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The Dragon KeeperRobin HobbThe Realm of the Elderlings, book 10

Characters in The Dragon Keeper

8 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Thymara

    A young Rain Wilder marked from birth with black claws and scales; an outcast who becomes a dragon keeper.

    Also in Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, Blood of Dragons

  • Alise Kincarron Finbok

    A Bingtown Trader's wife and self-taught dragon scholar who joins the expedition to escape an unhappy marriage.

  • Leftrin

    Gruff captain of the liveship barge Tarman, who harbors secrets of his own.

    Also in Dragon Haven, City of Dragons

Antagonists

  • Hest Finbok

    Alise's cold, controlling husband who arranged her marriage for convenience.

    Also in City of Dragons

Supporting characters

  • Sedric

    Secretary to Alise's husband Hest, who joins the journey concealing a selfish agenda.

    Also in Blood of Dragons

  • Sintara

    A proud, embittered dragon who bonds reluctantly with Thymara, contemptuous of her diminished new form.

    Also in Dragon Haven, City of Dragons

  • Tats

    A former slave turned dragon keeper who is drawn to Thymara.

    Also in Dragon Haven, Blood of Dragons

  • Rapskal

    A cheerful, eccentric young keeper paired with the dragon Heeby.

    Also in Dragon Haven