This unidentified individual was a male spellweaver who served Galbatorix as part of the small force of his army stationed in Feinster and who participated protecting the Imperial City against the Varden during their night-time siege. He was killed when his skull was cracked open by a blow delivered by Saphira that sent him crashing into the nearby stairs.
History[]
At some point in time, this man apparently swore fealty to Galbatorix and Broddring Empire in the Ancient Language and was possibly instructed in the performance of several dark spells and the art of spirit-summoning by Galbatorix himself before taking up residence in the city of Feinster, likely as part of the small portion of Galbatorix's Army that Lady Lorana allowed within Feinster along with her own loyal troops, although he only answered to his master, Galbatorix. On the nightfall of the Varden's Attack on Feinster, this man, alongside two other unnamed Imperial Magicians, a man and a women, come across the elf warriors accompanying the rebels, Arya and Blödhgarm, who were attempting to penetrate the city under the cover of the of the attack to open the magic-impervious gates the Varden had been trying to break for three days from within, and engaged the two in a mental clash of wills, preventing them from using magic while they summoned troops to overwhelm the elves with sheer numbers, a extraordinary feat, as their opponents were two of the most powerful spellweavers of their race. However, at the sight of the incoming rider Eragon and dragon Saphira, the spellcasters fled to the still-defended forty-foot-tall gates to the city, where they were later seen by Eragon, standing before the ironbound doors, chanting in the ancient language and swaying from side to side with upheld arms, before immediately falling silent after noticing Eragon and his allies and, with their robes flapping behind them, ran up the main street of Feinster, which lead to the Feinster Keep at the far side of the city. Instead of re-joining the battle, the man and his companions barricaded themselves in the Keep of Feinster with Lady Lorana and a third man garbed in a similar fashion, where, protected by Lady Lorana's loyal soldiers, they continued to observe the battle. During the battle, Eragon noted that he couldn’t sense the minds of any Imperial spellcasters but the three spellcasters, who kept their minds carefully closed to him. Finally, under the conclusion that they could not hope to drive off the Varden and as Galbatorix had not sent reinforcements to their aid, the three began to weave a spell in a attempt to summon as many evil spirits as they could to possess their fourth companion in order to create a Shade in the psychotic hope that the monster would attack to Varden and spread pain, sorrow and confusion within their ranks, not caring that if they succeeded, a Shade might just as easily turn against them and everyone else in Feinster, obliterate the city and unleash a new evil on Alagaësia, much to Lady Lorana’s horror. Unfortunately, Lorona was unable to order them to stand down, as the trio answered only to Galbatorix and his new dragon and rider servants, Thorn and Murtagh. Nor was she able to summon warriors to destroy the spellcasters, as she had been forced to swear allegiance to Galbatorix with a oath that could not be broken, rendering her unable to raise a finger against him or his servants. As the spellweavers ritual began, the room they and Lady Lorana were residing in was entered by Eragon and Arya, who witnessed the three spellcasters facing each other, oblivious to the twos presences, the hoods of their robes thrown back and their arms extended out to each side, so that the tips of their fingers touched, swayed in unison, murmuring an unfamiliar spell in the ancient language while a fourth person sat in the middle of the triangle they formed: a man garbed in an identical fashion, but who said nothing, and who grimaced as if in pain. At Lorana’s pleadings, Eragon, Arya and a newly-arrived Saphira attacked the three spellcasters, who’s voices were rising continuously, the words of their spell ringing with unusual force and lingering in the air long after they should have faded to silence. The man who sat at their feet, meanwhile, gripped his knees, his entire body shuddering as he thrashed his head from side to side. This man was the first of his companions to face the full might of Eragon, Saphira and Arya as they attempted to kill the three spellweavers. This sorcerer was the second to face the might of Eragon, Arya and Saphira and appeared to be oblivious at the death of his and his female ally's companion was to increase the speed of their invocation as yellow foam encrusted the corners of their mouths, and spittle flew from their lips, and the whites of their eyes showed, but still they made no attempt to flee or to attack. Eragon, Saphira, and Arya repeated the process they had used on the magician male companion: alternating blows until they succeeded in wearing down his wards. It was Saphira who slew the man, knocking him through the air with a swipe of her claws. He hit the side of the staircase and cracked open his skull on the corner of a step. This time, unlike when Eragon killed the man's companions, there was no magical retaliation.
Appearance[]
This man's only physical description was that he was a "corpulent man with rings on his thumbs" and garbed in dark-coloured robes.