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* TheSouthpaw: Left-handed like Lanen.
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* TheSouthpaw: She's left-handed, just like her mother.
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* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri have decided that they will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]]

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* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The Kantri have decided that they will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]]
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* ForeseeingMyDeath: Sees it in his Weh dreams.

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* ForeseeingMyDeath: [[spoiler:ForeseeingMyDeath]]: Sees it in his Weh dreams.



* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:At the end of ''RedeemingTheLost'' he finds that he is able to switch between his dragon and human forms at will.]]

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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:VoluntaryShapeshifting]]: [[spoiler:At the end of ''RedeemingTheLost'' he finds that he is able to switch between his dragon and human forms at will.]]
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* [[ForseeingMyDeath]]: Sees it in his Weh dreams.

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* [[ForseeingMyDeath]]: ForeseeingMyDeath: Sees it in his Weh dreams.



* TheMentor: He was the teacher of all young Kantri, and his full name (and lengthened usename, Hadreshikrar) even has the word for "teacher" in it.

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* TheMentor: He was the teacher of all young Kantri, and his full name (and lengthened usename, Hadreshikrar) even has contains the Kantri word for "teacher" in it.
teacher, "hadre".



* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Berys in ''The Lesser Kindred''; Berys put a demon inside him in order to make him follow Lanen and unknowingly set a magic path to her.]]

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* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To To Berys in ''The Lesser Kindred''; Berys Kindred''. [[spoiler:Berys put a demon inside him in order to make him follow Lanen and unknowingly set a magic path to her.]]



* [[VoluntaryShapeshifting]]: [[spoiler:At the end of ''RedeemingTheLost'' he finds that he is able to switch between his dragon and human forms at will.]]

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* [[VoluntaryShapeshifting]]: VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:At the end of ''RedeemingTheLost'' he finds that he is able to switch between his dragon and human forms at will.]]

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Many characters comment that she looks just like her mother.



* [[VoluntaryShapeshifting]]: [[spoiler:At the end of ''RedeemingTheLost'' he finds that he is able to switch between his dragon and human forms at will.]]



* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: The Aialakantri are all able to see the future, to varying degrees. Salera did not realize that this is not a normal thing.



* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri have decided that they will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though she can't help it; the Weh sleep is a necessary thing when they are regrowing their armor.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: "Nikis the Weary".
* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri have decided that they will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".
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* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though she She can't help it; the Weh sleep is a necessary thing when they are regrowing their armor.


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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks just like her daughter.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives this to [[spoiler:Varien and Lanen - especially Lanen - when they're both moping about Varien being back in his dragon form again like it's the end of the world.]]

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Does this to Berys in the third book - he acts as if he believes Berys is joking, when he knows full well that Berys does intend him harm. Before Berys is aware that Marik knows what is going on, he takes his chance to escape through a secret passage.
* OhCrap: When he sees a demon coming after him in book three:
-->'''Marik:''' Oh, ''shit''.
* [[spoiler:SharingABody]]: [[spoiler:The Demonlord absorbs his soul and they share the Black Dragon's body.]]



* TheMentor: He was the teacher of all young Kantri, and his full name even has the word for "teacher" in it.

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* [[ForseeingMyDeath]]: Sees it in his Weh dreams.
* IKnowYourTrueName: [[spoiler:Gets his true name used against him, resulting in his death.]]
* TheMentor: He was the teacher of all young Kantri, and his full name (and lengthened usename, Hadreshikrar) even has the word for "teacher" in it.



A female dragon, respected for her wisdom. She's always had feelings for Akhor.

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A female dragon, dragon and one of the oldest of the Kantri, respected for her wisdom. She's always had feelings for Akhor.



* DefrostingIceQueen: She attempts to kill Lanen the first time they meet, and remains cold to her by the end of the book. By the third book she views her as a friend and jokes around with her.



* MeaningfulName: Part of her name means "She Who Knows Without Knowing".

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* MeaningfulName: Part of her name means "She Who Knows Without Knowing".
Knowing", which reflects her wisdom.



* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His full true names means "He who is Changed from the Lord of the Kantri to a Man, Beloved of Lanen"]]

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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His full true names name means "He who is Changed from the Lord of the Kantri to a Man, Beloved of Lanen"]]



* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:On account of originally being a dragon.]] Some characters call him "son" or otherwise refer to him as young, and he has to remind them that he's actually much older.

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* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:On On account of originally [[spoiler:originally being a dragon.]] dragon]]. Some characters call him "son" or otherwise refer to him as young, and he has to remind them that he's actually much older.

