List of Ranger's Apprentice characters

This is a list of characters in the Ranger's Apprentice novel series. It includes humans, animals, and other creatures.

People

Will Treaty

Will Treaty
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
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Nickname(s)	Chocho (butterfly)
Aliases	William Barton
Gender	Male
Occupation	Ranger
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	Archery, hidden & unseen movement, saxe & throwing knives skills, speed on most terrains, climbing skills, good marksmanship skills, horse riding, and mandola playing.

The protagonist of the series, Will Treaty is a young Ranger of the Kingdom of Araluen. He was raised in the Ward at Castle Redmont as an orphan. At the age of 15, he was chosen by Halt to become his apprentice. Halt owed his life to Will's father Daniel ( a sergeant who died while saving him) so he watched Will carefully and made him his apprentice. Halt and Will regard each other as family, and Will constantly seeks Halt's approval, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Will is small and wiry but is also agile, fast and strong. Will also "lands on his feet wherever he goes" making friends with almost everybody he meets. Including not only Alyss that liked him. Will met a girl named Delia that had also liked him,but married someone else in the 5th and 6th book. In the 6th book, he and Alyss declare to each other that they love each other and always have. They are currently in a romantic relationship together. He has no family name since he is an orphan that was placed on the door step of the Castle Redmont Ward. He is given the name Treaty by Halt and Crowley at his graduation from Apprentice to full Ranger, due to the part he played in securing the treaty between Araluen and Skandia. Will is proficient in the mandola, and has used his musical skills as a cover as a jongleur. He particularly enjoys playing a song known as "Graybeard Halt", about his mentor and his unkempt hair. At the end of the 10th book he awkwardly proposes to Alyss and they are to be married. He has several aliases, the most exotic being Chocho, meaning Butterfly in the language of the Nihon-Jan. While initially rather indignant about the name, thinking it too "girly", it's really just a reaction to his remarkably quick mind.

Halt O'Carrick

Halt O'Carrick
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
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Nickname(s)	Graybeard Halt The bearded one, The Shadow, grumpy, Halto-san
Gender	Male
Occupation	Ranger
Nationality	Originally from Hibernia; adopted homeland: Araluen
Specialty	Archery, hidden & unseen movement, saxe & throwing knives skills, speed on most terrains, climbing, good marksmanship skills, forgery, and horse riding.

One of the main characters, Halt is a member of the Ranger Corps. He was born in Hibernia and is small, and wiry with black hair and beard, though this is shaved in Book 8, and again in Book 9. He is grim but famous throughout the kingdom for defeating the Lord of Rain and Night (Morgarath) in the first battle. Halt is an excellent archer and uses a longbow like all other Rangers, and even if he claims he missed his spot everybody knows he hit the spot. His Ranger horse is Abelard. He also trims his beard and hair with his saxe knife. He marries Lady Pauline in the seventh book. He was Gilan's old mentor. He has always been more than a mentor to Will and loves him like a son. In the seventh book, Halt has faith in Will's ability to come to their rescue. Halt doesn't even hesitate to admit his faith in Will. Halt is a legend and it is said repeatedly by many people who know him (including the Ranger Commandant Crowley) that there will never be a greater Ranger than Halt. In Book 8 it is revealed that Halt is part of the Royal Family of Clonmel. In Book 8 it is also told that his younger twin brother, King Ferris of Clonmel, tried to kill him 3 times unsuccessfully. After that he left Clonmel and fled to Araluen, and Ferris usurped his throne. Then together with Crowley he then started in the Ranger Corps. The only one that believed him about Ferris was his little sister Caitlyn. Before she died she left behind a little son named Sean. In Book 9 he almost dies from a poisoned crossbow bolt shot by one of the Genovesans, but he is saved by Malcolm.

