Alain Johns was a resident of Gilead, New Canaan, a gunslinger apprentice under Cortland Andrus, and a childhood friend of Roland Deschain, Jamie DeCurry, and Cuthbert Allgood.

He and Cuthbert accompanied Roland on his mission to Hambry, Mejis

Alain had the "touch", psychic powers that extended to clairvoyance and telepathy. It is said in The Drawing of the Three that he was killed by Roland and Cuthbert, possibly after betraying them.

AppearancesEdit

• The Gunslinger
• Wizard and Glass
• The Gunslinger: Revised & Expanded
• The Gunslinger Born