Roland, the Last Gunslinger, moves ever closer to the Dark Tower of
his dreams and nightmares - as he crosses a desert of damnation in a
macabre world that is a twisted mirror image of our own.
Roland and his companions, Eddie and Susannah Dean, find the Path of
the Beam that will lead them to the Dark Tower. Along they way, Roland
adds two new members to his ka-tet (a group united for a specific purpose).
In the decaying city of Lud, they encounter new dangers, including a
sentient train that has gone insane.
| ?, Alice (Allie) |
Woman in Tull with a scar on her
forehead. Killed by Roland |
| ?, Billy |
Guy playing Naughts and Crosses
on the wall |
| ?, Eli |
Black guy that spoke to a cop that
was talking to Jake |
| ?, Frank |
Part of the group that attacked
Eddie and Susannah in Lud. |
| ?, Laurie |
This name was said by John Chambers
when talking to his wife Megan. Maybe it is a nickname? In Key and Rose,
Subchapter 1 |
| ?, Leon |
Friend of Sarah Dean that was called
a Pinko-fag |
| ?, Luster |
Part of the group that attached
Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Shot |
| ?, Maryanne |
Jake Chambers watched Henry Dean
pick on her while she worked at the Majestic Theatre. 18 years old. |
| ?, Maud |
Part of the group that attacked
Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Led the 2 of them to Blaine |
| ?, Norton (Nort) |
A weed eater in Tull that died and
was brought back to life by the Man in Black. Killed by Roland |
| ?, Reg |
Uncle of Eddie Dean. Worked as a
painter on bridges. |
| ?, Sophia (Aunt Blue) |
Aunt of Odetta Holmes. Odetta was
going to her wedding when the brick was dropped on her head. |
| ?, Timmy |
Worked at the Midtown lanes bowling
alley |
| Ageless Stranger, The |
Also known as Richard Flagg and
Richard Fannin. Mentioned by Walter to Roland. |
| Allgood, Cuthbert |
Childhood friend of Roland. He believed
in the 12 guardians, but would not believe in Ghosts until he actually saw
one. |
| Andolini, Jack |
Drug Dealer that was killed |
| Apon |
Name used for Old Star. Married
to Lydia (Old Mother) |
| Ardis |
Last person to go near Blaine in
Lud. He was asked a question, and when he could not answer it, he was electrocuted. |
| Avery, Bonita (Bonnie) |
English teacher at The Piper School.
Gave Jake an "A+" on his final English report titled "My
Understanding of Truth" |
| Balazar, Enrico |
Drug Dealer that was killed. Owner
of the Leaning Tower bar. |
| Barons, The |
They used to shoot fireworks into
the sky when Roland was a child |
| Bear, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Known as
Shardik. Opposite The Turtle. It was dying, and was killed by Susannah Dean
shooting it in the radar disk on it's head. More information in Shardik's
entry |
| Bissette, Harvey |
French teacher in The Piper School.
Came to see Jake's parents after he ran out of school on May 29, 1977. His
home phone is 5557661 |
| Blaine the Mono |
Evil Monorail on the Lud to Topeka
run. He agreed to take Roland and the group on a trip, provided they ask
him riddles, but once they were on board he hinted that this was actually
a suicide run. |
| Blaine, Little |
Hidden 'Personality" of Blaine.
Tried to warn and help the ka-tet |
| Brandon |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. He
retrieved the knife for The Tick-Tock man, but was stabbed in the arm by
Gasher, then shot by Roland. |
| Briggs, Mr. |
Roundhouse manager in the book Charlie
the Choo-Choo |
| Broadcloak, Marten |
Wizard from Roland's past who seduced
his mother. |
| Brooks, Bob |
Engineer for Mid-World Railway in
the book Charlie the Choo-Choo. He did the St Lewis to Topeka run, and when
Charlie was retired, so did he |
| Brooks, Mrs |
Wife of Bob Brooks in the book Charlie
the Choo-choo. She died in New York |
| Brown, ? |
The owner of Zoltan the bird, and
the last person Roland saw before entering the desert |
| Bunkowski, Mrs |
Friend of Mrs Dean |
| Carmichael, Hoagy |
Mentioned in passing |
| Cassiopeia |
Person in one of Roland's stories.
