# Jav — Thuvia, Maid of Mars character guide

> Jav in Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Presently Jav

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-a-green-man-s-captive

## Snapshot

A Lotharian who grovels before his jeddak and his god alike, until a banth and a princess show him what courage might look like.

## Who they are

Jav serves the hidden city of Lothar with the servile terror of a man who has never imagined defiance, whimpering before Tario and wriggling on his belly when accused of treachery. He believes the great banth Komal is a devouring deity, and his panic in the chamber beneath the throne room is total. Yet his fear and his knowledge of Lothar's secrets make him a strange, necessary guide for the captives he once helped condemn.

## Relationships

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_friendship_

Jav, a Lotharian, becomes a loyal ally and guide to Carthoris, helping him navigate the dangers of Lothar.

### [Tario of Lothar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/tario_of_lothar)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Thuvia of Ptarth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia_of_ptarth)

_friendship_

Jav protects and assists Thuvia while she is captive in Lothar, showing loyalty and kindness.

### [Komal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/komal)

_professional_

Jav is the keeper of Komal, the sacred and fearsome beast of Lothar, responsible for feeding it.

### [Tario of Lothar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/tario_of_lothar)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_friendship_

Jav, a Lotharian, becomes a loyal ally and guide to Carthoris, helping him navigate the dangers of Lothar.

### [Tario of Lothar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/tario_of_lothar)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Komal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/komal)

_professional_

Jav is the keeper of Komal, the sacred and fearsome beast of Lothar, responsible for feeding it.

### [Komal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/komal)

_professional_

Jav is the keeper of Komal, the sacred and fearsome beast of Lothar, responsible for feeding it.

### [Thuvia of Ptarth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia_of_ptarth)

_friendship_

Jav protects and assists Thuvia while she is captive in Lothar, showing loyalty and kindness.

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_friendship_

Jav, a Lotharian, becomes a loyal ally and guide to Carthoris, helping him navigate the dangers of Lothar.

### [Thuvia of Ptarth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia_of_ptarth)

_friendship_

Jav protects and assists Thuvia while she is captive in Lothar, showing loyalty and kindness.

## In the story

### [VI: The Jeddak of Lothar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/vi-the-jeddak-of-lothar)

Conducts Carthoris and Thuvia to Tario; crawls on his belly and is horrified by the strangers' refusal to prostrate themselves.

### [VII: The Phantom Bowmen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/vii-the-phantom-bowmen)

A realist of Lothar who explains the nature of the phantom bowmen and the philosophical divide with Tario.

### [The Hall of Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/viii-the-hall-of-doom)

Enters and reveals his desire to become jeddak; is accused of treason by Tario.

### [The Battle in the Plain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/ix-the-battle-in-the-plain)

Terrified of Komal at first; materializes bowmen to fight Tario's forces; reveals his desire for Thuvia and attempts to force himself on her.

### [Kar Komak, the Bowman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/x-kar-komak-the-bowman)

Found mauled by Komal; reveals Thuvia's direction before dying.

### [XI: Green Men and White Apes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/xi-green-men-and-white-apes)

Referenced as an example of someone who could create bowmen; not present.

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