by Robin Furth
BEEMER, RHODA: She is CHARLIE and RUTH BEEMER’s daughter and is in the EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE when Roland and JAKE return in 1999. VII:424, VII:431
BEEMER, RUTH: Ruth Beemer is one of the two elderly sisters killed by BALAZAR’S MEN in the EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE shoot-out in 1977. VI:130–31, VI:132, VI:193–94, VII:46, VII:425
SISTER: VI:130–31, VI:132, VI:193–94, VII:46, VII:425 (not named)
CENTRAL MAINE POWER GUY: VII:17–18
CONVEIGH, REVEREND: A minister in the STONEHAM/LOVELL area of Maine. VII:426
CROWELL, GARY: When JOHN CULLUM pretends to leave for VERMONT so that he can escape from JACK ANDOLINI and BALAZAR’s other hardboys, he tells his clients to contact Gary Crowell if they need any work done on their properties. VII:44
CULLUM, JOHN: See TET CORPORATION: FOUNDING FATHERS
FENNS: The Fenns are one of the families that owns a house along TURTLEBACK LANE in LOVELL. VII:115
FIREBUG LADY: VI:165
ISRAEL: Israel is the surname of one of the families living along TURTLEBACK LANE in LOVELL, MAINE. VII:115
JOGGER: VII:49
McAVOY, CHIP: Owner of the EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE in EAST STONEHAM, MAINE. During the East Stoneham General Store battle, which takes place between Roland, EDDIE DEAN, and BALAZAR’S MEN in 1977, Chip is wounded and his store is almost destroyed. Luckily, he has good insurance. After Eddie Dean’s death in the DEVAR-TOI, Roland and JAKE CHAMBERS make a second trip to Chip’s store (this time they’re searching for the writer STEPHEN KING). Chip isn’t too pleased to see them. V:621, VI:123, VI:132–45 (faints), VI:148, VI:177, VII:128, VII:423–30, VII:431, VII:435, VII:442, VII:445, VII:449, VII:469
FATHER: VII:424, VII:425
SON: Chip’s son fought in VIETNAM. VI:136
UNNAMED SHOP PATRONS: VII:423–30 (present), VII:431
McCAUSLAND, CHARLES (CHIP): Charles McCausland was a STONEHAM man who was hit by a car while walking on ROUTE 7. VI:403–4
McCRAY FAMILY: The McCray family owned CARA LAUGHS, the house in LOVELL, MAINE, later purchased by STEPHEN KING. VII:116
McKEEN, GARRETT: See KING, STEPHEN, listed separately
PETERSON, REVEREND: Peterson is the reverend of the CHURCH OF THE WALK-INS, located in STONEHAM CORNERS. VII:435
PORTLAND SUNDAY TELEGRAM: On another level of the DARK TOWER, this paper carried STEPHEN KING’s obituary. Praise GAN, the obituary wasn’t needed. VI:410
POSTMISTRESS IN STONEHAM, MAINE: Although the postmistress of STONEHAM, MAINE, is never named, we know that she is in her late fifties or early sixties and has blue-white hair. V:622–24, V:627
ROYSTER, ELDON: Eldon Royster is the county sheriff for the area around EAST STONEHAM and LOVELL. VII:118
RUSSERT, DON: JOHN CULLUM’s friend Don Russert is a retired history professor. Although his working life was spent at VANDERBILT COLLEGE, he presently lives in WATERFORD, MAINE. Like others living in the LOVELL/Waterford region, Russert has had firsthand experience of WALK-INS. In fact, Russert even managed to record one of them in his living room. Unfortunately, Russert couldn’t decipher the language the man spoke, nor could his former colleagues in the Vanderbilt Languages Department. VI:151–53, VI:180–81, VI:200–201 (indirect), VII:131
PSYCHIC STUDIES PROFESSOR: This unnamed professor works at DUKE UNIVERSITY. One of Russert’s friends at Duke contacted her about MAINE’s WALK-IN activity. VI:153
SARGUS, JANE: Jane Sargus owns a small store called COUNTRY COLLECTIBLES, located near where the DIMITY ROAD branches off ROUTE 5 near EAST STONEHAM, MAINE. Jane sells furniture, glassware, quilts, and old books. Although he was supposed to be hiding from BALAZAR’S MEN, CALVIN TOWER went on a book-buying spree at her place, drawing unwanted attention to both himself and his companion, AARON DEEPNEAU. VI:165–66