Caught with Apon (Old Star) |
| Chambers, Elmer R |
Father of John (Jake) Chambers.
TV Executive in charge of Programming. Smoked 60 or more Camel Cigarettes
a day. Possibly uses drugs as well. His middle name is just an initial,
not a name. |
| Chambers, John (Jake) |
Young boy that was killed in DT1,
but now is causing problems because Roland saved him from dying in DT2,
making his memory divide into 2 realities. He eventually re-joins the group
through a doorway between the worlds. |
| Chambers, Megan |
Mother of Jake Chambers |
| Charlie |
The train in Charlie the Choo-choo.
He is retired, then brought back to work in a fun park for children. A 402
Big Boy Steam Locomotive |
| Copperhead |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. He
started the Drums each day. He was shot in the back by Roland. |
| Cort |
Roland's teacher as a child |
| De Curry, Jamie |
Childhood friend of Roland |
| Dean, Edward Cantor (Eddie) |
One of Roland's Traveling companions.
Ex drug addict. He carved the key from a piece of wood that allowed Jake
Chambers to rejoin the group. |
| Dean, Gloria |
Sister of Eddie. Died when run over
by a drunk driver at 6 years old. 4 years older than Eddie, and 4 years
younger than Henry. |
| Dean, Henry |
Older brother of Eddie. Died of
a drug overdose. He always had to "Watch Out" for his younger
brother. |
| Dean, Mrs |
Mother of Eddie |
| Dean, Susannah |
Susannah is the product of the combination
of Odetta Holmes and Detta Walker 2 personalities |
| Dierdrie the Mad |
Grandmother of Roland |
| Deepneau, Aaron |
Played chess with Calvin Tower in
the "Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" |
| Denby, Tom |
Name used to the police by Jake
Chambers |
| Deschain, Roland |
The gunslinger who is after the
Dark Tower with his ka-tet. |
| Deschain, Steven |
Father of Roland |
| Dewlap |
Old man who fed apples into cider
machine in Lud when Andrew Quick was a child. |
| Dog, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite
the Horse |
| Doorkeeper, The |
Part of the house on Rhinehold street
that tried to stop Jake Chambers from entering Roland's World. |
| Evans, Beryl |
Wrote the book "Charlie the
Choo-choo" that was bought by Jake Chambers in "The Manhattan
Restaurant of the Mind" |
| Fannin, Richard |
The Ageless stranger, who befriends
Andrew Quick (Tick-Tock Man). Note the R.F. initials (He turns out to be
Randall Flagg in DT4) |
| Farson, John |
Led the revolt that destroyed Roland's
world. Roland stole"Something of importance" from him, and killed
many of his followers. |
| Feeney, Andrew |
Chauffeur for Odetta Holmes. |
| Fish, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite
the Rat |
| Fontleroy, Little Lord |
The dwarf that started the attack
on Eddie and Susannah in Lud was dressed as Little Lord Fontleroy |
| Franks, Joanne |
School secretary at the Piper School.
She manually rings the bells for each class. |
| Gasher |
Kidnapped Jake and took him to the
Tick-Tock man in Lud. Shot by Roland |
| Great Old Ones |
Not Gods, but people that almost
had the knowledge of Gods. They created many things in the ancient earth
of Roland's past. They created the Beams. |
| Guardians, The |
The 12 guardians of the portals
to the Dark Tower. All animals, including the Bear, Dog, Fish, Horse, Lion,
Rat and Turtle |
| Harley, Mr. |
Headmaster of the Piper School.
He gave a speech to the students on Exam week. |
| Hax |
Head Cook in Roland's fathers Castle.
