This is a list of key characters in The Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy adventure series by Christopher Paolini.
[1] Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English, and Russian sources, as well as invented languages.
[2][3][4] With the exception of Angela, the characters' personalities are entirely imagined and not based on actual people.
They began with the first Eragon, an elf who adopted a newly hatched dragon during a massive war between their two species.
[7] When a dragon dies, it has the option to transfer its consciousness into a diamond-like organ inside its body called an Eldunarí.