Eskarina Smith - Revision history

Guybrush: Added Fan Art section, some other minor cleanup

2025-01-29T00:27:50Z

Added Fan Art section, some other minor cleanup

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	'''''Eskarina Smith''''' ('''Esk''' for short) is the Disc's first and only female wizard, and [[Granny Weatherwax]]'s first pupil.		'''''Eskarina Smith''''' ('''Esk''' for short) is the Disc's first and only female wizard, and [[Granny Weatherwax]]'s first pupil.

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	As Granny Weatherwax's first-ever pupil, her legend attained myth-like proportions among Lancre's student witches, aided by older witches' attitudes such as Nanny Ogg's "''least-said, soonest-mended''", Miss Tick changing the subject, or a general "''Don't ask''" attitude on the part of the older witches.		As Granny Weatherwax's first-ever pupil, her legend attained myth-like proportions among Lancre's student witches, aided by older witches' attitudes such as Nanny Ogg's "''least-said, soonest-mended''", Miss Tick changing the subject, or a general "''Don't ask''" attitude on the part of the older witches.

	===Return===		=== Return ===
	Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.		Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.

	[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find her with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening to. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end, in a possible reference to [[Casanunda\|sexual metaphors]].		[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find ''her'' with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening to. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end, in a possible reference to [[Casanunda\|sexual metaphors]].

	She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".		She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".

	Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany who~~, at a climactic scene~~ in ~~the book, was aided by her older self..~~.		Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany, who uses it later in life.

	In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. ~~Is this an idea a future book may explore, or are we being invited to speculate?~~ Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It is possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In {{S}} it is mentioned that [[Ipslore the Red]]'s seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are both very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as Ipslore was ~~if they pursued a relationship~~. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.		In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It's possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In {{S}} it is mentioned that [[Ipslore the Red]]'s seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are ''both'' very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as Ipslore was. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
	*There was no mention of Esk since her first appearance until {{ISWM}}, a gap of ''35'' novels. One fan theory associated this with the problem of reconciling themes changed in later books (e.g., traits of [[Granny Weatherwax]]'s personality, the mention that [[Krull]] has a magical university and trained women professionals, etc.) that could not be explained by the continuity error-excusing time slip implied by the activity of the [[History Monks]] or in [[Wyrd Sisters]].		* There was no mention of Esk since her first appearance until {{ISWM}}, a gap of ''35'' novels. One fan theory associated this with the problem of reconciling themes changed in later books (e.g., traits of [[Granny Weatherwax]]'s personality, the mention that [[Krull]] has a magical university and trained women professionals, etc.) that could not be explained by the continuity error-excusing time slip implied by the activity of the [[History Monks]] or in [[Wyrd Sisters]].
	*It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. Simon's fate ~~remains unknown~~, ~~Eskarina has shown up alive~~ and ~~well - perhaps she~~ side-stepped the War of the Sourceror altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?		* It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. [[Simon]]'s fate is not explicitly given, but she speaks about him in the past tense and he seems to have lived long enough for his illnesses to progress to an extreme state. Perhaps the pair of them side-stepped the War of the [[Sourceror]] altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?
	*Esk refers to elasticated string theory, which was one of Simon's specialties.		* Esk refers to "elasticated string theory", which was one of Simon's specialties.

			== Fan Art ==
			<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
			File:Esk_HP.webp\|By [[User:HeiryProblems\|Mile Mićić]]
			</gallery>

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	[[category:Wizards~~\|Smith, Eskarina~~]]		[[category:Witches]]
	[[Category:Tiffany Series characters~~\|Smith,Eskarina~~]]		[[category:Wizards]]
			[[Category:Tiffany Series characters]]
	[[de:Eskarina Schmied]]		[[de:Eskarina Schmied]]

WiktorReads: Not a wizard anymore in TSC: "Eskarina, a woman who had once been a wizard," found the white hair quote ISWM: "...but her hair was white..." and she has wrinkles "There were wrinkles"

2021-04-02T05:28:04Z

Not a wizard anymore in TSC: "Eskarina, a woman who had once been a wizard," found the white hair quote ISWM: "...but her hair was white..." and she has wrinkles "There were wrinkles"

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	\|appearance= ponytail		\|appearance= Brown hair in {{ER}} White haired ponytail, wrinkles by the time of {{ISWM}}
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Old Dickens: need evidence for the "white hair"

2021-04-01T23:52:06Z

need evidence for the "white hair"