He said that the Great Old Ones created the 12 Guardians. |
| Holmes, Odetta Susannah |
Nice personality, and original name
of the woman who became Susanna Dean. |
| Holmes, Sarah Walker |
Mother of Odetta Holmes |
| Hoots |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man in
Lud. Shot in the back by Roland |
| Horse, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite
the Dog |
| Hotchkiss, Mr |
Piper School psychologist |
| Icarus |
Character that was supposed to have
flown too close to the sun, and his wings fell off and he died |
| Jeeves |
Part of the group that attacked
Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Spoke about the machinery under the streets. |
| Jesserling, Petra |
In the Piper School with Jake Chambers.
She flirted with Jake. |
| Johns, Alain |
Childhood friend of Roland that
believed in the 12 Guardians |
| Killington, ? |
Passenger on the monorail in Eddie's
mind when he is in the Cradle in Lud |
| King Arthur |
Mentioned by Eddie Dean. Had a magician
called Merlin. |
| Knopf, Mr. |
Jake's Algebra teacher in the Piper
School |
| Lady of the Shadows, The |
Susannah Dean. The shadows were
her 2 personalities |
| Liddy, G Gordon |
G Gordon Liddy and the Grots are
a band who's posters were seen by Jake Chambers |
| Lion, The |
One of the 12 Guardians |
| Lobstrosities, The |
Took some of the fingers of Roland's
hand, and part of his toe when he awoke near the beach at the start of DT2 |
| Lydia |
Name used for the Old Mother star.
Married to Apon (The Old Star) in Roland's story |
| Maerlyn |
One of the names for the Ageless
Stranger. He was really never Maerlyn, only called it by the people. |
| Man in Black, The |
Also known as Walter. He died in
DT1, and Roland has his jawbone. When it is thrown in the fire, Eddie Dean
sees the shape of the key required for the door to Jake Chambers world |
| Marten |
Steven Deschain's Court magician.
He taught Roland to hypnotise people using a bullet. He used this on Jake
Chambers. |
| Martin, Raymond |
President who ordered Charlie the
Choo-Choo replaced in the book Charlie the Choo-Choo |
| Martin, Susannah |
Daughter of Raymond in the book
Charlie the Choo-Choo |
| McCurdy, Sheb |
Piano player in Tull that Roland
has met in the past. Owner of Sheb's Bar, and was killed by Roland |
| Mercy |
Woman in the town of River Crossing.
Wife of Si. Blind in both eyes when she was burned in the face with a branding
iron by the Harriers 25 years before Roland's group went into River Crossing. |
| Merlin |
Magician who was also known as The
Ageless Stranger, but never admitted by him. He was really never Merlin,
only called it by the people. |
| Mir |
One of the 12 guardians. This is
the earth name given to him, but his real name is Shardik. A bear shape
robot. Mir means "The world beneath the world" |
| Mort, Jack |
Pushed Jake Chambers in front of
the car and killed him, Dropped the brick on Odetta Walkers head, and pushed
her in front of the train when she lost her legs. When Roland entered Mort's
body, he sensed that he was about to kill Jake, and he stopped him. This
led to the 2 realities faced by Jake and Roland - that Jake both dies and
does not die. |
| Muffin, ? |
Son of Bill. He saw the bridge into
the city of Lud 10 years before Roland and the group were in River Crossing |
| Muffin, Bill |
In River Crossing. He saw the bridge
into the city of Lud 10 years before Roland and the group were in River
Crossing |
| Murdock, Reverend |
Known to Odetta Holmes. He preached
at the Grace Methodist Church |
| New people, The |
What Shardik called Roland and his
group when he sensed them |
| Old Mother |
The star in Roland's world. Known
as Lydia |
| Old People, The |
The people that lived in the Great
West woods. They attached Shardik the bear, and he killed some of them in
return - often women and children. |
| Old Star |
The star in Roland's world. Known
as Apon |
| Oy |
Billy-Bumbler who joined the ka-tet
and saved Jake's life by attacking the Tick-Tock man. |
| Patricia |
Monorail who was friend of Blaine,
but committed suicide. She traveled North-West |
| Perth, Lord |
Giant man in a story by Roland.
