Zagor

Zagor is the self-taught hedgemage of Malin village in Boval Valley — a big, burly man over six feet tall with black hair and beard, built more like a lumberjack than a mage, in his sixties. He keeps a giant black dog named Blue. He has a lifetime of practical hedge-magic honed through pure self-teaching, and when Minalan discovers the irionite fragment and the gurvani threat, Zagor is the first fellow mage he consults. Zagor proves unexpectedly formidable, possessing his own large irionite witchstone that he wears quietly without fanfare. He is also the community's link to the Alka Alon — he has visited the Aronin before and guides Minalan's party to the hidden forest city. After the siege, Minalan leaves him in command of Brandmount's magical defense, where he helps draft the Boliek sisters.

Zagor continues in his role as the practical hedge-mage elder of Sevendor's growing magical community. He takes young Gareth under his wing, helping the non-combat mage develop useful skills tending goats and learning practical earth magic. He also assists with magical protection of the domain's outlying areas. His established relationships with the Alka Alon and his deep knowledge of the local terrain make him an invaluable resource as Minalan transforms Sevendor from a struggling manor into a center of magical power.