lavender. Older cousin of Peck Grene. Wife of Tom, and mother to four boys; Tabor, Tempo, Tango and Timbre. Met Tom at 15 and was engaged on her 18th birthday. Married when her first child was conceived. Appears in Green Balls and Pen and Ink and Sam and the Sylvan, and, as a junior teen, in The Wish-Match. Meets Tom in The Kissing Ring. Appears in Pisky Business, Sunshower
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Sabrina Merriweather: (hybrid human/alpenfee) first child of Bart and Brigitta Merriweather
Sage Persimmon: Son of Rupert and Cordelia. Brother of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Rouge and Azure
Sally (human). Owner and manager of Recycle Sally’s, the bo-ho boutique where Josefa works. Sunshower
SAM SILVER (hybrid—human/sylvan) Member of a long-lived family. Looks 15 but is 35. Tall, androgynous, bi, musical and laconic, Sam has a detached sense of fashion and has been more or less homeless. Smells of sandalwood. Later lover of Oash, and mother of Oash’s baby, Soash. Friends with Peck and Chloe, Tab and Josefa. Daughter of Sherry Silver and Jules Fraeman, great-niece of Sofia “Sofa” Silver. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower Sends Tab and Josefa to visit Sofa.
Sarah (human). A casual friend of Susan McFee in her teens. Susan makes a dress for her. Wish-Matched
Sarah Flint Hillyard gwynnie teg. Married to Durham Hillyard Mother of his son. Sarah is dark-haired, small, quiet and likable, and stronger-minded than she seems…having weathered Mistress Dandelion’s advice.
Sarah Kahn (nee Fleming) (human) Mother of George Dark, wife of Ajay Kahn and stepmother of Ranjeet Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
Sash (Fay: tree maid) Red-haired tree maid wife or lover of a leprechaun man. Has a two-year-old son named Tadhg whom she introduces to Flori, Hamish and Gervais in Floribunda and the Best Men
Sass: (human) A camper at Ferris Island. An artist. Probably elderly.
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SEAN "Highland Sean" MCTAVISH (Fay: braefolk/leprechaun) Youngest brother of Hamish McTavish. Son of Jenny and Lachlan McTavish. Possible match for Eileen o' the Mist Floribunda and the Best Men, The Courting of Eileen. Shepherd at the brae with his brother Glengarry, enjoys fly fishing, and also collects music and songs to "hold heritage".
SEBASTIAN DELACOURT D’CHEVALIER: born 1964. (fairy: Knight) father of Court Leopold via his mani-self Delacourt and Nanette Leopold. Married to a quarterling pisky named Philippa Hackney who has a daughter and twin sons by her first husband Pierre, now married to Brooke.. His horse is Hugo.
Selka Andree: wife of Clevis Andree, Master of Unicorn in 1959, and mother of Nadia
Seren Starsinger (gwynny teg) Ancestor of Eileen o' the Mist, Grainne from the forge and Kieran Shamrock. Her man was Fergal, a leprechaun man. The Courting of Eileen
Serena Hardy (human) daughter of Brooke and Pierre, youngest of Louise, Dumas and Frans’ half siblings. Has a hug pact with Louise and her brother Jean-Pierre. (Counterpoint series) Philippa calls her Sen. One of the second-Hardys.
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Sha (fairy water maid) twenty-something sister of Mari, granddaughter of Tia. The Wish-Match. Never wears clothes and has a baby in the mid ‘80s. A friend of Josette. Kissing Ring
Shamus Mani-self of Sean McTavish. The Courting of Eileen
Shamus An Leannán, man Ancel meets in Erin a‘ Fee. He recommends butter. Related to Tyrone Scarlet
Shan (fairy) pixie miss, a friend of Peck Grene. Beautiful, kind, has a great appetite for food, dance and sex. A no-strings lover. Mentioned in Green Balls and Sam and the Sylvan
Shari Valentine (human) agoraphobic girlfriend of Deek Caffrey in Calico Calypso in the 1980s. Her sister Beth dances under the name Lulu at Cats’ Pyjamas. She and Deek marry and have three children; Valentine, Grace and Lillibet
Sharon “Shaz” (human). Works at the bakery where Tom and Mish go for coffee. The Kissing Ring
Sheelagh Chalk (fay: leprechaun colleen with some treefolk blood) Works at The Harvest Hob in Adelaide. Tab Merriweather opines she may have some treefolk in her ancestry. She expects to marry Nathaniel Applebee, the licensee. She’s related to Ashling Shamrock, though she doesn’t say whether the relationship is through Kieran or Tally. In Court in Between she’s due to marry Nathaniel at Harvest
Shem Silver (hybrid human/sylvan) possibly great-uncle of Sam Silver Sam and the Sylvan although Sam is probably lying
Sherry Silver Jones (hybrid human/sylvan) Sam Silver's mother Sam and the Sylvan
Shilly: (fay goat) Head nanny in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Shoshannah Rowan – great-grandmother of Zach Rowan, who used to tell him stories
Shug: goat from Peter’s flock in the early 1950s.
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Sib (human) Woman who dies at Summerleigh Grange while Josefa is singing. Neighbour and sister-in-law of Beatrice Florin. Sunshower
Sidonie Glasgow. Mostly human. Born 1900. Daughter of James Glasgow(2) and his wife Jeannie. Married to William Shand. Mother of Patrick. G-Grandmother of Pen Inkersoll.
