The Alterman is a character that appears in Might and Magic: The Dreamwright, and is briefly mentioned in Might and Magic: The Shadowsmith. Diligence described him as a "squabby little man with carefully arranged ringlets of dyed crimson". As an alterman, he was fluent in altercant, the strange, singsong language used to transform the alters. The alterman was part of the caravan transporting Diligence to the Unseen Wall, and was responsible for the seven alters that Amonwelle had asked for. He shared a wagon with Grapple and the other yeofolk handler.