# Clement — ’Midst the Wild Carpathians character guide

> Clement in ’Midst the Wild Carpathians by Mór Jókai.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Clement the Clerk, the itinerant scholar Clement

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-house-at-ebesfalva

## Who they are

A vain, barefooted clerk and would-be poet whose wounded dignity and secretarial post make him a pawn in the schemes of great men.

## Relationships

### [Michael Apafi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/characters/michael_apafi)

_professional_

Clement interacts with Michael Apafi in a subordinate role, possibly as a messenger or minor official.

### [Michael Apafi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/characters/michael_apafi)

_professional_

Clement interacts with Michael Apafi in a subordinate role, possibly as a messenger or minor official.

### [Michael Apafi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/characters/michael_apafi)

_professional_

Clement interacts with Michael Apafi in a subordinate role, possibly as a messenger or minor official.

## In the story

### [I: A Hunt in the Year 1666](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/i-a-hunt-in-the-year-1666)

The bald-headed scholar who advises caution and later departs, believing life is for better things than reckless adventure.

### [The House at Ebesfalva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/ii-the-house-at-ebesfalva)

Not present in this chapter, but mentioned as a potential character.

### [VII: The Princess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/vii-the-princess)

Presents a fabricated genealogy to Apafi, who dismisses him with a small payment.

### [The Devil's Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/book-ii-the-devil-s-garden)

The itinerant scholar Clement, whose presence adds an air of mystery and intellectual intrigue.

### [I: The Patrol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/i-the-patrol)

The itinerant scholar and Patrol-officer, more interested in composing poetry than performing his duties. He is tasked with a secret mission to find a panther.

### [II: Sange Moarte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midst_the_wild_carpathians_se/chapters/ii-sange-moarte)

The Patrol-officer, traveling with Zülfikar, seeking the village of Marisel.

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