The Curator — Male, Namakesapien (sloth-person), late thirties

Role: Supporting — recurring

The Curator is the head librarian of the Guild library — a Namakesapien, which is to say a sloth-person, which is to say a being for whom the concept of urgency is not so much rejected as simply never encountered. He is unfailingly helpful, genuinely knowledgeable, and operates at a pace that makes the movement of glaciers seem comparatively brisk. He is not slow of mind — he is slow of everything else, and sees absolutely no reason to apologise for it.

Every interaction with the Curator is a lesson in patience. The information he provides is invariably worth waiting for. The waiting is considerable.

Voice: Deeply unhurried. Each word arrives in its own time and is apparently comfortable with that arrangement. Warm, gentle, and utterly untroubled by the concept of speed. Think David Tennant stripped of all his usual kinetic energy and left to marinate in absolute tranquillity.

Note to performers: The comedic value of this character lives entirely in the pacing. Rushed delivery defeats the purpose entirely. Custom audition lines won't be provided for this character, as the actual lines in the book wouldn't translate well for an audition. Instead there is a single piece of direction - pause between syllables. Please use that and provide us an audition using a famous movie quote of your choice.