The Farthest Shore
Characters in The Farthest Shore
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ged
Archmage of Roke, once called Sparrowhawk, who leads the search for why magic is draining out of the world of Earthsea.
Also in A Wizard of Earthsea, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind, The Earthsea Cycle
Arren (Earthsea)
Young prince of Enlad who accompanies Ged as a companion on the voyage, growing into the courage and duty the journey demands of him.
Antagonists
Cob
A once-great sorcerer whose terror of death has driven him to breach the wall between the living and the dead, unraveling magic across Earthsea.
Supporting characters
Orm Embar
A great dragon of the West Reach who seeks out Ged for help against the spreading blight afflicting dragonkind.
Sopli
A dyer of Lorbanery, driven half-mad by a wizard's false promise of eternal life, who joins Ged and Arren on part of their voyage.
Hare (Earthsea)
A former wizard of Wathort turned hazia addict in Hort Town, who once studied on Roke alongside Ged.