The family of Humfrey of Xanth 4184301 210224975 2008-05-05T01:14:11Z VoABot II 1879647 BOT - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/72.70.78.243|72.70.78.243]] {[[User:VoABot_II/Help#Revert_reasons|possible vandalism]]} ([[User:VoABot_II/Mistakes|mistake?]]) to last version by "79.176.252.59". :<i>See more characters of the [[Xanth]] series by [[Piers Anthony]] at [[List of Xanth characters]].</i> The magician [[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]] has the largest known extended family in Xanth. Characters from nearly the beginning of Xanth to many in current day Xanth are included in this long list. Due to various events in Humfrey's history, he has found himself the husband of five and a half wives. After going to [[Hell]] to retrieve Rose in the novel ''[[Question Quest]]'', he discovered that his other wives still wished to be a part of his life. In an exchange with the Demon Xanth, each wife now spends a set amount of time with Humfrey in rotation while the rest wait in Hell. The extended families will be listed under the wife who connects them to Humfrey. ==Humboldt== He is Humfrey's brother and introduced in <i>[[Question Quest]]</i>. ==Dana Demoness== She is Humfrey's first wife. She left him shortly after the birth of his first son Dafrey, since Dafrey got her soul piece that had allowed her to love. Her name is actually Dara Demoness; she just never bothered to correct Humfrey. ===The family tree from Dana Demoness=== {{familytree/start}} {{familytree| | Hum |v| DanaD | |Hum=[[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]]|DanaD=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Dana Demoness|Dana Demoness]]}} {{familytree| | |,|-|^|.|}} {{familytree| | Daf | | MaD | |Daf=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Dafrey|Dafrey]]|MaD=Matt A Door}} {{familytree/end}} ===Dafrey=== He is the first son of Humfrey. A half-demon, he nevertheless has a full soul because his mother gave him the half-soul that had given her the ability to love Humfrey. ==Maiden (Matron) Taiwan== She is Humfrey's second wife after Dana Demoness. She left him when he set off to find Castle Roogna. She was introduced in <i>[[Question Quest]]</i>. ===The family tree from Maiden (Matron) Taiwan=== {{familytree/start}} {{familytree| | | | | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|.}} {{familytree| | Hum |-| MaidT | | MaidC | | MaidJ | | MaidM| |Hum=<b>[[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]]</b>|MaidT=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Maiden (Matron) Taiwan|Maiden Taiwan]]|MaidC=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Maiden China|Maiden China]]|MaidJ=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Maiden Japan|Maiden Japan]]|MaidM=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Maiden Mexico|Maiden Mexico]]}} {{familytree/end}} ===Maiden China=== She is the sister of Maiden Taiwan and was introduced in <i>[[Currant Events]]</i>. ===Maiden Japan=== She is the sister of Maiden Taiwan and was introduced in <i>[[Currant Events]]</i>. ===Maiden Mexico=== She is the sister of Maiden Taiwan and was introduced in <i>[[Currant Events]]</i>. ==Rose Pax of Bliss== Daughter of [[#Lord Bliss|Lord Bliss]] and [[#Lady Ashley Rose|Lady Ashley Rose]], Rose is Humfrey's third wife and mother to Humfrey's only daughter, [[#Rosetta Bliss-Humfrey|Rosetta]]. She is also known as Rose of Roogna. ===The family tree from Rose Pax of Bliss=== Curse Fiend (1)+Gromden*Demoness Metria-----+-----Veleno | | Bluebell Elf*Jordan+Threnody+Yin-Yang+? Demon Ted : | +-----+-----+ Lord Bliss+Lady Ashley Rose | | | Grundy Golem+Rapunzel Repulsive <b>Humfrey</b>+Rose of Roogna | | Surprise Stone+Rosetta Bliss-Humfrey ===Rosetta Bliss-Humfrey=== She is the only daughter of Humfrey and [[#Rose (Bliss) of Roogna|Rose]] and wife of Stone. ===Stone=== He is the husband of [[#Rosetta Bliss-Humfrey|Rosetta]]. ===Rosetta Stone=== She is the daughter of [[#Rosetta Bliss-Humfrey|Rosetta]] and Stone. Her talent is being able to translate languages. ===Lord Bliss=== He is the son of [[#Yin-Yang|Yin-Yang]], husband of [[#Lady Ashley Rose|Lady Ashley Rose]], and father of [[#Rose (Bliss) of Roogna|Rose (Bliss) of Roogna]]. ===Lady Ashley Rose=== She is the wife of [[#Lord Bliss|Lord Bliss]] and