Robert E. Howard’s writings

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Abdullah

Kerim Ali's knife-fighting henchman in the later Sons of Hate drafts1 Work3 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Abdullah Khan

Persian in Kabul, supposedly a European in disguise and engineering expert, whose activities are exposed by Gorman's letterMentioned throughout but does not physically enter the surviving synopsis action.1 Work1 textual appearance1 name formExplore Character →Human

Abednego Raxton

Montana cattleman who summons Breckinridge to investigate rustlers1 Work3 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Abner Jeppard

Edward Willington's uncle and guardian who engineers the hidden-voice murder schemeStrong developmental continuity supports one Character despite the surname change: Draft 1 calls Edward's uncle/guardian Abner Willington; Draft 2 breaks off immediately after the…1 Work4 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Absolom Tannernoe

owner of Tannernoe Lodge who draws Steve Harrison into a trapOwner of the Lodge.1 Work1 textual appearance2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Achmet

Soudanese henchman in the later Sons of Hate draftsDistinct from Achmet Kerim, Kerim Ali's father.1 Work3 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Achmet Kerim

Kerim Ali's father and former emir of the MahdiSynopsis 2 calls the old Soudanese chief Muhammad; later drafts name Kerim Ali's father Achmet Kerim.1 Work4 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Ahmed

Maronite accomplice left on the stairs in The Mystery of Tannernoe LodgeAhmed is only mentioned in the surviving fragment.2 Works9 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Ahmed ibn Suleiman

Shaykh Ali's agent/spy used in the trap for Clanton in Desert BloodHoward's character-notes sheet uses Ahmed ibn Suleiman; Drafts 1–2 spell the patronymic Suleyman; Drafts 3–4 rename the same developmental role Ahmed ibn Said.1 Work5 textual appearances5 name formsExplore Character →Human

Ahmed Shah

leader of the guardians/Sons of Akbar who recovers the stolen treasureThe first three developmental states leave him unnamed but preserve the same distinctive identity chain: Gorman knocks him unconscious in the street, he follows…1 Work5 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Ak Bogha

Turkish henchman of Erlik Khan in Draft 3 of Lord of the DeadDraft 3 names Ak Bogha in the exact dialogue/scene occupied by an unnamed Turk in Draft 2.1 Work2 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Akbar

leader of the Maronite men confronting Absolom TannernoeNamed leader of the group that has tracked Tannernoe from Lebanon and interrogates him in his study.1 Work1 textual appearance1 name formExplore Character →Human

Al Jackson

Bill Ormond's deputy in Wampum; called only Jackson in Draft 1-2Same role and scene across successive revisions strongly support one identity.2 Works4 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Animal

Alexander

muleBreckinridge Elkins's muleBreckinridge explicitly calls Alexander “my mule.” He is Breckinridge’s mount in all three drafts.4 Works7 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Alexander

Uncle Jeppard's child; human, not Breckinridge's mule Alexander #9Explicit same-name collision with permanent Character #9 Alexander, Breckinridge's mule.2 Works2 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Ali

Maronite member guarding Absolom Tannernoe in The Mystery of Tannernoe LodgeThis Ali is a Maronite associated with Akbar's Lebanese group and is killed by Absolom Tannernoe.1 Work1 textual appearance1 name formExplore Character →Human

Ali ibn Suleyman

Druse fighter and outcast used against Steve Harrison in Lord of the DeadThe synopsis leaves him unnamed as 'the Druse'; Drafts 1–3 name him Ali ibn Suleyman.2 Works7 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Ann Pritchard

Pritchard daughter and pupil at Whiskey Run in Daughters of FeudThe synopsis names this developmental Character Susannah Pritchard; Drafts 1 and 3 call her Ann Pritchard.1 Work3 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Ann Wilkins

Bearfield’s intended bride in AntiochNo matching Ann Wilkins exists in the 2026-08-11 permanent Character map.1 Work4 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Arline Ellis

woman blackmailed by Duke Tremayne into attempting to steal the Heart of ErlikStable identity across synopsis and all three drafts.1 Work4 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Animal

Augustus

donkeyPocatello Bill's jackassHuman Character Alexander elsewhere in this story is a different identity; Augustus is explicitly Pocatello Bill's jackass.1 Work2 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Aunt Atascosa

family correspondent who reported Bearfield’s chicken theftDraft 2 explicitly names Aunt Atascosa as the person who wrote Uncle Jeppard Grimes about Bearfield.1 Work1 textual appearance3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Aunt Henrietta

Judith Granger's aunt in Panther/Painter SpringsNo surname is stated in the First Cuts drafts.1 Work3 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Aunt Rachel

woman in Joab's Wampum household; exact kinship not stated1 Work1 textual appearance1 name formExplore Character →Human

Ayisha

Bedouin woman who aids and becomes involved with Clanton in Desert BloodThe character-notes sheet and Drafts 1–3 use Ayisha; Draft 4 uses Aicha for the same developmental Character role and sequence.1 Work5 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Baber Ali Khan

Adam Khel Afridi chief whose safe-conduct Clanton needsNamed but not physically on-page in the developed drafts and alternate endings.1 Work5 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Badger Chisom

red-whiskered bank/train robber whom Breckinridge mistakes for Uncle EsauNew Character candidate.2 Works5 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Badger McVey

Red Cougar/Cougar Tooth saloon keeper who manipulates Breckinridge1 Work6 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Baron Takayami

Japanese official connected with Arline's Canton blackmail backstoryNamed only in Drafts 2–3.1 Work2 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →Human

Bat O'Tool

visiting boxer from New YorkGunstock’s fighter; on-page in the boxing match.3 Works5 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Bearfield Buckner

Texas Buckner; Breckinridge’s cousinBearfield Buckner is explicitly Breckinridge’s cousin and a Texas Buckner.4 Works11 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Bearfield Gordon

Breckinridge's uncle; one of the Four Patriarchs of Bear Creek1 Work2 textual appearances3 name formsExplore Character →Human

Betty

Joshua Richardson’s youngest daughterUse Betty as the canonical label for now; the surviving text never actually prints 'Betty Richardson' as a full name.1 Work3 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Betty Elston

Marianne Allison's society rival and antique collectorMentioned as the social rival whose Ming vase helps motivate Marianne's collecting competition.1 Work3 textual appearances1 name formExplore Character →Human

Big Joe Croghan

mutineer; forecastle hand/former captain; only navigator among the mutineersStable named antagonist across the synopsis and all four drafts.1 Work5 textual appearances4 name formsExplore Character →Human

Big Jon

very large immigrant sheepherder employed by Ted Bissett1 Work3 textual appearances2 name formsExplore Character →