# Protasy — Pan Tadeusz character guide

> Protasy in Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Protasy Balthasar Brzechalski, Protasius the Wozny, The Wozny, the Wozny, Protasius Brzechalski

**First appearance:** 0004-book-i-home-keeping

## Who they are

The Judge's official summoner and messenger.

## In the story

### [Book VI: The Farmstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/chapters/book-vi-the-farmstead)

Waits for the Judge's summons and then sets out to deliver it to the Count's house.

### [Book XI: The Year 1812](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/chapters/book-xi-the-year-1812)

Converses with Gervasy about the lawsuit and the omen of the sparrows, which predicted Sophia's role in reconciling the families.

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