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Fred Weasley

**Fred Weasley** is a character in JK Rowling's *Harry Potter*. He and his brother, George, were best friends and mischief makers together. Fred is portrayed by James Phelps and briefly by Daniel Radcliffe under the influence of Polyjuice Potion

## History

### *The Philosopher's Stone*

While Ron, Harry and Hermione were beginning their first year at Hogwarts, Fred and George were entering their third years. They were excited when Harry and Ron joined their houses and when McGonagall allowed Harry to become seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. Both of them congradulated him on making the team but also joked with him about people haven't not dying yet and people disappearing and reappearing in a month or two.

### *The Chamber of Secrets*

After Ron received no word from Harry all summer, Fred accompanied his brothers George and Ron and rescued Harry from his aunt and uncle on his birthday.

During Fred's fourth year, people began getting petrified by the Basilisk. During the time, Fred was unaware that it was Ginny who was opening the Chamber of Secrets under the influence of Lord Voldemort. Harry is briefly suspected of being responsible because he is a Parselmouth, Fred and George take the oppertunity to joke with him.

### The Prisoner of Azkaban

Prior to meeting Harry at the Leaky Cauldron, Fred and his family went on vacation in Egypt. During the fifth year, Fred and George stayed with Harry when he awoke in the Hospital Wing and provide Harry with the Maurauder's Map for him to get around the school easier.

They appear at the end, watching Harry fly on his new Firebolt broom.

## Family

* **Molly Weasley** (mother)
* **Arthur Weasley** (father)
* **William "Bill" Weasley** (older brother)
* **Fleur Delacour** (sister-in-law)
* **Victoire Weasley** (niece)
* **Dominique Weasley** (niece)
* **Louis Weasley** (nephew)
* **Charles Weasley** (older brother)
* **Percy Weasley** (older brother)
* **Audrey Weasley** (sister-in-law)
* **Molly Weasley II**(niece)
* **Lucy Weasley** (niece)
* **George Weasley** (twin brother)
* **Angelina Johnson** (sister-in-law)
* **Fred Weasley II** (nephew)
* **Roxanne Weasley** (niece)
* **Ronald "Ron" Weasley** (younger brother)
* **Hermione Granger** (sister-in-law)
* **Rose Granger-Weasley** (niece)
* **Hugo Granger-Weasley** (nephew)
* **Ginevra "Ginny" Potter** (younger sister)
* **Harry Potter** (brother-in-law)
* **James S. Potter** (nephew)
* **Albus Potter** (nephew)
* **Lily L. Potter** (niece)
* **Arthur Weasley's brothers** (paternal uncles)
* **Arthur Weasley's brothers' children** (paternal cousins)

* **Ignatius Prewett** (maternal great-uncle)
* **Lucretia Prewett** (maternal great-aunt)

Deceased:

* **Septimus Weasley** (paternal grandfather)
* **Mrs Prewett** (maternal grandmother)
* **Mr Prewett** (maternal grandfather)
* **Cedrella Black** (paternal grandmother)
* **Gideon Prewett** (maternal uncle)
* **Fabian** **Prewett** (maternal uncle)
* **Bilius** (paternal or maternal uncle)
Bean-Knee

****B******ean-Knee** is a washerwoman/omen of death that Queen Maisie meets during Mrs. Haypotten's story. She saves the queen's life by informing the queen of and helping her escape a plot to kill her, and presenting her with a bottle of fog.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

In a story told by Mrs. Haypotten, Queen Maisie, as suggested by Sorcha, met Bean-Knee by the sea. She greeted Bean-Knee politely and offered to help with the washing she was doing. Bean-Knee was obliged to tell the queen why her ruined nightgown was being washed, explaining how Lady Dorcas planned to throw Queen Maisie a surprise birthday party, then kill her in the night and take her crown. She told the queen that she could still save herself, and offered encouragement and a bottle of fog to help her. Maisie took the ruined nightgown, thanked the washerwoman, and went on her way.

## Trivia

* Bean-Knee is supposedly based on the Scottish legend of Bean-Nighe, a woman who washes the clothes of the dead.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.scotclans.com/pages/the-bean-nighe
Chapmen's Guilds

The ****C******hapmen's Guilds** are, presumably, a group of roamer companies where each one has precedence. Ignis Blister, Cassiterides Bone, Seleucia Deacon, and presumably also Morvengarde and Alphonsus Lung have companies that are members.

## History

### *Bluecrowne*

Ignis Blister introduced himself to Trigemine as the Grandmaster of the Worshipful Company of Firesmiths and Candescents, which was fourth in precedence among the Chapmen's Guilds. Jonas Forgeron introduced himself to Lucy Bluecrowne in a similar manner, though he was the Grandmaster of the Worshipful Company of Whitesmiths, which was sixth in precedence among the Chapmen's Guilds. Ignis Blister introduced himself in the same way to Xiaoming, who didn't care, and to Seleucia Deacon, who seemed bored and answered that her own company was second in precedence.
Holdfast Beartrap

