Your Guide to 'Eldest'
Mind Touch
In the book 'Eldest', characters talk through what is known as mind touch. This means that they can hear each other, but the other characters cannot. Mind touch will be shown by having all speech in italics between the quotation marks.
Characters
In the book, Saphira (sa-fear-a) is a dragon; Eragon is a human who wields a sword called Zar’roc (zar rock).
Arya is an elf who lives in a place called Ellesmẻra.
Orik is a dwarf who lives in the Beor Mountains, ruled by King Hrothgar, also a dwarf. Jömundur (Your-mun-dour [rhymes with lure]) and Ajihad (pronounced ah-zi-hod) are also dwarves.
Snowfire is a horse.
Setting
Eragon©, Eldest©, Brisingr© and Inheritance© are set in Alagἅesia, a world of magic, monsters and wonder.
For a map of Alagἅesia, go to www.alagaesia.com
Sé ono sverdar sitjar hvass!
May your swords stay sharp!
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