MapKeeper

The stern and well-mannered guide of Dorothy Do and her crew, this character originated as a minor character from the original book series, appearing in book number two. Barbara felt that there was more to be explored with her character, and as such when deciding the roster for her show picked her out of the lineup for recurring characters. The Mapkeeper was a character who lived to chart and map the corners of the world and was happy to lend her maps to anyone with a trustworthy face and a desire to travel. Unfortunately, she would often be duped into sharing her maps with the Hang Glider, whose self-professed charm always seemed to fool her. To her dismay he would often end up losing her maps or otherwise damage them.

The Mapkeeper worked in conjunction with the Historian to teach Dorothy about important things, like how to travel to other places and discover new countries, which is most of why she was important at all in the story. Otherwise, she really didn’t have a big role to play.