****H******oldfast Beartrap** is a type of lock that is easy to pick.

## History

### *The Thief Knot*

Moth and Kit Fletchwood tried to pick the lock on a locker, but they couldn't. Emilia came over when they were distracted and recognized it as a Holdfast Beartrap, noting that Mr. Caine used it on the chemicals cabinet. However, she picked it in seconds, telling Marzana that it was actually a very easy lock to pick. The Fletchwoods then returned and they slammed the lock shut, but Moth later demanded that Emilia open the lock again, so she picked it as slowly as she could. Marzana realized that there was nothing valuable in the locker, since the lock had been so easy to pick. Marzana later examined the lock, noting the image of the growling bear on the front. She had seen a lock with this logo before, on the fence at Marymead, and it had engraving on its front. Marzana found that the back of this Beartrap was engraved too, and followed the engravings on other locks on other lockers to a final locker with a prize.
John

****J******ohn** was a member of Violet Cross's crew.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Honora told Marzana a story about a time when Violet Cross's crew had smuggled truffle-hunting pigs. In it, they had gotten past the Morvengarde blockade because there was a large storm, and they had the best lookouts, Holy John and Saint Ben, up in the crosstrees. Marzana knew how impressive this really was, because the *Lancet* had no crow's nests, requiring John and Ben to need all their balance and whatever they could hold onto as the ship tossed and the weather battered them, and still be able to be lookouts.
Kairos (disambiguation)

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****K******airos** may refer to:

* **Kairos**, a particular moment in the passage of time.
* **Kairos mechanism**, a device that can calculate kairos. Foulk Trigemine and Seleucia Deacon both owned a kairos mechanism.
Cook

****C******ook** is presumably the *Left-Handed Fate*'s head cook.

## Biography

### *Bluecrowne*

Garvett insisted that he could manage the kitchen just fine, even though he wasn't Cook. He later told Lucy that Cook would be upset if he sent Lucy to buy cakes instead of making them himself, and that Cook already thought he needed help in the kitchen.

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Captain Frost told a story about Melusine, Lowe, and the *Left-Handed Fate*. The cook, the steward, the purser, and the surgeon had gone ashore in the cutter to replenish the Fate's stores. Lowe broke a storm bottle belonging to the steward, and found that he had no camphor to replace the bottle's contents, referencing Cook having made a dish with it. The cutter later returned.
Jeffrey

****J******effrey** is a high-school age boy, a friend of Alex Cabot, and a member of the game group at Surroyal Books.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Lucky introduced Marzana to the game group. Jeffrey welcomed Marzana, and though not quite as exuberantly as Lily and Maria, it seemed genuine to Marzana. Jeffrey read the instructions for The Sneaksby Gambit, then later got snacks during break.

## Personality and traits

Jeffrey is cool and aloof, but still seems genuinely welcoming.
Greenglass House (disambiguation)

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****G******reenglass House** may refer to:

* **Greenglass House**, a house with stained glass where Milo Pine, and formerly Doc Holystone and before him Lucy Bluecrowne, live.
* ***Greenglass House***, a book by Kate Milford in which Milo and Meddy solve a mystery concerning secretive guests.
High Walkers

**High Walkers** are a sort of roamer, and have long lives like the roamers. Little is known about them, though Maisie suspects that they come from a land below Nagspeake.

## History

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Mr. Haypotten told a story about a reliquary, then said that there was a reliquary at the Blue Vein Tavern. His friend Blaise Forel was a reliquarist, he said. Mr. Haypotten asked if Negret and Reever knew Forel, since he was like them, and Reever agreed that Forel too had been a High Walker. The man was missing now.

Maisie asked Reever what a High Walker was, recalling the odd relationship between them and Madame Grisaille, who seemed to have known them a long, long time. Maisie guessed that perhaps there was a land below Nagspeake, which could be accessed via old iron. Reever, meanwhile, after some thought, answered Maisie that a High Walker was a sort of roamer, and there had been more around before. Mr. Haypotten admitted that they had his relic, although the reliquary had been lost. He provided Negret with the relic, and Maisie revealed that she'd found the reliquary.

## Physical characteristics

Negret is known to have two sets of teeth, and though he is usually almost six feet tall, he can extend himself at will. Reever can presumably do the same thing.

It is suggested that perhaps Forel made his reliquary book using his skin, which could suggest that this was related to his disappearance, or simply that High Walkers have different skin workings.

## Trivia

* A High Walker appears as an antagonist in Kate Milford's *The Broken Lands*.
Aunt Lucy's Counterpane Book

*****A********unt Lucy's Counterpane Book*** is a book of tales and rhymes that children in Nagspeake read.

## History

### *Greenglass House*

Upon the arrival of Eglantine Hereward and Wilbur Gowervine, Milo Pine was reminded of a nursery rhyme, from Mother Goose or *Aunt Lucy's Counterpane Book*.

## Trivia

* According to Kate Milford, Al Tesserian's tale "The Ferryman" in *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book* probably comes from the story "Crossing, Crossing" in *Aunt Lucy's Counterpane Book.*

## References

1. ↑ *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book, pg. 386*
Hugo Bankcliff

**Hugo Bankcliff** was a boy who came from England, where he and his brothers were previously linklighters. He missed the fog from England, and purchased fog from Deacon and Morvengarde.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Mr. Haypotten told a story about a boy who'd come to Nagspeake from London. He'd been a linklighter, helping people through fogs, but there was no need for that in Nagspeake, so he did odd jobs all week until he was exhausted. He missed the London fogs and was homesick. After learning from another sea-coaler that Deacon and Morvengarde sold fog, Hugo became determined to buy some. He saved up for three weeks before he was able to order his fog, then waited another week for the fog's arrival. On the day it said it would come, it wasn't there, and Hugo thought he'd been scammed until he returned to his apartment and found a package at his door. He found a bottle full of fog with directions for how to release and recall the fog in the bottle.