SMITH, BRYAN: See KING, STEPHEN, listed separately
TASSENBAUM, DAVID: See TASSENBAUM, DAVID, listed separately
TASSENBAUM, IRENE: See TASSENBAUM, IRENE, listed separately
TOOTHAKER, ELVIRA: Elvira Toothaker attended VASSAR COLLEGE with her MAYBROOK, NEW YORK, friend JUSTINE ANDERSON. Elvira—now middle-aged—lives in LOVELL. She and Justine are out picking raspberries on ROUTE 7 when BRYAN SMITH careens by in his minivan. VII:439–41
ANDERSON, JUSTINE: Justine Anderson is a friend of Elvira Toothaker of LOVELL, MAINE. They attended VASSAR together and have remained friends ever since. Justine and Elvira are picking raspberries along ROUTE 7 when they see BRYAN SMITH careen past in his minivan. Justine recognizes the make of Smith’s 1985 Dodge Caravan because her son once owned a similar vehicle. VII:439–41
SON: VII:440
TRUCK DRIVER: VI:134–35
WIDOW: This woman sells used books in EAST FRYEBURG, MAINE. CALVIN TOWER buys books from her. VI:191
WILSON, TEDDY: Teddy Wilson lives on KEYWADIN POND in EAST STONEHAM, MAINE. He is the county constable and the game warden. VI:172
MAN IN BLACK
See WALTER
MAN JESUS
See GODS OF MID-WORLD
**MANNI (SEEKING FOLK)
The Manni are one of MID-WORLD’s strange religious sects. Their worship seems to center, at least in part, on traveling between worlds. Roland suspects that his old teacher CORT held palaver with these people (a tribe of them once lived outside GILEAD) since he seemed to know something about jumping the time/space continuum. ELDRED JONAS also knew about Manni beliefs.
In the 2003 version of The Gunslinger, we learn that Manni holy men can achieve a clinical detachment from their own bodies, attaining a complete division between the mind/spirit and the physical self. They can even watch their bodies die without becoming emotionally upset. Also in the new Gunslinger, we learn that a tribe of Manni-folk lived in the dens to the north of the MOHAINE DESERT. BROWN, the BORDER DWELLER who lived on the edge of the Mohaine, married a Manni woman and lived among them for a while. Although he left their settlement, he still retained their habit of using “thee” and “thou” in his speech.
The first time we see the Manni of MANNI REDPATH, their village located north of CALLA BRYN STURGIS, they are crammed into a buckboard wagon drawn by a pair of MUTIE GELDINGS. Although in appearance they resemble both the Quakers and the Amish found in the America of our world, the Manni are not actually Christian. Their religion, which worships an entity called both THE FORCE and THE OVER, focuses on traveling between worlds via TODASH.
To induce the necessary state of mind to travel todash, the Manni use both magnets and plumb bobs, which they store in large boxes, called coffs. The coffs are covered in moons, stars, and odd geometric shapes. The largest and most powerful of the bobs is called the BRANNI BOB. This plumb bob is so powerful that it is used only by HENCHICK, the Manni dinh. As you might expect, Manni magic is extremely powerful. The Manni help Roland’s ka-tet open the UNFOUND DOOR after MIA, SUSANNAH DEAN’s demon possessor, leaves Mid-World, taking BLACK THIRTEEN—and Susannah’s body—with her.
Manni men are easily recognized. They wear dark blue cloaks and round-crowned hats, and they use the terms thee and thou. Manni men also have extremely long fingernails, since they are allowed to cut them only twice a year. Not only does their appearance set them apart from the other people of Mid-World, but the Seeking Folk’s culture is also radically different from that of their neighbors. Manni men marry multiple wives and live in cabins called kras. Those who leave their clan to marry outsiders (such as MARGARET EISENHART) are called the forgetful. As far as their former brethren are concerned, these deserters are damned and will spend eternity in the depths of NA’AR, which is like Hell.
