The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King’s Epic Fantasy (62 page)

H
ABER
(6, 7)

A low man with bulldog jowls, a heavy, sloping gut and curly gray hair. Part of the entourage that takes Mia from the Dixie Pig to the Fedic Dogan. Susannah considers him the most dangerous of the group.

H
AGGERTY THE
N
AIL
(4.5)

A carpenter in Tree Village.

H
ARRIERS
(3, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, M)

Outlaws and highwaymen.

H
AVERTY
, J
OHN
(4)

Olive Thorin's father, a fisherman.

H
AX
(1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, M)

Cook in the west kitchen in Gilead who is hanged after Roland and Cuthbert discover that he's working for John Farson.

H
AYCOX
, L
OUIS
(5)

A smallhold farmer whose place is west of Tian Jaffords's, near the edge of Calla Bryn Sturgis. Though he speaks passionately against Tian's proposal during the first town meeting, he ultimately decides Tian is right and that he will stand and fight the Wolves.

H
AYLIS OF
C
HAYVEN
(7)

A Roderick who lives near Algul Siento. Dinky calls him Chucky because his chubby freckled cheeks and blue eyes remind him of the doll in the horror movie. Oy befriends him after Roland enlists his help in the battle of Algul Siento, getting him to plant sneetches to start fires in the dorms. Haylis regards Roland as a god. He's smart enough to keep Finli o'Tego from being suspicious of his presence on campus.

H
EADMAN AND
T
ALLMAN
(4.5)

Tim Ross's nicknames for the tallest of the mutants who assist him in Fagonard Swamp. He is bald and toothless, and his legs are severely deformed. Tim believes he is the leader.

H
EATH
, A
RTHUR
(4, 7, M)

Cuthbert's alias in Mejis. He is a stockline breeder's son.

H
EDRON
(6)

One of the Manni of Calla Redpath.

H
ELMSMAN
(4.5)

Tim Ross's nickname for one of the mutants who assists him in Fagonard Swamp. He is the group's best communicator. He wears a black silk top hat decorated with a red ribbon that trails down over one bare shoulder. Broad shouldered and sturdily built, with bright, intelligent eyes. Had he not grown up in the Fagonard, he might have been considered handsome.

H
ENCHICK
(5, 6, 7)

Leader of the Manni Redpath clan. He discovered Father Callahan after the former priest came through the Unfound Door. He has three wives, though he can have relations with only one at a time, depending on the stars. His granddaughter, Margaret Eisenhart, is one of the forgetful who abandoned the Manni ways. His blue eyes have grown watery with age, and he has a waist-length thick, white beard that he tugs on when embarrassed. He is generally dour and appears to be eighty years old. Reverend Earl Harrigan is his twin. Roland believes Henchick will know the freed Breakers are telling the truth and stand up for them if they reach Calla Bryn Sturgis.

H
ENDRICKS
, R
ODNEY
(4)

The leader of one of George Latigo's companies. Latigo considers him a good man. Killed by the thinny in Eyebolt Canyon.

H
ENRY THE
T
ALL
(4.5)

Steven Deschain's father.

H
ODIAK
(4.5)

The Barony buyer at the Tree Sawmill.

H
ODJI
, W
ALTER
(7)

Walter o'Dim's name when he was in Garlan. The last name means both “dim” and “hood.”

H
OLLIS
, D
AVE
(4, M)

One of Sheriff Avery's deputies in Mejis. Though only eighteen, he's mostly bald with the remaining bits of hair slicked back with grease. When he's nervous, he nibbles on the brass edging of the monocle hanging around his neck on a ribbon. He works as a server at the Mayor's House on formal occasions. He's not very smart, and no match for Eldred in a game of Castles, but thinks he will make a better sheriff when Avery retires. He has serious questions about what Roland and the others might or might not have done, but he dutifully goes for Susan Delgado's gun when she breaks them out of jail. Susan, who grew up with him and kissed him once behind the door of the livery, shoots him in the chest.

