Watho

Nycteris

Watho is a manipulative captor and tormentor of Nycteris, controlling her environment and perception.

Fargu

Fargu is a servant or subordinate to Watho, carrying out her orders in a hierarchical dynamic.

Nycteris

Watho is a manipulative captor and tormentor of Nycteris, controlling her environment and perception.

Nycteris

Watho is a manipulative captor and tormentor of Nycteris, controlling her environment and perception.

Fargu

Fargu is a servant or subordinate to Watho, carrying out her orders in a hierarchical dynamic.

Cross Purposes

Manipulates events from behind the scenes, contributing to the misunderstandings.

The Gray Wolf

The gray-complexioned, barefoot woman who leads the student to her mother's hut and later transforms into a wolf.

The History of Photogen and Nycteris

The witch who raises Photogen and Nycteris in isolation, manipulating their environments.

I: Watho

The witch who desires to know everything, with a wolf in her mind that makes her cruel.

Aurora

Watho the witch arranges for two ladies to stay in her castle, keeping them unaware of each other, and makes herself charming to Aurora.

III: Vesper

The witch who secretly lodges Vesper in hidden tomb chambers, attended only by her trusted servant Falca.

IV: Photogen

Watho orchestrates the deception of Aurora and raises Photogen in a sun-drenched environment, deliberately shielding him from darkness and shadows.

IV: Photogen

The boy born to Aurora, renamed Photogen by Watho; he is raised to love sunlight, avoid darkness, and develops a merry, loving, and occasionally raging temperament.

V: Nycteris

Takes charge of Nycteris's upbringing, keeping her in artificial light and teaching her music.

How Photogen Grew

The boy raised by Watho, trained in hunting and archery, fearless and saturated with sunlight.

How Photogen Grew

The witch who commands that Photogen never be out at sundown, and whose gaze terrifies Fargu.

How Nycteris Grew

Gives Nycteris minimal education by word of mouth, intending to keep her from reading.

VIII: The Lamp

Watho is mentioned as having given orders and appearing from behind the curtain, but she is not present in the chapter.

IX: Out

Mentioned indirectly as the mistress to whom Falca reports; she replaces the fallen lamp.

XI: The Sunset

Photogen, who has never known darkness, is overcome by fear at sunset and flees in terror from the forest.

XI: The Sunset

Photogen recalls Watho's warning about the terrors of sundown, which he now experiences firsthand.

The Garden

Mentioned as being ill and confined to bed, which allows Nycteris to explore without immediate discovery.

The Coward Hero

Referenced as the witch who took pains over Photogen's health.

XVI: An Evil Nurse

Grows ill and more malicious; her conscience only makes her more wicked. She hates Photogen for being a failure and torments him, and also grows sick of Nycteris.

Watho's Wolf

Plots evil against Nycteris, has her carried to the plain, and watches through a telescope, hoping for her death.

Refuge

Mentioned as the witch from whom Photogen and Nycteris flee; she sees best in daytime.

XIX: The Werewolf

Carries Nycteris and kills the wolf, later discovering it was Watho.

XIX: The Werewolf

Transforms into a wolf using ointment and attacks Photogen and Nycteris; is killed by Photogen's arrow.

All Is Well

Killed by Photogen; her body is devoured by birds and beasts.

II: Won’t I, Just?

Identified as Princess Makemnoit, the king's sister and a witch who casts a curse on the baby.

She Can’t Be Ours

Referred to as 'Princess Makemnoit,' the atrocious aunt and witch who deprived the child of gravity.

Hiss!

The old witch-princess who orchestrates the lake's draining out of revenge, using a White Snake of Darkness and dark magic.