Quicksilver
Characters in Quicksilver
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Jack Shaftoe
English vagabond known as the King of the Vagabonds, who travels from London to the Battle of Vienna.
Also in The Confusion, The System of the World
Daniel Waterhouse
Puritan's son and natural philosopher, friend of Isaac Newton, drawn into English politics.
Also in The System of the World
Eliza
Former harem slave who becomes a French countess, investor and spy at the court of Louis XIV.
Also in The System of the World
Supporting characters
Enoch Root
Elusive alchemist who recurs throughout the book, often alongside Newton and Locke.
Also in The Confusion, The System of the World
Isaac Newton
Historical natural philosopher and Daniel Waterhouse's friend and Royal Society colleague.
Also in The Confusion, The System of the World
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Historical German philosopher and mathematician who appears among the thinkers of the era.
Also in The Confusion