Sierra Sinclair: Diversity High student
Sighilda Lund (fay; fiiordfee) Oscar Chancery’s grandmother’s cousin . She has the sight. Under the Christmas Tree
SIMON BAKEWELL (Si) (fairy- trace pixie, reinforced) Mostly human, with a pixie grandfather, but owing to an explosive frolic with waterfolk which resulted in finally getting a child, he has far more pixie than expected. Affectionate, tactile, hugs people often, and can choose to pass on some of his extra energy, sometimes as a loving touch. Not tall, and not impressive, but attractive. In his early 50s. Besotted with his wish-match wife, Skye. Father of Honeycomb. Has an Aunt Shelly in Canada. Distant cousin of Peck Grene. Works part time as a new age healer at a local clinic. Fairly major character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and Pen and Ink Main in Wish Matched, appears in Pisky Business and Man Overboard
Simone: busty artist’s model in the 1940s and 50s. Posed for Thaddeus Appledore along with Judit Creed.
Sinead Milliken Later name of Sinead Shamrock.
Sinead Shamrock (beech maid with leprechaun father) Eldest child of Kieran Shamrock and Tally Beech. Helps Eileen with her cows. The Courting of Eileen. Later calls herself Sinead Milliken
Sixten Rose: brother of Linneas Rose Folly. Ancestor of Anemone Rose
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SKYE BAKEWELL (formerly Susan McFee). (half-fay: court/pixie with lace fay manifest.) Half fairy and half human through both parents. Not close to her parents Alicia and Eddie, who disapprove of her marriage to Si. Skye is rounded, beautiful, and smells of fresh washing. She’s a lace fay, with a magical touch with embroidery. She works as a dressmaker. Mother of Honeycomb. Friend of Ryl Merriweather, also friend of Pen Swan. Has made dresses for Asha Levi, Pen Swan, Honeycomb Bakewell and Mab O'Mara among others. Fairly major character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and Pen and Ink. Main in The Wish-Match and appears in Pisky Business. Mentioned in Sunshower as having embroidered a coverlet for Tab Merriweather.
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Snick: (fay goat) The biggest billy in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Snowland Winter; (human) father of Nelis in The Pear Tree. Lives with Daisy Comice for years, and then goes off to the Arctic Circle. He and Daisy get together quite often.
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Socrates: water lad who knows Gentian in 1962. Big, gold-skinned and charming. Gentian says he’s very kissy.
Sofa Silver (human/ sylvan hybrid) 106-year-old great aunt of Sam Silver. Sam thinks her name is probably really Sofia. Recently lost her girlfriend, Jessamine. In a nursing home in Adelaide. Sam and the Sylvan Visited by Tab Merriweather and Josefa in Sunshower and currently staying with Rory Inkersoll.
Solly Silver (hybrid human/sylvan) Cousin of Sam Silver's mother Sherry. Sam and the Sylvan… or so Sam says. It’s not true.
Solstice Hillyard. Gentian Grene’s brother, married to Currency.
Sorcha MacBride -the highlander’s grandmother – Oscar’s mother. Granny Till is his great grandmother. She makes quilts. A mix of fijordfee, braefolk, islander and herdfolk.
Sorcha-Mary Drumwiddy: David Drumwiddy’s first wife, married when she was forty-five. Emer
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The Steed: Gold cloud-stepper manifestation of the chestnut horse Rouge, belonging to Myles d’Chevalier. Sire of Hugo/Hero and grandsire of Artemisia/Mon Beau Cheval. Companion of Tarry.
Stewie. (human) Apprentice at Ike’s Motor Services. Red haired, and rather idle, tends to slope off for long breaks, Probably related to Ike. Appears briefly in Green Balls and is mentioned in Pen and Ink
Stuart McDonald – husband of Ailsa – at The Pear Tree
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Susan McFee: (fay halfling) Original name of Skye Bakewell
Susannah Devine de Libre Chancery; (Fay—courtfolk): great great grandmother of the summerman. She loved roses and had a Coeur des roses tea set. Great aunt of Edelmir de Libre. Had a rosewood chair.
Susu (human) dancer at Cats’ Pyjamas (Calico Calypso)
SUZETTE SKIPTON (Fay: court) One of Tab’s cousins. Sam and the Sylvan Marries Ancel de Libre in Under the Christmas Tree
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Sylvie Cowrie; fay, elf, elf girl who lives human in Sydney in the 1950s. At school with Barbie Hanover. Cousin of Meredith Oak.
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Sabrina Merriweather: (hybrid human/alpenfee) first child of Bart and Brigitta Merriweather
Sage Persimmon: Son of Rupert and Cordelia. Brother of Xanthe, Indigo, Violet, Rouge and Azure
Sally (human). Owner and manager of Recycle Sally’s, the bo-ho boutique where Josefa works. Sunshower
SAM SILVER (hybrid—human/sylvan) Member of a long-lived family. Looks 15 but is 35. Tall, androgynous, bi, musical and laconic, Sam has a detached sense of fashion and has been more or less homeless. Smells of sandalwood. Later lover of Oash, and mother of Oash’s baby, Soash. Friends with Peck and Chloe, Tab and Josefa. Daughter of Sherry Silver and Jules Fraeman, great-niece of Sofia “Sofa” Silver. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower Sends Tab and Josefa to visit Sofa.