When the name of ARTHUR ELD is mentioned, the Manni whisper, “The Eld!” and lift their hands, raising their first and fourth fingers in the air. The movement is a sign of respect. When a Manni covers his eyes with his hands, it is a signal of deep religious dread. When Manni folk shake their heads in negation, they do so slowly, sweeping their heads back and forth in wide arcs. The gesture is so common among t
hem that Roland thinks it might well be genetic. As well as having their own philosophy, the Manni have their own poetic tradition. The lines “Beyond the realm of human range/ A drop of hell, a touch of strange” come from a Manni poem.
IV:34, IV:175 (and Jonas), IV:534, V:6, V:14–31 (Town Gathering Hall; present), V:79, V:80, V:89, V:105, V:115, V:158, V:211–34 (present; mentioned directly on 218, 219, 223), V:236, V:335, V:337, V:399 (Seeking Folk), V:406, V:407 (have ways of knowing), V:411 (elder Manni seek other worlds for enlightenment), V:412, V:414 (as travelers), V:422, V:465, V:483, V:566, V:573, V:601–17 (present; mentioned directly on 602), V:654, V:677, VI:5, VI:7, VI:8, VI:9, VI:17, VI:21, VI:24–43 (cloak folk), VII:149, VII:335, VII:413, VII:540, VII:756, VII:798, VII:817, W:150
INDIVIDUAL MANNI:
ARRA: See CANTAB, listed below
BONY SHOULDERS, BALEFUL EYES: When the men of CALLA BRYN STURGIS meet in the TOWN GATHERING HALL to discuss what to do about the arrival of the WOLVES, this Manni states that they should have a festival for the children and then kill them. He thinks death is a more welcoming place for them than THUNDERCLAP. V:14–31 (Town Gathering Hall; present but not mentioned until 16)
BRANNI BOB: The Branni Bob is the largest and most potent of the magical plumb bobs that the Manni used to travel TODASH. It is kept in a four-foot-long ironwood coff, is about eighteen inches long, and looks a bit like a child’s top, though it is made of a yellowish, greasy-looking wood. As EDDIE DEAN finds out, it is extremely powerful and becomes dim as it sways back and forth. The Branni Bob appears to have a will of its own. Perhaps this is why HENCHICK refers to it as a “he” rather than an “it.” VI:28–43
CANTAB: When Roland asks FATHER CALLAHAN for the names of some adults that the children of the Calla trust implicitly, Callahan mentions Cantab of the Manni. Evidently, the children follow him as if he were the Pied Piper. Cantab and his wife, ARRA, are two of the CHILD-MINDERS during the final battle against the WOLVES. Cantab is also present when the Manni help Roland and the remains of his ka-tet open the UNFOUND DOOR. V:483, V:601–17 (present; mentioned directly on 602, 603), V:662–67 (present; mentioned directly on 666), V:677, V:689 (folken), V:693–97 (folken), VI:3–9, VI:24–43
ARRA: Arra is Cantab’s wife. Like him, she is one of the CHILD-MINDERS during the final battle against the WOLVES. Like the SISTERS OF ORIZA, Arra throws the dish, but belonging to the Manni prohibits her fellowship with the other Sisters. V:662–67 (present; mentioned directly on 666), V:677, V:689 (indirect), V:693–97 (folken), VI:3 (Henchick’s granddaughter)
ELDERS (GENERAL): VI:24–43, W:147
FORCE, THE: See OVER, THE, listed below
HEDRON: Hedron is a strong Sender. He is one of the Manni elders who helps HENCHICK open the UNFOUND DOOR for Roland and his ka-tet after their battle with the WOLVES. VI:41–43 (present from 24, but not mentioned until 41)
HENCHICK (SILKY WHITE BEARD): Henchick is the dinh of Manni Redpath. He is about eighty years old but is in marvelous physical shape, as Roland discovers when Henchick leads him up the steep incline to the DOORWAY CAVE. (Roland is fatigued by the exertion, but Henchick barely breaks a sweat.)
