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Character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series Susan Sto HelitcharacterFirst appearanceCreated byInformationAffiliation(adoptive grandfather)(father)(mother)Susan Sto Helit (also spelled Sto-Helit), once referred to as Susan Death, is a in 's series of fantasy novels. She is the adoptive granddaughter of, the Disc's, and has a number of his abilities. She appears in three Discworld novels:,. She is also referred to, though not by name, at the end of, when her father invites Death to her. Being both human and supernatural, Susan is frequently and reluctantly forced away from her normal life to do battle with malign supernatural forces or to take on her grandfather's job in his absence.

Death tends to employ her in his battles against the Auditors of Reality, particularly in situations where he has no power or influence. As the series progresses, she also begins to take on roles educating children, so that, as Pratchett mentions in The Art of Discworld, she has 'ended up, via that unconscious evolution that dogs characters, a kind of '. Contents.Character Susan is the daughter of, Death's daughter, who is introduced in, and, who was briefly Death's in the book Mort. At the end of Mort they leave Death's domain and become Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit, taking the motto Non Temetis Messor: 'Don't Fear the Reaper.'

) Susan is their only child.Susan is introduced in as a sixteen-year-old pupil at the Quirm College for Young Ladies, shortly after the deaths of her parents. Initially blaming Death for not saving them, she has come to accept that he is able only to grant them an eternal moment in his domain, which they have refused. After graduating — and despite being Duchess of Sto Helit — she begins a teaching career, first as a, in Hogfather, and then as a schoolteacher, in Thief of Time. She insists on being addressed as 'Miss Susan'.In Soul Music Death takes a holiday from his work in an attempt to forget his more troubling memories, and a vacancy is created. Susan is 'sucked in', as Death's manservant Albert puts it, forcing her to assume the role. At first she desires to use her power to help humanity, but as the book progresses she comes to realise that she is powerless to interfere, and discovers the inevitability of death. She is released from the position following the return of her grandfather, who breaks the rules in order to save the rock star and his band.In Hogfather the Auditors employ, an who attempts to destroy the Hogfather using teeth found at the Tooth Fairy's castle to control children.

Death cannot enter the Tooth Fairy's castle because it is constructed from the imaginations of children, who have no concept of death, and therefore arranges for Susan to foil their plan instead. After removing all of the Auditors' human agents from the Tooth Fairy's country, Susan saves the Hogfather from being destroyed by a group of Auditors who have taken the forms of. She later kills Mr Teatime by impaling him with the poker she uses to threaten monsters.In Thief of Time Susan once again comes into conflict with the Auditors, who are now attempting to stop time so that they can catch up with their paperwork.

She is forced to find the son of Time, whom Death cannot influence or even see, because, being only 'mostly human', the boy is not subject to death. Susan is aided in her mission by, a philosopher/James Bond parody, and Myria LeJean/Unity, a former Auditor who becomes human.

Tiger heli arcade. Time's husband, Wen the Eternally Surprised, describes her as 'helpfulness personified'. Physical appearance Susan is a 'slightly built young woman'; both and Terry Pratchett himself have described her as being 'attractive in a skinny way'. Her hair is pure white, but with a streak of black running through it from end to end. Although its natural state is a frizzy mass reminiscent of a dandelion, it rearranges its style of its own accord depending on Susan's mood; it tends to form a tight while she is working.

Susan's hair is an inverted homage to 's appearance in, in which she wore a black wig with white streaks. In, draws Susan in clothing, which he feels fits well with her job as a nanny in Hogfather.Susan has a very striking physical presence, which both and have remarked upon, and despite her relative youth, she projects a sense of great age. She possesses a birthmark on her cheek that shows itself only when she; it consists of three finger-like lines that were left on her father when Death slapped him in Mort, and which glow when she is angry.

In Soul Music, she complains that, as Death's granddaughter, she should have been born with better. She also has a Look (always capitalised) which can be rather disconcerting, even to those in authority, such as her grandfather and the of the school in which she teaches. In the television special, her Look is shown as being able to turn her face into something rather similar to a skeleton's.Powers and abilities Despite only being Death's adoptive granddaughter, Susan has inherited certain of his abilities: She can ' walk through walls and live outside and be a little bit.' As well as being able to find any living creature, Susan can sense whether or not an is human. She can understand the intentions of the even though she cannot directly interpret its speech, and has the ability to use her grandfather's voice to command or intimidate others. This speech is indicated, similar to Death's, ' by '; however, unlike those of her grandfather, the words which Susan speaks in this voice are often (if not always) enclosed within quotation marks, particularly in Hogfather.Susan has inherited Death's, which includes the ability to ' remember the ', and an knowledge of the nature of Death's work, which gives her considerable assistance during her brief time doing her grandfather's job in Soul Music. In order to keep her from going insane, her mind represses much of the knowledge provided by this memory, but even so, parts of it occasionally permeate her, generally manifesting as or insights into forthcoming events.

In Hogfather, she states that the fragmented nature of such foresight makes the power largely unhelpful.Like Death or experienced, Susan can make herself completely unnoticeable to ordinary people if she so chooses, though anyone who 'can see what's really there', such as or Mustrum, who are used to such things, are still able to see her if they concentrate and she is not actively trying to avoid their specific notice. During her time at Quirm College, she unconsciously used this power to avoid being asked questions in subjects in which she had no interest, such as and History. Unfortunately, this caused the teachers of these subjects to believe that Susan was not attending their classes, and she was reported to the headmistress on several occasions. Terry Pratchett (1 March 1999). GGKEY:YXQ48LZSF29. Thief of Time page 389: 'Of course she has.' Said the monk, smiling at Susan.

'She is helpfulness personified.' The Discworld Companion. London: Golancz. ^ (2002).

Thief of Time (paperback ed.). Far too difficult for seven-year olds!' 'Yes, but I didn't tell them and so far they haven't found out,' said Susan.

'. Suddenly the school had a waiting list. Parents were fighting to get their children enrolled in Miss Susan's class.' The Art of Discworld.

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