▁well ▁as ▁b end ▁them ▁to ▁her ▁will . ▁She ▁makes ▁friends ▁with ▁a ▁line up ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁cre atures , ▁including ▁the ▁black - ro be ▁m age ▁Num air ▁Sal mal in , ▁a ▁young ▁drag on ▁named ▁Sk ys ong ▁( nick named ▁K itten ), ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Lion ess , ▁Al anna ▁of ▁Tre b ond , ▁King ▁Jonathan , ▁and ▁Queen ▁Th ay et ▁of ▁T ort all . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Main ▁Ver al ida ine ▁" D aine " ▁S arr as ri : ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁quart et , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁possess ing ▁" w ild ▁magic ," ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁speak ▁to , ▁he al , ▁and ▁shapes h ift ▁into ▁animals . ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sn ows dale ▁in ▁Gal la , ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁We ir yn , ▁a ▁minor ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁h unt ▁who ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Da ine ' s ▁mother , ▁Sar ra . ▁Despite ▁her ▁original ▁fear ▁of ▁her ▁wild ▁magic ▁over power ing ▁her , ▁she ▁lear ns ▁to ▁control ▁her ▁power . ▁She ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁hate ▁Storm w ings , ▁mag ical ▁cre atures ▁who ▁pre y ▁on ▁fear ▁and ▁war fare , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁books , ▁but ▁later ▁changes ▁her ▁mind ▁when ▁she ▁real izes ▁that ▁Storm w ings ▁are ▁simply ▁what ▁they ▁are . ▁She ▁even ▁develop s ▁a ▁tent ative ▁friendship ▁with ▁a ▁Storm wing ▁named ▁R