Sarah (human). A casual friend of Susan McFee in her teens. Susan makes a dress for her. Wish-Matched
Sarah Flint Hillyard gwynnie teg. Married to Durham Hillyard Mother of his son. Sarah is dark-haired, small, quiet and likable, and stronger-minded than she seems…having weathered Mistress Dandelion’s advice.
Sarah Kahn (nee Fleming) (human) Mother of George Dark, wife of Ajay Kahn and stepmother of Ranjeet Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
Sash (Fay: tree maid) Red-haired tree maid wife or lover of a leprechaun man. Has a two-year-old son named Tadhg whom she introduces to Flori, Hamish and Gervais in Floribunda and the Best Men
Sass: (human) A camper at Ferris Island. An artist. Probably elderly.
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SEAN "Highland Sean" MCTAVISH (Fay: braefolk/leprechaun) Youngest brother of Hamish McTavish. Son of Jenny and Lachlan McTavish. Possible match for Eileen o' the Mist Floribunda and the Best Men, The Courting of Eileen. Shepherd at the brae with his brother Glengarry, enjoys fly fishing, and also collects music and songs to "hold heritage".
SEBASTIAN DELACOURT D’CHEVALIER: born 1964. (fairy: Knight) father of Court Leopold via his mani-self Delacourt and Nanette Leopold. Married to a quarterling pisky named Philippa Hackney who has a daughter and twin sons by her first husband Pierre, now married to Brooke.. His horse is Hugo.
Selka Andree: wife of Clevis Andree, Master of Unicorn in 1959, and mother of Nadia
Seren Starsinger (gwynny teg) Ancestor of Eileen o' the Mist, Grainne from the forge and Kieran Shamrock. Her man was Fergal, a leprechaun man. The Courting of Eileen
Serena Hardy (human) daughter of Brooke and Pierre, youngest of Louise, Dumas and Frans’ half siblings. Has a hug pact with Louise and her brother Jean-Pierre. (Counterpoint series) Philippa calls her Sen. One of the second-Hardys.
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Sha (fairy water maid) twenty-something sister of Mari, granddaughter of Tia. The Wish-Match. Never wears clothes and has a baby in the mid ‘80s. A friend of Josette. Kissing Ring
Shamus Mani-self of Sean McTavish. The Courting of Eileen
Shamus An Leannán, man Ancel meets in Erin a‘ Fee. He recommends butter. Related to Tyrone Scarlet
Shan (fairy) pixie miss, a friend of Peck Grene. Beautiful, kind, has a great appetite for food, dance and sex. A no-strings lover. Mentioned in Green Balls and Sam and the Sylvan
Shari Valentine (human) agoraphobic girlfriend of Deek Caffrey in Calico Calypso in the 1980s. Her sister Beth dances under the name Lulu at Cats’ Pyjamas. She and Deek marry and have three children; Valentine, Grace and Lillibet
Sharon “Shaz” (human). Works at the bakery where Tom and Mish go for coffee. The Kissing Ring
Sheelagh Chalk (fay: leprechaun colleen with some treefolk blood) Works at The Harvest Hob in Adelaide. Tab Merriweather opines she may have some treefolk in her ancestry. She expects to marry Nathaniel Applebee, the licensee. She’s related to Ashling Shamrock, though she doesn’t say whether the relationship is through Kieran or Tally. In Court in Between she’s due to marry Nathaniel at Harvest
Shem Silver (hybrid human/sylvan) possibly great-uncle of Sam Silver Sam and the Sylvan although Sam is probably lying
Sherry Silver Jones (hybrid human/sylvan) Sam Silver's mother Sam and the Sylvan
Shilly: (fay goat) Head nanny in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Shoshannah Rowan – great-grandmother of Zach Rowan, who used to tell him stories
Shug: goat from Peter’s flock in the early 1950s.
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Sib (human) Woman who dies at Summerleigh Grange while Josefa is singing. Neighbour and sister-in-law of Beatrice Florin. Sunshower
Sidonie Glasgow. Mostly human. Born 1900. Daughter of James Glasgow(2) and his wife Jeannie. Married to William Shand. Mother of Patrick. G-Grandmother of Pen Inkersoll.
Sierra Sinclair: Diversity High student
Sighilda Lund (fay; fiiordfee) Oscar Chancery’s grandmother’s cousin . She has the sight. Under the Christmas Tree
SIMON BAKEWELL (Si) (fairy- trace pixie, reinforced) Mostly human, with a pixie grandfather, but owing to an explosive frolic with waterfolk which resulted in finally getting a child, he has far more pixie than expected. Affectionate, tactile, hugs people often, and can choose to pass on some of his extra energy, sometimes as a loving touch. Not tall, and not impressive, but attractive. In his early 50s. Besotted with his wish-match wife, Skye. Father of Honeycomb. Has an Aunt Shelly in Canada. Distant cousin of Peck Grene. Works part time as a new age healer at a local clinic. Fairly major character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and Pen and Ink Main in Wish Matched, appears in Pisky Business and Man Overboard
Simone: busty artist’s model in the 1940s and 50s. Posed for Thaddeus Appledore along with Judit Creed.
