Characters in The Truth

William de Worde

The son of an aristocratic family who accidentally becomes Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper editor — and must figure out what journalism's obligations are when a man's life is at stake.

Also in Monstrous Regiment

Mr Tulip

One half of a pair of hired thugs employed to discredit Vetinari — distinguished by his catchphrase 'You —ing...' and his improbable knowledge of fine art.

Mr Pin

The other half of the criminal duo — the brains of the operation, if brains is the right word.

Sacharissa Cripslock

A young woman who joins the Ankh-Morpork Times and becomes its most reliable reporter — practical, thorough, and increasingly good at her job.

Otto Chriek

A vampire iconographer whose flash-powder pictures become the newspaper's first photographs, despite the occupational hazard of the flash.

Also in Monstrous Regiment

Havelock Vetinari

The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, accused of crimes at the heart of the story that the new newspaper sets out to investigate.

Also in Guards! Guards!, Moving Pictures, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Going Postal, Making Money, Sourcery, Raising Steam, Unseen Academicals, Jingo

Lord de Worde

William's aristocratic father, whose disapproval of his son's career shapes the family conflict.