mother of [[#Rose (Bliss) of Roogna|Rose (Bliss) of Roogna]]. ===Yin-Yang=== See [[The Magicians of Xanth#Yin-Yang|Yin-Yang]]. ===Gromden=== See [[The Magicians of Xanth#Gromden|Gromden]]. ===Metria=== First introduced in ''[[Vale of the Vole]]'', the [[Demoness]] Metria becomes a common character in the series. She is well-known for her inability to choose the correct word at random times during her speech, a trait which often gives her away when she is in demonic disguise. Like all demons, Metria can change shape and appearance at will and uses this ability to cause much mischief in Xanth. She is the mother of [[#Threnody|Threnody]] by [[The Magicians of Xanth#Gromden|Gromden]] and Demon Ted by her husband Veleno. ===Threnody=== Threnody is a half-demon/half-human woman whose father was King [[The Magicians of Xanth#Gromden|Gromden]] and whose mother was Demoness [[#Metria|Metria]]. Threnody betrays and murders [[#Jordan the Barbarian|Jordan the Barbarian]] in ''[[Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn]]'', after which she ends up in a loveless marriage with Magician [[The Magicians of Xanth#Yin-Yang|Yin-Yang]]. Due to a curse placed on her by her Curse-Fiend Stepmother, Threnody can't enter Castle Roogna or it will fall. She and Yin-Yang live outside the castle, which ultimately causes it to become abandoned by the Xanth monarchy until Bink rediscovers it in ''[[A Spell for Chameleon]]''. She eventually kills herself, and haunts Castle Roogna for 400 years as a ghost known as Renee. After death, she remeets Jordan, also a ghost, and they fall in love. When Jordan was reanimated by Princess [[The Magicians of Xanth#Ivy|Ivy]] at the end of ''Crewel Lye'', he also reanimates Renee - only to find out she is really Threnody. Eventually Jordan forgives her and they get married. Threnody was a main character in the Xanth books <i>[[Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn]]</i> and <i>[[Golem in the Gears]]</i>. Her name may be a reference to a [[Threnody|song of mourning]] (considering the auspices of her first death) or to the [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] poem of the same name, written about the death of his son. ===Jordan the Barbarian=== Jordan is a barbarian adventurer with the talent of regeneration. In ''[[Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn]]'', his brief union with Bluebell Elf produces Rapunzel, [[#Grundy the Golem|Grundy the Golem's]] wife. He is betrayed and murdered by the woman he loves, [[#Threnody|Threnody]], who was actually attempting to protect him from the evil Magician [[The Magicians of Xanth#Yin-Yang|Yin-Yang]]. Both Jordan and Threnody became ghosts haunting Castle Roogna until being reanimated by [[The Magicians of Xanth#Ivy|Ivy]] 400 years later, after which they get married. Jordan is the star of the Xanth book, <i>[[Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn]]</i>. In their recent appearances, Jordan and Threnody seem to have a [[sadomasochistic]] relationship, relating to Jordan's ability to regenerate wounds, limbs, etc. ===Bluebell Elf=== A minor character only referenced briefly in ''[[Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn]]'', Bluebell is the elf with whom [[#Jordan the Barbarian|Jordan]] had a tryst which would eventually produce [[#Rapunzel|Rapunzel]]. ===Grundy the Golem=== A sarcastic, doll-sized [[golem]] that was brought to life by the Demon X(A/N)th in a display of the demon's power in ''[[The Source of Magic]]''. His talent is Translation; he can understand and speak to any living thing. He is the husband of Rapunzel and father of [[The Magicians of Xanth#Surprise|Surprise]]. He starred in the ninth Xanth book <i>[[Golem in the Gears]]</i> and appeared as a primary or secondary character in many of the previous books. ===Rapunzel=== Rapunzel's talent is her hair, which grows fast and thick. She first appears in <i>[[Golem in the Gears]]</i> imprisoned in the Ivory Tower as a captive of "Mother Sweetness," the [[The Magicians of Xanth#Sea_Hag|Sea Hag]]. She is able to change sizes due to her ancestors, Jordan Barbarian and Bluebell Elf. After [[#Grundy the Golem|Grundy]] rescues her in <i>[[Golem in the Gears]]</i>, they get married, eventually having a magician-caliber daughter named [[The Magicians of