Sinead Milliken Later name of Sinead Shamrock.
Sinead Shamrock (beech maid with leprechaun father) Eldest child of Kieran Shamrock and Tally Beech. Helps Eileen with her cows. The Courting of Eileen. Later calls herself Sinead Milliken
Sixten Rose: brother of Linneas Rose Folly. Ancestor of Anemone Rose
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SKYE BAKEWELL (formerly Susan McFee). (half-fay: court/pixie with lace fay manifest.) Half fairy and half human through both parents. Not close to her parents Alicia and Eddie, who disapprove of her marriage to Si. Skye is rounded, beautiful, and smells of fresh washing. She’s a lace fay, with a magical touch with embroidery. She works as a dressmaker. Mother of Honeycomb. Friend of Ryl Merriweather, also friend of Pen Swan. Has made dresses for Asha Levi, Pen Swan, Honeycomb Bakewell and Mab O'Mara among others. Fairly major character in Honey and the Harvest Hob and Pen and Ink. Main in The Wish-Match and appears in Pisky Business. Mentioned in Sunshower as having embroidered a coverlet for Tab Merriweather.
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Snick: (fay goat) The biggest billy in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Snowland Winter; (human) father of Nelis in The Pear Tree. Lives with Daisy Comice for years, and then goes off to the Arctic Circle. He and Daisy get together quite often.
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Socrates: water lad who knows Gentian in 1962. Big, gold-skinned and charming. Gentian says he’s very kissy.
Sofa Silver (human/ sylvan hybrid) 106-year-old great aunt of Sam Silver. Sam thinks her name is probably really Sofia. Recently lost her girlfriend, Jessamine. In a nursing home in Adelaide. Sam and the Sylvan Visited by Tab Merriweather and Josefa in Sunshower and currently staying with Rory Inkersoll.
Solly Silver (hybrid human/sylvan) Cousin of Sam Silver's mother Sherry. Sam and the Sylvan… or so Sam says. It’s not true.
Solstice Hillyard. Gentian Grene’s brother, married to Currency.
Sorcha MacBride -the highlander’s grandmother – Oscar’s mother. Granny Till is his great grandmother. She makes quilts. A mix of fijordfee, braefolk, islander and herdfolk.
Sorcha-Mary Drumwiddy: David Drumwiddy’s first wife, married when she was forty-five. Emer
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The Steed: Gold cloud-stepper manifestation of the chestnut horse Rouge, belonging to Myles d’Chevalier. Sire of Hugo/Hero and grandsire of Artemisia/Mon Beau Cheval. Companion of Tarry.
Stewie. (human) Apprentice at Ike’s Motor Services. Red haired, and rather idle, tends to slope off for long breaks, Probably related to Ike. Appears briefly in Green Balls and is mentioned in Pen and Ink
Stuart McDonald – husband of Ailsa – at The Pear Tree
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Susan McFee: (fay halfling) Original name of Skye Bakewell
Susannah Devine de Libre Chancery; (Fay—courtfolk): great great grandmother of the summerman. She loved roses and had a Coeur des roses tea set. Great aunt of Edelmir de Libre. Had a rosewood chair.
Susu (human) dancer at Cats’ Pyjamas (Calico Calypso)
SUZETTE SKIPTON (Fay: court) One of Tab’s cousins. Sam and the Sylvan Marries Ancel de Libre in Under the Christmas Tree
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Sylvie Cowrie; fay, elf, elf girl who lives human in Sydney in the 1950s. At school with Barbie Hanover. Cousin of Meredith Oak.
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TABOR THOMAS MERRIWETHER - Tab (half fay: court/pixie-human) Eldest son of Ryl Skipton and Tom Merriweather. Eighteen, musical and flirtatious. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men Main in Sunshower and now singing in a due called Sunshower with Josefa McCord with whom he is forevers.
Tad or Taddy Creed: see Thaddeus
Tadhg (fairy: treefolk/leprechaun) Little son of Sash the tree maid and her leprechaun man. Floribunda and the Best Men
Tally Beech aka Tally Shamrock (tree maid - beechmaid) Childhood friend of Flori Alexandris. Gave her a come-to-me. Flori meets her again thirty years later over there. Now married to leprechaun Kieran Shamrock, Tally has two "big maids" and two "little leppies". Floribunda and the Best Men
Tam (fairy) water maid. Friend of Merryn Pendennis and mother of his son Tane. Desired lovie of Liam Dancey Pisky Business, appears as a grandmother to Mirri Pendennis in Sam and the Sylvan. Also mother of Becca, Whim, Finn, Lee, and Rye. A kind of cousin to Poll.
Tamzin Herrick. (human) Real name of The Eager Elf in Court in Between
Tane (fairy) half pisky and half waterfolk. Son of Merryn Pendennis and Tam Pisky Business, and appears much later as a ‘husband’ to Jillian Fraeman and father of four (including baby Mirri) in Sam and the Sylvan. Sam’s step parent.
