Stephen King The Dark Tower 1 The Gunslinger

Description: The story of the Gunslinger, Roland. The story starts with his pursuit of the Man in Black, but flashes back to his entry into Tull from Princetown, and the trap that is set by the Man in Black that causes Roland to kill the 39 Men, 14 Women and 5 Children in Tull.

Walking across the Mohaine desert for 16 days, he finally meets and befriends Jake, a 9 year old boy that has died in his own world and entered Roland's. Together they walk to the hills beyond, where Roland and Jake follow the mysterious Man in Black.

Roland is confronted by the Man in Black on the far side of the mountains, but has to make a hard decision - catch the man in Black and obtain the information on the Dark Tower or save the life of his new friend Jake. This choice will haunt Roland for a long time, but the Dark Tower is never far from his mind.

Because these are a series of books the names in the list are the FULL names of the people. Where the first name or surname is added in a later book, the earlier books will show that name as italic. For instance Cuthbert is only known as Cuthbert in Books 1-3, but his full name of Cuthbert Allgood is first found in book 4, so in books 1-3 his entry is Cuthbert Allgood.

?, Paul	Friend of Roland as a child.
Ageless Stranger, The	Another name for Maerlyn. The person who Walter (The Man in Black) said Roland must now seek and defeat.
Aileen	Friend of Roland from his past
Alice	Watched the Man in Black when he entered Tull. Worked in Sheb's bar. Lover of Roland, and ex of Sheb. Shot dead by Roland when he left Tull
Allgood, Cuthbert	Friend of Roland. Owned of David the Falcon.
Andrus, Cortland (Cort)	Roland and Cuthbert's teacher. Taught Roland how to Shoot.
Arthur	One of the nights of the round table. King Arthur
Beast, The	The keeper of The Dark Tower
Broadcloak, Marten	Wizard from Roland's past. Lover of Gabrielle Deschain
Brown, ?	Lived on the edge of the desert, and fed Roland corn and beans, and gave him water. Owner of Zoltan the raven
Castner	Owner of Dry Goods emporium in Tull
Castner, Mrs	Wife of Castner
Chambers, Elmer R	Father of Jake. Worked for The Network
Chambers, John (Jake)	Met Roland at the way station, and helped him with his quest for the man in black. He had died when pushed onto the road and hit by a Cadillac in his own world, and found himself in Roland's world. He died falling from the railway tracks just before Roland caught up with the Man in Black.
Chambers, Megan	Mother of Jake
Charlie	One of 3 kids in Tull asked someone, possibly Roland, how long he had been screwing his sister, and called him "Charlie"
David	Falcon of Cuthbert. Became Roland's weapon of choice for his fight with Cort
De Curry, Jamie	Childhood friend of Roland
Delgado, Susan	Lover of Roland. Murdered in a fire
Deschain, Gabrielle	Mother of Roland. Wife of Steven of Gilead. Also known as Gabrielle of Arten
Deschain, Roland	The last Gunslinger who is on his way to The Dark Tower. Son of Steven and Gabrielle
Deschain, Steven	Father of Roland and husband of Gabrielle. Also known as Steven of Gilead. Betrayed by Marten.
Feldon, Amy	Had her knees painted by Zachary in Tull. Shot by Roland when he was leaving Tull.
Gabrielle of Arten	See Gabrielle Deschain
Hax	Cook in the West kitchen. He was hung for plotting to kill the children with poisoned meat.
Interloper, The	A person who was supposed to make people turn against God. Roland was accused of being one in Tull.
Johns, Allain	Childhood friend of Roland
Jonas	Thought of by Roland as he was thinking of how Jake Chambers died in his own world
Jonson	Man in the prayer service that praised God in Tull.
Kennerly	Livery worker in Tull. Molested his daughter. Shot by Roland when he killed the entire town of Tull.
Maerlyn	The Ageless Stranger. The Man in Black's master. Second in line to the tower - controlled by the Tower's master The Beast. The person who Walter (The Man in Black) said Roland must now seek and defeat.
Maggie	Worked with Hax in the west kitchen.
Man in Black, The	The man Roland was following. Also known from Roland's past as the monk Walter. The furthest Minion of The Dark Tower.
McCurdy, Sheb	Owner of a bar in Tull. Spoke to Roland in the high speech.
Merlin	Magician with King Arthur
Mill, Aunt	Sung at Mort's funeral in Tull. Shot by Roland when he killed the entire town of Tull.
Nort	Man who was brought back to life after he dies by the man in Black. Crucified in the roof of the livery, probably by Sylvia Pittston, and thus escaped Roland's killing.
Pappa Doc	Supplies Brown with beans
Pittston, Sylvia	Tull's Preacher. Large woman, who had become the lover of the Man in Black, and thought she was carrying his baby. Wore out 5 bibles in 5 years. Shot by Roland when he killed the entire town of Tull.
Randolph	Person in Roland's past. Mentioned in passing
Robeson	Guard. Spoke to Hax about poisoned meat.
Roland the Elder	Mentioned in the Way Station, subchapter 2. It is an error, as this should be Steven, father of Roland.
Shaw, Greta	Cook for the Chambers family.
Slow Mutants, The	Mutants who attacked Roland and Jake in the railway tunnel. Humanoid creatures, but badly deformed. Also seen in the castle after Roland left.
Soobie	Daughter of Kennerly. Lived in Tull. Shot by Roland when he killed the entire town of Tull
Speaking Demon, The	Spoke to Roland in the basement of the Way Station. Spoke in a voice similar to Allie from Tull. Roland took the jaw bone from this demon.
Steven of Gilead	See Steven Deschain
Thomas	Childhood friend of Roland
Walter	Part of Stephen, Roland's father's, group. A Monk. He was also known as the Man in Black that Roland was chasing
Zachary	Painted Amy Feldon's knees
Zoltan	Raven owned by Brown