Xanth#Surprise|Surprise]]. ===Repulsive=== She is Rapunzel's sister who is introduced in <i>[[The Dastard]]</i>. ===Surprise=== See [[The Magicians of Xanth#Surprise|Surprise]]. ===Veleno=== He is the husband of [[#Metria|Metria]] and father of [[#Demon Ted|Demon Ted]]. ===Demon Ted=== He is the son of [[#Metria|Metria]] and [[#Veleno|Veleno]]. ==Sofia Mundane== She is Humfrey's fourth wife and mother to his second son, [[List of Xanth characters#Crombie the Soldier|Crombie]]. She is also known as Sofia Socksorter. She is Humfrey's only wife from [[Geography of Xanth#Locations Outside of Xanth Common|Mundania]]. ===The family tree from Sofia Mundane=== <b>Humfrey</b>+Sofia Mundane (Socksorter) | Grinelle-*-Crombie-+-Jewel Nymph Crunch Ogre+Curse Fiend (2) | | | Griselda Tandy Nymph--------+------Smash Ogre Blyth Brassie+Brawye Brassie | | Eskil Ogre-----------+---------Bria Brassie | Draco Dragon+? Nymph +---------------+-------+-------+---------------+ | | | | | Becka--+--Brusque Briskil+Nina Epoxy Ogre Benzene Brassie | Nora ===Crombie=== Crombie the Soldier is the son of [[The Magicians of Xanth#Sofia Mundane|Sofia Socksorter]] and Good Magician [[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]]. He is a woman-hater, a friend of [[The Magicians of Xanth#Bink|Bink]], and a friendly enemy of [[The Centaur family of Xanth#Chester Centaur|Chester Centaur]]. He swears alliegence to King [[The Magicians of Xanth#Trent|Trent]] as a soldier. He's also the husband of [[#Jewel the Nymph|Jewel the Nymph]] and father of Tandy the Nymph. His magic talent is to point in the direction of anything. Tandy married Smash Ogre and they produced a grandson for Crombie named Esk Ogre. Esk married Bria Brassie, and they've given Crombie three great grandchildren Brusque, Benzene Brassie, and Epoxy Ogre. Crombie is a main character in the Xanth book <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>. ===Jewel the Nymph=== Jewel was a main character in the second Xanth book, <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>. She is a [[nymph]] who plants jewels all around the land of [[Xanth]], the wife of [[#Crombie The Soldier|Crombie The Soldier]], and mother of Tandy The Nymph. In <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i> [[The Magicians of Xanth#Bink|Bink]] of North Village is tricked into drinking from a love spring, whose water makes the victim fall in love with whomever/whatever they see next (and is the means whereby many cross-breed individuals and races of Xanth such as the [[Centaur]]s were created). Jewel was the first person Bink saw, so he instantly fell in love with her. The problem was, Bink was already married to [[#Chameleon|Chameleon]]. Bink was cured of this love during the Time of No Magic, when the spell, like all others, failed. Later, Crombie the Soldier, (whom Jewel healed in <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>) and Jewel The Nymph took a love potion together to fall in love with each other. This was necessary because Crombie was (is?) a confirmed woman-hater and Jewel had fallen in love with Bink. They do not live together, since Crombie's job keeps him at Castle Roogna, and Jewel's task of planting gems keeps her in the underworld, but they (Crombie in particular) seem to like it that way. As a rule, Crombie only comes to see Jewel and Tandy when he is on leave (probably when he wants to get intimate with Jewel). Although Jewel is very mature for her kind, she remains basically a nymph at heart, and thus has no problem with this arrangement. ===Tandy=== Tandy the Nymph is the daughter of [[#Crombie|Crombie]] and [[#Jewel|Jewel]], wife of [[#Smash|Smash]], and mother of [[#Eskil|Eskil]]. Tandy has the talent of throwing a tantrum, an invisible explosive ball of energy that can stun the victim for a short period of time. The tantrum only happens when she is under emotional stress such as anger or fear. In the fifth Xanth novel, ''[[Ogre, Ogre]]'', Tandy rode [[From the Gourd of Xanth#Mare Imbrium|Mare Imbri]], a night mare, to ask [[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]] how to deflect a demon's unwanted sexual attentions. Humfrey's solution was to enlist Smash Ogre to protect her. During his contract the two fell in love and ultimately married, eventually producing a son named