Minor Characters
Mr. Dandy
Mr. Dandy is a member of the lethal Jacks of All Trades group. Like the others in the group, Mr. Dandy’s first name is Jack. He’s rotund and has silver hair. Though he never shares his position, he seems higher up in the organization than Jack Frost.
Tom Hustings
Tom is one of Abanazer Bolger’s partners, especially when it comes to dealing with the illegal goods that pass through Abanazer’s shop. A hulking, red-haired man, Tom attempts to intimidate Bod (but can’t, as Bod disappears with Liza’s help).
Kandar
Kandar is an Abyssinian mummy and a member of the Honour Guard, along with Silas and Miss Lupescu. He carries a pig with him for good luck, which annoys Miss Lupescu greatly.
Mr. Tar
Mr. Tar is a dark-skinned, bull-necked member of the Jacks of All Trades fraternity. Like all members of the group, his first name is Jack. He has a short temper and is extremely strong.
Mr. Ketch
A small, dark-haired man, Mr. Ketch is a member of the Jacks of All Trades fraternity. And, like all members, Jack is his first name. Mr. Ketch kills by strangling people with a thin black cord.
Mr. Nimble
Mr. Nimble is a towering blond man with a moustache and a member of the Jacks of All Trades fraternity. Like all members of the group, his first name is Jack.
Fortinbras
Fortinbras is a 10-year-old ghost and one of Bod’s best friends in the graveyard. They grow apart as Bod surpasses Fortinbras in age.
Mr. Pennyworth
Mr. Pennyworth is one of Bod’s ghostly teachers in the graveyard. He usually teaches Bod about “elements and humors,” but he also instructs Bod in Fading.
Miss Borrows
Miss Borrows is Bod’s grammar and composition teacher in the graveyard. In life, she was the “spinster of the parish.” Bod likes her because she’s easy to distract.
Tom
Tom lived during the Hundred Years War and fought in the conflict. In his ghostly present, he is happily dating Miss Euphemia.
Miss Euphemia
Miss Euphemia lived during the Victorian Era. As a ghost, she is now dating Tom and doesn’t care that they lived hundreds of years apart.
Mrs. Caraway
Mrs. Caraway is the mayor of the town surrounding the graveyard.