Horace Altman

Horace Altman
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
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Nickname(s)	Kurokuma (black bear)
Aliases	The Oakleaf Knight The Sunrise Warrior
Gender	Male
Occupation	future King
Title	Sir Horace, His Majesty
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	Excellent sword skill, and some unseen movement skill

Horace is a wardmate in Castle Redmont with Will, and eventually becomes a Battleschool Apprentice, and afterwards becomes a prodigious knight. He is a natural warrior, and although he used to be Will's rival, they soon become best friends. He is tall with blue eyes, a crooked nose and a scar on his cheek, but the look suits him and he is described as devastatingly handsome. He is the captain of the Araluen Royal Guard Unit B. He is also known as the Oakleaf Knight, and is famous in Gallica, and he is also quite comfortable in female company. He is also called the Sunrise Warrior, a legendary swordsman from the east, who would save the kingdoms of Hibernia. Most people think Horace is not a great thinker, but he just likes to think things through properly. He is very logical and methodical. Horace normally carries a round shield with an oak leaf carving on it (though he uses a shield bearing the emblem of the Sunrise Warrior in Book 8), a plain sword, and a heavy dagger. Horace has saved the Royal Princess of Araluen (He and Will have some tension between them about Princess Cassandra) and killed Morgarath, Lord of Rain and Night, in single combat (the duel is described in the second book). He has also defeated Deparnieux, a Gallic warlord, in Book 3, John Buttle in Book 6, and Killeen the massive Islander in Book 8. Horace plays a large part in most of the books. It is rumoured that he is in love with the Princess Cassandra in the ninth book. Horace is big for his age and is a natural athlete. He is strong, athletic, tall, muscular and fit. In the end of the tenth book, Horace proposes to the Princess Cassandra and they are to be married and he becomes future King of Araluen.

Gilan

Gilan
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
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Nickname(s)	Gil, Gilly (by Jenny)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Ranger
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	Archery, hidden & unseen movement master, knife throwing, swordsmanship, speed on most terrains, climbing, horse riding,

Gilan is Halt's former apprentice and is the only Ranger who carries a sword. He was taught how to use one by the fearsome warrior MacNeil, but eventually became a Ranger anyway, since his father and Halt were good friends. Gilan is tall and humorous, in sharp contrast to his former mentor. He is also good with dealing with people, making them feel at ease with the tall Ranger. He also tries to cover up fears and worries with more humorous and seemingly uncaring attitude, mainly to calm people down. He was the Ranger for Meric Fief, and he is moved to Whitby in Book 8. He owns a horse named Blaze. Gilan wants to travel with Halt to rescue Will in the third book, but Halt does not allow him to. Gilan is one of the junior Rangers, though one of the best unseen movers. Gilan's father and Halt were good friends, which was why Gilan wanted to become a Ranger. Gilan plays a main part in the first, second and seventh books, is mentioned in the sixth book, and also appears in the beginning of the third book, willing to join Halt to search for Will, but Halt won't allow him to. Later he appears in the beginning of the eighth book and the end of the ninth book. He is responsible for teaching Horace and Will the Ranger double knife block, to use in close combat when Will doesn't have his bow. The technique saves both Will and Horace's lives at some point. In the 8th book, Gilan is moved from Norgate to Whitby Fief, an economic center of the Kingdom. Gilan has a crush on Jenny Dalby, while not knowing she has a crush on him also.

Erak Starfollower

Erak Starfollower
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Burning Bridge
Last appearance	Erak's Ransom
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Gender	Male
Occupation	Skandian Oberjarl
Title	Oberjarl
Nationality	Skandia
Specialty	Weather Intuition, Raiding Skills, singing,and axe wielding

Erak Starfollower is a senior Skandian Jarl in charge of the wolfship, Wolfwind. In the fourth book, he becomes the Oberjarl. His second in command is Svengal, who eventually becomes Skirl of the ship. Erak first appears in the second, third, and fourth books, and in the seventh, he is captured and held at ransom. He is originally seen in the Wargals camp eating meat with Svengal, Nordel and a few other Skandians, who later capture Will and Evanlyn. He is a typical mercenary but he isn't a cold blooded killer like some Skandians and that is proved when he helps Evanlyn (Cassandra) and Will escape from Skandian slavery. He particularly has an aversion to horses and warmweed, an extremely addictive drug. He is a fearsome opponent, and wields a large battle axe.

