Edited sentence: (The) Fly: Deadyawn's assistant.A dandy and a fop.After accidentally killing his master he leaps out of the window, either to commit suicide, to escape bondage or to evade capture and punishment.Bellgrove immediately assumes command of the School.Bright Carvers: or Mud Dwellers Hereditary population of the extensive Mud Village situated up against and outside the walls of Gormenghast Castle, who are famed for their skill in woodcarving.Cutflower: School professor.Deadyawn: Headmaster of the Gormenghast School.Disciples of The Leader, until The Leader's death.He cares for Keda as she recovers from the rigours of her travels in the wilds.He is forcibly brought into reality and subsequently dies, when his long white beard is set alight by a young man during an argument.His is killed whilst organising the search for Titus when the Fly slips and accidentally tips him out of his high chair onto the floor.His main function appears to push Deadyawn around in his high chair and keep his hot water bottle topped up.Holds the only key to Groan armoury.Old Man: Hermit, only known as "Old Man".Only known as "The Leader", this ancient bearded character proposes a philosophy where everything in this world is an illusion - even including sensations such as pain.Opus Fluke, Flannelcat, Shred, Shrivell, Mulefire and Perch-Prism: School professors.Shrattle: Armourer.Spends most of his time asleep in a tall high chair on wheels, pushed around by his assistant, Mr Fly.Spiregrain, Splint and Throd: School professors.The Leader: School professor