User blog:Matthew Babe Stevenson/Minor Fictional Characters in Laura Frankos Short Stories

This article lists the various minor fictional characters who appear in the short fiction of Laura Frankos. These characters are identified by name or profession, but play at best a peripheral role in their respective stories. Most were simply mentioned or had a very brief, unimportant speaking role that did not impact the plot, and never appeared again.

All characters from "Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods" are either "major characters" and/or adapted from others.

="A Beak for Trends"=

="The Garden Gnome Freedom Front"=

Denis
Denis was a hunky student who lived down the hall from the Garden Gnome Freedom Front. Alizon Riand hoped Denis would not be alarmed by the sound of garden gnomes apparently having a drunken orgy in the girls' flat.

Emil Dubois
Emil Dubois was a young man whom Raquel Guibert dated for two weeks. Becca Milleron was surprised they stayed together for that long.

="The Great White Way"==

="Hoofer"=

="A Late Symmer Night's Battle"=

Throstle
Captain Throstle was an officer in Faerie's army. He was dating the female soldier Moth, and it was hoped that they would be married soon. Throstle was guarding King Oberon and Queen Titania on their second honeymoon when the kobolds struck the homeland.

Literary comment
Throstle is an old English name for the thrush, a type of bird. While this character has no analog in A Midsummer Night's Dream, his name may be an allusion to Nick Bottom's silly song from Act 3, Scene 1, which names several bird types, including the throstle.

="Leg Irons, the Bitch and the Wardrobe"=

Benasbiee
Benasbiee was a Leffingite actress and singer. She played opposite Jeclyn in Prosciutto and Away We Go. In the latter play, she played the baron's daughter. This role was originally written for Princess Louizza, before it was deemed that Louizza's comedic talent was better suited to play the lady-in-waiting.

Creek son of Attkins
Creek son of Attkins was a leading drama critic in the Kingdom of Leffing, and a judge for the Perrie Awards. He gave very negative reviews for four of Cammek's five latest CKDF plays. However, he wholeheartedly approved of Tip-lea-pon's new play-writing format of musical comedy, first demonstrated in Away We Go.

Ghoti
Ghoti was a well-respected playwright. Anyone in a theatrical occupation would own a complete set of Ghoti's plays.

Jorj
Father Abbot Jorj was a monk who went out from the monastery and made his mark in the theatrical world. Cammek greatly admired Jorj and owned of his ties.

Unnamed merman
A merman was a friend of Prince Harrold. The merman had a big brassy voice, and the prince hoped he could star in a musical play based on one of their country's many sea legends. The prince did not have much faith in the merman's ability to carry a non-musical play.

="Merchants of Discord"==

="Natural Selection"=

=The Njuggle=

="The Old Grind"=

Ethelred
Brother Ethelred was an English monk whose church was set on fire by Rollo's Vikings in 910. Fenia the giantess helped put the fire out after Ethelred fainted at the sight of her.

Fenia's father
Fenia remembered her father as frequently fishing and poking holes in rocks with his thumb, the latter of which struck her as a not terribly useful talent.

Fenia's uncle
Fenia's uncle suffered from an unfortunate hair condition. He sailed to a a mysterious land to the far west, and found it to be too cold and unpleasant to live in.

Tostig of Kiepfea Hill
Tostig of Kiepfea Hill was a giant living on the island of Orkney. During a quarrel, Cubbie Roo threw a boulder at Tostig and missed by 50 yards, giving Cubbie a reputation as a weakling.

="One Touch of Hippolyta"=

="The Sea Mother's Gift"=

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