# Jendzian — With Fire and Sword character guide

> Jendzian in With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pan Jendzian

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Snapshot

A servant with a peasant's cunning and a courtier's nose for money, he carries messages, survives hordes, and asks the questions no one else dares.

## Who they are

Jendzian serves Pan Skshetuski with a loyalty that is real but never disinterested — he weeps at his master's bedside and, in the same breath, wonders who will inherit Podbipienta's villages. Sent off on errands through a war zone, he keeps turning up with news that reshuffles the board, including the revelation that Helena is alive. His mix of devotion and self-interest gives the novel its most human, least heroic kind of courage.

## Relationships

### [Pan Skshetuski](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/pan_skshetuski)

_professional_

Jendzian is Pan Skshetuski's loyal and clever servant, often acting as his messenger and aide.

### [Bogun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/bogun)

_rivalry_

Bogun and Jendzian are adversaries, as Jendzian serves Skshetuski and often thwarts Bogun's plans.

### [Pan Skshetuski](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/pan_skshetuski)

_professional_

Jendzian is Pan Skshetuski's loyal and clever servant, often acting as his messenger and aide.

### [Bogun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/bogun)

_rivalry_

Bogun and Jendzian are adversaries, as Jendzian serves Skshetuski and often thwarts Bogun's plans.

### [Pan Skshetuski](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/pan_skshetuski)

_professional_

Jendzian is Pan Skshetuski's loyal and clever servant, often acting as his messenger and aide.

### [Bogun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/bogun)

_rivalry_

Bogun and Jendzian are adversaries, as Jendzian serves Skshetuski and often thwarts Bogun's plans.

## In the story

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/v)

Skshetuski's cunning young servant; travels to Rozlogi and Pereyasláv, returns with a letter from Helena and news about Bogun.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/vi)

Accompanies Skshetuski on the mission to the Saitch.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as having told Helena about Anusia Borzobogata.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/viii)

Skshetuski's attendant, sent to fetch Zagloba from the wine-shop.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/ix)

Skshetuski's servant, who is sent back to Rozlogi with letters and a purse for the road.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xvii)

Delivers letters from Skshetuski; is struck by Bogun and left wounded, but Zagloba tends to him.

### [Chapter XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xix)

Mentioned as having brought letters from Kudák and being struck down by Bogun.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxxii)

Reunites with Skshetuski and recounts his time among the Cossacks, nursing Bogun and making profit from plunder.

### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lv)

Guides the group, recounts his deception of Bogun, and fears the witch Horpyna and supernatural guardians of the ravine.

### [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lvi)

Carries Burlai's baton, reveals he delivered Bogun to Rogovski, and expresses a desire for revenge against Bogun.

### [LXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lxi)

Zagloba hopes he has safely escorted Princess Helena to the king's headquarters.

### [LXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lxiii)

Narrates his escape with Princess Helena, including encounters with Donyéts and rescue by Pan Pelka.

## Links

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