The Luggage - Discworld Character Biography
Character Bio
A sentient trunk made of sapient pearwood that follows its owner anywhere, even across dimensions. Fiercely loyal and protective, it has hundreds of little legs, can move fast, and contains more space inside than physically possible. Known to eat those who threaten its master.
Physical Appearance
The Luggage is a large wooden chest crafted from rare, magical sapient pearwood. Its sturdy, polished wooden surface hints at both wealth and menace. Beneath its lid are rows of disturbingly sharp teeth, and it has a vivid red tongue. It moves on hundreds of tiny, muscular legs, propelling it swiftly and aggressively across any terrain. The Luggage fiercely protects its owner, often appearing determined, slightly sinister, and always ready to spring into action.
The Luggage Appears In These Discworld Books
- 1
The Colour of Magic
Follow Rincewind, the inept wizard, as he unwittingly becomes a tour guide to Twoflower, Discworld's first tourist. Together, they stumble from one absurd danger to another across the strange flat world balanced atop four elephants riding a giant turtle.
Satirizes tourism and cultural misunderstandings, exploring how fear and ignorance shape human interactions.
Main characters: rincewind, twoflower, the luggage, hrun the barbarian, the patrician and liessa wyrmbidder
- 2
The Light Fantastic
Continuing their chaotic journey, Rincewind and Twoflower must save Discworld from imminent doom. A mysterious red star threatens to collide with the planet, and their misadventures might be the key to survival if they can stay alive long enough.
Examines fatalism, destiny, and humanity's impulse to face impending disaster with denial or absurdity.
Main characters: rincewind, twoflower, the luggage, cohen the barbarian, trymon and galder weatherwax
- 5
Sourcery
A powerful sourcerer, a wizard who channels raw magical force, returns to Discworld, sparking conflict and risking apocalyptic destruction. Once again, reluctant hero Rincewind is dragged into saving the world.
Warns against unchecked power and ambition, illustrating how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Main characters: rincewind, coin, conina, nijel the destroyer, archchancellors hat, spelter and carding
- 9
Faust Eric
Rincewind accidentally becomes bound to Eric, a teenage demonologist. Eric wishes for ultimate power, eternal life, and the love of a legendary beauty requests that cause predictably comedic disaster.
Parodies the dangers of wish fulfillment, greed, and ambition showing that instant gratification rarely satisfies.
Main characters: rincewind, eric thursley, the demon king astfgl, the luggage and death