Tango Russell Merriweather - Tan (half fay) Second son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Seventeen and musical. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. People tell him things. Has a small vineyard over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men, Sunshower, Court in Between
Tansy Thrift (fay: hob maid) Stable hob who has been looking after Artemisia
Mistress Tapestry: (fay- mutie) A lovely tabby cat who lives on the Isle of Summer. She is the mani self of Mistress Taskie, a distant cousin of Foss
Tarn: (fay goat) A nanny in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Tarry fay goat - looks after Hugo
Mistress Taskie: (fay- mutie) A courtfolk lady who lives on the Isle of Summer. She has a mani self named Mistress Tapestry
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Tempo Roderick Merriweather - Tem (half fay) Third son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Fifteen and musical. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Has a cornfield over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men
Tess Peters – (human) married to Tim Peters
(Esther) “Tess” Bryn Tillien (fairy: pixie) Married to Gard Tillien. Mother of Pia Peckerdale and Alba Willow
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Thaddeus Bellover Appledore. A painter in Appledore in 1950. A gay man nearing 70, and a heavy drinker, he paints only occasionally. He pays Peter Peckerdale handsomely to model for him for the triptych Swansong, along with the professional model Judit. Peter turns down his advances, but he wills him royalties from limited edition prints made from the painting.
Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1950 to Judit and Tommy Creed.
Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy”, son of Judit and Tommy, born in 1950
Thomas “Tommy” Jordan Creed: A lanky young man, married to Judit. He supports her working as a dancer and artists’ model. They have a relationship based on trust, and two little boys, Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy” and Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1947 and 1950.
THOMAS TAMBORINE “TOM” MERRIWEATHER (human) husband of Ryl and father of four boys. Works as a doorman at Peckerdale Grene. Was involved in the plans of Peckerdale Grene tower. Spoken of in Green Balls and Pen and Ink. The Wish-Match. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower His father Russell is an architect (Grandad Merriweather – nice old geezer, according to Tab.) A bit straightlaced.
Main character in The Kissing Ring
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Tia (fairy) water maid in her seventies. Grandmother of Sha and Mari. The Wish-Match
Tilde Gundarson – married to Edward.
Tim Peters (human) father of Jenna, Jake and Chris. Appears briefly in Honey and the Harvest Hob
Timbre Skipton Merriweather - Tim (half fay) Youngest son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Fourteen, musical and friendly. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Dancing partner and kissing-ring love of Amalie de Courcy when he’s 16. Has a stable over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men, Sunshower, Man Overboard
Timothea Skipton: A cousin of Yvanne, Suzette and Giselle. She’s Giselle’s age
Tintagel Pendennis: a pisky jeweller who made Clover Grene’s emerald ring. Grandfather of Jago, great-great grandfather of Merryn, great-great-great grandfather of Jory and Tane and Richenda. Married to Demela, father of Day.
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Tolly son of Caroline de Libre and her summerman husband. Owns a Connemara cob and has a little sister.
Thomas “Tommy” Elec Creed- born in 1947 to Judit Creed and her husband. His brother is Thaddeus
Thomas “Tommy” Jordan Creed: A lanky young man, married to Judit. He supports her working as a dancer and artists’ model. They have a relationship based on trust, and two little boys, Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy” and Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1947 and 1950.
THOMAS TAMBORINE “TOM” MERRIWEATHER (human) husband of Ryl and father of four boys. Works as a doorman at Peckerdale Grene. Was involved in the plans of Peckerdale Grene tower. Spoken of in Green Balls and Pen and Ink. The Wish-Match. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower His father Russell is an architect (Grandad Merriweather – nice old geezer, according to Tab.) A bit straightlaced. Main character of The Kissing Ring
Tor Chancery: (fay; galleonfee) Half-brother to Oscar Chancery but with a water maid mother. He is in his mid-sixties, and married. He’s captain of Mermaid.
Torridon McTavish: wife of Glengarry McTavish. He refers to her as Mo Cridhe.
Toshi Kahn Diversity High. A member of the sets team for Queen of the May.
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Tress (fay: hob maid) The mani-self of Tansy Thrift. Has a lot of brown wavy hair, very long, blue eyes and a piquant turn of phrase. In love with d’Chevalier the horse lord, but doesn’t think much of his alter ego Court Leopold.
Tristan : (human) son of Brooke and Pierre Hardy. Philippa calls him Tris. One of the second-Hardys.
Truro Pendennis: (pisky man), son of Jago and Emblyn, father of Merryn, brother of Chesten and Penzance, half-brother of Enyon Weir. His wife is Conwenna Tregowan
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Tyrone Scarlet– husband of Alice Fillion
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TABOR THOMAS MERRIWETHER - Tab (half fay: court/pixie-human) Eldest son of Ryl Skipton and Tom Merriweather. Eighteen, musical and flirtatious. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men Main in Sunshower and now singing in a due called Sunshower with Josefa McCord with whom he is forevers.
Tad or Taddy Creed: see Thaddeus
Tadhg (fairy: treefolk/leprechaun) Little son of Sash the tree maid and her leprechaun man. Floribunda and the Best Men
Tally Beech aka Tally Shamrock (tree maid - beechmaid) Childhood friend of Flori Alexandris. Gave her a come-to-me. Flori meets her again thirty years later over there. Now married to leprechaun Kieran Shamrock, Tally has two "big maids" and two "little leppies". Floribunda and the Best Men
Tam (fairy) water maid. Friend of Merryn Pendennis and mother of his son Tane. Desired lovie of Liam Dancey Pisky Business, appears as a grandmother to Mirri Pendennis in Sam and the Sylvan. Also mother of Becca, Whim, Finn, Lee, and Rye. A kind of cousin to Poll.
