Galder Weatherwax

Galder Weatherwax
Galder Weatherwax, as drawn by Matt Smith
Name	Galder Weatherwax
Race	Human
Age
Occupation	Archchancellor of the Unseen University
Physical appearance
Residence	Ankh-Morpork
Death	1964 UC
Parents
Relatives	Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax, Lily Weatherwax
Children
Marital Status
Appearances
Books	The Light Fantastic
Cameos	Hogfather, Jingo

Not much is known about Galder Weatherwax. He was the 304th Archchancellor of the Unseen University and he is believed to be a cousin of Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax. His full title is "Supreme Grand Conjurer of the Ancient and Truly Original Brothers of the Silver Star, Lord Imperial of the Sacred Staff, Eight-Level Ipsissimus".

It is believed that while he was cunning and watchful enough to ward off most assassination attempts by ambitious seventh-level Mages (especially Ymper Trymon), his foresight failed in matters relating to interior design, in that he commissioned a bathroom from Bergholt Stuttley Johnson without stopping to ask what might, on the basis of B.S. Johnson's past form, possibly go wrong. More is revealed about Archchancellor Weatherwax's bathroom in Hogfather, when a later Archchancellor discovers the fixture, and rather rashly has it set up for use. Again displaying uncharacteristic naivety about his fellow wizards, Weatherwax apparently survived his encounter with the bathroom, at least for long enough to nail up the door and put up a notice along the lines of "Never, ever, use again".

His tenure as Archchancellor comes to an end during The Light Fantastic when he is eaten - having mistakenly summoned The Luggage instead of Rincewind - paving the way for Trymon to become Archchancellor.

Annotations

James Cosmo of Highlander and Braveheart fame played Galder in the Sky One adaptation of The Colour of Magic.