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I was wondering how many people have read the whole series Greenharpoon 22:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)greenharpoon Also, sorry, but i've only read the series but don't own the books and they're very hard to get Greenharpoon 22:25, 22 June 2007 (UTC)greenharpoon[reply]

I have read the whole series.UserDarkJak495 talk orange 00:06, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures

Could the North American cover be added along with the Australian one? -- Billybob2002 (talk) 21:21, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Characters section

The characters sections are going to be deleted. Use the one in the page Ranger's Apprentice.

Characters

Will – the protagonist of the series. He is a young apprentice ranger who is under Halt's guidance. He has learned much over the years and is very accomplished in all facets of the ranger skills. He has been part of numerous wars and conflicts. He recently escaped from Skandia and managed to successfully overcome a warmweed addiction. He was originally conscious of his small height and thin, wiry frame (because he wanted to be in Battleschool before becoming Halt's apprentice) but no longer cares as they suit his Ranger profession.

Halt – Will's teacher and mentor. He has done many things for the Kingdom over his years of service and is regarded as one of the best Rangers of the time. He appears grim and silent, embodying the Ranger stereotype that appears throughout the book, but he does have a caring side. Halt is also an expert archer who killed Deparnieux in a duel and a talented marksman, warrior, and stealthy mover.

Horace – Horace was once Will's arch enemy; he always picked on Will because he wanted to be a Knight. Since he went to battle school he has learned many things and has become a close friend of Will's, accompanying him on some missions and attempting to save him when he and the King's Daughter, Cassandra (Evanlyn), were taken captive by the Skandians. Horace also gains the honour and valor of a knight, and is appalled to see anyone's disrespect or lack of chivalry. Horace is also very talented with the sword, defeating many inexperienced knights along the way to Skandia.

Cassandra – Evanlyn meets Will in The Burning Bridge. Her real name is Cassandra, daughter of King Duncan, and is the crown princess of the Kingdom of Araluen but keeps her identity a secret due to the Wargals that were being controlled by Morgarath. She goes by the name Evanlyn throughout the book. Cassandra is adept at using her sling and has grown to care about Will. In the end, she manages to end Will's warmweed addiction.

Erak – Jarl Erak is the captain of a Skandian raiding ship that captures Will and Evanlyn in the previous book. Erak takes Will and Evanlyn to a slave camp in Skandia and sells them. He does feel respect for the two young people and insists them being kept together and safe, but Evanlyn is sent to the kitchen and Will is put in the most dangerous job, the yard. To stay alive, Will takes warmweed and gets a dangerous addiction. Erak feels sympathy for him and help Will and Evanlyn escape to the mountains.

Deparnieux – Deparnieux is a Gallican warlord who plunders and pillages villages in Gallica. He serves as a main antagonist. He is able to torture people all he likes due to the fact that the Gallican king is too weak to do anything. Deparnieux is the "lord" of Castle Montsombre and many other lands. He owns a huge castle in the Gallican country side and he hangs cages up on it with people in them who have displeased him. When they die he doesn't bother to take them down. He uses it as a sign to put people and other warlords off. He also favours the colour black as a sign of his evil. When he hears that Halt and Horace are travelling through Gallica he challenges Horace to a duel but Halt stops it before anything happens. Later on he takes them hostage and he shows them how he punishes his people. Halt however is able to defeat and kill Deparnieux in a duel. Halt then passes ownership of the castle to Philemon, captain of Deparnieux's soldiers.

Philemon – Philemon is captain of Deparnieux's soldiers. He is described as having a stocky build and wearing half armour. Halt passes ownership of Castle Montsombre to Philemon after Halt kills Deparnieux in a duel. Philemon, however, likes things going his way, which is shown when he expresses annoyance after Halt says that he will not bind any of Deparnieux's prisoners or servants to him after Philemon gets ownership of Castle Montsombre.