Hugo let out the fog from his bedroom, watching it grow and spread over the Quayside Harbors and the Skidwrack. He made himself a torch and guided people through the fog, then pulled it back into the bottle. Hugo then went to buy himself pitch to make a linklighter's torch, then wondered what he was going to do with the fog, since he hadn't bought it to become a linklighter again, and he could remember bad things happening in the London fogs. He went in search of a place to let out the fog where it wouldn't hurt too many people, but on the way, a man bumped into him and the bottle in his pocket broke. The fog kept coming out of the cracks no matter how much Hugo tried to seal it, spreading along the Skidwrack.

Hugo hurried to a Deacon and Morvengarde office, seeking help. The clerk gave him the price of a replacement bottle, which he couldn't afford, and wouldn't help him further because the bottle being broken wasn't Deacon and Morvengarde's fault. He threatened to tell the people of Nagspeake where the fog had come from, though she advised him that would go badly for him. She told him to leave if he didn't want to buy a replacement container, but Hugo threatened to stay there and let the fog ruin her office. The clerk in turn threatened to call Morvengarde, and they reached a standoff. After a bit, the clerk relented; sending Hugo to a street in the Printer's Quarter to get a replacement made, with an accompanying threat that if he revealed she'd sent him, she would kill him.

Hugo went to the Printer's Quarter as instructed, where he entered the shop of a reliquary-maker named Gaz. Hugo explained his problem, and Gaz brought out his apprentice, Edita Skellandotter, to help him. They decided on a wardian case, so that Hugo could let tho fog in and out as he pleased, and Edita added a bird decoration to the bottle, which swam in the fog once the fog had been transferred to the case. Hugo paid, as instructed, with the broken bottle made of reliquary glass, and Hugo left. Mr. Haypotten said that, he was told, sometimes there was a strange fog that came across Nagspeake, so sometimes, it seemed, the bottle was used.
Eliza Agravin

****E******liza Agravin** is an old math teacher at Marymead. Tasha Cormorant got her to leave her house by claiming that she had won the sweepstakes, which she participates in each year as a math lesson. Mrs. Agravin lives over a Belowground Transit station.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

When Marzana and Nialla arrived to school one morning in June, Mrs. Agravin was not there. In her place was the substitute teacher Mr. Otterwill, who had connections to Watermill Elementary, the school of the kidnapped girl Peony Hyde. The students expressed concern for their teacher, who Mr. Otterwill said was in the hospital, because, he had heard, of food poisoning. Mrs. Agravin had many things planned in case she was not there, which Mr. Otterwill utilized. Mr. Otterwill noted that he had been recommended for the position by his great-uncle.

Meddy later overheard Mr. Otterwill talking to another teacher, asking after the teacher he was substituting for. Nobody had heard from her since her sister (or, at least, someone claiming to be) had called in to say that she was sick and being taken to the hospital because she was old, but would probably be back on Thursday of Friday. Miss Palkowick had tried to send get-well flowers, but could not find Mrs. Agravin at any of the hospitals and could not reach her by phone.

Emilia had somehow gotten Mrs. Agravin's address, so Marzana, J.J., and Meddy went to check on her. They found her house, 72 Cop-Bone Way in Whipping Hyde, and also learned that her house was built over a Belowground Transit station. They entered the apartment, where they found the kidnapped girl Peony Hyde tied to a chair. Marzana's parents then arrived, and Marzana explained the situation, and they took charge. The police arrived and took Peony home, who had not seen Mrs. Agravin, she said. They then exited the apartment.

On their way out, Marzana spotted someone hurrying toward them, and recognized her to be none other than Mrs. Agravin. Mrs. Hakelbarend explained to the baffled teacher that people had not known where she was and had been worried about her. Mrs. Agravin had apparently won sweepstakes (which she entered in each year to teach her students about probability) and received a trip on short notice, she said. Mrs. Hakelbarend explained that Marymead had not been able to get ahold of her, then Mr. Hakelbarend sat down with her to tell her about why the police were at her house and what had happened. Marzana later realized that Mrs. Agravin had been set up so that someone would notice her absence and check on her, thus finding Peony, who was not the real Peony but a fake. The person who had notified Mrs. Agravin about the fake trip had been Tasha Cormorant.

## Physical appearance

Mrs. Agravin is very old and has fluffy hair. She has a particular way of walking when she is late to something.
Caroline Bluecrowne

****C******aroline Bluecrowne** was the mother of Lucy Bluecrowne and the wife of Richard Bluecrowne. She died when Lucy was young.

## Biography

### *Bluecrowne*

Lucy noted that her mother, Caroline Bluecrowne, had died when Lucy was only a few months old. She compared Xiaoming to her biological mother and decided that Xiaoming was as much her mother as Caroline Bluecrowne.

