People & Creatures
Everyone who walks, talks or growls in Oz. Each entry names the chapter it comes from, and says how much of what you read here has been checked against the text.
426 entries, A to Z
A
- Abrog
- Adepts
- Akbad
- Allegro da Capo A living man whose lungs create constant music with every breath
- Army of RevoltCreature A rebel force of girls led by General Jinjur who have overthrown the Scarecrow's rule.
- Atmos
- Aunt Em Dorothy's aunt, who raises her on the Kansas prairie and in time comes to live in Oz.
- Aunt Sally Lunn An old lady in Bunbury who gives Dorothy white bread and butter.
B
- Baron of Baffleburg
- Bear KingCreature
- Beasts of the ForestCreature A gathering of wild animals from the forest who make the Lion their king.
- BeesCreature A swarm of stinging insects commanded by the Witch to attack the travelers.
- beetleCreature
- Belfaygor
- Benny
- Betsy Bobbin A girl from Oklahoma, shipwrecked into the Land of Ev with her mule Hank.
- big fat colonel A military officer commanding the Princess's small army.
- Big Wigs
- Biggen
- BilbilCreature
- Bill A brass weather cock who joins Tatters and Grampa on their quest, blown off a barn and able to fly, crow and point the way.
- Bill the Lion Tamer A circus lion tamer remembered by the Cowardly Lion, and later met with the clown Notta Bit More.
- BillinaCreature A yellow hen from Kansas, sharp-tongued and practical, carried to the Land of Ev with Dorothy.
- Black AntCreature A tiny insect form that Mombi becomes during her frantic escape attempts.
- BlackbirdCreature A bird that serves as a spy for the Nome King.
- BlanksCreature
- Blinkem An attendant in the Rabbit King's palace
- Blinkie
- Blue Bear RugCreature A living rug in the shape of a blue bear owned by Dyna.
- Bob
- Bobbie
- Boq A wealthy Munchkin who hosts Dorothy for the night and celebrates freedom from the Wicked Witch.
- Boston Brown A member of one of the excellent families in Bunbury.
- Braided Man An eccentric inventor living in a cave halfway up Pyramid Mountain who manufactures rustles and flutters.
- Bread PuddingCreature An inhabitant of Bunbury who accuses Billina of pecking out eyes.
- Bristle The Keeper of the Wicket's personal name
- Brother
- Brown BearCreature
- Bumpy Man
- Bungle
- Button-Bright A small boy who is perpetually lost and entirely untroubled by it.
- Buzzub
C
- C. Bunn A portly bun man and leader of the most aristocratic family in Bunbury.
- Camy
- Can-opener A can-opener with a prying disposition.
- CanaryCreature
- Candy Man
- Candy Man of Merryland A man made entirely of candy.
- Cap'n Bill
- Captain Dipp The captain of the Spoon Brigade.
- Captain General
- Carry
- Carter Green
- Cayke the Cookie Cook
- Chafingdish A chafingdish who seeks to leave the proceedings.
- Cheeriobed
- Chew Chew
- Chick the Cherub An incubator baby who serves as Head Boolywag to King Dough.
- Chief Counselor An advisor to the Nome King whose practical counsel earns him punishment.
- Chief of the Whimsies The leader of the Whimsies who wears an elaborate false head.
- Chief Steward A senior Nome servant who manages the royal household and scolds the Nome King.
- China CowCreature A dairy animal made of china that kicks and breaks its leg when startled by the travelers.
- China Milkmaid A woman made of china who tends cattle in the China Country, easily broken and upset by the visitors.
- Chinda
- Chopfyt
- Clockwork Man
- Cloud Fairies Beautiful ethereal beings dwelling in the clouds.
- Colonel Crinkle A Nome colonel offered command of the armies, who refuses and is condemned to the torture chamber.
- Comfortable CamelCreature
- ConfidoCreature
- cook A scattered Fuddle who needs to be reassembled to prepare meals for the visitors.
- Copper Man
- Corabians
- Corkscrew A corkscrew who claims to be a lawyer.
- Corumbians
- The Cowardly Lion A great beast who believes himself a coward and wishes for courage, met on the road through the forest.
- Crooked Magician
- Crowned GargoyleCreature A Gargoyle captured by Zeb with a crown-shaped head.
- CrowsCreature A flock of wild birds sent by the Witch to attack the travelers.
- CrumpetsCreature Inhabitants of Bunbury eaten by Toto.
- Crunch
- Currant BunnsCreature A family in Bunbury visited by Dorothy.
- CuttenclipsCreature Paper dolls who are alive and rule a paper village.