Evanlyn

Princess Cassandra
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Burning Bridge
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Nickname(s)	Cass, Cassie, kitsune (fox, in Nihon-Jan)
Aliases	Evanlyn
Gender	Female
Title	Princess
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	Bargaining, using a sling, snooping, some unseen movement skills.

Evanlyn is a mysterious girl Will and Horace meet in Celtica, and she is later revealed to be the Princess Cassandra, the daughter of the King of Araluen. At first, one could have mistaken her for a boy. Evanlyn, the person she is pretending to be, is actually her late maid and friend. She is blonde,stubborn, attractive, and has green eyes. She is familiar with politics and military strategies, but not survival skills. She appears in the second, third, fourth, seventh and tenth books, and is mentioned in the sixth.

When Will and Evanlyn traveled and fought together through Celtica, and later imprisoned in Skandia, they developed a strong bond with each other, however this never had a chance to develop or be reciprocated as when they returned home their relationship suffered due to their separate callings and way of life. Evanlyn is described as being very determined and on occasions stubborn. On the first meeting between Will, Horace and Gilan, she shows little survival or fighting skills - being accustomed to the comfort of royalty and castle life. However as the series develops, she proves herself to be a skillful fighter armed with her weapon of choice- a sling. This is particularly evident during her travels in Arridi and her calm leadership in battle is shown during the battle for Skandia.

Morgarath

Lord Morgarath
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
Last appearance	The Burning Bridge
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Gender	Male
Occupation	deceased
Title	Ex-Baron, Evil Mastermind
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	Swordsmanship, mind control, plotting.

Morgarath lives in his kingdom in the Mountains of Rain and Night. He is the former Baron of Gorlan Fief, and is rebelling against King Duncan. He is an expert swordsman and has strange allies (Wargals and Kalkara). He is proficent in mind control, using it to control an entire army of Wargals. His former fief is the ruined Gorlan, and his current domain is the Mountains of Rain and Night. He is tall, pale, and insane, with white hair and a thin voice. He is killed in a swordfight by Horace in the second book.

Alyss Mainwaring

Alyss Mainwaring
Ranger's Apprentice character
First appearance	The Ruins of Gorlan
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Aliases	Lady Gwendolyn, tsuru (crane)
Gender	Female
Occupation	Courier
Nationality	Araluen
Specialty	communicating using lights, grace, quick thinking under pressure and disguise skills.

Alyss is a former ward mate of Horace and Will, and a member of the Diplomatic Service, recruited by Lady Pauline in the first book, The Ruins of Gorlan. She is tall, graceful, ash blond, intelligent, and has always been a friend of Will's. It is noted that Alyss is afraid of heights. She appears in the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth books, mainly as a Courier of the King. In the fifth (Sorcerer in the North) and sixth book (The Siege of Macindaw), she is captured by Sir Keren and imprisoned into a high tower, where she is subjected to an enchanting blue stone. She indirectly kills Keren by splashing his face with acid, and he plummeted to his death because of cell bars Alyss weakened with the same acid. She is Lady Pauline's bridesmaid at her wedding in the seventh book. Alyss also appears in the eighth book and it is revealed that she and Will are now in a romantic relationship and seem to be happily in love, something Halt and Pauline both approve of. Her father was a cavalry lieutenant who died at Hackham Heath, when Morgarath's Wargal army had been defeated and driven back to the mountains. Her mother, devastated by her loss, succumbed to a fever some weeks after giving birth.At the end of the tenth book Will rather awkwardly proposes to Alyss, and while she puts on a show of being offended by the clumsiness of his proposal, it is implied that she later agrees.

Minor characters

Jennifer Dalby

Jenny, Will's former ward mate, was apprenticed to the chef Master Chubb, but now runs her own successful establishment. She had always possessed a love for food and talent for cooking, so her apprenticeship was no surprise. Jenny is pretty, plump, and blonde. Horace is fond of her in the first book. She is a bridesmaid with Alyss at Lady Pauline's wedding. In the seventh book, Jenny falls in love with the Ranger Gilan while not being aware that Gilan is taken with her also.

