Fenoglio, also known as Inkweaver
Inventor of the Inkworld, author of the book Inkheart, from which Dustfinger came. Also known, by Jacopo, as Tortoise-Face. Disappears into his own story when Meggie reads the Shadow out of the Inkworld to defeat Capricorn. After the tragic turn of events in Inkspell, stops writing the story and lets it take its own course. In Inkdeath, Resa, Elinor, and others encourage him to try to set it right again.
Firefox
Capricorn's successor who becomes the Adderhead's herald in Inkspell. Dead by the time Inkdeath begins.
Folchart
Family surname of Mo, Meggie, and Resa.
Gwin
Dustfinger's pet, a horned marten, originally intended by Fenoglio to play a fatal part in the tale of Inkheart.
Henchmen
Cockerell, Flatnose, Fulvio, Humpback, and Pitch-Eater are among Capricorn's henchmen in Inkheart. See also Basta, Slasher.
Infirmary
Where the Barn Owl tends and nurses the sick. A place of refuge near the Castle of Night.
Inkheart
Fenoglio's book. Capricorn wants the last copy so that he can never be read back into the story; Orpheus wants it so that he can, to experience the Inkworld.
Ironstone
Orpheus's gray-colored glass man. Older brother of Jasper.
Ivo
Minerva's son.
Jacopo
Son of Violante and Cosimo; the Adderhead's grandson. Petulant and spoiled. Plays a pivotal role in the conclusion of Inkdeath.
Jasper
Orpheus's other, rosy-colored glass man. Younger brother of Ironstone. Farid's friend.
Jehan
Roxane's son by her second husband, who is now dead.
Jink
Farid's horned marten.
Laughing Prince, also known as the Prince of Sighs
Lord of the castle and country of Ombra. Father of Cosimo the Fair, father-in-law of Violante. Known as the Prince of Sighs after his son dies in Inkspell. Poisoned by the Adderhead, the prince himself also dies in Inkspell.
Lianna
Little girl; a child of the strolling players.
Luc
Young robber. Doria's friend; the two are spared from hanging in Inkdeath.
Meggie Folchart
Daughter of Mo and Resa. Like her father, has the magical ability to bring characters out of books by reading aloud. After meeting Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart, she also dreams of being able to write as well as she can read – so that she can not only bring characters in and out of books but also script their fates. Fair-haired. Infatuated with Farid at the start of Inkdeath.
Merle
Another child of the strolling players.
Milksop
The brother of the Adderhead's fifth wife. Now Governor of Ombra.
Mina
Minstrel woman, pregnant in Inkspell.
Minerva
Fenoglio's kindly landlady in Ombra. Mother of Despina and Ivo.
Mortimer Folchart, also known as Mo, Silvertongue, the Bluejay, and the Jay
Bookbinder or book "doctor." Resa's
husband and Meggie's father. Also called Silvertongue because of his ability to make characters come alive by reading them out of books – to "paint pictures in the air with his voice" – although he has been wary of this gift ever since experiencing its awful consequences in Inkheart, when he reads Dustfinger, Capricorn, and Basta into our world and nearly loses his wife, Resa, forever to the Inkworld in exchange. In Inkdeath, Mo assumes the part of the Bluejay, a valiant yet murderous thief character created by Fenoglio, and he soon finds it difficult to distinguish between his true self and his alias. He shares the fictional Bluejay's scar on his left arm, and was wounded near his heart by Mortola.
Mortola, also known as the Magpie
Capricorn's mother. Known as the Magpie due to her ability to shape-shift into a bird. A poisoner, she kept Resa enslaved for many years
in the Inkworld. In Inkdeath, she aligns herself with Orpheus to avenge her son: Her greatest wish is to see Mo punished for killing Capricorn.
Moss-women
Healers.
Motley Folk
A loyal band of entertainers to which Dustfinger once belonged before he was abruptly read into our world by Mo. The strolling players of the Inkworld: conjurors, tightrope-walkers, fire-eaters, knife-throwers. Led by the Black Prince.
Nettle
Healer who uses herbs and potions to cure the sick.
Ombra
The city and castle of Ombra, one of the central locations in Inkspell.
Orpheus, also known as Calf's-Head, Cheeseface, Milkface, Moonface, and Four-Eyes
Discovered in our world by Dustfinger, this oily fellow has the same ability as Mo and Meggie to read characters in and out of books. An ardent admirer of Inkheart – perhaps the tale's most passionate fan – and also a writer, though he lacks true vision and instead uses his modest skills mostly to increase his fortune and secure his power. Owner of the dog Cerberus.
Oss, also known as the Chunk
Orpheus's dumb and brutish bodyguard. Enjoys abusing Farid.
Paula
Fenoglio's granddaughter.
Piper, also known as Silvernose
Capricorn's minstrel; now serves the Adderhead. He wears a silver nose because his real nose was cut off by the father of a woman he seduced.
Pippo
Fenoglio's grandson.
Prince of Salt
Maternal grandfather of Violante.
Resa (Theresa) Folchart
Mo's wife, Meggie's mother, and Elinor's favorite niece. She spent many years mute and enslaved by the evil Mortola after Mo unknowingly read her into Inkheart. Resa returns to the Inkworld in search of Meggie in Inkspell. By Inkdeath, she and Mo are expecting a second child, and she wishes to return to our world, even though the rest of her family does not. By following the dangerous craft she learned as the Magpie's servant, she, too, shape-shifts into a bird – a swift – in an effort to save Mo and Dustfinger at the Castle in the Lake.
Rico
Fenoglio's grandson.
Robbers
Blackbeard, Charcoal-Burner, Elfbane, Gecko, Grabber, Hedgehog, Hobo, Silkworm, Swindler, and Twofingers are among the band of robbers in Inkdeath. See also Snapper, Woodenfoot.
Rosanna