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	\|name= Eskarina Smith		\|name= Eskarina Smith
	\|age= ~~Born,~~ 7 and 8 in {{ER}}		\|age= 7 and 8 in {{ER}}
	\|race= Human		\|race= Human
	\|occupation= Student witch, then student wizard		\|occupation= Student witch, then student wizard
	\|appearance= ~~White hair,~~ ponytail		\|appearance= ponytail
	\|residence=		\|residence= no fixed address, since [[Bad Ass]]
	\|death=		\|death=
	\|parents= [[Gordo Smith]] (Father)		\|parents= [[Gordo Smith]] (Father)

WiktorReads: Added Esks age in Equal Rites as we get told so. "Nothing much happened for seven years" "For the first eight years of her life the world had been a particularly boring place and now that it was becoming interesting Esk wasn’t about to act ungrateful."

2021-04-01T10:03:34Z

Added Esks age in Equal Rites as we get told so. "Nothing much happened for seven years" "For the first eight years of her life the world had been a particularly boring place and now that it was becoming interesting Esk wasn’t about to act ungrateful."

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	\|name= Eskarina Smith		\|name= Eskarina Smith
	\|age= ~~Adult~~		\|age= Born, 7 and 8 in {{ER}}
	\|race= Human		\|race= Human
	\|occupation= Student witch, then student wizard		\|occupation= Student witch, then student wizard

Lias Bluestone: corrected Ipslore and linked

2020-11-24T13:47:14Z

corrected Ipslore and linked

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	Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany who, at a climactic scene in the book, was aided by her older self...		Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany who, at a climactic scene in the book, was aided by her older self...

	In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. Is this an idea a future book may explore, or are we being invited to speculate? Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It is possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In {{S}} it is mentioned that ~~Ipslor~~'s seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are both very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as ~~Ipslor the Red~~ was if they pursued a relationship. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.		In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. Is this an idea a future book may explore, or are we being invited to speculate? Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It is possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In {{S}} it is mentioned that [[Ipslore the Red]]'s seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are both very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as Ipslore was if they pursued a relationship. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==

Anactualwitch: Referenced the fact that removing the knob on her staff is a definite Sexual Metaphor, hence the link to Casanunda (Lords and Ladies with Nanny Ogg)

2017-07-07T13:57:14Z

Referenced the fact that removing the knob on her staff is a definite Sexual Metaphor, hence the link to Casanunda (Lords and Ladies with Nanny Ogg)

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	Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.		Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.

	[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find her with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening to. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end.		[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find her with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening to. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end, in a possible reference to [[Casanunda\|sexual metaphors]].

	She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".		She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".

Kundor at 18:58, 19 December 2016

2016-12-19T18:58:04Z

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Childhood===		===Childhood===
	Eskarina was born in the smithy of the village of [[Bad Ass]], the eighth <s>son</s> child of an eighth son. She inherited the magical powers and staff of [[Drum Billet]], a [[Wizard's magic\|wizard]] from [[Unseen University]]. While still a small child, Esk became a pupil of [[Granny Weatherwax]], until it became clear that she had [[Wizard's magic\|Wizards' magic]], not [[Witches magic\|Witches' magic]]. Eskarina was the first ~~and - as~~ far as is ~~known - only~~ female student ever accepted or at least allowed to enter [[Unseen University]] (after a major battle to do so).		Eskarina was born in the smithy of the village of [[Bad Ass]], the eighth <s>son</s> child of an eighth son. She inherited the magical powers and staff of [[Drum Billet]], a [[Wizard's magic\|wizard]] from [[Unseen University]]. While still a small child, Esk became a pupil of [[Granny Weatherwax]], until it became clear that she had [[Wizard's magic\|Wizards' magic]], not [[Witches magic\|Witches' magic]]. Eskarina was the first and—as far as is known—only female student ever accepted or at least allowed to enter [[Unseen University]] (after a major battle to do so).

	She was present when [[Simon]] the self-taught wizard was brought to UU. He gave lectures on the nature of magic to the senior faculty staff in his first year! Such power inevitably caused ripples in the space-time continuum; the Things from the [[Dungeon Dimensions]] clustered in his shadows, their characteristic chitering noises unnoticed by all... except Esk, with her own burgeoning magical talent.		She was present when [[Simon]] the self-taught wizard was brought to UU. He gave lectures on the nature of magic to the senior faculty staff in his first year! Such power inevitably caused ripples in the space-time continuum; the Things from the [[Dungeon Dimensions]] clustered in his shadows, their characteristic chitering noises unnoticed by all... except Esk, with her own burgeoning magical talent.