George Carter

George Carter is Horace and Will's former ward mate, who is now in scribe school. He has appeared only in the first and tenth books, but was mentioned in the seventh and eighth book. It is also revealed that in the eighth book (The Kings of Clonmel) that he is one of Redmont fief's leading defense attorneys. George is thin and gangly. He is fascinated with rules and regulations. He likes to examine both sides of situations. He saves Horace's life in the tenth book while accompanying him to Nihon-Ja.

Crowley

Crowley is the commandant of the Ranger Corps and is in charge of Castle Araluen's fief. It was Crowley and Halt who put the Ranger Corps back together after it had been in need of revamping. He is fond of dogs, and has a secret hideout in the Rangers' Gathering ground, which only Will and Halt know about. He is also a master of unseen movement and hiding. He is briefly mentioned in books one and nine, and has so far appeared in books two through eight, though his appearances in six and seven are brief. He is Halt's best friend and oldest comrade, and is also one of many advisors to King Duncan, along with Halt and Baron Arald.

Gundar Hardstriker

Gundar Hardstriker is a Skandian Skirl who appears in the fifth, sixth and tenth books. He most likely lives in Northern Skandia. He was forced to raid Will's sleepy fief after his crew ran out of supplies, but Will gave him some livestock and rations without any violence. He and his men helped Will lay siege to Castle Macindaw. Gundar has an annoying habit of repeatedly asking, "Are we there yet?" In the tenth book he transports Will, Halt, Alyss, Evanlyn, and Selethen to Nihon-Ja to aid Horace.

Nils Ropehander

Nils Ropehander is a Skandian sailor, and a member of Gundar's crew, appearing in the sixth and tenth books. When Horace is declared as the tactical commander for the siege of Macindaw Castle, Nils protests abrasively. After a solid beating by Horace, he soon becomes one of the knight's most fervent followers. Reappearing in book ten to ferry Will, Halt, Alice, and Evanlyn to Nihon-Ja, he is extremely concerned about Horaces disappearance. Though he is left out of the subsequent battles, upon Horace and Evanlyn's engagement announcement, he is overjoyed and demands to be a pageboy at the wedding. Nils attends the wedding with the rest of the Skandians from Gundar's ship, Wolfwill. Right before the bridal dance, he helps Will defeat the Genoveasan assassin that was attempting to murder Evanlyn.

Malcolm

Malcolm is an alleged sorcerer who resides in Grimsdell Forest. His house is in the Healer's Clearing, where he treats people's various ailments. He is balding, humorous, and short, with hazel eyes. He was named Malkallam when, after a healing exercise went wrong, he was wrongly accused of sorcery. Malkallam originally was a legendary sorcerer of the region with an argument against the Seneschal of Macindaw. He saves Orman's life in Book 6 when he is exposed to a deadly toxin. Malcolm has devised many tricks to ensure people stay away from him and the deformed people he cares for, involving rockets, lights, voices, and mist. He appears in Book 9 to help treat a poisoned wound Halt received from a crossbow bolt.

Trobar

Trobar is a deformed giant that resides in Healer's Clearing, along with Malcolm and several other. He is described as huge (bigger than Gundar!) but he has a talking deformation, hence coming to Malcolm. He attacks Buttle in book 6 because he figured out that Buttle was the one who harmed Shadow.

Orman

Orman is the son of the Lord of Castle Macindaw, and cousin to the treacherous Sir Keren. Will and Alyss think him to be the enemy for the main part of 'Sorcerer of the North', until the truth is revealed about his cousin. In "Sorcerer of the North" he is portrayed as an arrogant and pompous lord but he is poisoned by Sir Keren in a plot to hand over castle Macindaw to the Scotti and is taken in by Malcolm. In "The Siege of Macindaw" his demeanor becomes much more subdued due to his time in the Healers Clearing and becomes Will's ally and friend. Near the end of the book, he gives a new mandola, created by the finest mandola craftsmen in Araluen.

