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Name: Ahab
Description: Captain of Pequod
Intro: Ahab is the tyrannical captain of the Pequod who is driven by a monomaniacal desire to kill Moby Dick, the whale that maimed him on his last whaling voyage. A Quaker, he seeks revenge in defiance of his religion's well-known pacifism. Ahab's name comes directly from the Bible (see 1 Kings 16:28).
Description: While he is by no means vain, Dumbledore also exhibits no false modesty, readily acknowledging that he is unusually intelligent and an exceptionally powerful wizard. He admits a number of times to Harry Potter in their occasional meetings in the sixth Har
Intro: Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter novel series by J.K. Rowling. Dumbledore in the series is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series, and is the leading character for most of the series in the fight against Voldemort.
Name: Alice
Description: Alice is a fictional character in the books ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and its sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', which were written by Charles Dodgson under the pen name Lewis Carroll.
Intro: The character has been said to be based on Alice Liddell, a child friend of Dodgson's. Dodgson said several times that his 'little heroine' was not based on any real child, but was entirely fictional.
Name: Aslan
Description: He is a talking lion, King of the Beasts, son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea; a wise, compassionate, magical authority (both temporal and spiritual); mysterious and beloved guide to the human children who visit; guardian and savior of Narnia.
Intro: Aslan, the "Great Lion", is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia. He is the eponymous lion of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and his role in Narnia is developed throughout the remaining books. He is also the only character to appear in all seven books of the series.
Description: She is David's great-aunt and has an unfavorable view of men and boys.
Intro: David's eccentric and temperamental yet kindhearted aunt; she becomes his guardian after he runs away from Grinby and Murdstone's warehouse in Blackfriars (London). She is present on the night of David's birth but leaves after hearing that Clara Copperfield's child is a boy instead of a girl.
Name: Bigwig
Description: In the Lapine language, Bigwig's name is Thlayli, which literally means "Fur-head", referring to his distinctive shock of fur on the crown of his head. He is one of the rabbits to leave the Sandleford warren with Hazel.
Intro: Bigwig is a fictional rabbit from the 1972 novel Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Description: Ring-Finder, Ring-Winner, Luck Wearer, Lucky Number, Stinging Fly, Barrel Rider, Burglar
Intro: He is the central character in the author's first novel, ''The Hobbit,'' and a minor character in its sequel, ''The Lord of the Rings.'' He is the first Ring-bearer in the history of Middle-earth to give up the One Ring voluntarily. While Bilbo is the chief protagonist in Tolkien's first published major work of fiction (''The Hobbit''), Bilbo later takes under his wing (and into his home) the chief protagonist of Tolkien's second published major work (''The Lord of the Rings''), Frodo Baggins.
Description: Catherine is said in the book to be pretty, with, as Nelly says, "the bonniest eye" and "the sweetest smile." She has long locks of "beautiful" hair, as Heathcliff describes it, but it is her eyes that can be seen in many characters in the novel.
Intro: Catherine Earnshaw is the younger sister of Hindley in the book, and is born and raised at Wuthering Heights. She becomes the foster sister of the orphan Heathcliff at the age of six, and the two become close companions.
Description: Christine Daae is the main female character in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910), the young singer with whom the main character Erik falls in love.
Intro: According to the novel by Gaston Leroux, Christine Daae was born just outside of Uppsala, Sweden. Her mother died when she was six years old, and she was brought up by her father, traveling to fairs where he played the violin and she sang. They were discovered there by Professor Valérius, who took them to Gothenburg and then to Paris, providing for Christine's education.
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Intro: Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War. A fictionalized account of his life by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras formed the basis for the d'Artagnan Romances of Alexandre Dumas, most famously including The Three Musketeers.
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