D
- Diamond SwanCreature
- Diksey
- donkeysCreature The intelligent residents of Dunkiton who stand upright and wear clothing.
- Dorothy Gale A small girl from the Kansas prairie, carried to Oz by a cyclone with her farmhouse and her dog Toto.
- Doubtful DromedaryCreature
- Dr. Nikidik A sorcerer who created both the Powder of Life and magical Wishing Pills with specific powers.
- DragonettesCreature Young dragons confined in a mountain cavern by their mother.
- DuckCreature
- Dyna The owner of the Blue Bear Rug.
E
- Elegant ElephantCreature
- Ervic
- Eskimo A person from the Sandwich Islands who gave the Love Magnet to the Shaggy Man.
- EurekaCreature Dorothy's kitten, named for the word meaning 'I have found it'
- Evring The youngest prince of Ev, transformed by the Nome King into a purple ornament and the first of his family to be freed by Dorothy.
- Evrose One of the royal princesses of Ev, disenchanted by Billina's guessing.
F
- Farmer A man living near the Emerald City with an injured leg who informs Dorothy about Oz's nature and capabilities.
- Farmer's wife A kind woman living in Quadling Country who welcomes the travelers and provides them a meal.
- Fighting TreesCreature Hostile trees that attack intruders with their branches.
- Files
- First and Foremost The leader of the Phanfasms who initially appears as a bear-headed man but can transform into various forms.
- Fizzenpop
- FlatheadCreature
- Flatheads
- Flatiron A flatiron who advocates for mercy.
- Foremost
- Forgetful Poet
- FoxCreature
- Fox-CaptainCreature A commanding officer of the fox-soldiers in Foxville.
- fox-princessesCreature The three daughters of King Dox, who are enchanted by Button-Bright's fox form.
- Fox-soldiersCreature Military foxes who serve King Dox and protect Foxville.
- French RollsCreature A group of very polite inhabitants of Bunbury.
- Frogman
- Frosted JumblesCreature Inhabitants of Bunbury whom Mr. Bunn dislikes for having too much baking powder.
- Fuddles A peculiar people made up of separate pieces that scatter when strangers approach.
- Fumbo
G
- Gargoyles Strange creatures that inhabit the Land of Naught.
- Gayelette A beautiful and powerful sorceress princess from the North who fell in love with a handsome young man and used magic to perfect him.
- General Blug A military commander of the Nome King's armies, thrown away for refusing an impossible task.
- General Jinjur The girl who raises an Army of Revolt and takes the Emerald City from the Scarecrow.
- Gillikens
- Glass CatCreature
- Glegg
- Glinda The Good Witch of the South, sought at the end of Dorothy's journey and again when the Emerald City needs setting right.
- Golden PigCreature
- Googly-Goo
- GooseCreature
- Graham GemsCreature Six roguish-looking brown children who are all twins.
- Grampa
- Grand Chew Chew
- Grand Gallipoot The leader of the Growleywogs who negotiates with Guph on behalf of his people.
- Grand Gheewizard
- Grand Vizier
- Grandmother Gnit An elderly Fuddle woman who knits mittens for the kangaroo.
- Great Oz
- Great SpiderCreature A giant spider-like monster terrorizing the forest beasts, defeated by the Lion in combat.
- Great Wizard
- Green Dragon of AtlantisCreature
- Green girl
- Green MonkeyCreature
- Green Whiskers
- grey donkeyCreature A donkey who speaks for the others and leads travelers to King Kik-a-bray.
- Gridiron A gridiron who joins the discussion.
- GriffinCreature A winged mythical creature that Mombi transforms into to attempt escape from Glinda.
- Grizzly bearCreature An animal that ate the Eskimo after the Eskimo gave away the Love Magnet.
- Growleywogs A race of gigantic, bone-thin creatures of immense strength living in their own dominion.
- Grumpy
- Guardian of the Gate The gate keeper of the Emerald City, initially unaware of the impending revolt.
- Guardian of the Gates A man dressed entirely in green who guards the entrance to the Emerald City and ensures all visitors wear protective green spectacles.
- Gugu the King
- The GumpCreature A flying thing assembled from sofas, palm leaves and a mounted head, brought to life to carry the company out of the palace.
- Guph A wise old Nome general who devises a strategy to conquer Oz using evil allies.
- Gwig The Sorcerer of the Land of the Mangaboos
H
- Hammer-HeadsCreature Armless creatures with flat-topped heads that can shoot them forward as projectiles, guarding a hill against intruders.
- Hank the MuleCreature
- Happy Toko
- Head
- Hearer
- Herby
- HerkusCreature
- High Priest Colender A colander who serves as high priest in Utensia.
