

He boasts about his achievements and accomplishments in his long career. Bartimaeus' witty personality often puts him at odds with other spirits. He generally brags about himself and downplays other spirits (whether they are stronger than him or not, although certain spirits even he admits are stronger than him). In this way, Bartimaeus is used not only as of the main source of comedy within the books but also as the main source of information through which the reader can familiarize him or herself with the alternate world.Ĭharacteristics Personality and Character Arcīartimaeus is an intelligent djinn who is with great wits, but often lapses into sarcasm.

Within the books, Bartimaeus is the sole first-person narrator, and his chapters are interspersed with humorous footnotes that inform the reader about the ways of the world in which the stories are set. He is referred to in Trismegistus's Manual as having "great ingenuity", having "no little power", and "dangerous". Acclaimed and accomplished, his egotistic nature has much to boast about.īartimaeus has survived for millennia largely due to his quick wit, resourcefulness, guile and a fair amount of luck. He had served many well-known masters throughout his 5000 years or so of history. Especially the last bit.) What do you wish? Speak." -Bartimaeus to Ptolemy, with an aside to the reader īartimaeus of Uruk is an ancient djinn of the fourth level and a spirit of the fourteenth. " I know the secrets of the earth and the mysteries of the air I know the key to the minds of women.
