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Meggie: The main character, daughter of Mo and Resa has the magical ability to read characters out of books - to bring them to this world by reading aloud.Also has a thing for Farid Mo: Also known as Silvertongue, and in this book, Bluejay. A book-binder, who also has the ability to read characters out of books. Resa: Mo's wife and Meggie's mother. Resa was trapped for years in the Inkworld. She was then read back into the real world and became Capricorn's maid. Resa established a close friendship with Dustfinger. As a result of being read back by a stammering reader Resa has lost her voice. Elinor: Resa's aunt, a book-collector also known as 'the bookworm'. Elinor once preferd books to human company, but is now happy to have Meggie, Mo, Resa and Darius living with her. Darius: Formerly Capricorn's reader, Darius, like Mo and Meggie possesses the ability but damages them if he stuttersover words. He now helps Elinor with her library. Fenoglio: Author of the original book Inkheart, from which Basta, Dustfinfer and Capricorn came Fenoglio is now trapped in the Inkworld, however he is happy there and makes a good living writing, and plagiarising, songs for the motley folk and the Prince of Sighs. Dustfinger: A fire-dancer whom Mo accidentally read from his world in Inkheart Dustfinger is trapped in our world for ten years, during which he established a close friendship with Resa, and would risk anything to get home to his wife and children. At the end of the first book he stole the last remaining copy of Inkheart from the sleeping Mo. Dustfinger has three scars on his face, courtasy of Basta. Farid: A boy read from 'Tales of the Arabian Nights' he is devoted to Dustfinger and has a soft spot for Gwin and now loves Meggie. Basta: One of Capricorn's most devoted henchmen. Superstitous and knife happy, he once slashed Dustfinger's face. At the end of the last book he escaped with Mortola and wants vengance on Meggie, Resa, Mo and Dustfinger. Mortola: Capricorn's mother, also known as the Magpie. A poisoner, she kept Resa captive for many years. Her greatest wish is to see Mo punished for killing her son. She believes,wrongly, that Capricorn is still alive, waiting in the Inkworld. Orpheus: Also called Cheeseface by Farid. Discovered in our world by Dustfinger, he claims to have the ability to both read and write characters in and out of books. He is an ardent but unreliable admirer of the original story of Inkheart The Motley Folk: A loyal band of strolling players (entertainers) to which Dustfinger once belonged, the Motley Folk travel between Lombrica and Argenta, the two principalities of the Inkworld, led by their own Black Prince. The Black Prince: A master knife-thrower, secretive champion of the poor, and best friend of Dustfinger for long ago. He is accompanied whenever he goes by a faithful black bear. Cloud-Dancer: A crippled former tightrope-walker, now a messenger - and an old friend of Dustfinger. Sootbird: An unconvincing fire-eater. Baptista: Actor and accomplished mask-maker, disfigured by pockmarks. Minerva: Fenoglio's kindly landlady. Ivo: Minerva's son. Despina: Minerva's daughter. Rosenquartz: A tiny glass man and Fenoglio's long suffering helper. Nettle: A healer who uses herbs and potions to cure the sick. Laughing Prince: Bereaved father of Cosimo the Fair; also known as "The prince of Sighs" since his son's untimely death. Violante: Her Ugliness. The unhappy wife of Cosimo, daughter of the Adderhead, mother of Jacopo - the heir to the realms of both Lombrica and Argenta. Balbulus: An illuminator, brought to the library of the Castle of Ombra by Violante. Brianna: The beautiful and willful daughter of Roxane and Dustfinger, maid of Her Ugliness. Cosimo the Fair: The deceased son of the Laughing Prince. Roxane: Dustfinger's beautiful wife, formerly a minstrel who now grows herbs for the healers. Misses her husband Jehan: The son of Roxane and her deceased second husband.Misses his dad Jink: Another horned marten.Fond to Gwin Barn Owl: The physician who looked after Dustfinger when he was a child, Dustfinger's father-figure.They meet again when Dustfinger is a different man Adderhead: Also knows and The Silver Prince. A warmongering tyrant who fears only death itself. Capricorn and his fire-raisers were in his pay.And is mad to hear that Mo killed Capricorn Piper: Also knows as Silvernose. Formerly Capricorn's fire-raiser, he, too, now sings his dark songs to the Adderhead. And his son Firefox: Capricorn's successor, chief bodyguard ad herald of the Adderhead.And hates his job Taddeo: The librarian of the Castle of Night.Helps Mo