Like the other Manni, Henchick has multiple wives. (He has three.) MARGARET EISENHART (formerly Margaret of the Redpath clan) is either one of his daughters or one of his granddaughters. Bad blood still exists between them because Henchick opposed Margaret’s marriage to a “heathen.” Despite Margaret’s having been with her husband, VAUGHN EISENHART, for more than twenty years, Henchick still believes she is destined for NA’AR.
In the end, Henchick proves to be one of Roland’s greatest allies in CALLA BRYN STURGIS. He and his ka-tet help Roland, EDDIE, JAKE, and PERE CALLAHAN open the UNFOUND DOOR so that they can rescue SUSANNAH from the FEDIC DOGAN where MIA has escaped with her body.
Henchick has a twinner in our world. His name is REVEREND EARL HARRIGAN. V:17–31 (Town Gathering Hall; present), V:211–34 (present; mentioned directly on 223, 224 not yet named), V:236, V:335, V:336, V:338 (Margaret’s da), V:389, V:393, V:399, V:400, V:401, V:406–16, V:421, V:466, V:508, V:510, V:601–17 (present; mentioned directly on 602, 605, 608, 610), VI:3–9, VI:12, VI:17, VI:21, VI:23–43, VI:258, VI:288, VI:307, VI:311, VII:540
JEMMIN: Jemmin and HENCHICK were the Manni elders who discovered CALLAHAN lying by the UNFOUND DOOR in DOORWAY CAVE. Jemmin eventually died of a heart attack. V:411–14, V:466
LEWIS: Like THONNIE, Lewis is one of the younger Manni men. He is a strapping fellow with a short beard and hair that is pulled back in a long braid. VI:28–43
MANNI COUPLE KILLED BY SKIN-MAN: See SKIN-MAN: SKIN-MAN’S VICTIMS
OVER, THE: This is the name for one of the GODS OF MID-WORLD, specifically the one worshipped by the Manni. The other names for the Over are THE FORCE and the PRIM. V:406 (The Force, The Over), V:412, V:414, VI:26, VI:108 (as Discordial/Prim)
REDPATH CLAN: They are the Manni clan that lives near CALLA BRYN STURGIS. MARGARET EISENHART was born into this family. V:335, V:399 (Manni Redpath), VI:3, VI:5, VI:6, VI:7 (sixty-eight men), VI:9, VI:38 (Manni kra; Redpath-a-Sturgis)
THONNIE: Like LEWIS, Thonnie is one of the younger Manni men. He is a strapping young man with a short beard and hair that is pulled back in a long braid. VI:28–43
YOUNG AND BEARDLESS: He is one of the younger members of the Manni delegation that comes to CALLA BRYN STURGIS’s meeting at the beginning of Wolves of the Calla. He does not believe that the adults should let any children be taken by the WOLVES. V:18–31 (Town Gathering Hall; present)
MANNI COUPLE KILLED BY SKIN-MAN
See SKIN-MAN: SKIN-MAN’S VICTIMS
MANPOWER
See CALLAHAN, FATHER DONALD FRANK: CALLAHAN’S HIDDEN HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATES
MANSFIELD FAMILY
See KING, STEPHEN
MANSION DEMON
See DEMONS/SPIRITS/DEVILS
MARCHLY, ERNEST
See TREE VILLAGE CHARACTERS: WOODSMEN
MARGARET OF THE REDPATH CLAN
See ORIZA, SISTERS OF: EISENHART, MARGARET
MARIA
See HAMBRY CHARACTERS: HAMBRY MAYOR’S HOUSE (SEAFRONT)
MARIAN
See ORIZA, LADY
MARK
See CORT
MARK CROSS BRIEFCASE BUSINESSMAN
See VAMPIRES: TYPE THREE
MARK CROSS PEN BUSINESSMEN
See CHAMBERS, JAKE: CHARACTERS JAKE MEETS WHEN HE RUNS AWAY TO BROOKLYN AND MID-WORLD
MARLOWE
See KING, STEPHEN
