# The Maracot Deep — Character guide

> Key figures in The Maracot Deep by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [Dr. Maracot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/dr_maracot.md): Maracot is the expedition's driving mind, a man whose gaunt, Torquemada-like face never softens and whose conversation runs entirely to his own collected works. Headley and Scanlan find him nearly impossible to know, yet
- [Bill Scanlan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/bill_scanlan.md): Scanlan serves as second-in-command aboard the Stratford, and his running commentary is the counterweight to Maracot's austere silence. He calls the professor 'the world's stiffest stiff' while still respecting the man's
- [Cyrus Headley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/cyrus_headley.md): Headley is the expedition's scientific junior and its letter-writer, chosen by Maracot on the strength of a single paper and still trying to make friends with the man weeks into the voyage. He admires Maracot's devotion 
- [Manda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/manda.md): Manda is one of the chiefs of the underwater civilization, a bearded figure who communicates through signs and, later, through a screen that renders thought itself visible. He is curious about the strangers from the surf
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/the_doctor.md): The Doctor is part of the small company Maracot assembles for the deep-sea voyage, tending to the physical welfare of men confined in a steel shell for months. He belongs to the same cramped world of the Stratford as Hea
- [Mona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/mona.md): Mona is the only daughter of Manda, one of the leaders of the underwater people, and from the first meeting Headley reads in her eyes a message of understanding that goes straight to his heart. She is the story's quiet e
- [Berbrix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/berbrix.md): Old Berbrix belongs to the ruling circle of Atlantis, where rank follows wisdom rather than wealth, and he helps preside over the great hall where Maracot projects the tale of the Stratford's voyage. He embodies the deep
- [Captain Howie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/captain_howie.md): Captain of the expedition ship, meets a tragic fate during the voyage.
- [Sir James Talbot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/sir_james_talbot.md): British scientist or financier involved with the expedition planning.
- [Baal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/baal.md): Deity or high priest figure worshipped by the Atlanteans.
- [Mickey Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/mickey_scott.md): Crew member on the expedition vessel, likely a sailor or technician.
- [Bo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/bo.md): Young Atlantean boy who interacts with the explorers.

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