H
OLLIS
, J
UDY
(4)

Wife to Deputy Dave Hollis of Mejis. Maiden name Wertner, which makes her related to Henry Wertner, the Barony's stockliner. She makes white iced tea with honey—her mother's recipe. She used to nag Dave about nibbling on his monocle but gave up, even though she was used to getting her own way.

H
OOKEY
, B
RIAN
(4)

Owner and operator of Hookey's Stable and Fancy Livery. A blacksmith, he makes horseshoes in a forge behind his barn. One of Pat Delgado's best friends. He also made wheels and rims for the oil tankers at Citgo, for which he was well paid, which accounts for the good upkeep on his business. A levelheaded man, he is put in charge of the team guarding Citgo after Eldred Jonas discovers Roland knows about it. Roland shoots him in the chest during their ambush of Eldred Jonas's men.

H
OOKEY
, R
UFUS
(4)

Brian Hookey's eldest son. He takes care of the livery when his father is guarding Citgo and spies on Susan for the Big Coffin Hunters.

H
OOTERMAN
“H
OOTS
” (3, 4, 5, 6)

One of Tick-Tock Man's Grays. A tall, skinny man in a black suit whose face is covered with a rash. He gives Gasherman the password to the inner sanctum on a piece of paper. Shot in the back by Roland.

J
AFFORDS
, J
AMIE
(5, 7)

Tian Jaffords's grandfather, known as Gran-pere. A toothless old man with flyaway hair and grizzled sideburns. He claims to be the oldest person in Calla Bryn Sturgis. He's senile, but has his good days. He hasn't spoken a civil word to Tian since Tian's father, Luke, was killed digging a well in a spot chosen by Tian. He gets along well with Tian's wife, Zalia, though. His twin, who was closer to the road, was taken while the two of them played jacks. When he was nineteen, he stood with three others against the Wolves and saw Molly Doolin kill one of them. He never told anyone else because Luke told him the story might make him a target for the Wolves. This information is vital in the
ka-tet
's battle with the Wolves.

J
AFFORDS
, L
UKE
(5)

Tian Jaffords's father. He died when a well collapsed and buried him alive. Luke's father, Jamie, is mad at Tian because he picked the spot to dig. Luke is the only person Jamie told about Molly Doolin killing one of the Wolves. Luke didn't believe him and thought the story might make his father a target for the Wolves if it got around.

J
AFFORDS
, T
IAN
(5, 6)

A farmer from Calla Bryn Sturgis who is about thirty years old. After Andy tells him the Wolves are coming in a month, Tian decides to fight instead of allowing their children to be taken, standing up to the wealthier ranchers. He has three patches of land and is smarter than the average smallholder. He can read and write a little. He was nine when the Wolves came the last time, taking his sister Tia, whom he now uses as a burro to plow the rockiest of his fields. When Tian was seventeen, his father, Luke, died digging a well at a site Tian found with his dowsing rod. He and his wife, Zalia, have two sets of twins (Heddon and Hedda, ten years old; Lyman and Lia, five years old) and a rare singleton child (two-year-old Aaron). He and Eddie take care of Andy the Messenger Robot the night before the Wolves come.

J
AFFORDS
, Z
ALIA
(5, 6)

Tian Jaffords's wife, whom he calls Zee. Maiden name Hoonik. A tall, handsome woman as dark-skinned as Susannah. Her twin brother, Zalman, is one of the roont. She is the best thrower among the Sisters of Oriza. She gets along well with Tian's father.

J
AKLI
(7)

A raven-headed taheen who works in the telemetry center in Damli House at Algul Siento. He dies on Main Street in Pleasantville.

J
AVIER
, B
UCKY
(5)

A smallholder with eighty acres in Calla Bryn Sturgis. His twin, Bully, was taken by the Wolves and died four years before the
ka-tet
arrives. He has bright little blue eyes in a small head that seems to slope back from his goateed chin. His wife, Annabelle, is put in charge of one of the wagons taking the twins out of town.

J
AVIER
, R
OBERTA
(5)

Bucky Javier's younger sister. She and her twin brother were only a year old the last time the Wolves came, so they were passed over. Bucky gave her half his farm when she married.

