Character

Static Dynamic

Eragon

Saphira

Flat

Round
X

Arya

Orik

Roran

Hrothgar

Oromis

Nasuada

Murtagh

Internal
Conflicts
Lacks mental
power and
wisdom
Senses her doom
as the last female
dragon
Dislikes her
royal status
Trauma from the
death of his
foster father
Trauma from his
fathers death
Stress because
he adopted
Eragon
Struggling to
teach Eragon
everything about
being a rider in a
short time
Pressure to lead
the Varden as
well as her father
did
Questions his
humanity

External
Conflicts
Lacks physical
power

Relationship with others

Emotionally linked to
Saphira; cousin of Roran

One of the last of Linked with Eragon;

her species
student of Galdr an ancient
dragon
Banished by
Friends w/ Eragon; Friend
Islanzad (queen w/ Orik: envoy to Nasuada;
elf)
Daughter of Islanzad
Struggle for the
Friends Arya; heir to the
dwarf throne
throne; foster brother of
Eragon
Want to marry
Cousin of Eragon; married
but doesnt have to Katrina; works for Horst
approval
Galbatorix wants Foster father of Orik; foster
him dead
father of Eragon; King of
the dwarf kingdom
He is a cripple
Master/teacher f Eragon;
Rider of Galdr; last master
rider in existence that is not
evil
Constantly outnumbered in
battle

Thorn

Questions his
own actions

Galbatorix

Frustration with
the other Dragon
riders

Forced to do the
biddings of an
evil and insane
king
He is the
weakest and
youngest of all
Dragon
Fighting w/ the
dwarfs, elves,
and Varden

Elva

Sees herself as
more monster
then human

Is forced to take
pain onto herself
from others

Liege lord of Eragon;

leader of the Varden;
Jmunder is her right hand
man
Friends w/ Eragon; pawn
od Galbatorix; one of the
few Dragon riders in
existence
Dragon of Murtagh; pawn
of Galbatorix; one of the
last Dragons
Evil king of the empire;
killed almost every dragon
ride; controls Murtagh and
Thorn
Accidentally cursed by
Eragon; serves Nasuada

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Twins

Jmunder

The
Razac

Horst

Sloan

Katrina

Huge dislike of
the
Varden/Eragon
Trauma of the
death of most of
his troops
They are the last
of their species

Elaine

Galdr

Islanzad

Lord Fiolr

The loss of his

home and entire
life
Hate Roran and
doesnt want him
to marry his
daughter
Wants both
Rorans and her
fathers
happiness
Feels empathy or
Katrina
Last master
Dragon
Dislikes the life
her daughter
chose for herself
Disappointed
that the last hope
for the war is a
human Dragon
rider

Involved in
politics

Spies for the king inside

the Varden

Wants power
inside the
Vardens ranks
Hunted by both
Eragon and
Roran
Fights or the
Varden

Right hand man of

Nasuada; high rank inside
the Varden
Killed Rorans father/ also
Eragons uncle/ killed
Eragons father
Mentor of Roran; husband
of Elaine

Taken hostage
by the Razac

Father of Katrina; cursed

by Eragon; betrayed Roran

Taken hostage
by the Razac

Wife/girlfriend of Roran;
daughter of Sloan

Pregnant in civil
war in medieval
type time period
Struggles to
Educate Saphira
Fighting in a
Civil war

Wife of Horst

Is forced to
teacher Eragon
sword play

Dragon of Oromis; master

of Saphira
Mother of Arya; Queen of
the elves; leader of the elf
armies
Serves Islanzad