| Look at Hints Carefully! | Books 1,2,3 |
| Main | |
| Main | |
| Main | |
| Butcher in Carvahall, dislikes Eragon | |
| Butcher's Daughter | |
| Dead, Eragon's Mentor | |
| Leader of the Empire | |
| Leader of the Varden | |
| Dwarf, travels with Eragon | |
| Cousin of Eragon | |
| Murtagh's Dragon | |
| Eragon's rival | |
| Dead, Former leader of Varden | |
| King of Surda | |
| Merchant in Teirm, old friend of Brom | |
| Magician, Varden soldier | |
| Dead, Traitorous magicians | |
| Dead, Roran's Father | |
| Dragon | |
| Dead, Forsworn | |
| 2nd Shade | |
| | Look at Hints Carefully! | Books 1,2,3 |
| Mourning Sage | |
| Dragon | |
| Disrespectful Elf | |
| Dead, Rider | |
| Star Metal Smith | |
| Lunatic King, Carvahall | |
| Urgal, wrestled with Roran | |
| Leader of the Urgals | |
| Werecat | |
| Herbalist | |
| Werecat (travels with herbalist) | |
| Killed by Roran and Eragon | |
| Eragon's Mother | |
| Former Elf (now a tree) | |
| Shade Number 1 | |
| Main Character's Namesake | |
| Leader of the Du Vrangr Gata | |
| Hand cut off by laughing dead, refuses care | |
| Captain among the varden, punished Roran | |
| Eragon's namesake's dragon | |
| Protector of the elven city | |
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