- HoppersCreature
- Horner
- HornersCreature
- The Hungry TigerCreature A great tiger who longs to eat fat babies and never does, because his conscience will not let him.
I
- I-wish-I-was
- Iffin
- Imperial Punster
- Ippty
- Irashi
- Iron GiantCreature A mechanical giant constructed of iron plates with an enormous hammer who guards the path to the Nome King's palace.
J
- Jack Pumpkinhead A man of wooden limbs and a carved pumpkin head, made by Tip and brought to life by the Powder of Life.
- JackdawsCreature A flock of thieving birds that nest in the mountains and collect stolen objects.
- Jellia Jamb A green-clad maiden from the Gillikin Country who speaks both Munchkin and Gillikin languages.
- JimCreature A horse that pulls the buggy
- Jinjin
- Jinn
- Johnny Cake A cheerful old gentleman, yellow in color, who is famous throughout the world.
- Johnny Dooit A skilled craftsman who can create anything quickly when summoned by the Love Magnet
- Judge Sifter A sieve who serves as judge in Utensia.
K
- KabumpoCreature
- KalidahsCreature Monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers, with claws so long and sharp they can tear lions apart, dwelling in a part of the forest.
- Kaliko The Chief Steward of the Nome King, dutiful but fearful of his master's rage.
- KangarooCreature A young female kangaroo who has lost her mittens and is crying beside the road to Fuddlecumjig.
- Karwan Bashi
- Keeper of the Wicket A white rabbit who guards the entrance to Bunnybury
- Kiki Aru
- Kinda Jolly
- King Bud of Noland A young king whose kingdom adjoins Queen Zixi's kingdom of Ix.
- King CrowCreature The leader of the wild crows sent to attack Dorothy's group.
- King Dough the First A king made of gingerbread who rules Hiland and Loland.
- King Dox The fox-king who rules over Foxville, also known as King Renard the Fourth.
- King Evardo The young king of Ev.
- King Evoldo A cruel former king of Ev who imprisoned Tiktok and sold his wife and ten children to the Nome King; later drowned himself in the ocean.
- King Gos
- King Kik-a-bray A white donkey king who rules Dunkiton with magical powers
- King Kitticut
- King Kleaver The ruler of the kingdom of Utensia.
- King Krewl
- King of Beasts
- King of Corumbia
- King of Ev
- King of Gilgad
- King of the MonkeysCreature The leader of the Winged Monkeys who commands his band at Dorothy's direction using the Golden Cap.
- King Roquat the Red The ruler of the Nome Kingdom who is building a tunnel to invade Oz.
- Kitchen forkCreature A kitchen fork with a tiny voice.
- Klik
- KnooksCreature Crooked little creatures whose duty is to water and care for young trees.
- Ku-Klip
- Kuma
L
- Lady Aurex
- Lavender BearCreature
- Lord High Chigglewitz The chief personage of Fuddlecumjig, a bald-headed fat man who scatters himself but can assist visitors.
M
- Madam de Fayke A hoofist who reads fortunes in hooves
- maid-foxCreature Fox servants who work in the palace.
- MangaboosCreature Plant-like people who imprison the travelers.
- Margolotte
- Marygolden
- Medicine Man
- Miss Cuttenclip The creator and queen of the paper village, a girl who creates living paper dolls with magic paper from Glinda.
- Mixtuppa
- Mogodore
- Mombi The old woman of the Gillikin country who raises Tip, and who works more magic than the law of Oz allows her.
- Monkey KingCreature
- Mother DragonCreature A large, ancient dragon who hunts for food and keeps her young offspring confined to a mountain cavern.
- Mr. Joker A clown made of china who is covered with cracks from being mended repeatedly after frequent falls.
- Mrs Sew-and-Sew
- Mudger
- MudgersCreature
- Muffin A pleasant-looking muffin who offers his wheelbarrow as food.
- Munchkin babyCreature
- Munchkin girl A beautiful Munchkin girl whom the Tin Woodman loved before losing his heart.
- Munchkin King
- Mustafa
N
- Nanda Princess Langwidere's servant maid who attends to her needs.
- Nick
- Nikobob
- Nimmie Amee
- nine pigletsCreature
- nine tiny pigletsCreature
- Nome King A magical being who transformed King Evoldo's family members into decorative objects for his palace.
- NomesCreature Rock-like supernatural beings that labor in the underground kingdom for the Nome King.
- Notta
O
- Ojo the Lucky
- Ojo the Unlucky
- Omby Amby A private soldier promoted by Ozma to Captain General of all the armies of Oz.
