Mundanes in Xanth
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The Baldwin family
This family was introduced in Yon Ill WindYon Ill Wind
-Plot summary:Hurricane Happy Bottom is causing problems in Mundania and Xanth.The Mundane Baldwin family is blown into Xanth by a Yon Ill Wind.Also, Demon Xth has made a deal with Demon JUter that he could get one Xanthian to shed...
. They were brought into Xanth during hurricane Gladys.
Sean
Jim's son by his first wife. He is married to Willow Elf. He also appears in Faun & GamesFaun & Games
-Plot introduction:A young faun discovers his friend has gone missing into the Void and thus, the tree that nymph is bound to will wither and die. The hero wishes to save his friend's tree but in doing so, he risks his own tree.-Characters in Faun & Games:...
and Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
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David
Mary's son by her first husband. He is the boyfriend of Jaylin. Because Demoness Fornax still maintains a connection to Jaylin, he has allowed Demon Earth to use him to watch Fornax and neutralize her if necessary. He also appears in Xone of ContentionXone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
, Swell Foop
Swell Foop
Swell Foop is the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title is taken from a spoonerism for the Shakespearean phrase "one fell swoop," first spoken by the tongue-twisted Peter Sellers character in the 1964 movie The Pink Panther.-Plot...
, and Currant Events
Currant Events
Currant Events is the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.-Plot summary:...
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Dug
He is the husband of Kim and father of Knut. A player of the Companions of XanthCompanions of Xanth
Companions of Xanth is an adventure game published in 1993 by Legend Entertainment. The game is based on Piers Anthony's Xanth novels and is loosely based around much of the plot of his novel Demons Don't Dream, in which a young man uses a computer game to enter and explore the world of...
game in Demons Don't Dream
Demons Don't Dream
Dug, a Mundane, is transported in to the magic land of Xanth when he plays a computer game introduced to him by his friend for a bet. The game consists of the player having a companion, who is usually a well known Xanth character, and being led through the magical world of Xanth, defeating...
. He also appears in Roc and a Hard Place
Roc and a Hard Place
-Summary:One year after the events of Geis of the Gargoyle, Demoness Metria, whilst making her husband Veleno deliriously happy, finds that the stork will not acknowledge her summons. Seeking to summon the stork, Metria are sent on a quest by the Good Magician Humphrey...
and Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
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Edsel
He is a friend of Dug and husband of Pia. He exchanged places with the Demon X(A/N)th in Xone of ContentionXone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
. He first appeared in Demons Don't Dream
Demons Don't Dream
Dug, a Mundane, is transported in to the magic land of Xanth when he plays a computer game introduced to him by his friend for a bet. The game consists of the player having a companion, who is usually a well known Xanth character, and being led through the magical world of Xanth, defeating...
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Ichabod
A mundane archivist who comes to Xanth to do research with Arnolde, the magician centaur. He is introduced in Centaur AisleCentaur Aisle
Xanth's King Trent has left for drear Mundania, leaving Dor to practice governing the magical kingdom of Xanth. Dor's magical talent is communication with the inanimate which for information gathering is very helpful, but for dealing with citizens needing discipline it leaves room for improvement...
and makes appearances in Night Mare
Night Mare
Night Mare is the sixth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Xanth is under threat of a barbarian invasion from Mundania...
, Roc and a Hard Place
Roc and a Hard Place
-Summary:One year after the events of Geis of the Gargoyle, Demoness Metria, whilst making her husband Veleno deliriously happy, finds that the stork will not acknowledge her summons. Seeking to summon the stork, Metria are sent on a quest by the Good Magician Humphrey...
, and Pet Peeve.
Jaylin
A girl from Hawaii who joins the search for the Rings of Xanth since Cynthia didn't secure a sixth member of her group in Swell FoopSwell Foop
Swell Foop is the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title is taken from a spoonerism for the Shakespearean phrase "one fell swoop," first spoken by the tongue-twisted Peter Sellers character in the 1964 movie The Pink Panther.-Plot...
. She eventually became a conduit for the Demoness Fornax. She is now the girlfriend of David.
Kamcatka
A mundane three headed dragon from Russia who got lost in Xanth. He now travels with Noi, Mikhail, and Malinee. When last seen, he was travelling to Castle Maidragon. He was introduced in Currant EventsCurrant Events
Currant Events is the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.-Plot summary:...