Tamzin Herrick. (human) Real name of The Eager Elf in Court in Between
Tane (fairy) half pisky and half waterfolk. Son of Merryn Pendennis and Tam Pisky Business, and appears much later as a ‘husband’ to Jillian Fraeman and father of four (including baby Mirri) in Sam and the Sylvan. Sam’s step parent.
Tango Russell Merriweather - Tan (half fay) Second son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Seventeen and musical. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. People tell him things. Has a small vineyard over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men, Sunshower, Court in Between
Tansy Thrift (fay: hob maid) Stable hob who has been looking after Artemisia
Mistress Tapestry: (fay- mutie) A lovely tabby cat who lives on the Isle of Summer. She is the mani self of Mistress Taskie, a distant cousin of Foss
Tarn: (fay goat) A nanny in Peter Peckerdale’s flock in 1950.
Tarry fay goat - looks after Hugo
Mistress Taskie: (fay- mutie) A courtfolk lady who lives on the Isle of Summer. She has a mani self named Mistress Tapestry
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Tempo Roderick Merriweather - Tem (half fay) Third son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Fifteen and musical. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Has a cornfield over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men
Tess Peters – (human) married to Tim Peters
(Esther) “Tess” Bryn Tillien (fairy: pixie) Married to Gard Tillien. Mother of Pia Peckerdale and Alba Willow
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Thaddeus Bellover Appledore. A painter in Appledore in 1950. A gay man nearing 70, and a heavy drinker, he paints only occasionally. He pays Peter Peckerdale handsomely to model for him for the triptych Swansong, along with the professional model Judit. Peter turns down his advances, but he wills him royalties from limited edition prints made from the painting.
Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1950 to Judit and Tommy Creed.
Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy”, son of Judit and Tommy, born in 1950
Thomas “Tommy” Jordan Creed: A lanky young man, married to Judit. He supports her working as a dancer and artists’ model. They have a relationship based on trust, and two little boys, Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy” and Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1947 and 1950.
THOMAS TAMBORINE “TOM” MERRIWEATHER (human) husband of Ryl and father of four boys. Works as a doorman at Peckerdale Grene. Was involved in the plans of Peckerdale Grene tower. Spoken of in Green Balls and Pen and Ink. The Wish-Match. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower His father Russell is an architect (Grandad Merriweather – nice old geezer, according to Tab.) A bit straightlaced.
Main character in The Kissing Ring
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Tia (fairy) water maid in her seventies. Grandmother of Sha and Mari. The Wish-Match
Tilde Gundarson – married to Edward.
Tim Peters (human) father of Jenna, Jake and Chris. Appears briefly in Honey and the Harvest Hob
Timbre Skipton Merriweather - Tim (half fay) Youngest son of Ryl Merriweather and Tom Merriweather. Fourteen, musical and friendly. Floppy dark hair, milky freckled skin, tall. Plays in a band (4Ts-Quad) with his brothers. Dancing partner and kissing-ring love of Amalie de Courcy when he’s 16. Has a stable over there. Sam and the Sylvan; Floribunda and the Best Men, Sunshower, Man Overboard
Timothea Skipton: A cousin of Yvanne, Suzette and Giselle. She’s Giselle’s age
Tintagel Pendennis: a pisky jeweller who made Clover Grene’s emerald ring. Grandfather of Jago, great-great grandfather of Merryn, great-great-great grandfather of Jory and Tane and Richenda. Married to Demela, father of Day.
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Tolly son of Caroline de Libre and her summerman husband. Owns a Connemara cob and has a little sister.
Thomas “Tommy” Elec Creed- born in 1947 to Judit Creed and her husband. His brother is Thaddeus
Thomas “Tommy” Jordan Creed: A lanky young man, married to Judit. He supports her working as a dancer and artists’ model. They have a relationship based on trust, and two little boys, Thomas Elec Creed “Tommy” and Thaddeus Gabriel Creed “Tad” or “Taddy” born in 1947 and 1950.
THOMAS TAMBORINE “TOM” MERRIWEATHER (human) husband of Ryl and father of four boys. Works as a doorman at Peckerdale Grene. Was involved in the plans of Peckerdale Grene tower. Spoken of in Green Balls and Pen and Ink. The Wish-Match. Sam and the Sylvan, Sunshower His father Russell is an architect (Grandad Merriweather – nice old geezer, according to Tab.) A bit straightlaced. Main character of The Kissing Ring
Tor Chancery: (fay; galleonfee) Half-brother to Oscar Chancery but with a water maid mother. He is in his mid-sixties, and married. He’s captain of Mermaid.
Torridon McTavish: wife of Glengarry McTavish. He refers to her as Mo Cridhe.
Toshi Kahn Diversity High. A member of the sets team for Queen of the May.
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Tress (fay: hob maid) The mani-self of Tansy Thrift. Has a lot of brown wavy hair, very long, blue eyes and a piquant turn of phrase. In love with d’Chevalier the horse lord, but doesn’t think much of his alter ego Court Leopold.