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Captain Frost mentioned that Melusine and Lowe had different mothers and different traditions.

### *Greenglass House*

Mrs. Hereward noted that Captain Bluecrowne had remarried after the death of his first wife.
Chapel of St. Whit

The ****C******hapel of St. Whit**, also called **St. Whit's Chapel**, is a chapel in the Liberty of Gammerbund, named for Whittacre Gammerbund, the Liberty's patron saint. A hobby horse skull was found there.

## History

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Lucky noted that a hobby horse skull was buried under the alter of St. Whit's Chapel. Mr. Hakelbarend noted that the Chapel of St. Whit was named for Whittacre Gammerbund.
Gaz

****G******az** is an artisan in the Printer's Quarter. He apprentices Edita Skellandotter. He helped Hugo Bankcliff with his bottle of fog. Gaz also notably assembled Foulk Trigemine's second kairos mechanism.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

In a story told by Mr. Haypotten, Hugo Bankcliff was sent to Feretory Street by an employee of Morvengarde, told that anyone on the street could repair his bottle of fog. Feretory Street was a street in the Printer's Quarter that housed reliquary-makers, and Hugo stumbled into Gaz's shop. At the time, Gaz was speaking impatiently with a customer with one blue eye. He told the man that he could not assemble the device without the winder, telling him to return with a winder. The man stormed out of the room, and Gaz turned to help Hugo. Hugo explained his predicament: he'd bought a bottle of fog from Morvengarde but it had gotten smashed and was leaking all over.

Gaz examined the bottle, and put on a substance that would temporarily hold the fog. He then declared that he wasn't the man for the job, but told Hugo that the one he wanted was his apprentice, Edita Skellandotter. Edita came out and he introduced her, then told her what the boy's problem was, and she set to arranging things. Gaz helped Edita get the fog into the vessel she and Hugo had chosen. Hugo thanked them, left the reliquary glass as payment as instructed, and left.

Masseter later showed the guests his kairos mechanism, saying that Gaz the reliquarist had assembled it and told him that the only remaining piece was a winder.
Eglantine's Patent Blackthorn Wishing Stick

****E******glantine's Patent Blackthorn Wishing Stick** is a carved walking stick that Addie Whitcher found in the Emporium.

## History

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

While in the Emporium, Meddy found a carved walking stick, which she dubbed Eglantine's Patent Blackthorn Wishing Stick. Meddy put a belt around her chest to secure the walking stick to her back. Meddy was still wearing it the next morning.

When Milo was going outside to chase Mrs. Kirkegrim, knowing that she had the derrotero, Meddy provided Milo with Eglantine's Patent Blackthorn Wishing Stick. He held it close to his body to keep it from catching on roots or branches as he ran. When he climbed over the wall of a fallen-down outbuilding, he dropped the stick over the side, climbed over the wall, then retrieved it again, noting that it was sort of a weapon.

Milo put it under his arms when warming his hands on a lantern. When Mrs. Kirkegrim told Milo to go inside, confused, he dropped the stick. She told him that what he'd thought was the ghost of Doc Holystone was actually Gilawfer, then used her toes to flip the stick into Milo's hands, and he caught it.

When Mr. Vinge arrived, Milo considered swinging the stick at him, but realized that would be a bad idea. When fumbling for the derrotero in his rucksack, one of the bag's straps got tangled on the stick. Upon the arrival of Doc Holystone's actual ghost, Mr. Vinge grabbed for Milo. Milo struck out with the stick and felt it hit Mr. Vinge, then jumped backward.

## Trivia

* The stick is presumably named for Mrs. Hereward, and her story about Julian Roamer, containing the wishing stick Sloe.
Gregory Sangwin

**Gregory Sangwin** is an artisan printmaker who carved animals for Maisie while at the Blue Vein Tavern.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Sangwin had come to the Blue Vein Tavern on Amalgam's recommendation. He usually carved illustrations out of wooden blocks, so while at the tavern, Sangwin carved small animals from bits of firewood, and passed them to Sorcha, who hid them around Maisie's place at suppertime. He made an albatross for Sorcha to thank her for her help, and Phineas Amalgam went to ask Mrs. Haypotten if there was ribbon for Sangwin to use, getting blue for him, and he soon gave it to Sorcha.

Petra recalled the tale Sangwin had mentioned, one he'd done the illustrations for, and asked him to tell it. After Masseter (who had one eye) assured Sangwin that he would not be offended, Sangwin told the tale, a rhyming poem that told how a man had traded an eye for a box to the peddler in the hollow-way.

Tesserian, Amalgam, Masseter, and Sangwin smoked together. When Jessamy showed up, the men asked her questions, Sangwin wondering about her playing instruments and how much time remained. After she had gone, Sangwin invited Masseter to tell a story, then wondered why Petra had said he'd mentioned the tale, since he couldn't remember saying anything about it. Sangwin began to carve while Tesserian told a tale about the River Skidwrack, even though Tesserian wasn't from Nagspeake.

After Mr. Haypotten's tale, Sangwin extolled the merchants having been helpful and good. He told Maisie that relics and reliquaries were indeed valued. He wondered whether Blaise Forel's book was a reliquary or a relic. He tried to stop Masseter from taking something from Petra. When the guests all began to dance, he wondered how he would carve the scene.