Eskill Ogre. ===Grinelle=== A griffeness from the Magic Dust Village who seduced [[#Crombie|Crombie]] with water from a love spring while he was under a spell that turned him into a griffin. She then sprinkled him with Lethe elixir afterward so he would forget. She is the mother of [[#Griselda|Griselda]]. She was introduced in <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>. ===Griselda=== The griffen daughter of [[#Crombie|Crombie]] and [[#Grinelle|Grinelle]]. Since Crombie was a human in griffen form while she was conceived, she was born with human intelligence. She was introduced in <i>[[The Dastard]]</i>. ===Crunch the Ogre=== He is a [[vegetarian]] [[ogre]], husband of a Curse Fiend and father of Smash Ogre. Crunch first appeared in <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>. ===Smash=== Smash the Ogre is the son of [[#Crunch the Ogre|Crunch the Ogre]] and a curse fiend, husband of [[#Tandy the Nymph|Tandy the Nymph]], and father of [[#Eskil|Eskil]]. He traveled through Xanth protecting Tandy in <i>[[Ogre, Ogre]]</i>. He was first seen in ''[[Castle Roogna]]'' and later appeared as a main character in <i>[[Centaur Aisle]]</i> and <i>[[Night Mare]]</i>. Due to a brush with an Eye Queue vine in ''Ogre, Ogre'', he becomes more intelligent and civilized than the average ogre. ===Blythe Brassie=== She is the wife of [[#Brawye Brassie|Brawye]] and mother of [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]. She traveled under [[#Smash|Smash]]'s protection in <i>[[Ogre, Ogre]]</i>. ===Brawye Brassie=== He is the husband of [[#Blythe Brassie|Blythe]] and father of [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]. ===Eskil=== He is the son of [[#Smash|Smash]] and [[#Tandy|Tandy]]; husband of [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]; father of [[#Brusque|Brusque]], [[#Briskil|Briskil]], [[#Epoxy Ogre|Epoxy Ogre]], and [[#Benzene Brassie|Benzene Brassie]]. He is sometimes called Esk Ogre, but as a quarter ogre Eskil can only become an ogre when he's angry, and then it's undependable. His actual talent is protesting; when Eskil says, "No!" he really means it, as the person/creature told "no" has to stop what they were trying to do. Esk was the main character in ''[[Vale of the Vole]]''. ===Bria Brassie=== She is the daughter of [[#Blythe Brassie|Blythe]] and [[#Brawye Brassie|Brawye]], wife of [[#Eskil|Eskil]], and mother of [[#Brusque|Brusque]], [[#Briskil|Briskil]], [[#Epoxy Ogre|Epoxy Ogre]], and [[#Benzene Brassie|Benzene Brassie]]. Like all Brassies, Bria originally came from the Realm of the Hypnogourd in the land of brass. She can be a hard case, but always has a soft spot for Eskil Ogre. ===Brusque=== He is the son of [[#Eskil|Eskil]] and [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]. ===Briskil=== He is the son of [[#Eskil|Eskil]] and [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]] and husband of [[#Nina|Nina]]. ===Nina=== She is the wife of [[#Briskil|Briskil]]. ===Epoxy Ogre=== He is the son of [[#Eskil|Eskil]] and [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]. ===Benzene Brassie=== She is the daughter of [[#Eskil|Eskil]] and [[#Bria Brassie|Bria]]. ==Gorgon== She is Humfrey's fifth wife and mother to his third son Hugo. Based on the mythological [[Gorgon]] (most specifically [[Medusa]]), her talent is a gaze which turns any living creature to stone. Humfrey has nullified this effect by placing a screen of invisibility around her face and, years later, masking that with an illusionary copy of her actual visage. She was first introduced in <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i> as a danger, but not as a malicious creature. ===The family tree from Gorgon=== ?