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Characters in Vurt

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Scribble (Vurt)

    Narrator and Stash Rider who searches the Vurt and the streets of Manchester for his lost sister Desdemona.

Supporting characters

  • Desdemona (Vurt)

    Scribble's sister, lost inside the Vurt after a shared feather trip; finding her drives the whole story.

  • Beetle (Vurt)

    The Stash Riders' reckless driver, muscle and unofficial leader.

  • Bridget (Vurt)

    A shadowgirl and powerful psychic in the Stash Riders, and Beetle's lover.

  • Mandy (Vurt)

    The newest recruit to the Stash Riders, who gives the creature from the Vurt its nickname.

  • The Thing from Outer Space (Vurt)

    A semi-sentient blob from the Vurt that came back into the real world in Desdemona's place.

Minor characters

  • Game Cat

    A near-mythical Vurt maestro whose periodical passes insider knowledge of feathers to players.