Sir Keren

Sir Keren plots against his uncle and cousin in the fifth and sixth books. He tries to get Norgate fief into his control by killing Syron and poisoning Orman. Few people believe he is guilty because he is very well known and liked. One guard is quoted saying that Keren is a real warrior, and that if Orman ordered them to take up arms against him, they would refuse. Keren imprisons Alyss and uses hypnosis to force her to do anything he tells her, even revealing that Will is a Ranger. He is killed in "The Siege of Macindaw" when Alyss splashes acid on him after being brought out of hypnosis by Will.

Lady Pauline

Lady Pauline is in charge of the Diplomatic Corps at Castle Redmont. She is good friends with the Scribemaster and recruited Alyss in the first book. She is a tall and graceful lady and mentor to Alyss. In book seven she marries Halt on the fourteenth of an unknown month.

Selethen

Seley el'then (better known as Selethen since most foreigners can't pronounce his real name correctly) is the Wakir (the equivalent of a Baron) of the Arridi. When Erak goes on "one last raid" to Arrida, thanks to intelligence reported, Selethen captures Erak. Partway while escorting the ones sent to negotiate the ransom (Will, Halt, Princess Cassandra, Horace, and Gilan) to reclaim the captured Erak, he learns his escort party was slaughtered by a third party and Erak taken hostage. At the end of the book, he tries to demand the ransom from Princess Cassandra, but fails. Instead, he gets 20,000 reels of silver and the aforementioned third party's leader for a reward. Selethen is an expert swordsman, as well as a caplable tactician and leader. Selethen appears in book ten and aids the emperor of Nihon-Ja, Shigeru, in restoring his nation. Selethen and Will work together to train the Kikori in the fighting ways of the Toscan legions. The Nihon-Jan refer to him as the "Hawk" because of his irregularly shaped nose.

Sir Rodney

Sir Rodney is the battle master of Redmont. He is good friends with Halt and Baron Arald of Redmont. He is large and has a broken nose. He favors a battle axe as a weapon in combat. In the first book he, Baron Arald, Halt, and Will slay the Kalkara. He appears briefly in the second and fourth books. He's mentioned in book 8 briefly and it was told by Pauline that he was dating Lady Margaret of Redmont

Ragnak

Ragnak was the former Oberjarl of Skandia. He appears in books three and four. Ragnak is a large muscular man who died saving Evanlyn and Will in the battle against the Temujai in a battle rage Skandians have, in the fourth book.

General Haz'kam

General Haz'kam is the leader of the Temujai forces who plan to invade Skandia in Oakleaf Bearers.

King Ferris

King Ferris is the King of Clonmel and the younger brother of Halt. In the end of book eight he gets killed by a Genovesan crossbow bolt. King Ferris has a nephew named Sean Carrick and he had a little sister called Caitlyn. He is impersonated twice by Halt to fool Tennyson.

Sean Carrick

Sean Carrick is Ferris' and Halt's Nephew. After Halt abdicates the throne when his brother dies, Halt says that Sean is next in the line and anoints Sean as the king of Clonmel. His mother was Caitlyn.

Tennyson

Tennyson is a criminal that makes a religious cult and goes around fooling people into believing his false god (Alseiass, the Golden God) and eventually tricking them out of their valuables. He is the main antagonist in books 8 and 9. He is eventually cornered by Will, Horace, Halt, and Malcolm. He attempts to flee but Will uses Malcolm's entire batch of smoke bomb devices to force a cave in of Tennyson's preaching cave. During the cave in, Tennyson falls into the rocks and is killed.

Genovesans

They are the three deadly assassins that kill King Ferris. They are hired by the criminal Tennyson. They are experts in killing people and are paid in gold. There are three of them, named Bacari, Marisi, and Luciano. In the book The Kings of Clonmel Luciano fights Will to a ranged duel but, Will kills him. They are masters at knife fighting and are fond of poison and crossbows. In Halt's Peril, Will and Halt attack the two remaining Genovesans in a forest; Marisi is shot in the side by Will and killed by Halt but Bacari escapes, although eventually being captured, interrogated, and killed by Will. Will is fine but Halt on the other hand gets shot in the arm with a poison bolt, this may well be Halt's last battle. Halt is eventually saved by Malcolm. In the eleventh book, 2 Genovesans attempts to murder Evanlyn at her wedding.

