![]() Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle Garrow. Eragon is the cousin of Roran Garrowsson and half-brother of Murtagh. Eragon Bromsson – the human son of Brom and Selena, although Eragon's true relationship to Brom is not revealed until the third novel.Some characters, like the titular character Eragon were developed before the series was written, while others (such as Angela) were added on an as-needed basis. With the exception of Angela, the characters' personalities are entirely imagined and not based on actual people. Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English, and Russian sources, as well as the invented languages. The series contains several hundred characters, while the following list contains only the most frequently mentioned. ![]() This is a list of key characters in The Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy adventure series by Christopher Paolini. ![]()
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