## Physical appearance

Sangwin has dark gray hair and light brown skin.

## Trivia

* The animals carved include a swimming dragon, an albatross, a river otter, a tiger, and a marten.
Ezra Cormorant

****E******zra Montcalvo Cormorant** is a former trustee at Marymead. He worked on the Belowground Transit System.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Meddy read Ezra's name among the trustees on the portraits. When looking for the name Victor Cormorant, Emilia found Ezra Cormorant to be the most recent Cormorant in the book she was looking at, who she noted was the husband of Nadia Cotgrave-Cormorant, whose parents donated Marymead to the department of education. Ciro showed blueprints of Belowground Transit stations designed by Padraig del Olmo, but then found that Ezra Cormorant had designed a station: Cotgrave Wall, the one inside Marymead. Marzana later told her mother what they'd found.
Albatross (disambiguation)

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****A******lbatross** may refer to:

* The ***Albatross***, Doc Holystone's ship.
* The **Albatross**, the knife that the Ironmonger made and many, including Morvengarde, wanted.
Hickson Blount

**Hickson Blount** is a carrier. He was one of Emmett Syebuck's suspects for the kidnapping of Peony Hyde, but Violet Cross did not believe he had enough information to do what the kidnappers had done.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

When Emmett Syebuck brought up the kidnapping of Peony Hyde, Mr. Hakelbarend guessed that Hickson Blount, who had been in the Liberty recently, was one of Thad's three suspects, and he was, along with Rose Mirassat and Rob Gandreider. After learning about the bribed police officer, Mr. Larven thought that the information could have come from Hickson Blount, but Mrs. Hakelbarend was of the opinion that Hickson did not know that stuff, and supposed that he had been a pawn like Rob, though she asked Mr. Larven to bring him by anyway. Marzana presumed that Hickson Blount was a carrier, then reported to the Thief Knot that he was, but Mrs. Hakelbarend did not think he was good enough for the job. Mrs. Hakelbarend explained why she and Mr. Hakelbarend had been at Mrs. Agravin's house: on the Snakebird's recommendation. He'd said that Hickson Blount had been in Whipping Hyde, but might be about to leave again. Mrs. Hakelbarend did not think Hickson knew that the Belowground Transit System was still operational, but he might try to use one of the tunnels, the whereabouts of which he might know.
Catriona Cotgrave

****C******atriona Cotgrave** is the wife of Oliver Cotgrave and mother of Nadia Cotgrave. She and her husband donated Marymead to the department of education.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Emilia told Marzana that Catriona and Oliver Cotgrave had been the ones to donate Marymead to the department of education, and that they had a daughter, Nadia.
Commorancy Kids

The ****C******ommorancy Kids** are Marymead students that live at Marymead during the school year.

## History

### *The Thief Knot*

Marzana noted that Emilia was a Commorancy Kid. After finding out that the substitute Mr. Otterwill might be related to the kidnapping of Peony Hyde, Marzana suggested to Nialla that they ask Emilia to help them, because she could get them into Mr. Otterwill's file. The Commorancy Kids, Marzana said, were the students who lived at Marymead during the school year, and the other students all wondered about them. Marzana met Emilia at a game group, along with her brother, Alex, who she noted was Commorancy at the upper school. Marzana then told Emilia that they needed her help, because she was in the Commorancy.

At lunch, Emilia sat with other Commorancy Kids. She then showed Marzana and Nialla up to the Commorancy floors, and they met in the sixth-floor common room, which she'd asked the other kids to have that day. She noted that they had a resident nurse to keep them from getting into trouble. After school, Emilia showed them to a secret tunnel under Eald Brucan Lane and through Boneash and Sodalime's Glass Museum and Radioactive Teashop, things found by other Commorancy Kids. When she met Meddy the ghost, Emilia commented that she wasn't from Marymead, and Marzana wondered if the Commorancy Kids knew of other ghosts. Emilia then led them to a dumbwaiter, which she assured them would fit them all and was perfectly safe, and Marzana noticed that inside the dumbwaiter, presumably installed by the Commorancy Kids, was a handle and a button. They rode the dumbwaiter to the secretary's office and broke into Mr. Otterwill's file, then went to Marzana and Nialla's class by dumbwaiter. These rooms, Marzana noticed were not vertically in line with each other, and when asked Emilia said that the Commorancy Kids thought that the old iron that controlled the dumbwaiter could move around whole rooms to let the dumbwaiter pass, and her recitation of "Mrs. Kerwallow" was their way of knowing how to get places.

They later found out that there was a hidden Belowground Transit station with an entrance in the Marymead Library, which Emilia thought the Commorancy Kids would love to know about, and left to explore it. Nialla later was unable to get ahold of Emilia, having left a message with another Commorancy Kid. Emilia later brouht the Thief Knot to Marymead to see the station, and the other Commorancy Kids were positioned as lookouts to help them enter the school without being discovered. Barnaby and Enza thanked Emilia for finding this, and a sixth-grader prepared to sing nonstop until they returned to let them know that the coast was clear. Emilia commented upon how the whole rest of the Commorancy wanted to explore, and it was hard for them to let the Knot go instead.