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* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:On account of originally being a dragon.]] Some characters call him "son" or otherwise refer to him as young, and he has to remind them that he's actually much older.



!! Maran Vena

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!! Maran VenaVena of Beskin

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* MindlinkMates: With [[spoiler:Akhor/Varien]].




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* {{Telepathy}}: Is one of the few humans able to use Truespeech.




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* HearingVoices: As a result of [[spoiler:Akhor and Shikrar [[MindRape breaking his mind]]. He realizes quickly that it's [[{{Telepathy}} Truespeech]], and that he's overhearing the Kantri's conversations.]]




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* MindlinkMates: With [[spoiler:Lanen. They even have a very realistic vision of them flying the Flight of the Devoted, something that normally two Kantri would do, and this is when they truly become a couple.]]




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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Good enough that very few people ever suspected his true nature.



* MindlinkMates: [[spoiler:With Lanen. They use Truespeech just as much as regular speech.]]



* BeatStillMyHeart: Performed the Spell of the Distant Heart - a spell that removes his still living heart, so that in the event his body dies, he will live on as a demon.

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* BeatStillMyHeart: Performed the Spell of the Distant Heart - a spell that removes his still living heart, so that in the event his body dies, he will live on as on, very similar to a demon.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He gave his very name to the demons, giving them power over him, but also making him invincible to others who cannot know his name.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He gave his very name to the demons, giving them power over him, but also making him invincible to others who cannot know his name. He is, therefore, only known as "The Demonlord".
* SealedEvilInACan: Stuck in the demon realm and unable to do anything in the real world until a powerful enough demon master summons him, gives powerful enough payment (the very rare lan fruit), and binds him to them.

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* InTheBlood: Feels a longing to travel, like her own mother did.



* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:With Rella in the second book.]]



* ClingyJealousGirl: Obsesses over Akhor despite the fact that she knows he doesn't want to be mates, even going so far as to tell him her true name pretty early on. She also [[spoiler:attempts to kill Lanen once]].

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Obsesses over Akhor despite the fact that she knows he doesn't want to be mates, even going so far as to tell him her true name pretty early on.before they really know each other. She also [[spoiler:attempts to kill Lanen once]].
* JailBaitWait: She had to wait till Akhor came of age in order to ask him if he wanted to be her mate.
* MeaningfulName: Part of her name means "She Who Knows Without Knowing".
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* HiredGuns: Jaime was a mercenary before settling down.
** ProfessionalKiller: He actually became known for his skill at killing and was often hired for that.


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* AndShowItToYou: Likes to do this to those he's sacrificing to demons. Even if said person is his apprentice that he mistakenly attacked.


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!!The Demonlord
Long ago, a powerful mage allied himself with Rakshasa, giving his name to them and becoming nearly unstoppable. When the Kantri attacked him, he changed many of them into insentient, beast-like creatures before sheer numbers finally helped them take him down.
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* BeatStillMyHeart: Performed the Spell of the Distant Heart - a spell that removes his still living heart, so that in the event his body dies, he will live on as a demon.
* EvilSorcerer
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He gave his very name to the demons, giving them power over him, but also making him invincible to others who cannot know his name.

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* ActionGirl: While she tends to get captured a lot, thanks to being heavily outnumbered or facing demons, she ''does'' know how to fight. [[spoiler:When Berys holds her captive in the third book, she nearly kills Marik even though she's a prisoner.]]



A female dragon; mate of Shikrar's son Kedra.

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A female dragon; mate of Shikrar's son Kedra.Kédra.



!!Berys/Malior

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!!Berys/Malior!!Berys[[spoiler:/Malior]]



* TheArchmage: His position at the mages' college.

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* TheArchmage: His position at the mages' college.College of Mages in Verfaren.



A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...

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A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be... [[spoiler:He's actually Akhor, transformed to human form.]]



!! Will

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!! WillWillem of Rowanbeck (Will)



!!Aral
A young mage and healer.

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!!Aral
!!Aral of Berún
A young mage and healer.woman at the mages' college; a healer who experiments with Vilkas to put their power to other uses.



!!Nikis
A female dragon who happens to be in the Weh sleep during the events of the story.

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!!Nikis
!!Vilkas ta-Geryn
A female dragon young man at the mages' college; a healer who happens experiments with Aral to be in the Weh sleep during the events of the story.put their power to other uses.



* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".

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* TheMedic: He's a healer.

!!Nikis
A female dragon who happens to be in the Weh sleep during the events of the story.
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* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri have decided that they will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".



