Characters
He is the shepherd character.
Who is Santiago?
The main character's ultimate destination.
Where is Egypt (Pyramids)?
A language that all living things can communicate in.
What is the Universal Language?
A mammal that produces wool and says "baa"
What is a sheep?
He sells fancy glassware.
Who is the crystal merchant?
Where the main character's money is stolen.
Where is Tangier, Morocco?
The pseudo-science of transmutation.
What is Alchemy?
What is a book?
He is the King of Salem.
Who is Melchizedek?
The kind of building Santiago spent a night in at the beginning of the story.
Where is a ruined church?
Two stones used for interpreting omens.
What are the Urim and Thummim?
She interpret's the main character's dream.
Who is the Gypsy woman?
Where is Tarifa, Spain?
Everyone's individual, ultimate mission in life.
What is a Personal Legend?
An item that distracted the main character while a thief ran off with his money.
He gives the main character a bag with ancient coins.
Who is Santiago's father?
The oasis where the caravan stops.
Where is Al-Fayoum, Egypt?
The two-fold Master Work.
What is the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone?
The unusual pipe that the Arabic characters use.
What is a hookah?