The Luggage

Its function is to act as both a luggage carrier and body guard for its owner, against whom no threatening motion should be made. The Luggage is fiercely defensive of its owner, and is generally homicidal in nature, killing and or eating several people and monsters throught the books. The inside area of The Luggage does not appear to be constrained by its external dimensions to any great degree. Even when it has just devoured a monster, the next time it opens the owner will find his underwear, neatly pressed.

One of the greastest features of The Luggage is its ability to follow its current owner anywhere. To Hell, to another dimension... You name it, it's been there. Hopefully when you were there as well, because like all luggage, it's constantly getting lost and having to track you down...

The Luggage first appears as the property of Twoflower the tourist in The Colour of Magic. When Twoflower returns home in The Light Fantastic he gives the luggage to Rincewind, and it follows him through several sequels. Twoflower says he got it by asking for travelling lugagge at the store - which is exactly what he got. When Rincewind eventually visits the Counterweight Continent, Twoflower's home, he finds many similar items of Luggage travelling with their masters.

Terry says (at the beginning of Sourcery) that he got the idea for the Luggage when he saw a suitcase with dozens of little wheels.

The Luggage savages passers-by in:

• The Colour of Magic
• The Light Fantastic
• Sourcery
• Eric
• Interesting Times
• The Last Continent
• The Last Hero