Characters in Wyrd Sisters

Granny Weatherwax

The most powerful witch on the Disc — a woman of absolute moral certainty who refuses to be impressed by anything.

Also in Equal Rites, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, The Sea and Little Fishes, Carpe Jugulum, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith

Duke Felmet

The usurping duke who murders the king and takes the throne — a Macbeth analogue whose guilt manifests as obsessive hand-washing.

Nanny Ogg

A cheerful, earthy witch whose apparent simplicity conceals considerable cunning. Mother of fifteen and owner of the terrible cat Greebo.

Also in Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, The Sea and Little Fishes, Carpe Jugulum, Thief of Time, The Wee Free Men

Magrat Garlick

A young witch who earnestly believes in crystals and romance. The trio's emotional conscience.

Also in Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Carpe Jugulum

Hwel

A dwarf playwright whose theatre company becomes the witches' instrument of justice. A stand-in for Shakespeare himself.

Verence the Fool

Also in Lords and Ladies, Carpe Jugulum

Tom John

Greebo

Also in Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade

Lord Leonal Felmet

Lady Felmet