Westmark Characters

One Righteous DudeTheo is a pretty straightforward dude—at least at first. He likes his quiet life in the small town of Dorning and appreciates the routine. He's a moral guy and is pretty predict...

A bit of background on Miss Mickle to set the stage for you, Shmoopsters: She enters Westmark as a street urchin who latches on to Las Bombas's group and becomes the voice of their talking head. Th...

What a Tricksy FellowCount Las Bombas is a man who makes his money as a trickster, so it's only appropriate that when Theo first meets him he's fleeing from the police. He puts together schemes mea...

Mr. SophisticatedMusket is the person who changes Theo's life forever. He comes into Anton's printing shop, wanting flyers made up for Dr. Absalom (a.k.a. Las Bombas). Though small in stature (he's...

A Vile VillainCabbarus is the scheming Chief Minister of Westmark. He's the king's number two—but, since Augustine collapsed from grief after his daughter's death, he's been acting as number one,...

Augustine is the ruler of Westmark… at least in theory, anyway. He's currently sunk in grief over the death of his only child, Princess Augusta (spoiler alert: she's not dead), and is under the t...

This compassionate queen is the wife of Augustine and mother of Augusta. She only wants what's best for Augustine, and she keeps up a strong appearance despite her own grief over the loss of her da...

Liberty and Justice for AllFlorian is the leader of the anti-monarchy revolutionary forces in Freyborg, and Theo meets him after fleeing from Las Bombas and his crew. Florian hangs out in Jellinek'...

Dr. Torrens is King Augustine's chief physician and Cabbarus's main opposition in the government. He believes Cabby is keeping the king sick in order to control him—and he's right—so Torrens op...

Keller is a man on the run, living in the marshy Fingers in Westmark. He's a political cartoonist/journalist who satirized Cabbarus in a column about two characters named Old Kasperl and the Bear,...

Living the Life?These so-called "water rats" are orphan siblings living in the marshes of the Fingers in Westmark. They're scavengers that take stuff—or, you know, people—that float into their...

Anton is a printer in Dorning who took the orphaned Theo in and taught the boy his trade. He cares about his little devil, even though the printing business is bad, thanks to Cabbarus. The printer...

Pankratz is Cabbarus's lackey-in-chief. He helps his master perpetrate his schemes and does whatever Cabby tells him to do, so much so that he's even compared to a dog. That's how obedient Pankratz...

Zara is one of Florian's children, whom Theo meets in Jellinek's tavern. She's got auburn hair, which causes Florian to call her the "russet goddess" (12.23) of the group, and more often than not,...

Stock is one of Florian's children, and Theo meets him for the first time in a tavern in Freyborg. He's a big fella with prematurely thinning hair, but he's also kind of the total package, brawn an...

A laundress, Rina is one of Florian's children. When Theo meets her at the tavern in Freyborg, he finds out the crew is out celebrating because it's her birthday. Rina is an empathetic person—she...

Let's Go to WarMeet yet another of Florian's children. Justin is a thin dude, pale with blond hair, violet eyes, and a really violent streak. Florian compares him to an angel, but he's got anger is...

Jellinek is the guy who runs the tavern where Florian and his Children hang out in Freyborg. A mediocre cook, which inspires Florian to joke at his expense, Jellinek is hospitable and hosts Florian...

Mr. Nice Guy? Skeit first meets Las Bombas (claiming to be an alchemist named Mynheer Bloomsa), Mickle, and Theo in the town of Kessel. He passes himself off as an honest guy, returning a gold...

This nice policeman in Dorning is a friend of Theo's, and he warns our main man that he is wanted, urging him to flee. What a lovely guy, right? He knows Theo isn't guilty of anything bad, so he gi...