MARTEN BROADCLOAK
See WALTER
MARTIN, MR. RAYMOND
See CHARLIE THE CHOO-CHOO
MARY DAME
See MID-WORLD FOLKLORE
MARY, SISTER
See ELURIA, LITTLE SISTERS OF
MARYANNE
See DEAN, HENRY
MATURIN
See GUARDIANS OF THE BEAM: TURTLE
MAUDE AND JEEVES
See PUBES
McAVOY, CHIP
See MAINE CHARACTERS
McCAIN, LARRY
See DEAN, HENRY: HENRY DEAN’S KA-TET
McCANN, BIRDIE
See BREAKERS
McCAULEY, KIRBY
See KING, STEPHEN
McCAUSLAND, CHARLES (CHIP)
See MAINE CHARACTERS
McCOWAN, AL
See CALLAHAN, FATHER DONALD FRANK: CALLAHAN’S LIGHTHOUSE SHELTER ASSOCIATES
McCRAY FAMILY
See MAINE CHARACTERS
McCURDY, SHEB
See SHEB; also see HAMBRY CHARACTERS: TRAVELLERS’ REST: SHEB
McCUTCHEON, MAC
See KING, STEPHEN
McDONALD, CAPTAIN
See DEAN, EDDIE: DELTA FLIGHT 901 CHARACTERS
McGURSKY, MRS.
See DEAN, EDDIE: EDDIE’S ASSOCIATES PAST AND PRESENT
McKEEN, GARRETT
See KING, STEPHEN: McKEEN (GROUNDSKEEPER)
McLEOD, GEORGE
See KING, STEPHEN
McVRIES, PETER
See GUNSLINGERS
MEARS, BEN
See CALLAHAN, FATHER DONALD FRANK: ’SALEM’S LOT CHARACTERS
MEJIS CHARACTERS
See HAMBRY CHARACTERS
MELLON
See TREE VILLAGE CHARACTERS
MENSO THE ESP WONDER
See CALLAHAN, FATHER DONALD FRANK: CALLAHAN’S HIDDEN HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATES
MERCY
See RIVER CROSSING CHARACTERS
MERLIN
Although the MAERLYN of Roland’s world is different from the mythical Merlin of the Arthurian legends, in The Gunslinger Roland seems to be aware of the existence of both these magicians. He even compares MARTEN, the wicked magician of his father’s court, to Merlin. See also MAERLYN.
I:94, III:261, III:387
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
See CALLAHAN, FATHER DONALD FRANK: CALLAHAN’S HIDDEN HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATES
MIA
In High Speech, mia means “mother,” and there could be no more appropriate name for this invading spirit that hijacks SUSANNAH DEAN’s body in Wolves of the Calla. Unlike Susannah’s previous split personalities of DETTA WALKER and ODETTA HOLMES, Mia does not come from a deep psychological schism within her host, but attaches herself to Susannah once she has conceived the CHAP in the demon-haunted SPEAKING RING of the RIVER BARONY plains.
Originally, Mia was one of the disincarnate spirits left behind when the magical PRIM receded. In her wraith state, she was a sexual VAMPIRE who caused the deaths of many men, including AMOS DEPAPE, brother of the BIG COFFIN HUNTER ROY DEPAPE. For many years, Mia haunted the city of FEDIC. There, she saw and fell in love with a baby named MICHAEL. After the Red Death ravaged the city’s populace and baby Michael was taken away by his parents, WALTER made the lovesick Mia a Faustian bargain. If she would give up her disincarnate immortality, Walter would give her a baby. Mia could not conceive (like all elemental beings, she was sterile), but if she could be given a body, then she could carry to term. After submitting herself to the horrid process of becoming (a technological and magical alchemy accomplished in the FEDIC DOGAN operating theater/torture chamber), Mia gained the necessary equipment for surrogate motherhood. All she needed was someone else’s fertilized egg.