+? | +-----+-----+ | | Merman+Human Woman Nabob Naga Nara Naga+Nathan | | | +--+--+ +-----+-----+ Nefra Naga Grossclout | | | | | <b>Humfrey</b>+Gorgon Siren+Morris Merman Merwin Merman+Melantha Merwoman+Naldo Naga Nada Naga----+----Demon Prince Vore | | | | | Hugo+Wira Cyrus---------+---------Marcie Merwoman Nadine Naga DeMonica ===Hugo=== He is the son of Humfrey and [[#Gorgon|Gorgon]] and husband of [[#Wira|Wira]]. His name is a combination of his father's and mother's names. He was a childhood friend of [[The Magicians of Xanth#Ivy|Ivy]]. He is hopelessly inept; for example, his talent, conjuring fruit, often produces overly-ripe or rotten examples. Ivy enhanced his talent and qualities in <i>[[Dragon on a Pedastal]]</i>, but only in her presence. After his marriage to Wira, Hugo, like many a married man in Xanth, shapes up a bit. ===Wira=== She is the blind wife of [[#Hugo|Hugo]]. She often greets characters after they have surmounted the three challenges required to gain admittance to Good Magician Humfrey's castle, and appears in this capacity in most Xanth novels following the <i>[[Question Quest]]</i>. Wira is the one person Magician Humfrey does not treat like an idiot. ===Siren=== She is the sister of [[#Gorgon|Gorgon]], aunt of Hugo, wife of [[#Morris Merman|Morris]], and mother of [[#Cyrus|Cyrus]]. She traveled with [[#Smash|Smash]] in <i>[[Ogre, Ogre]]</i>. She was first seen in <i>[[The Source of Magic]]</i>. ===Morris Merman=== He is the husband of the [[#Siren|Siren]] and father of [[#Cyrus|Cyrus]]. ===Cyrus=== He is the son of the [[#Siren|Siren]] and [[#Morris Merman|Morris]] and husband of [[#Mercie Merwoman|Mercie]]. ===Merwin Merman=== He is the first husband of [[#Melantha Merwoman|Mela]] and father of [[#Mercie Merwoman|Mercie]]. ===Melantha Merwoman=== Her first husband was [[#Merwin Merman|Merwin]] with whom she had [[#Mercie Merwoman|Mercie]]. After his death she married [[#Naldo Naga|Naldo]]. She is the main character in the fifteenth Xanth book, ''[[The Color of Her Panties]]''. Incidentally, her panties are plaid. ===Mercie Merwoman=== She is the daughter of [[#Melantha Merwoman|Mela]] and [[#Merwin Merman|Merwin]]. ===Naldo Naga=== He is the son of [[#Nabob Naga|Nabob]], brother of [[#Nada Naga|Nada]], and husband of [[#Melantha Merwoman|Mela]]. He helps the goblins in ''[[Isle of View]]''. ===Nadine Naga=== She is the daughter of [[#Naldo Naga|Naldo]] and [[#Melantha Merwoman|Mela]]. She is seen in <i>[[The Dastard]]</i>. ===Nada Naga=== She is the daughter of [[#Nabob Naga|Nabob]], sister of [[#Naldo Naga|Naldo]], wife of [[#Demon Prince Vore|Vore]], and mother of [[#Demonica|Demonica]]. She becomes betrothed to [[The Magicians of Xanth#Dolph|Dolph]] in ''[[Heaven Cent]]'' under false pretenses, and lived in Castle Roogna for several years afterwards, becoming close friends with Dolph's older sister [[The Magicians of Xanth#Ivy|Ivy]]. Dolph calls off their engagement two books later in ''[[Isle of View]]''. As a young woman, her breast size was legendary throughout Xanth. ===Nabob Naga=== He is the father of [[#Naldo Naga|Naldo]] and [[#Nada Naga|Nada]]. ===Demon Prince Vore=== Properly addressed as D. Vore. He is the son of [[#Grossclout|Grossclout]], husband of [[#Nada Naga|Nada]], and father of [[#Demonica|Demonica]]. ===Demonica=== She is the daughter of [[#Nada Naga|Nada]] and [[#Demon Prince Vore|Vore]]. ===Grossclout=== He is the father of [[#Demon Prince Vore|Vore]]. His title is Demon Professor, and he is in charge of the demon's school (as revealed in the ''[[Question Quest]]'' ). Grossclout is also administrator for the Companions of Xanth game, which was the subject of ''[[Demons Don't Dream]]''. He is incredibly intelligent and horribly impatient with lesser intellects (that means practically everyone), whose brains, Grossclout claims, are full of mush. ===Nara Naga=== The mate of Nathan and mother of Nefra Naga. She is introduced in <i>[[Zombie Lover]]</i>. ===Nathan=== The human mate of the naga Nara and father of Nefra Naga. He is introduced in <i>[[Zombie Lover]]</i>. ===Nefra Naga=== She is the daughter of Nara Naga and Nathan, a human. She is the cousin of Naldo and Nada. She is introduced in <i>[[Zombie Lover]]</i>. ==Mare Ann== She is Humfrey's first love and his fifth "and a half" wife. Since her talent of summoning unicorns(And other equine species such as a centaur) was contingent upon her innocence, she refused to marry Humfrey. However, after spending time in hell with Humfrey's other wives, she finally marries him since she lost her ability to call unicorns a long time ago. ===The family tree from Mare Ann=== {{familytree/start}} {{familytree| | Hum |-| MAnn | |Hum=[[The Magicians of Xanth#Humfrey|Humfrey]]|MAnn=[[The family of Humfrey of Xanth#Mare Ann|Mare Ann]]}} {{familytree/end}} {{Xanth}} [[Category:Xanth characters| Humfrey]] [[Category:Fictional families|Xanth Humfrey]]