!!Keakhor

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!!Keakhor!!Khemirnakunakhor (Keakhor)
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* NeverLiveItDown: The Kantri will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".

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* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] The Kantri will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".
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* MommyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Believing that the Farseer attracted demons, she left Lanen in order to keep her safe.

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* MommyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: Believing that the Farseer attracted demons, she left Lanen in order to keep her safe.

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!! Maran Vena
Lanen's mother, who left her many years ago.

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!!Nikis
A female dragon who happens to be
in ''Redeeming the Lost'']]
!! Maran Vena
Lanen's mother, who left her many years ago.
Weh sleep during the events of the story.


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* NeverLiveItDown: The Kantri will never let her forget that she was the only one to sleep through [[spoiler:the journey back to Kolmar.]] They've even started calling her "Nikis the Weary".
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though she can't help it; the Weh sleep is a necessary thing when they are regrowing their armor.

!!Keakhor
A dragon who lived at the time of the Demonlord's defeat.
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* OnlySaneMan: When the rest of his kin kept attacking the Demonlord's dead body, he shouted, "He's dead, we can't kill him any more! For pity's sake look to the wounded."
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!! Maran Vena
Lanen's mother, who left her many years ago.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequitted: Akhor was always well aware how Idai felt about him, but he never felt the same about her.

!!Varien, the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...

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* AllLoveIsUnrequitted: AllLoveIsUnrequited: Akhor was always well aware how Idai felt about him, but he never felt the same about her.

!!Varien,
her.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Obsesses over Akhor despite
the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what
fact that she knows he appears doesn't want to be...be mates, even going so far as to tell him her true name pretty early on. She also [[spoiler:attempts to kill Lanen once]].

!! Mirazheshakramene (Mirazhe)
A female dragon; mate of Shikrar's son Kedra.



* DeathByChildbirth: Would have happened to her if not for Lanen.

!!Maikel
A healer in Marik's employ.
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:Does his best to try and stop the demon Berys put inside him, even though he knows it will result in his death.]]
* TheMedic: He's a healer.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Berys in ''The Lesser Kindred''; Berys put a demon inside him in order to make him follow Lanen and unknowingly set a magic path to her.]]

!!Berys/Malior
A powerful mage and demon master.
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* TheArchmage: His position at the mages' college.
* EvilSorcerer: While magic isn't looked badly upon, dealing with demons definitely is.

!!Varien, the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...
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!! Salera
A female Lesser Kindred, raised by Will.
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* RaisedByHumans: Will took her in after her mother died.
* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler:Until her soulgem is revealed.]]

!! Will
A man who raised Salera after her mother died.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Loves Aral but she doesn't feel the same.
* BadassBookworm: He was in the position of librarian at the mages' college when all this started. While he doesn't have any powers, he doesn't hesistate to be in the thick of things.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Salera, who actually comes to think of him as her father.

!!Aral
A young mage and healer.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Loves Vilkas, but he doesn't love her back. She's also on the receiving end, as Will likes her.
* TheMedic: A healer.
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!! Maran Vena
Lanen's mother, who left her many years ago.
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* MommyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Believing that the Farseer attracted demons, she left Lanen in order to keep her safe.
* TheSouthpaw: Left-handed like Lanen.

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!! Khordeshkhistriakhor (Akhor)
A silver dragon - the king of his people.

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\n!! Khordeshkhistriakhor (Akhor)\nA silver dragon - * TheSouthpaw: She's left-handed, just like her mother.

!!Jameth of Arinoc (Jaime)
The steward of Hadron's farm, and
the king of his people.person Lanen is closest to as she grows up.



* [[spoiler:HumanityEnsues]]: [[spoiler:Becomes human at the end of ''Song in the Silence''.]]
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance[=/=]MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Lanen.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. Also, "akor" means "lord" or "king"; Shikrar jokes once that he should be called Deshkantriakor, "Strange king of the Kantri", and he does use "Kantriakor" in part of his MeaningfulRename to mean "Lord of the Kantri".
** MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:Chooses a new name upon becoming human, to reflect what he has becom. See MeaningfulName under Varien.]]


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* [[spoiler:HumanityEnsues]]: [[spoiler:Becomes human at the end of ''Song in the Silence''.LukeIMightBeYourFather: He's not sure if he or Marik is actually her father. [[spoiler:He's not. Marik is.]]
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance[=/=]MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Lanen.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in
ParentalSubstitute: Was more of a father to Lanen than Hadron, the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. Also, "akor" means "lord" or "king"; Shikrar jokes once that he should be called Deshkantriakor, "Strange king of the Kantri", and he does use "Kantriakor" in part of his MeaningfulRename to mean "Lord of the Kantri".
** MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:Chooses a new name upon becoming human, to reflect what he has becom. See MeaningfulName under Varien.]]

man who she believed was her father.