Skinner

There is not much known about Skinner except that he has slightly better grades then Clarke, his mom is taller than he is and he takes over Harrison's old fief (Coledale). He graduated in book 8.

Clarke

Clarke Not much is known of Clarke except that he has a younger brother and takes Will's fief; Seacliff Fief.

Meralon

Meralon is Ranger 27 of Norgate fief, in book 6, "The Siege of Macindaw" He is stuck up, and Will doesn't see how a ranger like Meralon got put in charge of Norgate. It is not known what happens to him after book 6, but in that book he's ranger of Norgate, but in book 8, Harrison is.

Martin

Baron Arald's Secretary. He's very zealous about formal occasions, and talks in an overly loud voice.

The Black O'Malley

O'Malley is a smuggler, and solely appears in the ninth book. He's always accompanied by Nialls and Dennis, two other smugglers, and his bodyguards. Everyone fears O'Malley, that's why he has so much power. Halt and Will let his ship slam into a reef. Despite the fact Halt and Will threw a few pieces of wood to the sinking ship as a lifesaver, O'Malley probably died.

Deparnieux

Deparnieux is the Gallican warlord that holds Halt and Horace hostage in book 3. He has a large castle, with cages outside to punish people. These cages are not an average jail; they line the path leading up to his castle and they hold people who starve to death in them. Deparnieux does not care to remove their bodies as it scares away people walking on the path. He is killed when Halt and Horace destroy his castle in the end of the book. He likes the color black, with black armour, a black battle horse, etc.

Geldon

A former Ranger and a present advisor to Crowley who lives in the castle of Araluen. Gives pointers to Princess Cassandra about unseen movement.

Berrigan

A ranger who becomes a travelling jongleur after losing a leg fighting Skandians. He occasionally works undercover for the Ranger Corps. In the 5th book he teaches Will how to act as a jongleur in order to remain undercover in Macindaw. He plays the gitarra.

Bartell

Ranger of Seacliff before Will. In charge of devising tests for apprentices. Now working in the Ranger Archives.

Old Bob

Trains the Ranger Corps' horses, first appears to give Tug to Will in the first book. It is said he has been around horses so much that he is almost one of them.

Salt Peter

Poor farmer who likes a bit of salt on his meat. He told Will and Halt about the boar in the first book.

Shigeru

The Emperor of the Nihon-Ja in the 10th book. He is one of Horace's Best friends and ally after they both stopped a rebellion from an evil senshi. He is known for his great courage and as a fair ruler. He is very popular with the people of Nihon-Ja.

Shukin

Shigeru's Cousin who dies in the 10th book buying the Emperor and the Kikori time to escape to Ran-Koshi. At the end of the tenth book the Emperor Shigeru gives Horace a gift from Shukin's backpack that Horace initially refused, it was a replica of the sword Horace later looses, it saves Horace's life because of him switching his new katana for his other sword.

Animals

Tug

Tug is a sturdy little pony who is very fond of Will and vice versa. Tug has saved Will's life on many occasions, most prominently on the boar hunt in the first book. Also, in the fourth book, Tug was shown to become distressed when Halt and Horace were tracking someone who turned out to be Will. He gets lost in a sandstorm in Arrida during the seventh book and was found by a Bedullin named Hassan. Will then won him back by beating him in a race. Retires when he injures his leg protecting Will from a wolf in book 11. Taken over by another that looks almost the exact as Tug. Renamed Bellerophon, as his last reqeust to Will.

Abelard

Abelard is Halt's horse and his name originates from Gallica. Halt, like all Rangers, is very fond of him, and is often seen to be sharing a private joke with the horse, and talking to him. He also states in the third book that Ranger horses are "only human" with a faint smile on his face. In book 9 he becomes distressed when Halt is poisoned. Abelard also understands Gallican, which is the language Halt usually uses to communicate with him. His password, "Permettez moi?", is also in Gallican.

