Baum Character Registry · Person / intelligent being

Leader of the Kalidahs

A canonical individual in the Baum-only Character Census. Appearance evidence is chronological and text-grounded.

Editorial identifierNarrative / historical individual
Registry

Character record

Knowledge ID
CHAR-0267
Registry ID
char-0267
Canonical display name
Leader of the Kalidahs
Naming status
Editorial identifier
Character type
Person / intelligent being
Participation
Narrative / historical individual
First matched appearance
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · Ch. 7
Oz Knowledge Base

First-class Knowledge entity

This Character Registry record is a canonical first-class Knowledge entity.

Claims
0
Relationships
0
Historical Atlas events
0
Appearance Profile

Text-grounded appearance

Appearance is tracked only where Baum supplies textual evidence; absence of description is not filled from illustration traditions.

Rule: appearance may change between books, chapters, and events; unstated details are not imported from illustration traditions.

Appearance Timeline

Appearance states

No enriched appearance state yet. The registry deliberately records “not yet extracted” rather than inferring hair, eyes, clothing, size, or materials.
Baum evidence

First matched textual evidence

hine again. To add to their discomfort, they soon heard strange noises in the depths of the forest, and the Lion whispered to them that it was in this part of the country that the Kalidahs lived. "What are the Kalidahs?" asked the girl. "They are monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers," replied the Lion, "and with claws so long and sharp that they could tear me in two as easily as I could kill Toto.

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Editorial notes

Identity handling

  • Display label is editorial; it is not presented as a proper name supplied by Baum.
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