▁is ▁killed . ▁ ▁Ak hor ▁as ▁an ▁entity ▁dies ▁of ▁his ▁w ounds , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁myster iously ▁transformed ▁into ▁human ▁form . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁they ▁travel ▁back ▁to ▁Kol mar ▁and ▁are ▁eventually ▁married . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Ged ri ( hum ans ): ▁ ▁Lan en ▁K ael ar ▁ ▁Jam ie ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁An ▁old ▁man ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁H adr ons st ead , ▁whom ▁Lan en ▁sees ▁as ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁name , ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁cons iders ▁Lan en ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Had ron ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁The ▁man ▁who ▁raised ▁Lan en , ▁and ▁who ▁Lan en ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁father ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁life . ▁ ▁Mar ik ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁Lan en ' s ▁true ▁father , ▁a ▁merchant ▁who ▁de als ▁with ▁a ▁demon ▁caller ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁own ▁power ▁and ▁wealth , ▁and ▁who ▁promised ▁his ▁first born ▁child ▁( L an en ) ▁to ▁said ▁demon ▁caller ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁demon ic ▁artifact ▁of ▁great ▁power . ▁ ▁C ader an ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁A ▁demon ▁sum mon er ▁that ▁works ▁for ▁Mar ik ▁ ▁R ella ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁An ▁ag ing , ▁wise ▁woman ▁of ▁a ▁secret ▁organization ▁that ▁helps ▁Lan en ▁at ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Is le . ▁ ▁Mar an ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁Lan en ' s ▁real ▁mother ; ▁only ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁not ▁actually ▁met . ▁ ▁Var ien ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁- ▁Me ans ▁" the ▁changed ▁one "