▁the ▁end ▁of ▁hat p ins ▁which ▁they ▁wore ▁through ▁their ▁gray ▁hair ▁in ▁order ▁apparently ▁to ▁match ▁their ▁bro och es . ▁Their ▁faces , ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁inde c ency , ▁were ▁quite ▁expression less , ▁as ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁layout s ▁for ▁faces ▁and ▁were ▁waiting ▁for ▁sent ience ▁to ▁be ▁inject ed . ▁ ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁r uling ▁Gro an ▁family ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁population ▁within ▁the ▁castle ▁who ▁service ▁its ▁daily ▁needs . ▁Although ▁the ▁' Cast les ' ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁known ▁( to ▁distinguish ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁Bright ▁Car vers ) ▁are ▁all ▁common ers , ▁they ▁are ▁never theless ▁highly ▁soci ally ▁strat ified , ▁from ▁the ▁soci ally ▁respect able ▁Dr ▁Alfred ▁Pr unes qu all or ▁and ▁the ▁Prof ess ors , ▁to ▁the ▁low ly ▁Grey ▁Sc r ub bers , ▁whose ▁sole ▁job ▁is ▁to ▁clean ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁kitchen . ▁However ▁low ly ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁' Cast les ' ▁may ▁be , ▁they ▁consider ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁far ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁Bright ▁Car vers ▁who ▁live ▁outside ▁the ▁castle ▁walls . ▁▁ ▁Ste er pi ke : ▁A ▁youth ful ▁out s ider , ▁beginning ▁as ▁a ▁kitchen ▁boy , ▁who ▁w orm s ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁gain . ▁Ruth lessly ▁murder ous , ▁with ▁a ▁Mach ia vel li an , ▁highly ▁intellig ent ▁and