Ifghar

Ifghar is a character in the Guardians of Ga'hoole book series.

Ifghar is a Whiskered Screech Owl and Ezylryb's brother, was born along with Ezylryb (then named Lyze) on an island in the Bay of Kiel, in the Northern Kingdoms. Once quiet, studious, and loyal to his brilliant brother, that all changed when Lyze chose the beautiful Whiskered Screech named Liv as a mate. Ifghar had wanted Liv, too, and was instantly jealous. Over time, Ifghar's envy turned into hate, and he conspired with the Clan of the Ice Fangs- the mortal enemies of the Kiel Federation which Lyze served.

Ifghar made a pact with the clan's brutal, power hungry leader that if he led Lyze, Liv, and their troops into a trap and they were able to defeat them, then the rest of the Kielian League would fall, too. But Ifghar demanded one thing- to capture Liv and make her his mate. However, during the ambush, things went awry: Liv was mortally wounded, Lyze escaped, and Brigid, Lyze's Kielian snake partner, had her eyes ripped out- but she, too, escaped with Lyze. Lyze of Kiel became known as Ezylryb, and Brigid as Octavia the nest-maid snake. Ifghar himself went crazy from losing the love of his life.

Since then, Ifghar, along with his turnscale Kielian snake partner, Gragg of Slonk, have sought revenge on Ezlyryb and Octavia, eventually trying to sell them and the rest of the Guardians out to Soren's evil brother Kludd and the Pure Ones.