Narrator (unnamed narrator of The Transition of Juan Romero)

The unnamed narrator of The Transition of Juan Romero stresses that his name and part are of no concern for the story. Still, he mentions that he migrated to the United States from "the colonies", presumably he served in the British Army in India. In his words:

<blockquote[D]uring my service in India I was more at home amongst white-bearded native teachers than amongst my brother-officers. I had delved not a little into odd Eastern lore when overtaken by the calamities which brought about my new life in America’s vast West—a life wherein I found it well to accept a name—my present one—which is very common and carries no meaning.

He worked as a miner at the Norton Mine in the sumemr and autumn of 1894.

From this time he also got his Hindoo Ring.