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Book cover of The Elementals
The ElementalsMichael McDowell

Characters in The Elementals

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • India McCray

    A thirteen-year-old raised in New York, jaded beyond her years, who becomes curious about the half-buried empty house.

Supporting characters

  • Luker McCray

    India's father, who has come down from New York for the summer.

  • Dauphin Savage

    Marian Savage's son, who attends the summer gathering with his wife.

  • Odessa Red

    The Savage family's longtime housekeeper, who knows something of Beldame's dangers and warns India away from the empty house.

  • Lawton McCray

    A politician in the McCray family who schemes to profit from the Beldame land.

Minor characters

  • Marian Savage

    The Savage matriarch whose funeral brings the families to Beldame.