## Members

* Emila Cabot
* Harriet
* Peter
* Hester
* Monty/Murray
* Ada/Allie
* Barnaby
* Enza
* Unnamed sixth grader
* Six other unnamed members

## Trivia

* The Commorancy Kids live on the sixth and seventh floors of Marymead.
* The Commorancy Kids own the Official Commorancy Key Collection.
Fulgor

**Mr. Fulgor** is a man mentioned in Liao's letters, who sold firework supplies to Liao.

## Biography

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Owen showed Milo one of Liao's letters, explaining how he'd found information about the Bluecrownes in a fireworks shop. The shop's files had included correspondence from one of the owner's predecessors. In the letter Milo read, Liao sent greetings and well wishes, and included a list of items he would want to buy when he arrived in October. Liao was a lifelong customer of Mr. Fulgor, Owen said.
Ben

**Ben** was a member of Violet Cross's crew.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Honora told Marzana a story about a time when Violet Cross's crew had smuggled truffle-hunting pigs. In it, they had gotten past the Morvengarde blockade because there was a large storm, and they had the best lookouts, Holy John and Saint Ben, up in the crosstrees. Marzana knew how impressive this really was, because the *Lancet* had no crow's nests, requiring John and Ben to need all their balance and whatever they could hold onto as the ship tossed and the weather battered them, and still be able to be lookouts
Knighthood

**Knighthood** is a social and military class in Valkanren, particularly dominant in Brythonia. Knights in Valkanren are expected to follow codes of chivalry, and are often members of the nobility; however, individuals can be knighted for valiance in battle or at the discretion of another knight (for example, in the cases of Sir Gronkor the Black and Sir Robin Redford respectively).

A knight tends to prefix his name with 'Sir.' However, this can be outshone by lordly and princely titles.
Ed Pickering

****E******d Pickering** was one of the great smugglers of Milo's grandparents' time. Ben Pine's father served on Ed Pickering's crew.

## Biography

### *Greenglass House*

Milo's parents had met each other because Mr. Pine's father had come to stay at Greenglass House, which was safe for smugglers, because Mr. Pine's father had been on Ed Pickering's crew. Mrs. Pine noted that Doc Holystone was one of the very famous smugglers, along with Gentleman Maxwell, Violet Cross, and Ed Pickering.

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Milo noted that his grandfather had served on Ed Pickering's crew, on the clipper *Ganzander*. Milo found Ed Pickering on the smuggler cards from Violet Cross's cache.
Jimmy Costak

**J.J. Mowbry**: Who else?

— *The Thief Knot*, pg. 137 |  | ”

****J******immy Costak** is a classmate of J.J. and Ciro.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

J.J. mentioned how the school store had stopped selling replaceable erasers after someone had gotten them stuck up his nose, agreeing with Ciro that it had been Jimmy Costak. J.J. explained to Emilia that Jimmy had done it to shoot them out of his nose at a girl, but had then been told that he should have asked her out normally.
Coles

**Lieutenant** ****C******oles** is a police officer in the Liberty of Gammerbund who arrived to help when (the fake) Peony Hyde was found.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Lieutenant Coles showed up along with other police officers to Mrs. Agravin's home when called because Peony Hyde had been found (or so they thought; she was later revealed to be a fake, but they did not know at the time). Mrs. Hakelbarend introduced him to the fake Peony, saying that he had been on the phone with the Hydes. The Hyde family later made an appearance on the news, and Mrs. Hakelbarend commented on how quickly Coles and the others had gotten the Hydes home.
Headcutters

**Negret Colophon**: Of the Devil making bets? Rather a whole mess of them, yes?

**Phineas Amalgam**: There are, in fact, a mess of them. And more than a few with musicians. When it's a musical challenge, it's called a duel, or a headcutting. The Devil almost always wins those. I've heard there's one song and one song only that beats the Devil, but it's a beast to play. Not just anyone can do it.

— *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*, pg. 82 |  | ”

A ****h******eadcutter** is someone who challenges the Devil musically; participates in a **headcutting**. Very few win, since the only way to do so is to play the song that beats the Devil, but that is very hard to do.

## History

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

**Jessamy Butcher**: I can play them all.

**Gregory Sangwin**: Jack of all trades, master of none?

**Jessamy Butcher**: Master of all of them, too, Mr. Sangwin. But it takes more than mastery. More than gifts. I don't know what it takes, but on that night at least, the night when it mattered, I didn't have it.

— *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*, pg. 185 |  | ”

After Negret told a tale of how a scavenger beat the Devil, Phineas Amalgam mentioned all the tales of musicians going up against the Devil, and how this was called a duel or headcutting. It became clear that the musician Jessamy had tried to beat the Devil, but failed. Jessamy did not know how much time remained for her to live, and her hands were no longer her own, causing her to wear gloves all the time. Jessamy told a tale of how Petra would challenge the Devil, dancing with all her soul to the song the Devil could not play. All the musicians who'd ever lost a headcutting would be called to the crossroads to play music, and at the end, they would declare Petra the winner.
Aniline Deacon

****A******niline Deacon** was the sister of Seleucia Deacon. She inherited the company Deacon and Morvengarde from her sister. Aniline hated Foulk Trigemine for getting her sister killed, and wanted him dead.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Foulk Trigemine told a story about his younger days. After he'd failed an assignment and gotten Seleucia Deacon killed, Aniline Deacon inherited her sister's stock in the company Deacon and Morvengarde. She hated Foulk for killing Seleucia, and gave him a dahlia to remind him of Jacinda's death, stabbing him with the pin as she put it on him. Foulk did the assignment she gave him, knowing that if he failed, he would almost certainly be killed because Aniline wanted it so.
Octavian Deacon

**Peter Hakelbarend**: The very same, though this was before the partnership with Octavian Deacon that resulted in the empire we know today.