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Kim
She is the wife of Dug and mother of Knut. A player of the Companions of XanthCompanions of Xanth
Companions of Xanth is an adventure game published in 1993 by Legend Entertainment. The game is based on Piers Anthony's Xanth novels and is loosely based around much of the plot of his novel Demons Don't Dream, in which a young man uses a computer game to enter and explore the world of...
game in Demons Don't Dream
Demons Don't Dream
Dug, a Mundane, is transported in to the magic land of Xanth when he plays a computer game introduced to him by his friend for a bet. The game consists of the player having a companion, who is usually a well known Xanth character, and being led through the magical world of Xanth, defeating...
where she wins the talent of erasure. She also appears in Roc and a Hard Place
Roc and a Hard Place
-Summary:One year after the events of Geis of the Gargoyle, Demoness Metria, whilst making her husband Veleno deliriously happy, finds that the stork will not acknowledge her summons. Seeking to summon the stork, Metria are sent on a quest by the Good Magician Humphrey...
, Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
, and Cube Route
Cube Route
-Plot summary:Cube Route contains a crossover to Phaze, a world in Anthony's seven-book Apprentice Adept series.-Summary:In the magical land of Xanth, wishes are far more than mere words...
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Malinee
A girl from Thailand who got lost in Xanth. She is now travelling with Noi, Mihail, and Kamcatka. She was introduced in Currant EventsCurrant Events
Currant Events is the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.-Plot summary:...
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Noi
A woman from Thailand who got lost in Xanth. She found Mikhail, her dream man, with the help of Clio and Sherlock. She was introduced in Currant EventsCurrant Events
Currant Events is the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.-Plot summary:...
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Pia
She is the ex-girlfriend of Dug and wife of Edsel. She exchanged places with Chlorine in Xone of ContentionXone of Contention
Xone of Contention is the twenty-third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Dug, the Mundane who had had an adventure in Xanth through the Companions of Xanth computer game, is now happily married to Kim. His friend Edsel on the other hand is on the rock with his marriage...
. She first appeared in Demons Don't Dream
Demons Don't Dream
Dug, a Mundane, is transported in to the magic land of Xanth when he plays a computer game introduced to him by his friend for a bet. The game consists of the player having a companion, who is usually a well known Xanth character, and being led through the magical world of Xanth, defeating...
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Sofia
The fourth wife of Humfrey. See Sofia Mundane. She is introduced in Question QuestQuestion Quest
-Plot summary:The book begins with Lacuna, one of the mischievous Castle Zombie twins, seeking a way to fix her "dull" life. To do so she comes to ask Grey, Ivy's betrothed and pro-tem magician of knowledge, for the answer. However, Grey doesn't want to answer her question because he knows that...
and makes appearances in The Color of Her Panties
The Color of Her Panties
The Color of Her Panties is the fifteenth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.-Plot introduction:Mela Merwoman, one of the protagonists of The Color of Her Panties, was introduced in Heaven Cent attempting to trick Prince Dolph into marrying her. Still desperate for a husband, Mela goes to...
, Yon Ill Wind
Yon Ill Wind
-Plot summary:Hurricane Happy Bottom is causing problems in Mundania and Xanth.The Mundane Baldwin family is blown into Xanth by a Yon Ill Wind.Also, Demon Xth has made a deal with Demon JUter that he could get one Xanthian to shed...
, Faun & Games
Faun & Games
-Plot introduction:A young faun discovers his friend has gone missing into the Void and thus, the tree that nymph is bound to will wither and die. The hero wishes to save his friend's tree but in doing so, he risks his own tree.-Characters in Faun & Games:...
, and Cube Route
Cube Route
-Plot summary:Cube Route contains a crossover to Phaze, a world in Anthony's seven-book Apprentice Adept series.-Summary:In the magical land of Xanth, wishes are far more than mere words...
.
The Waves
The various waves brought new human blood into Xanth from Mundania. Some of the Waves were peaceful while others were violent. They are mentioned throughout the series.Sherlock, one of the immigrants from the Black Wave, has actually developed a magical talent of magician caliber since arriving in Xanth: the ability of reversal and the subsequent power to conjure and manipulate reverse wood. See his entry for more about him.