Characters in Equal Rites

Eskarina Smith

The first female wizard on the Discworld — a girl who inherits a wizard's staff and must fight institutional prejudice to be recognized for what she is.

Also in I Shall Wear Midnight

Granny Weatherwax

The Disc's most formidable witch, who becomes Esk's reluctant guardian. Her first appearance in the Discworld series.

Also in Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, The Sea and Little Fishes, Carpe Jugulum, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith

Simon (Discworld)

A stammering but magically gifted apprentice at Unseen University who befriends Esk; his experimental magic tears open a portal to the Dungeon Dimensions.

Drum Billet

The elderly wizard who, believing a newborn to be the destined eighth son of an eighth son, passes his staff and magic to her before dying — setting the whole plot in motion.

Archchancellor Cutangle

The Archchancellor of Unseen University, who resists the idea of a female wizard before coming to Esk's aid.

Cutangle

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