Kicker

Kicker belongs to Horace and is a tall and muscular bay battlehorse that appears first in book two. Since both horse and rider are tall, Halt, Will and even Gilan have to look up, but only slightly for Gilan. Kicker and Horace both seem to understand each other, but Kicker is not up to any Ranger horse standard. Despite this fact, Horace cares for him and makes sure that Kicker is comfortable wherever he is. He also begins talking to his horse when he rides alone, to which Kicker seems to respond.

Blaze

Blaze is Gilan's mare, and like the Ranger, she is tall and easily amused, although it's hard to tell with a horse (even a Ranger one). She, like all Ranger horses, will also listen and respond to a single touch or sound. Blaze and Gilan are quite similar in their personalities. Blaze is a girl, as the author has stated. He called Blaze a "him" in one of the books by mistake.

Arrow

Arrow is the horse that was lent to Will in Erak's Ransom after he lost Tug in a sandstorm. He has very good manners. He's eaten by a lion, saving Will. When the vultures came, the Bedullins saw them and came to look at what it was and saved Will from death.

Ebony

Ebony is Will's second dog. She was given to him in Halt's Peril by Trobar, when Will brought Malcolm back to his home in Grimmsdell Wood. Ebony is one of the puppies of Shadow, the dog Will gave away to Trobar, one of the other inhabitants of Grimmsdell Wood.

Sandstorm

Sandstorm is Aseikh Umar's horse in Erak's Ransom. He is a fast horse and seems to kick a lot of sand when he gallops. It was ridden by Hassan ibn Talouk during a race against Will to get Tug back. It is also known to be the fastest horse, before Tug, in their nomad tribe. (The Bedullin)

Lord of the Sun

Lord of the Sun is Selethen's horse in Erak's Ransom. He is a Thoroughbred Arridi horse, from a long line of some of the finest horses in Arridi. He is described as being "beautifully formed and groomed", and "as white as his rider".

Shadow

Shadow is a border collie that Will rescued after being injured by John Buttle, a petty criminal. She is Will's pet in The Sorcerer of the North and The Siege of Macindaw, after which Will gives her to the deformed giant, Trobar, who decides on the final name for her after Will and Horace argued about different names for Shadow throughout book six. Intelligent and loyal, she accompanied Will on his travels in those two books. Ebony is one of Shadow's children which is given to Will at the end of book 9

Creatures

Wargals

Wargals are bestial creatures that serve Morgarath. They are often called 'Unminded Ones", due to their lack of emotion, independence, and fear. Morgarath united them under his mind. He can control them by just thinking about what he wants them to do. Their only weakness is that they never see horses in their mountains, and so are terrified by them. A cavalry can easily beat them.

Kalkara

The Kalkara are like ape/bear creatures that serve Morgarath and are used as assassins by paying them with large amounts of silver. Their fur is almost as tough as armor but they are extremely flammable. They paralyze their victims with their eyes. There were 3 Kalkaras recorded in Araluen history. One was killed 8 years before "the Ruins of Gorlan" but the remaining two is a lot to worry about. It took 3 fully armed knights to kill one Kalkara. However, only one survived. What's more, he was crippled for life. In "the Ruins of Gorlan", Halt, Will, and Gilan track them across the Solitary Plains but they catch Halt and wound him. Will goes to Redmont for the help of Baron Arald and Sir Rodney. Halt wounds one of the Kalkara with his arrows and then Baron Arald and Sir Rodney charge it and push it into the fire, finishing it off. The second defeats Halt, but when Will shoots it with a flaming arrow, it explodes in flames.

References

• Ruins of Gorlan (Book)
• Burning Bridge (Book)
• Icebound Land (Book)
• Oakleaf Bearers (Book)
• Sorcerer of the North (Book)
• Siege of Macindaw (Book)
• Erak's Ransom (Book)
• Kings of Clomnel (Book)
• Halt's Peril (Book)
• The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Book)
• The Lost Stories (Book)

All books listed written by John Flanagan. For more information see: The Ranger's Apprentice Website

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