J
EEVES THE
B
UTLER
(3, 4)

One of the two Pubes who lead Eddie and Susannah to the Cradle of Lud.

J
EFFERSONS
(5)

Family who owned a ranch north of Debaria. The father, mother and two daughters were all killed by the skin-man, along with most of their staff.

J
EMMIN
(5)

A Manni from Calla Redpath who was with Henchick when they found Father Callahan. He died two years later from a heart attack.

J
ENKINS
(7)

The chief technician at Algul Siento. He monitors the Deep Telemetry output, though he doesn't understand most of what it says.

J
ENNA
(L)

The youngest of the Little Sisters of Eluria. She was chosen by bloodline to wear the Dark Bells that summoned the
can tam
. She appears to be about twenty-one and has flushed cheeks, smooth skin and dark eyes. She also has a curl of black hair that constantly escapes from her wimple. Before Roland arrived, she was restless with her place in the order. The Little Sisters nursed
her back to health after her mother died as a result of her own restlessness. Jenna sets the
can tam
on Sister Coquina and helps Roland escape from the others, sacrificing her life in the process.

J
EY
(
OR
G
EE
) (6, 7)

A taheen known to Susannah as Hawkman because he has the brown feathered head and vicious beebee eyes of a hawk. He is part of the entourage that escorts Mia to the Fedic Dogan. He is trying to decide whether to escape or stay and fight when Susannah shoots him.

J
ILLIAN OF
U
P'ARD
K
ILLIAN
, C
OUNTESS
(4)

A prostitute who works at the Travellers' Rest in Hambry. She considers herself exiled royalty from Garlan.

J
OCHABIM
(7)

A pot washer working in the Dixie Pig kitchen. Son of Hossa and originally from Ludweg, north of Lud. A malnourished young man of about seventeen whose skin is a pallid yellowish gray. He warns Jake about the mind-trap.

J
OHNS
, A
LAIN
(T
HROUGHOUT
)

One of Roland's fellow student gunslingers and a member of his first
ka-tet
. He is more reliable than quick. Upon first meeting, he is often dismissed as a dullard. Steven Deschain calls him Thudfoot. He's good at tracking but can't master the art of decoding. He has deep flashes of intuition and is very strong with the touch but isn't comfortable in social situations. According to Cuthbert, he could sleep through an earthquake. He refused to go on a midnight lark in the cemetery because he was afraid of offending the shades of his ancestors. He always won riddling contests when no adults were involved. He accompanied Roland to Mejis as Richard Stockworth and was elevated to gunslinger based on this experience. He returned to camp in the middle of the night before the battle of Jericho Hill to report on the defeat of the gunslingers at Rimrocks. Roland and Cuthbert mistook him for an enemy and shot him to death.

Physical description: He had blond hair, a placid, round face, blue eyes, plowboy's shoulders and tended toward stoutness. He was wounded during the battle with Latigo's men and had a scar on his left cheek for the rest of his life.

J
OHNS
, C
HRISTOPHER
(4, 5, M)

Alain Johns's father. In his youth he was known as Burning Chris. He warned Roland that he might see the vagrant dead if he ever went todash. In the Marvel graphic novels, a traitorous castle guard stabbed him.

J
OLENE
(4)

A prostitute working at Hattigan's in Ritzy. She lost most of her teeth.

J
ONAS
, E
LDRED
(1, 4, 5, 6, 7, M)

A failed gunslinger whose leg was broken by Fardo, Cort's father, during his test of manhood. As a result, he walks with a limp and his leg bothers him in bad weather. After being sent west, he ended up in Garlan. Like most exiles, he found a gun, but his failure haunted him. He is familiar with the Manni and may have traveled to other worlds.

He forms a group of mercenary regulators who call themselves the Big Coffin Hunters, acting as agents of John Farson, whom he has never met. Despite failing to best Fardo, he is skillful and shrewd, though his weaknesses as a leader become apparent when he underestimates Roland, Cuthbert and Alain. His confidence begins to crumble once Roland announces his status as a failed gunslinger. His cohorts, Roy Depape and Clay Reynolds, might have suspected as much, but until then no one knew for sure.