Max

"*I don't WANT to be a troubadour!*"
―Max in Max & the Midknights.

**Max** is the main character and the protagonist of Max & the Midknights. She is the leader of the Midknights.

She looks like a boy when she has her hat on, thus why the book's cover art depicts her wearing her hat. She revealed her gender in front of King Gastley when he misgendered her. This was surprising to the Byjovians in the crowd, as well as Kevyn. The only person in Byjovia who knew Max was a girl from the start was Alice, Nolan's wife.

**Biography**

Max was born in an unknown location within 100 miles of Klunk. She was not born in Byjovia, explaining her lack of a Bodkin. At the end of the second book, Max thought she found her Bodkin, but learns it's her twin sister Mary after telling Mumblin and Gadabout that Mumblin's potion didn't work on her Bodkin. She was an Apprentice troubadour under her adopted Uncle 'till the age of ten, when they settled down in Byjovia with the friendship of the king. Later she would re-unite with her twin and parents and begin to curate their new life in Byjovia as a family.

Uncle Budrick found and adopted her in Gobsmack.

**Family**

**Mary -** Mary is Max's twin sister. She first appeared at the end of book two when Max believed she was her bodkin, and moments later Mary slipped away. Max would look for her in book three, and upon re-uniting the two seemed to hate each other. Mary would explain to max that she wasn't a knight deeply hurting Max because that was all she had ever wanted to be. Still when Mary was nearly kidnapped by a bounty hunter Max fought for her and told the hunter she was her sister and dueled him to the point in which she won. Mary would then go on to apologize for denying max was a knight and after hearing about Max's current life begin to feel jealousy, wishing she had a home or a place to settle down. Eventually they all make it to the TOWER OF TIME in which Max smuggles Mary in to learn about their past and why they were separated. After some exploration the two find that their mother who was the princess of Klunk runaway to elope with her fiancé's Squire. Their plans were kept safe until Their mother's evil father would find ou and have guards come to kill their newborn twin children. With the help of Max and Mary who passionately interfered with the past the twins were successfully speared and each given to a caretaker.

After these events, Max and Mary go and find their parents freeing them from their decade long time in prison. They return to Byjovia to attempt to figure out their new life with their parents and begin to act like twins who have been together since birth.

**Uncle Budrick -** Uncle Budrick adopted Max when she was a baby. He isn't her actual uncle, but he treats her like his real daughter. He remains a father figure, even after Max reunites with her parents. Max still wishes for him to live with her and he most likely does. He is a troubadour with a terrible voice but a kind heart, and Max wouldn't

**Perrin -** Perrin was but a young girl when asked by Mary's father to be her Guardian. But Perrin didn't hesitate and gave up her freedom and an began to harbor Mary which may have been a crime punishable by death, still Perrin graciously raised the young girl and taught her many things that would assist in future life. Mary also doesn't want to continue with life without Perrin so she will most likely going their family as well.

**Relationships (spoilers)**

**Millie-** Millie was an orphan on the street until Max helped end King Gastley reign of terror In the first book. During this time Millie found out that she possessed magical powers, however during the era of Gastley it was illegal for girls to practice magic, but later the rule was reversed and Millie became the apprentice to Mumblin, and joined to Midknights. She coined her training into the second book and began to surpass her mentor in magic. As of the third book however, millie is still in training as it takes many years to master sorcery, but she is doing great!

Sedgewick- In the beginning of book 2, Max saw Sedgewick as her rival to become a knight. He was naturally skilled with a sword and favored by their teacher, while Max was held to a different standard because she's a girl. Max hadn't yet realized that Sedgewick harbored no competitive feelings of rivalry and just wanted to be her friend as seen later in the book. He even volunteered to be her partner in an assigned scavenger hunt and revealed his laid back nature towards her and even his dislike of their annoying instructor which Max had assumed he liked. The two begin to act like regular friends for the rest of the book and all into the third when Max mysteriously starts to show him affection, and wonders what he thinks of her. Through the book she attempts to hide her growing feelings for him, but does a poor job at it since Simon was easily able to decode her actions and reveals when under a spell that Max Likes Sedgewick. Fortunately, Sedgewick seems to take no notice to this, quite possibly since he was under a spell too, and was involuntarily beginning to act like a jerk to everyone, and in a few weird events after ends up as a magically transformed apple. Because of this Max must then take care of him for a good chunk of the book while they seek wizarding help from their friend Mumblin. And soon, he is detransformed. Sedgewick continues to back Max up in later parts of the book and seems to return her mild affection. Max even seems to become jealous during a moment in the book when her twin is riding on a horse with him. During the epilogue Max comments that she looks bad in dresses and Sedgewick denies this comment backing up that he thinks she looks pretty in everything, then moments later Mary confronts her sister about this, and Max admits to her crush, but says she doesn't want to be romantically involved at the moment, but for the fans here's hoping!

Kevyn- Kevyn is an old literate young boy, and the first companion Max befriended upon entering Byjovia. He was currently an apprentice Osler under his father but wished otherwise, and hoped to oneway be allowed to become an author. However the rules of the time were that everybody were to carry on the occupation of his father, therefor Kevyn believed he would never be a book writer. But after Gastley was defeated, Kevyn was allowed to follow his passion and begins his own library and writes about the adventures of max.

Simon- Simon is not an orphan but left his parents during the reign of gastley Because they were bewitched and no longer felt any love for him. Of course this would eventually be reversed and Simon would soon start his training at night school with Max. However soon after starting he quit due to his new found love of horses and assumed the vacant position of apprentice Osler left by Kevyn, in which he is now in training for.