Lots of new men – especially trolls – in Men at Arms. Here’s the chronological list of them. The alphabetical list is over here.
Captain / Corporal Carrot Ironfoundersson – Member of the Night Watch. Adopted dwarf. Possibly king of Ankh-Morpork. Later promoted to Captain.
Patrician of Ankh – The leader of the city of Ankh-Morpork. You know him cordially as Havelock Vetinari.
Captain Samuel Vimes – Head of the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch. Recovering alcoholic. Eventual spouse of Lady Ramkin and Commander of the Watch.
Sergeant Frederick (Fred) Colon – Mainly of the Night Watch. Likes to stay out of trouble – especially other peoples’.
Corporal Cecil Wormsborough St. John “Nobby” Nobbs – Member of the Night Watch. Species: human. Probably.
Edward d’Eath – Assassin who was killed by Dr Cruces in a complicated plot involving the gonne.
King Paragore – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
King Veltrick III – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
Queen Alguinna IV – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
King Webblethorpe the Unconscious – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
Blenkin – Servant to the d’Eaths (pune intended).
Queen Coanna – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
Fate – One of the game-playing gods in Dunmanifestin.
King Tyrril – Ancestor of Carrot Ironfoundersson.
Lord Rust – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Lady Selachii – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Viscount Skater – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Lord Snapcase, Psychoneurotic / Mad – In 1401, a colony of bats was executed for persistent curfew violations during his regime.
Homicidal Lord Winder – Precedessor of Snapcase. His name says it all.
Deranged Lord Harmoni – Early Patrician of Ankh-Morpork.
Lord Monflathers – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Laughing Lord Scapula – Early Patrician of Ankh-Morpork. Presumably, his laugh wasn’t all that nice.
Lord Venturi – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Sir George – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Thighbiter – Wrote The Ankh-Morpork Succesfion.
Lance-Constable Cuddy – Dwarf of the Watch who was killed by Dr Cruces.
Detritus – A troll who eventually becomes a leading member of the Watch.
Destiny – The god with whom Night had an appointment.
Lady Sybil Deidre Oglivanna Ramkin – Caretaker of swamp dragons and eventual spouse of Commander Vimes. Richest person in Ankh-Morpork.
Sergeant Wimbler – Fred Colon’s drill sergeant.
Delphine Angua von Uberwald – First werewolf and female in the Watch. Very close friend of Carrot.
Remitt – Armorer who had to adjust a breastplate (here and here) to fit Angua properly.
Ruby – Troll bartender at The Blue Lias. She also did a stage act there. Courted by Detritus.
Mr Flannel – He was illegally thieved of 7…14…25 dollars.
Here’n’now – Worst thief on the Disc.
Beano – Clown who was killed by Edward d’Eath.
Death – An anthrpomorphic personification comprised of a skeleton, covered in a black robe, and holding a scythe (or a sword, for kings). He communicates in CAPTIAL LETTERS without the quotation marks.
Chubby – Swamp dragon deceived by his reflection in a mirror.
Grabber Hoskins – Criminal (crime unknown) who is on the streets again.
Coalface – Troll who “never took nuffin.”
“Fingers” Mazda – First Disc thief. Stole fire from the gods.
Cumblethigh – Dwarf known to Carrot. Then again, who isn’t?
Abba Stronginthearm – Dwarf added to the Watch.
Bauxite – Troll added to the Watch.
Hamslinger – Just another dwarf in the crowd.
Cut-me-own-throat (C.M.O.T) Dibbler – Originally known as Claude Maximillian Overton Transpire Dibbler. Entrepreneur (unsuccessful). Will sell you a “pig” sausage innabun. Don’t ask questions.
Mr Schwartzlache von Morecombe – Vampire who has been the Ramkin family lawyer for over 400 years.
Gaspode the Wonder Dog – An amazing canine who could talk (temporarily) in Holy Wood. Also a friend of Angua.
Dr Cruces – Head of the Assassin’s Guild. Driven mad by the gonne.
Lord Downey – Originally deputy to Dr Cruces. Eventually succeeded him as head of the Assassins’ Guild.
Carbuncle – A passing troll.
Lorenzo the Kind – Last king of Ankh-Morpork.
Mrs Evadne Cake – A medium, verging on small. Could switch her premonition on and off.
Bloody Stupid Johnson – Born, Bergholt Stuttley Johnson, but few remember those names. His works deserve an article all their own and may or may not ever get one.
Capability Brown – Gardener. Opposite BS Johnson in ability.
Sagacity Smith – Gardener. Opposite BS Johnson in ability.
Intuition De Vere Slade-Gore – Gardener. Opposite BS Johnson in ability.
(Rufus) Drumknott – Lord Vetinari’s servant.
Bjorn Hammerhock – Skilled dwarf artificer. Accidentally killed by the gonne.
Captain “Mayonnaise” Quirke – Head of the Day Watch.
Mr Cheese – Owner of The Bucket, as pub frequented by the Watch when off duty.
Mrs Hammerhock – Widow of Bjorn.
Gimick – Cuddy’s cousin who makes pins.
Reg Shoe – Undead head of the Fresh Start Club. Also a constable of the Watch.
Ixolite – Banshee. OoooEeeeOoooEeeeOoooEEEee.
(Mrs) Drull – A ghoul.
Bundo Prung – Expelled from the Thieves’ Guild for “unnecessary enthusiasm and conduct unbecoming in a mugger.” Saw Angua…Change.