— *Ghosts of Greenglass House*, pg. 303 |  | ”

****O******ctavian Deacon** was one of the original owners of the company Deacon and Morvengarde, along with Morvengarde. He was succeeded by Seleucia Deacon, and later, Aniline Deacon.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Drogam Nerve brought catalogs to a town, and they bought certain things to defend themselves against invaders, and some had to be ordered from Nerve. Riders were sent to the warehouse of Nerve's partner, Octavian Deacon.

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Peter Hakelbarend noted that when Morvengarde had been sent after Whit Gammerbund, he had not yet partnered with Octavian Deacon and created the empire Deacon and Morvengarde.

### *The Thief Knot*

Marzana Hakelbarend noted that her mother, a smuggler, had told her many stories in which the villains were called Deacon or Morvengarde.
Driven Star

The *****D********riven Star*** was a boat belonging to Lucy Bluecrowne. It was destroyed in the struggle to rescue Liao.

## Information

### *Bluecrowne*

After it was decided that Lucy should have a boat of her own and took Lucy and Liao to the Quayside Harbors, they met Tom Yarrow on Mr. Cerrajero's recommendation. He showed them to a greenish boat under the pier, and Lucy liked it, but she wanted to see other boats before deciding. After looking at four more, Lucy told Kendrick she'd decided, and brought him back to Mr. Yarrow's cutter. Lucy was permitted to take the boat for a cruise, and the crew of the *Left-Handed Fate* inspected it. They deemed that it would be fit after some work, and the boat was bought for Lucy. Lucy decided to call it the *Driven Star* after a particular type of firework.

In the morning, Lucy, terribly excited, rushed down to the dock at her house to the cutter. Lucy cleaned out the boat, sweeping away the dirt, and sanded the inside. Liao came, and after lunch the two of them took the *Driven Star* for a cruise on the Skidwrack River. Liao set off a magnificent firework over the river.

After Liao was kidnapped by the peddlers Trigemine and Blister, Lucy set off to pay his ransom: a knife from the Ironmonger. She went to the Quayside Harbors, but after realizing that Trigemine wouldn't keep his end of the bargain, Lucy took the *Driven Star* back to her house. After explaining the situation to Xiaoming and preparing somewhat, she took Xiaoming to where the peddlers and Liao were on the *Driven Star*.

After a battle, in which Xiaoming was lost and Liao rescued, Lucy hauled the (wailing) boy into the cutter. They tried to row, as there was no breeze in the night, though the oars were very old and not much use. Trigemine tried to board the cutter, and after some thinking, Lucy realized what would have to be done: the *Driven Star* would have to be sunk. Liao prepared to explode his powder for fireworks, and Lucy and Liao jumped into the river. Lucy watched sadly as the Driven Star sunk. The two children made it to safety and were lifted aboard the *Left-Handed Fate.*

## Physical characteristics

The cutter was about sixteen feet long, and seemed like an oversized rowboat with a mast. The cutter was in bad shape when Lucy found it, but she quickly cleaned and painted it.

## Gallery

**Take a look at our **gallery for Driven Star****.
Domanova

**Dr.** ****D******omanova** was the doctor aboard the *Left-Handed Fate*.

## Biography

### *Bluecrowne*

Lucy had a nightmare about a time when she'd gotten a terrible injury during a battle on the *Left-Handed Fate*. Kendrick tried to get her to go to the cockpit where Dr. Domanova was working on the injured, insisting that the doctor should see Lucy's gash. Kendrick carried her to the cockpit, where the doctor gave Lucy laudanum to help her sleep.

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Captain Frost told a story about Melusine, Lowe, and the *Fate*. The steward, the cook, the purser, and the surgeon had gone ashore in the cutter. Melusine thought there might be a bottle of medicine that he had that would replace the one Lowe had broken. She found one, and hoped as she left that nobody would wonder why she'd been in the surgeon's quarters. Lowe, she found, had no camphor, as the surgeon has used it recently in creating a medicine. Lowe used the surgeon's bottle.
Nick (disambiguation)

**This article is a disambiguation page for Nick.**

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****N******ick** may refer to:

* **Nicholas Larven**, a former member of Violet Cross's crew who lives in the Liberty of Gammerbund and came to Greenglass House with the Waits.
* **Nick Jones**, a former member of Violet Cross's crew and the relative of Hannah Jones who now lives in the United States.
* **Nick Nackatory**, a former member of Violet Cross's crew, also called "Nick Nack".
Katia del Olmo

****K******atia del Olmo** is the mother of Ciro del Olmo. She is responsible for the secret distribution of cell phones and cell service in the Liberty of Gammerbund.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

When Ciro introduced himself, he explained about his family, and Marzana realized that the del Olmos were responsible for the cheap, functional cell phones and minimal cell service in the Liberty, despite Deacon and Morvengarde's monopoly. Ciro showed his phone and noted that his mother called him often.

