Schmendrick

Schmendrick is a bumbling magician who travels with Mommy Fortuna's traveling carnival out of pure necessity. Reduced to entertaining the sightseers who come to the carnival, Schmendrick wants nothing more than to become a true, powerful magician who does not rely on card tricks and cheap illusions. He sees Mommy Fortuna as an opportunity to gain experience, but when he sees the captured Unicorn for what she is, he decides to free her and join her on her quest. Schmendrick was a character Beagle had initially made up for his children's bedtime stories, and was called "the world's worst magician".

Key accomplishments

 * Schmendrick becomes King Haggred's "personal" magician, and also serves to find a way to free the other unicorns from the sea.
 * He finds a way to persuade the skeleton to confess how to get through the clock by means of giving him wine. He ends up getting them stuck in the red bull's layer when King Hagred destroys the clock.

Friends

 * His friends are the Unicorn, though she doesn't truly care for him in return.
 * Molly Grue eventually befriends Schmendrick, although she doesn't really like him at first.
 * . He is also friends with Lir, although they have a tense relationship, and don't really get on.

Relationships
There are many suggestions of a relationship between him and Molly Grue, though not confirmed.

Enemies
The Unicorn's enemies are his enemies. He hates Mommy Fortuna, Red Bull and Haggard. He is captured by Captain Cully.

He may also hate the douglas fir he misfortunately cast a spell on.