Tristan : (human) son of Brooke and Pierre Hardy. Philippa calls him Tris. One of the second-Hardys.
Truro Pendennis: (pisky man), son of Jago and Emblyn, father of Merryn, brother of Chesten and Penzance, half-brother of Enyon Weir. His wife is Conwenna Tregowan
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Tyrone Scarlet– husband of Alice Fillion
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Unka (dog mani self) mani-self of Merryn Pendennis. A black whippet-style dog Pisky Business. Sings with Merryn’s daughter Richenda, his granddaughter Laura and his daughter-in-law’s half sister as Even the Dog at the Counterpoint Music Festival
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VALENTINE CAFFREY (Mostly human – 1/6 mixed blood through his father.) Eldest child and only son of Deek and Shari Caffrey. Born 1990. In love with Promise Grene.
Valeria Hall: hob quarterling. Daughter of Gilford and Clarice Hall in Marram, NSW in 1962. Sister of Glenyis and Lynnonie. Mother of Ruth Warrener by her halfling husband Alaric Bellaine
Vashti: a kitchen tabby Clover Grene has in the 1940s.
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Vena: (human) An elderly camper at Ferris Island. Shares a cottage with Carey Phillips and an artist named Sass.
Vera Raintree: human. A congregationer at St Botolph’s Church, somewhat pre-emptory, with a fearsome cherry-decorated hat. She makes Emer nervous, and has a habit of calling John Folly’s mind to his duty as she perceives it. She has at least one daughter (who has at least three babies) and a son, who rents Elsie Folly’s cottage on a long lease in the late 1950s.
Verian Hackney: Pisky halfling, mother of Philippa and grandmother of Louise and the twins.
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Violet Persimmon: Daughter of Rupert and Cordelia. Sister of Xanthe, Indigo, Rouge, Sage and Azure
Vith (fairy) Tree maid companion of Mr Trip (dec) Has an adult treefolk son. Pisky Business.
Vivienne “Viv” Dark (human) Elder sister of Chas. A friend of Sarah Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
WWW
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(Alexander) Waverly – (human) Illya Marsh’s brother.
Walter Sherry: Liz Bakewell’s father, husband of June
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Wesley Pink (human) Foreman at the building site while Peckerdale Grene is being constructed in the 1980s.
WH.Whim Cliff (hob-waterfolk) Daughter on William Cliff and Tam. Born in 1985
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Wilhelm “Wil” Quest trace fay. Son of Magda Quest and an unnamed human. Died in the Spanish flu outbreak in 1919. Natural father of Magda via Felice.
William Cliff (stable hob) Older fairy man who looks after the livestock at the bothy. Calm with horses, cows, donkeys etc. Addresses Flori as "Mistress Flora". Childhood friend of Oash the sylvan, father of Tam’s daughter Whim, married late to Eleanor. Floribunda and the Best Men, mentioned in Sam and the Sylvan
William Rose Folly: Mostly human. Son of John Folly and Linneas Rose. Born 1967.Younger brother of Rose and Erica. Half-brother to Rory Inkersoll.
William Shand: human. Married to Sidonie Glasgow. G-Grandfather of Pen Inkersoll.
Willow (fairy: sylvan); a pleasant sylvan Valentine Caffrey knows.
Willum Quest: Alpenfee- Reportedly the grandfather of Marianna Quest. Settled in Western Australia after being transported to NSW. Had on orchard near Tom Cat Hill.
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XANTHE PERSIMMON (fay; courtfolk) Strawberry blonde 20 year old youngest child of Rupert and Cordelia. Lover of seaman Lore Mor Arlodh. Smells of strawberries. Later Xanthe Mor Arlodh
XAVIER PARTRIDGE (fay; elf). Friend of Niall le Fay. In love with Nelis Winter. The Pear Tree
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Xenophon: water lad halfling who knows Gentian in 1962. Peter G and Gentian. One of four children and, according to Gentian, very chatty.
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YESTIN MARSH (Yes) (half fay) Eldest son of Keeley Weir and Drew Marsh. Pisky Business Betrothed to Louise Hardy in Counterpoint
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York Shimmer (fairy) Pixie man wish matched with Mari the water maid. Wish Matched
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Yulia Kaverina (human) Partner of Nikolai Vasliev and mother of Tash Man Overboard
YV.
YVANNE SKIPTON (Fay: court) Born 1997. One of Tab’s cousins – the eldest, teaches him to play the sackbut. She remembers a lot of tunes and has curly hair. She misses Tab when he meets Josefa. Gets a headache Over Here. Childhood friend of Court Leopold whom she calls Peacock. Sam and the Sylvan, Court in Between. Marries Quinn Peckerdale in Love Began at Christmas
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Zabeth Delacourt d’Chevalier. Wife of Myles d’Chevalier, mother of Sebastian.
ZACH ROWAN (hybrid) Man Overboard. Old friend of Honey Cottman. In love with Jin Peckerdale.