When Ciro arrived to Marzana's house, Mrs. Hakelbarend recognized him as the son of Katia del Olmo. Before she went to Mrs. Agravin's apartment, Ciro gave Marzana his phone in case of emergency, mentioning that he would have gotten one of his mother's spares had he known, and Mr. Hakelbarend later recognized it as 'one of Katia del Olmo's'. Ciro's mother was not very upset with him after finding out he'd been investigating a kidnapping, mainly feeling that they should have called the adults sooner.
Kendrick

****K******endrick** is the *Left-Handed Fate*'s coxswain, and like an uncle to Lucy Bluecrowne.

## Biography

### *Bluecrowne*

Captain Bluecrowne told Lucy that Kendrick, Garvett, and the other Fates had worked on the house the previous day. Lucy recalled when she, after receiving a bad wound during a battle, had been carried to safety by Kendrick. Kendrick was there in the morning when Lucy came down for breakfast. Lucy later found him busy sewing a ditty bag, and informed him that she was to have her own boat. Kendrick agreed quickly, and brought Lucy and Liao to the Quayside Harbors in the *Left-Handed Fate*'s gig, wished them well, and left to run other errands.

Lucy found Kendrick again later, and told him that she'd found the boat she wanted, insisting that it was special. Kendrick inspected the cutter, then deemed it fit for a cruise, and with the boat owner's permission, they took it out onto the Skidwrack. They came onto the *Left-Handed Fate* and the other crew members inspected it. Kendrick tried to get Lucy not to be so sure that they would purchase the cutter, but it was no use. The cutter was bought, and Lucy thanked Kendrick and admitted that she had, indeed, had a name for it before she was supposed to: the *Driven Star*.

After Liao's workshop exploded with Liao in it, Kendrick and Garvett searched all around looking for Liao or a sign of him, and could not find it. Kendrick assured Lucy that Liao was okay somewhere, he just couldn't find the boy, and sent Lucy inside while he and Garvett searched the woods in case Liao had wandered off. After learning that Liao had been kidnapped, Lucy set off to try to fix it, while Kendrick and Garvett went to get the *Left-Handed Fate*. They succeeded, arriving in time to rescue Lucy and Liao at the end.

Garvett gave Lucy a ditty bag that he and Kendrick had made for her. Kendrick took Lucy and Liao back to Bluecrowne House because Lucy wanted, then helped them get their things aboard ship, because they were to live aboard the *Left-Handed Fate* again.

## Physical appearance

Kendrick is very strong, and has strong hands.
Matthews

**Harriet**: *Peter, he announced in 1923 that he'd invented it. Show me where it says he didn't invent it earlier. XO Harri.*

— *The Thief Knot*, pg. 101 |  | ”

**Matthews** was someone that Harriet and Peter did a report on; he, apparently, invented the death ray in the 1920s.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Marzana saw a diorama with correspondence between Harriet and Peter, discussing whether or not to add a death ray to the diorama based on when Matthews had invented it.
Songhan del Olmo

**Ciro del Olmo**: Nobody really knows. But the del Olmos forever after were camoufleurs of some kind or another. ...So I presume that back in the day, Songhan did what all his descendants went on to do: he made one thing look like another, and he did it so effectively that even a bunch of superstitious, paranoid sailors who thought their lives depended on it couldn't tell the difference.

— *The Thief Knot*, pg. 125 |  | ”

****S******onghan del Olmo** is a distant ancestor of Ciro del Olmo, known for being an impressive camoufleur.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Ciro told Marzana, Nialla, and Emilia a story about Songhan del Olmo. Songhan was the first del Olmo, Ciro said, and he had been Korean despite his Spanish name. Songhan had gotten into trouble that had bad guys looking for him (a story J.J. said was awesome) and thought that the best way to escape was by sea, but he could not pay to be a passenger. He found out that the ship was having trouble because their elm-tree pump had broken, and they'd replaced it with one made from a different tree but had bad luck, and the crew was likely to mutiny. The first mate said that if Songhan could get them an elm trunk in two days, he could ride for free, and although there were no elms in Mexico, Songhan produced and elm trunk and the crew called him 'del Olmo' ('of the elm'), which he kept when he got to Nagspeake. Songhan must have, Ciro said, made one thing look like another, just like all his descendants did.
King of Tying Things

The ****K******ing of Tying Things** was what Maisie called her brother in her tale, due to his proficiency at tying things.

## Biography

### *The Raconteur's Commonplace Book*

Maisie told a story about three kings, called the King of Finding Things, the King of Opening Things, and the King of Tying Things. They would go voyaging every year, and one year they found an island. The King of Finding Things led the others through a maze on the island, until they reached a tower. In the tower, to their surprise, they found their little sister, the family villain. The Knave of Taking Things had been sent away because she kept stealing, but now she promised she'd learned her lesson. The three kings went to rescue her, passing through a series of trials to reach her. They took her home with them, and after that she behaved, and was called the Knave of Building Castles of Cards, because that was what she did while she waited for her siblings to come home.