	Eventually they burst through and took Simon into the Dungeon Dimensions, ~~whence~~ Esk followed to try to rescue him. She managed this by ''not'' using magic, which puzzled and infuriated the Things (being Thaumivores, they feed on magic).		Eventually they burst through and took Simon into the Dungeon Dimensions, where Esk followed to try to rescue him. She managed this by ''not'' using magic, which puzzled and infuriated the Things (being Thaumivores, they feed on magic).

	When she and Simon eventually returned to UU they set up a research group and came up with an entire system of the non-use of magic.		When she and Simon eventually returned to UU they set up a research group and came up with an entire system of the non-use of magic.
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	Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.		Esk returned in the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] book, {{ISWM}}. She makes a final cameo appearance in {{TSC}}.

	[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find her with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening ~~too~~. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end.		[[Mrs Proust]] told Tiffany that a hard-to-find lady (who'd find her with ease) would be keen to talk to her, and that this woman would be well worth listening to. When the [[Cunning Man]] was bearing down on Tiffany in [[Ankh-Morpork]], the mysterious "Miss Smith" came to her rescue, leading her to a safehouse within the [[Unreal Estate]]. Tiffany realised who Miss Smith was upon seeing Esk's staff; it was currently being used in a [[Shamble]], and Esk had taken the knob off the end.

	She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".		She looked old, with white hair and wrinkles, but also young, with a ponytail and a childish laugh. She had learnt to manipulate time and space via the [[Travelling Now]]. Chatting over tea, Esk dispensed advice, and told the girl how she had walked through time to see the creation of the [[Cunning Man]], over 1000 years previously. Esk said she had bad memories of her wizarding past - the scary recollections were never a problem, but the "good ones can be difficult to deal with".

Old Dickens: Undo revision 25841 by Old Dickens (talk)

2016-10-27T19:39:18Z

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	*It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. Simon's fate remains unknown, Eskarina has shown up alive and well - perhaps she side-stepped the War of the Sourceror altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?		*It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. Simon's fate remains unknown, Eskarina has shown up alive and well - perhaps she side-stepped the War of the Sourceror altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?
	*Esk refers to elasticated string theory, which was one of Simon's specialties.		*Esk refers to elasticated string theory, which was one of Simon's specialties.



	[[category:Discworld characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Discworld characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]
			[[category:Leading characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]
	[[category:Human characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Human characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]
	[[category:Witches\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Witches\|Smith, Eskarina]]

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2016-10-27T04:13:26Z

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	*It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. Simon's fate remains unknown, Eskarina has shown up alive and well - perhaps she side-stepped the War of the Sourceror altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?		*It was rumoured that Esk would return for the final (or next-to-final) Tiffany Aching book, and this turned out to be true. Simon's fate remains unknown, Eskarina has shown up alive and well - perhaps she side-stepped the War of the Sourceror altogether, having found something more interesting and productive to do?
	*Esk refers to elasticated string theory, which was one of Simon's specialties.		*Esk refers to elasticated string theory, which was one of Simon's specialties.



	[[category:Discworld characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Discworld characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]
	~~[[category:Leading characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]~~
	[[category:Human characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Human characters\|Smith, Eskarina]]
	[[category:Witches\|Smith, Eskarina]]		[[category:Witches\|Smith, Eskarina]]

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2016-10-27T04:11:02Z

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	Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany who, at a climactic scene in the book, was aided by her older self...		Miss Smith used the [[Travelling Now]] to contact Tiffany a couple more times in the novel. Most interestingly, Esk passed on the secret of time-travel to the young Tiffany who, at a climactic scene in the book, was aided by her older self...

	In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. Is this an idea a future book may explore, or are we being invited to speculate? Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It is possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In ~~"Sourcerer,"~~ it is mentioned that Ipslor's seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are both very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as Ipslor the Red was if they pursued a relationship. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.		In a single throwaway remark in {{ISWM}}, never returned to, Esk expresses concern for her son. Is this an idea a future book may explore, or are we being invited to speculate? Her son is also mentioned in {{TSC}}, but nothing is elaborated upon. It is possible her son is also the son of [[Simon]], and the child of two Wizards might well be remarkable enough for her to be concerned for his safety. In {{S}} it is mentioned that Ipslor's seven sons before Coin are all very powerful wizards, so, presumably, the child of any wizard would also be a powerful wizard. Eskarina and Simon are both very powerful wizards, so their son might be considered a threat by many; thus, they may have been banished as Ipslor the Red was if they pursued a relationship. In {{TSC}}, Eskarina opines that he might become an engineer, which may be even more frightening.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==