# Stumph — Ashton-Kirk, Investigator character guide

> Stumph in Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tell Stumph

**First appearance:** 0019-xvii-what-happened-on-the-road

## Who they are

A man who provides information about the portrait's past.

## In the story

### [Pendleton Calls Upon Ashton-Kirk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/i-pendleton-calls-upon-ashton-kirk)

The grave-faced German servant who opens the door for Pendleton.

### [XVIII: Ashton-Kirk Tells Why](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xviii-ashton-kirk-tells-why)

Appears briefly to answer Pendleton's bell and later to prepare Ashton-Kirk's bath.

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