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Eskarina Smith
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| Name | Eskarina Smith |
| Age | child |
| Race | Human |
| Occupation | student witch, then student wizard |
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| Marital Status | Never married |
| Books | Equal Rites |
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A young girl born in the smithy of the village of Bad Ass, eighth child of an eighth son. She inherited the magical powers and staff of Drum Billet, a wizard from Unseen University, and was a pupil of Granny Weatherwax, until it became clear that she had Wizards' magic, not 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 and the Things from the Dungeon Dimensions clustered in his shadows with their characteristic chitering noises unnoticed by all except Esk with her own burgeoning magical talent.
Eventually they burst through and took Simon with them to the Dungeon Dimensions, whence Esk followed to try to rescue him. She managed this by not using magic, which puzzled and infuriated the Things who are 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.
They are both presumed dead - killed in the collapse of the Tower of Art during the battle with the Sourcerer - as no mention in either of them occurs in any of the following books, although there is a rumour that Esk will return in the final Tiffany Aching book.
