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The moons of Mid-World have strange names...kissing moon                         ...peddler's moon                         ...huntress moon                         ...demon moon

Demon circle...the place where you can talk to demons - also the place that Jake got brought through the door to mid-world

And of what significance does the rose have???  The Dark Tower is surrounded by them and there is one that is in danger in our world.

The man in black - also known as many other names........ the dark man walter marten broadcloak court magician Merlin Maerlyn The stranger The ageless stranger Wizard Richard Fannin Randall Flagg This is the most mysterious of all the characters.

The gunslingers - men who are a type of law enforcer

I do not aim with my hand He who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father I aim with my eye I do not shoot with my hand He who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father I shoot with my mind i do not kill with my gun He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father I will kill with my heart The Dark Tower - The Waste Lands....Stephen King

What can run but never walks Has a mouth but never talks Has a bed but never sleeps Has a head but never weeps. ~~~~A River~~~~ The Dark Tower - The Waste Lands...Stephen King

The Language Of Mid-World Mid-World......................................the name of the country? Gunslinger.....................................a type of police officer Cry Your Pardon...........................pardon me Ka....................................................destiny/fate Tet...................................................group of people with the same interests Ka-Tet.............................................group of people bound together by fate Khef................................................closeness and sharing of minds Char................................................death Palavar...........................................conversation Hile.................................................hello Thinny............................................time is weird around one Thankee.........................................thankyou Sai...................................................sir/ma'am Forgotten the face of my father..pride World has moved on....................times have changed Cully...............................................endearment Long days, pleasant nights.........a greeting Charyou tree.................................burning you at the stake

The Characters of The Dark Tower Roland Deschain - The Gunslinger                              * Father - Stephen, also a gunslinger                              * Mother - Gabrielle                              *  aka Will Dearborn                              *  from the town of Gilead                              *  became a gunslinger at age 14 John Chambers, known as Jake.                              * dies in book #1                              *states "There are other worlds than                                            these" and comes back in #3                              *11 years old Edward Cantor Dean, known as Eddie Dean                              *heroin addict                              *brought through a door in #2                              *brother - Henry                              *taken from his time of 1986 Susannah Dean, also know as Detta Susannah Walker                                                             Odetta Susannah Holmes                             *drawn through the door in #2                             *brought from her time of 1963/64 Cort - gunslinger teacher Susan Delgado   *father Patrick/Pat                             *aunt - Cordelia Delgado                             *age 16 years                             *lover of Rolands'                             *burnt at the stake Big Coffin Hunters   - Eldred Jonas                                  - Roy Depape                                  - Clay Reynolds Oy - Billy bumbler * a type of herding dog                               * gold ringed eyes Cuthebert Allgood - Gunslinger                               * father - Robert                               * also known as Arthur Heath                               * sometimes called 'Bert' Alain Johns - Gunslinger                               * father - Christopher                               * also known as Richard Stockworth Rhea Dubativo      *  a witch                               *  also known as Rhea of the Coos Sheemie                * a simple boy who works at the saloon Hart Thorin           * Mayor of Mejis Olive Thorin         * Mayors' wife Coral Thorin         * Mayors' sister                               * saloon owner                               * lover of Eldred Jonas Herk Avery            * Sheriff of Mejis Kimba Rimer         * Mayors' Chancellor Jack Mort              * behind the third door - but not drawn                               * he was the brick thrower                               * he was the train pusher Charlie the Choo Choo / Blaine the Mono

WIZARDS RAINBOW............MAERLYNS RAINBOW 13 Glass Balls Each represents a Guardian of a portal which is the beginning of the beam and the 13th is the nexus-point of these beams which is where the Dark Tower is situated. Colors that have been mentioned in books #1 to #4 are the following - pink, blue, green, orange, purple, yellow and black which represents the Tower. The balls - some look to the future, some to other worlds, some  may show locations of secret doors between worlds, som also look far into our own world.  The never see good only ill, and no-one knows for sure about the balls they may be truth or myth. Only one ball has been confirmed by our story and that is the pink ball.

THE GUARDIANS These guardians stand watch at the 12 portals and the beginning of the path of the beam. The guardians that we know about so far in books #1 to #4 are - Bear, Fish, Lion, Bat, Turtle, Eagle, Wolf, Hare and Bird. See the turtle of enormous girth On his shell he holds the earth His thought is slow but always kind He holds us all with in his mind On his back all vows are made He sees the truth but mayn't aid He loves the land and loves the sea And even loves a child like me The Dark Tower - The Waste Lands....Stephen King

THE PROPHECY Three : this is the number of your fate Three : is mystic Three : stands at the heart of the mantra The first is young, dark haired.  He stands on the brink of robbery and murder.  A demon has infested him.  The name of the demon is heroin. The second, she comes on wheels.  Her mind is iron but her heart and eyes are soft. The third, in chains. The boy is your gateway to the man in black. The man in black is your gate to the three. The three are your way to the Dark Tower. The Dark Tower - The Gunslinger ...............Stephen King THE CARDS ARE TURNED 7 Cards are turned which tell the Gunslinger his future... 1. The hanged man 2. The sailor 3. The prisoner 4. The lady of shadows 5. Death 6. The Tower 7. Life

The Dark Tower series was inspired by Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came".

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