He was a giant that was brought down by a boy hitting him in the knee with
a stone. |
| Pittston, Sylvia |
Religious woman in Tull that was
killed by Roland |
| Poe, Edgar Allan |
Poet mentioned in passing |
| Prisoner, The |
The Prisoner of Heroin - Eddie Dean |
| Quick, ? |
Father of Andrew |
| Quick, Andrew |
Name of the Tick-Tock man. Great
Grandson of David Quick. His left eyes was punctured by Oy during a bight,
and Jake shot him in the leg, and then in the head with a .22 pistol. He
was left for dead, but did not really die as the bulled grazed his skull. |
| Quick, David |
Giant man who was a Warrior Prince
who led an army through River Crossing 90 years before Roland and the group
passed through River Crossing. Legend says that he died "Falling from
the Sky" and was found dead in a German Focke-Wulf plane by Roland
and the group. |
| Rat, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite
The Fish |
| Shardik |
Name of The Bear, known to the locals
as Mir. It was made by North Central Positronics Ltd, in Granite City, Northeast
Corridor, and was a Design 4 Guardian with a serial number of AA 24123 CX
755431297 L 14. When Roland and his group found it, it is dying, and full
of white parasites. Part flesh, and part machine. When it dies it asks for
people to call 1-900-44 to receive a reward. Oddly enough Shardik is also
a mythical bear in Richard Adam's book "Shardik" |
| Shaw, Greta |
Chambers family house keeper |
| Si |
Old man in River Crossing. Husband
of Mercy |
| Slow Mutants, The |
Evil and nasty mutants who now inhabit
much of the earth |
| Spankers |
In charge of a group in Lud that
attacked Eddie and Susannah. He was killed by the group just before they
attacked Eddie and Susannah. |
| Speaking Demon, The |
Roland found the speaking Demon
in the cellar in the Way Station, and used its jawbone as a talisman. |
| Staunton, Andrew |
The police officer that shot Roland/Jack
Mort in the chest, hitting his lighter. |
| Stevens, Belinda |
Girl in the toilet at the Piper
School |
| Surrey, David |
In the English class at Piper School
with Jake Chambers |
| Tick-Tock Man, The |
The man in charge of a group in
Lud. His real name is David Quick. More information under David Quick. |
| Tilly |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. Heavyset
red headed woman that was let go by Roland, but would have died shortly
after by poison released into the atmosphere in Lud by Blaine |
| Topsy the Sailor |
Part of the group that attacked
Eddie and Susannah in Lud. He was not there in that day. |
| Tower, Calvin |
Ran "The Manhattan Restaurant
of the Mind" bookshop where Jake bought 2 books - Charlie the Choo-choo
and a riddle book |
| Tudbury, Bill |
One of identical twin albino's in
River Crossing. Brother of Till |
| Tudbury, Till |
One of identical twin albino's in
River Crossing. Brother of Bill |
| Turtle, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite
to the Bear. He has the earth on his back on Roland's stories. Subject of
the poem Jake Chambers read on the wall near the Rose: See the TURTLE of
enormous girth! |
| Unwin, Aunt Talitha (Old Mother) |
Old lady in River Crossing. Head
of the community and over 105 years old. |
| Vannay |
Tutor of Roland. He was an excellent
Riddler, and said that a boy that could answer a riddle was a boy that could
think around corners. |
| Walker, Detta Susannah |
Nasty personality of Odetta Holmes
that has now combined to form Susannah Dean. |
| Walker, Sarah |
Maiden name of Sarah Holmes |
| Walter |
The man in Black from Roland's past.
He died at the end of DT1. Roland thinks that Walter was behind Jack Mort
pushing Jake Chambers in front of the car. |
| Winston |
Attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud.
He wielded a cutlass and was wearing a Kilt wrap. Shot by Susannah |
| Zoltan |
Raven owned by Brown in DT2 |
