Moist von Lipwig

Moist von Lipwig is the main protagonist of Terry Pratchett's book Going Postal and its film adaptation. He also appears in other Terry Pratchett's books, such as Making Money or Raising Steam. In the film adaptation, he was played by Richard Coyle.
== Biography ==
Moist von Lipwig is a fraudster. He is caught for his crimes and is about to be hanged, but lord Hawlock Vetinary proposes him an deal. Lipwig has to restore the work of local post office as correctional labor. Moist not immediately, but agrees. His assistants are two remaining postmans named Tolliver Groat and Stanley and a golem named Pump 19 (also known as Mr Pump. He quickly introduces a new system (stamp system) into postal operations. But it also turns out that Moist has a competitor - a semaphore company leader named Reacher Gilt. Reacher sends his banshee assassin named Mr. Gryle to kill Moist. Gryle burns the post office, but dies himself. Moist saves Stanley who was cut off by fire. Later he proves Reacher's involvement in this. He also iniciates the return of the semaphore company to Adora, whose family once owned this semaphore company before Reacher's appearance. Later (in other Terry Practchet's books), under Vetinary's offers, he restores the work of the bank and builds a railway.
== Personality ==
Moist begins as a criminal, who, despite the harmlessness of his crimes, went so far that he managed to earn the death penalty. But, on the other hand, it is shown that deep down he is not such a bad person and is certainly not evil. Although initially under pressure, he restores the work of the post office, from the very beginning he shows himself to be a good boss (his subordinates (at least in the film) even highlight that he is the best boss they have ever had).
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