!!Varien, the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...

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!!Varien, the Changed One
!! Khordeshkhistriakhor (Akhor)
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...dragon - the king of his people.



* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His full true names means "He who is Changed from the Lord of the Kantri to a Man, Beloved of Lanen"

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* [[spoiler:HumanityEnsues]]: [[spoiler:Becomes human at the end of ''Song in the Silence''.]]
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance[=/=]MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Lanen.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. Akor/Akhor also means "lord" or "king".
** MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:Chooses a new name upon becoming human, to reflect what he has become. See MeaningfulName under Varien.]]

!! Hadretikantishikrar (Shikrar)
A somewhat elderly male dragon, and Akhor's best friend. Keeper of Souls; he protects the soulgems of the Lesser Kindred and those who have died.
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* DeadPersonConversation: As part of the job description, he's able to speak to any dragon who has died.
* TheMentor: He was the teacher of all young Kantri, and his full name even has the word for "teacher" in it.

!! Iderrikanterrisai (Idai)
A female dragon, respected for her wisdom. She's always had feelings for Akhor.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequitted: Akhor was always well aware how Idai felt about him, but he never felt the same about her.

!!Varien, the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...
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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His full true names means "He who is Changed from the Lord of the Kantri to a Man, Beloved of Lanen"Lanen"]]


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* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. It's also possible that "akhor" means "lord" or "king"; Shikrar jokes once that he should be called Deshkantriakhor, "Strange king of the Kantri".


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* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. It's also possible that "akhor" Also, "akor" means "lord" or "king"; Shikrar jokes once that he should be called Deshkantriakhor, Deshkantriakor, "Strange king of the Kantri".

Kantri", and he does use "Kantriakor" in part of his MeaningfulRename to mean "Lord of the Kantri".
** MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:Chooses a new name upon becoming human, to reflect what he has becom. See MeaningfulName under Varien.]]



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* DealWithTheDevil: Well, with demons. In order for them to create a device that will show him anything or anyone he desires, he promises his firstborn child.


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!!Varien, the Changed One
A man with silver hair and green eyes, who is more than what he appears to be...
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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His full true names means "He who is Changed from the Lord of the Kantri to a Man, Beloved of Lanen"
* OverlyLongName: Varien [[spoiler:Kantriakor rash-Gedri, Kadreshi naLanen]]. He even comments that yes, it is overlong, but that he'll probably need the safety of a long name.

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!! Marik of Gundar
A former lover of Lanen's mother, Maran, and potentially Lanen's father. [[spoiler:He actually is.]] Deals with demons, and promised his firstborn child to them in order to create an item called the Farseer.

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\n* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance[=/=]MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Akhor.]]

!! Marik Khordeshkhistriakhor (Akhor)
A silver dragon - the king
of Gundar
A former lover of Lanen's mother, Maran, and potentially Lanen's father. [[spoiler:He actually is.]] Deals with demons, and promised
his firstborn child to them in order to create an item called the Farseer.people.



* [[spoiler:HumanityEnsues]]: [[spoiler:Becomes human at the end of ''Song in the Silence''.]]
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance[=/=]MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Lanen.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Desh" means "strange" in the dragon tongue; it partly refers to his silver armor, as none of his kind have been that color before. It's also possible that "akhor" means "lord" or "king"; Shikrar jokes once that he should be called Deshkantriakhor, "Strange king of the Kantri".


!! Marik of Gundar
A former lover of Lanen's mother, Maran, and potentially Lanen's father. [[spoiler:He actually is.]] Deals with demons, and promised his firstborn child to them in order to create an item called the Farseer.
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!! Lanen "Maransdatter" Kaelar
A young woman who longs to explore the world, and who has always dreamed of the True Dragons.
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* {{Determinator}}: No matter how many people try to tell her that the True Dragons don't exist, that going to the isle of the lan trees will only result in her death, she ''will'' still go there. This applies to several other things she does as well.

!! Marik of Gundar
A former lover of Lanen's mother, Maran, and potentially Lanen's father. [[spoiler:He actually is.]] Deals with demons, and promised his firstborn child to them in order to create an item called the Farseer.
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* {{Glamour}}: Uses a powerful one. [[spoiler:Lanen is only able to resist it because it was made specifically for Marik, and she's of his blood.]]

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