Willikins – Butler of Lady Ramkin.
Big Fido – Poodle. Head of the Dogs’ Guild.
Duke of Eorle – Aristocrat not interested in Edward d’Eath’s plot.
Lady Omnius – Snooty guest of Lady Ramkin.
Chrysoprase (aka Krysoprase and Chrystophrase) – Son of Kwartz? Head Troll.
Sendivoge – Secretary of the Alchemists’ Guild.
Thomas Silverfish – President of the Alchemists’ Guild. Moving pictures director in Holy Wood.
Leonard of Quirm – Painter, inventor. (Think, da Vinci.)
Dr Whiteface – Ostensible head of the Fools’ Guild.
Boffo – Doorkeeper of the Fools’ Guild.
Brother Grineldi – Poured the ashes of Brother Beano down the pants of another clown. It’s what he would have wanted.
Mr Winkins – Acquaintance of Mrs. Cake. The dirt in his coffin needs changing from time to time.
Gimlet Gimlet – Owns the Hole Food Delicatessen.
Zorgo – Retrophrenologist. Look it up or figure it out.
Cornice-overlooking-Broadway – Gargoyle. Asked Vimes, “Oo erk or Ister Arrot?”
Mr Scant – Keeper of the Monuments which include several created by Bloody Stupid Johnson. (Scale was a problem.)
Jimi – God of beggars.
Cumbling Michael – Beggar who (unnecessarily) admits the death of Lettice Knibbs.
Lettice Knibbs – Maid of Queen Molly. Accidentally killed by the gonne (instead of Queen Molly).
Queen Molly – Head of the Beggars’ Guild.
Dribbling Sidney – Per Queen Molly, a naughty beggar.
Sham Harga – Proprietor of Harga’s House of Ribs. Down by the docks.
Gerhardt Sock – President of the Butchers’ Guild. Had the key to the pork futures warehouse. Once owned Dorfl.
Mr Hong – Owner of the briefly existing Three Jolly Luck Take-Away Fish Bar.
Mrs Gaskin – Watchman “Leggy” Gaskin’s widow.
Mrs Scurrick – Watchman “Iffy” Scurrick’s widow.
Mrs Maroon – Sergeant Maroon’s widow.
Annabel Curry – Orphaned daughter of Corporal Curry.
Herbert “Leggy” Gaskin – Poor old Gaskin, former member of the Night Watch, mayherestinpeace. Replaced by Corporal Carrot.
Sergeant Maroon – Former member of the Watch.
Sek – The Seven-Handed god of the Temple of the Seven-Handed Sek.
Corporal Curry – Former member of the Watch.
Durance – Cuddy’s brother-in-law. Makes “fortune rats” for dwarf restaurants.
Cirone IV – King of Old Ankh who built the Cloaca Maximus.
(Head) Librarian – Formerly human, now simian. Favorite (and nearly only) word: Oook.
Humptulip – Wrote the 2000-page How to Kille Insects.
Jorgen – Cousin of Cuddy. Makes pocket watches.
Skully Muldoon – Sergeant on the Day Watch.
Mr Poppley – Owns a grocery.
Mrs Poppley – Wife of Mr Poppley. Both were known to Carrot, of course.
Chalky – Troll who ran an all-night pottery, a wholesale building supply, and a print shop.
Duke of Pseudopolis – Nobby was quartermaster in his army.
Constable Flint – Troll who worked in the armory. Now on the Watch.
Morraine – Troll who often worked with Galena / Rock. Character actor in Holy Wood who could do ancient monoliths. Worked in the Ankh-Morpork armory. Now on the Watch.
Joey – A clown.
Foul Ole Ron – Beggar who saw Angua in the nudd. “Millennium hand and shrimp!”
Seriph Creosote – Of Al Khali. Of his father originated the phrase, “Rich as Creosote”. (Read about Croesus, if you’re unfamiliar.)
Bluejohn – Troll conscripted for the Watch.
Three-legged Shep – Dog known to Gaspode. Shep had been ill again.
Willy the Pup – Old dog known to Gaspode.
Black Roger – “Friend” of Gaspode.
Butch – “Friend” of Gaspode.
Barking Mad Arthur – Rottweiler with one eye and a very bad temper.
Hrolf Pyjama – Troll member of the Watch.
Silas Cumberbatch – Former town crier. Volunteered for the Watch.
Dean – In several novels, his precise office is not specified. Probably Dean of Pentacles.
Tonker Jackson – With Colon and Hoggy Spuds, “beat seven kinds of hell” out of their drill sergeant.
Hoggy Spuds – With Colon and Tonker Jackson, “beat seven kinds of hell” out of their drill sergeant.
Mr Bleakley – Vampire denied entrance into the Watch.
Mrs Palm – A lady among ladies (of the night). President of the Seamstresses’ Guild. Befriends (not in that way) Corporal Carrot when he first arrives in Ankh-Morpork. Runs the House of Negotiable Affection.
Corksock – Runs the Natty Clothing Co.
Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully the Brown – Prominent leader of Unseen University. Sorta good at what he does – whatever that is.
Bursar, The – At UU, but not a wizard. Needs his dried frog pills. Aka Mr. Dinwiddie.
Fondel – Composed the “Wedding March” which the Librarian could play on Bloody Stupid Johnson’s pipe organ at UU.
Uncle Lofthouse – Gave Lady Ramkin away at her wedding to Sam Vimes.
Lady Deirdre Waggon – Wrote her Book of Etiquette.
