Murtagh Morzansson – the human son of Morzan and Selena, Eragon's half-brother.She was portrayed by Sienna Guillory in the film. She has long black hair, slanted cat-like green eyes, and is very tall. She is beautiful, wise, and possesses inhuman speed, strength, grace, and superior fighting and magical skills (like most elves). She shows this by telling her true name to Eragon, which she refused to do before. At the end of the final novel, she is willing to consider Eragon as a romantic partner, but he leaves before they can begin a relationship. She holds traditional human gender roles in disdain. When Eragon first pursues her romantically, she rebuffs his advances, telling him she had recently lost a close friend, Fäolin, and that any relationship would be unwise because of their respective responsibilities and age differences. Eragon rescues her in the first novel when she is being held captive by Durza, a shade. She is also known as Arya Svit-kona and Arya Shadeslayer. She becomes queen of the elves after the death of her mother, as well as a dragon rider (bonded to Fírnen), at the end of the final book. Arya has served as courier of Saphira's egg and the elves' ambassador to the Varden. Arya Dröttningu – a female elf and is the only daughter of King Evandar and Queen Islanzadí.She was voiced by Rachel Weisz in the film. Saphira's name is derived from the word " sapphire", and as such serves as an aptronym describing her coloration (blue being Paolini's favorite color). At the end of Inheritance she mates with Fírnen before leaving Alagaësia with Eragon. Her sire was Iormûngr, a bonded dragon, and her dam was Vervanda, a wild dragon. She is also skilled at aerial acrobatics. Saphira is wise, fearless, protective of Eragon, and somewhat vain. She is the last living female dragon in all of Alagaësia, although more dragon eggs are found at the end of the final novel. Saphira Bjartskular ("Brightscales") – a female blue dragon who hatches from an egg stolen from Galbatorix by Brom and Jeod.Eragon was portrayed by Edward Speleers in the film adaptation of Eragon. The name "Eragon" is an aptronym based on the word "dragon", and a play on the phrase "an era gone". Eragon is now his own person, similar to me in some respects, but possessing a unique history, likes, dislikes, friends, and family." Eragon was the first character developed by Paolini, and the author's outline of how the character would develop drove the novels' storyline. However, Paolini states, "Eragon has done many things that I haven’t-such as ride a dragon, fight monsters, and use magic-and these experiences have made him a different person than me. The author originally intended Eragon's character serve in an autobiographical capacity. He is a skilled magician and second to only Murtagh in his skill with the sword. After a magic ceremony in the second novel, Eragon takes on the physical characteristics of an elf, although he retains some aspects of his human body (such as the ability to grow a beard). Įragon has dark brown eyes and hair and fights with bow and arrow or a sword, especially the sword Brisingr, crafted for him by the master smith Rhunön. He is also known as Eragon Bromsson, Argetlam, Shur'tugal, Shadeslayer, Firesword, and Kingkiller. He has romantic feelings for the elf Arya, but the two never become a couple as he leaves Alagaësia permanently at the end of the final novel. After the dragon Saphira hatches for him, he travels to the Varden, where he learns of the evils done by Galbatorix and determines to end the king's rule. Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle Garrow. Eragon is the cousin of Roran Garrowsson and half-brother of Murtagh. Eragon Bromsson – the human son of Brom and Selena, although Eragon's true relationship to Brom is not revealed until the third novel.