Zaza (name Kris mentions at Cats’ Pyjamas (Calico Calypso)
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Zena "Zen" Fraeman Essden (Fay: human/pisky) "Footloose hippy chick" mother of Jillian/Jules Fraeman, grandmother of Sam Silver, Mirri Pendennis and three other children of Jillian and Tane. (Jane, Tula and Trae) Lives in Brisbane with her pixie man, according to Jules.
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Unka (dog mani self) mani-self of Merryn Pendennis. A black whippet-style dog Pisky Business. Sings with Merryn’s daughter Richenda, his granddaughter Laura and his daughter-in-law’s half sister as Even the Dog at the Counterpoint Music Festival
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VALENTINE CAFFREY (Mostly human – 1/6 mixed blood through his father.) Eldest child and only son of Deek and Shari Caffrey. Born 1990. In love with Promise Grene.
Valeria Hall: hob quarterling. Daughter of Gilford and Clarice Hall in Marram, NSW in 1962. Sister of Glenyis and Lynnonie. Mother of Ruth Warrener by her halfling husband Alaric Bellaine
Vashti: a kitchen tabby Clover Grene has in the 1940s.
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Vena: (human) An elderly camper at Ferris Island. Shares a cottage with Carey Phillips and an artist named Sass.
Vera Raintree: human. A congregationer at St Botolph’s Church, somewhat pre-emptory, with a fearsome cherry-decorated hat. She makes Emer nervous, and has a habit of calling John Folly’s mind to his duty as she perceives it. She has at least one daughter (who has at least three babies) and a son, who rents Elsie Folly’s cottage on a long lease in the late 1950s.
Verian Hackney: Pisky halfling, mother of Philippa and grandmother of Louise and the twins.
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Violet Persimmon: Daughter of Rupert and Cordelia. Sister of Xanthe, Indigo, Rouge, Sage and Azure
Vith (fairy) Tree maid companion of Mr Trip (dec) Has an adult treefolk son. Pisky Business.
Vivienne “Viv” Dark (human) Elder sister of Chas. A friend of Sarah Kahn. Tied up in Tinsel
WWW
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(Alexander) Waverly – (human) Illya Marsh’s brother.
Walter Sherry: Liz Bakewell’s father, husband of June
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Wesley Pink (human) Foreman at the building site while Peckerdale Grene is being constructed in the 1980s.
WH.Whim Cliff (hob-waterfolk) Daughter on William Cliff and Tam. Born in 1985
WI.
Wilhelm “Wil” Quest trace fay. Son of Magda Quest and an unnamed human. Died in the Spanish flu outbreak in 1919. Natural father of Magda via Felice.
William Cliff (stable hob) Older fairy man who looks after the livestock at the bothy. Calm with horses, cows, donkeys etc. Addresses Flori as "Mistress Flora". Childhood friend of Oash the sylvan, father of Tam’s daughter Whim, married late to Eleanor. Floribunda and the Best Men, mentioned in Sam and the Sylvan
William Rose Folly: Mostly human. Son of John Folly and Linneas Rose. Born 1967.Younger brother of Rose and Erica. Half-brother to Rory Inkersoll.
William Shand: human. Married to Sidonie Glasgow. G-Grandfather of Pen Inkersoll.
Willow (fairy: sylvan); a pleasant sylvan Valentine Caffrey knows.
Willum Quest: Alpenfee- Reportedly the grandfather of Marianna Quest. Settled in Western Australia after being transported to NSW. Had on orchard near Tom Cat Hill.
WO.
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XANTHE PERSIMMON (fay; courtfolk) Strawberry blonde 20 year old youngest child of Rupert and Cordelia. Lover of seaman Lore Mor Arlodh. Smells of strawberries. Later Xanthe Mor Arlodh
XAVIER PARTRIDGE (fay; elf). Friend of Niall le Fay. In love with Nelis Winter. The Pear Tree
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Xenophon: water lad halfling who knows Gentian in 1962. Peter G and Gentian. One of four children and, according to Gentian, very chatty.
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YESTIN MARSH (Yes) (half fay) Eldest son of Keeley Weir and Drew Marsh. Pisky Business Betrothed to Louise Hardy in Counterpoint
YO.
York Shimmer (fairy) Pixie man wish matched with Mari the water maid. Wish Matched
YU.
Yulia Kaverina (human) Partner of Nikolai Vasliev and mother of Tash Man Overboard
YV.
YVANNE SKIPTON (Fay: court) Born 1997. One of Tab’s cousins – the eldest, teaches him to play the sackbut. She remembers a lot of tunes and has curly hair. She misses Tab when he meets Josefa. Gets a headache Over Here. Childhood friend of Court Leopold whom she calls Peacock. Sam and the Sylvan, Court in Between. Marries Quinn Peckerdale in Love Began at Christmas
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Zabeth Delacourt d’Chevalier. Wife of Myles d’Chevalier, mother of Sebastian.
ZACH ROWAN (hybrid) Man Overboard. Old friend of Honey Cottman. In love with Jin Peckerdale.
Zaza (name Kris mentions at Cats’ Pyjamas (Calico Calypso)
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Zena "Zen" Fraeman Essden (Fay: human/pisky) "Footloose hippy chick" mother of Jillian/Jules Fraeman, grandmother of Sam Silver, Mirri Pendennis and three other children of Jillian and Tane. (Jane, Tula and Trae) Lives in Brisbane with her pixie man, according to Jules.