- Orin
- OrkCreature
- OrksCreature
- Orpah
- Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
- Overman-Anu A legendary champion of Voe who fought the Gargoyles.
- owl-manCreature A Phanfasm servant with an owl's head who leads Guph to the First and Foremost.
- Ozga
- Ozma The rightful ruler of Oz, hidden in boyhood as Tip until Glinda undid the enchantment.
- Ozwold
P
- Pajuka
- Panapee
- paper dollsCreature Living beings created from magical paper by Miss Cuttenclip.
- Para BruinCreature A rubber bear who walks upright.
- Parker H. RollsCreature A group of inhabitants of Bunbury who seem proud and overbearing.
- Pasha
- Pastoria The previous king of the Emerald City before the Wonderful Wizard took his throne.
- The Patchwork Girl Scraps, sewn from a patchwork quilt and brought to life by the Powder of Life — far too lively to be anyone's servant.
- Peer Haps
- Peg
- Peg Amy
- Percy Vere
- Peter
- PhanfasmsCreature Evil creatures called Erbs who live on the Mountain of Phantastico and possess tremendous magical power.
- Phil
- Philador
- Piecer
- PigletCreature A small magical creature that Ozma keeps as a pet.
- PigletsCreature Nine small pigs belonging to the Wizard.
- Pink BearCreature
- Pink KittenCreature
- Ploppa
- Polychrome The Rainbow's daughter, who dances, and who is left behind whenever the rainbow lifts.
- Pompa
- Pon
- Pop Over A puffed-up man of delicate brown color who helps feed Dorothy.
- Potato-masher A potato-masher who is fond of little girls.
- Prince Bobo
- Prince Evered
- Prince Inga
- Prince Karver A carving knife who is a prince of Utensia.
- Prince of Pumperdink
- Prince of Ragbad
- Prince of Rash
- Prince Pompadore
- Princess Fluff The fair-haired sister of King Bud of Noland.
- Princess Gloria
- Princess Langwidere A vain princess and niece of King Evoldo who rules a portion of the royal palace and possesses thirty different heads that she can change at will.
- Professor Nowitall A learned scholar who runs a country school and invented a powerful magnifying glass.
- Professor Wogglebug An educated insect who directs an athletic college in Oz.
- Proper Princess
- Pudge
- Purple china dogCreature A small dog made of china with an unusually large head that greets the travelers at the wall.
Q
- Queen Ann
- Queen Coo-ee-oh
- Queen Cor
- Queen Garee
- Queen of Ev The queen consort of the Land of Ev who was sold by her husband to the Nome King and transformed into ornamental objects.
- Queen of Merryland A wax doll who is the queen of a magical land.
- Queen of Oz
- Queen of Pingaree
- Queen of the Field Mice A small gray field mouse who rules thousands of her kind and assists Dorothy and her companions in rescuing the Lion from the poppy field.
- Queen of the MiceCreature A queen of field mice who controls a whistle that summons her subjects and knows about the Golden Cap's charm.
- Queen Zixi of Ix A beautiful queen who has lived thousands of years while remaining always fresh and youthful.
- Quelala A handsome, wise young man whom the sorceress Gayelette loved and made her husband, becoming the first owner of the Golden Cap.
- QuiberonCreature
- Quilties
- Quox
R
- Rabbit King The reluctant king of Bunnybury who wishes to return to forest life
- Rainbow The father of Polychrome who creates rainbows and is responsible for weather phenomena.
- Raisin BunnCreature A citizen of Bunbury injured by Billina.
- Rasher
- Red bearCreature A large invisible bear encountered and defeated by the Wizard.
- Reddy
- Rigmaroles
- Rolling-pin A rolling-pin who questions the charges.
- Roquat the Red The magical ruler of an underground kingdom of Nomes, enraged at losing his Magic Belt.
- Rora
- Rose Princess
- RosesCreature
- Royal Court BandCreature
- Royal JugglersCreature Six skilled rabbit jugglers who perform tricks for entertainment
- Rubber BearCreature
- Ruler of Oz
- Rye LoaferCreature An inhabitant of Bunbury who accuses Toto of eating Crumpets.
- Ryls Merry little sprite creatures whose business is to paint the colors of flowers.
S
- Salt-rising BiscuitCreature An inhabitant of Bunbury eaten by Toto.
- Santa Claus An immortal saint and friend to children everywhere.
- Saucepan An impudent saucepan who criticizes King Kleaver.
- SawhorseCreature A wooden horse fashioned from a tree trunk with four wooden limbs, initially inanimate but brought to life by Tip using the Powder of Life.
