Characters in Smith of Wootton Major

Mr. Smith

A blacksmith gifted with a silver star that grants him passage into the land of Faery, whose decades of journeys there define and eventually transcend his craft.

Also in Tales from the Perilous Realm

Nokes

The pompous, unimaginative Master Cook who possesses the star's secret without understanding its power, and whose complacency almost loses the star entirely.

The King of Faery

A distant, majestic presence who oversees the movement of the star and appears at the story's turning point to receive what was temporarily lent.