- The Scarecrow A straw-stuffed man lifted down from his pole in a Munchkin cornfield, who wishes for brains.
- Scarecrow BearCreature
- ScaresCreature
- scarlet alligatorCreature A sentinel guarding the bridge across the lava gully to the Mountain of Phantastico.
- Scissor BirdCreature
- Scoodlers Two-faced creatures with removable heads that can flip between black and white sides
- Scrapper
- ShadowCreature A shadowlike form that Mombi briefly transforms into in her attempt to escape.
- The Shaggy Man A road-worn wanderer who carries the Love Magnet, and stays in Oz once he finds it.
- Shah
- Shirley Sunshine
- Sir Hokus A knight of long ago, released from enchantment and rather out of his own time.
- Skeezers
- Smith The artist-inventor partner of Tinker who co-created Tiktok; he drowned while painting.
- Smith & Tinker Manufacturers of the mechanical man Tiktok, based at Evna in the Land of Ev.
- Snip
- Snorer
- Soda BiscuitsCreature Neighbors of Pop Over whom he prefers to avoid.
- Soft-shell CrabCreature A crab who argues with the zebra about whether there is more water or land in the world.
- Soothsayer
- Spanish BunnsCreature A family in Bunbury with a decidedly foreign appearance.
- SpecklesCreature
- Speedy
- Spoon BrigadeCreature A military brigade made of spoons serving King Kleaver of Utensia.
- Stampedro
- Stone Man
- StorkCreature A large water bird who rescues the Scarecrow from the river and helps the travelers continue their journey.
- Su-dic
- Sugar BunnsCreature A family in Bunbury visited by Dorothy.
- Sultan
T
- Tappy Oko
- Tatters
- Tattypoo
- Tazzywaller
- Ten-quart KettleCreature A friendly kettle who is a friend to King Kleaver.
- Tik-Tok A copper machine man who thinks, speaks and moves only for as long as he is wound.
- Tin Cornet BandCreature A musical ensemble of tin instruments
- Tin OwlCreature
- Tin Soldier
- The Tin Woodman A woodman of tin, found rusted still in the forest and freed with an oil-can, who wishes for a heart.
- Tip A boy brought up by Mombi in the Gillikin country, who runs away with a pumpkin-headed man of his own making.
- Tititi-Hoochoo
- Toddledy
- Tora
- TotoCreature Dorothy's little black dog, carried out of Kansas with her and rarely far from her side.
- Trot A seaside girl who reaches Oz with Cap'n Bill and remains there.
- Tubekins
- Tuzzle
U
- Ugly One
- Ugu the Shoemaker
- Unc Nunkie
- Uncle Bill Hugson A rancher for whom Zebediah works
- Uncle Billy
- Uncle Henry Dorothy's uncle, a Kansas farmer, who in time comes to live in Oz.
- UnsCreature
- Urtha
V
W
- Wag
- Wagarag
- WheelerCreature
- WheelersCreature Strange creatures with wheels instead of hands and feet, dwelling in this land and threatening to harm intruders.
- WhimsiesCreature Evil creatures with large bodies and tiny heads who will become allies of the Nome King.
- Whiskered FriskersCreature Eight dancing rabbits who perform entertainment for the court
- Wicked Witch of the East A wicked witch who ruled the Munchkins until killed by Dorothy's falling house.
- The Wicked Witch of the West The witch who rules the Winkies in the west, and who Dorothy is sent to destroy.
- WildcatCreature A yellow predator with sharp teeth and red eyes that hunted the field mice until the Tin Woodman killed it.
- The Winged MonkeysCreature A band of monkeys bound to obey whoever holds the Golden Cap, three times and no more.
- Winsome Waggish WarblersCreature A quartet of rabbit singers, two gentlemen and two ladies
- Witch of the North A good witch from the North who comes to meet Dorothy and offers her guidance.
- WitchesCreature
- Wizard of Oz A wizard who formerly ruled the Emerald City and who stole Ozma and hid her with the witch Mombi.
- The Woggle-Bug An insect enlarged upon a screen and never reduced again, Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated.
- WolvesCreature Fierce gray predators with long legs and sharp teeth, sent by the Witch to destroy Dorothy and her companions.
- Wonderful Wizard A powerful wizard who gave the Scarecrow his brains.
- Wooden birdsCreature Bird-shaped wooden objects in the Gargoyle country.
- Wooden cowsCreature Cow-shaped wooden objects in the Gargoyle country.
- Wooden Doll
- Woot the MonkeyCreature
- Woot the Wanderer
- WoozyCreature
- Wumbo