Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) characters

Also known as Spirit

Appears from the start

The popular crown prince of Arelon. When the Shaod suddenly transforms him into an Elantrian, his father declares him dead and has him secretly cast into the ruined city. Still thoughtful and practical despite unending pain, he adopts a new name and begins looking for a way to make life inside Elantris bearable.

First appears in chapter 2

A sharp-minded princess of Teod who arrives in Arelon expecting to marry Raoden. Told that he has died, she learns that their treaty marriage nevertheless makes her his widow. She turns her attention to Arelon's unstable court and to resisting the religious campaign threatening both kingdoms.

Also known as Gyorn Hrathen

First appears in chapter 3

A senior priest of Shu-Dereth sent to convert Arelon before an approaching deadline. Disciplined, politically skilled, and certain that religious unity can prevent conquest, he favors persuasion and public strategy even while serving an expansionist empire.

Appears from the start

Raoden's first companion inside Elantris, a blunt farmer from Duladel who was taken by the Shaod before him. His dry manner hides loyalty and good sense, and his knowledge of the ruined city's gangs helps Raoden survive his first days.

Also known as King Iadon

Appears from the start

King of Arelon and Raoden's father, who gained his throne after Elantris fell and rebuilt society around wealth. Anxious about his authority and the kingdom's failing economy, he conceals his son's transformation and treats Sarene as a political complication.

First appears in chapter 3

A fervent local Derethi priest assigned to assist Hrathen. Where Hrathen relies on calculation, Dilaf speaks with open hatred of Elantris and presses for harsher methods against anyone who resists conversion.

First appears in chapter 2

A magical seon bound to Sarene and able to speak with her across distances. Ashe serves as confidant, messenger, and an alert observer of the people around her.

First appears in chapter 5

Sarene's uncle, a prosperous merchant living in Arelon with his family. Warm, capable, and unusually unimpressed by noble ceremony, he gives Sarene a trusted home base and understands more about court politics than his manner suggests.

First appears in chapter 5

Kiin's sociable son and Sarene's cousin. A merchant with useful connections among Arelon's younger nobles, he welcomes Sarene and helps her enter the political circle Raoden once cultivated.

First appears in chapter 6

A nobleman from Jindo and one of Raoden's friends. Courteous and observant, he supports Sarene's efforts while enduring the Arelene court's shallow assumptions about his homeland and its customs.

First appears in chapter 6

An elderly duke and influential opponent of King Iadon. Roial is an experienced political organizer who values Raoden's reforming ideas and recognizes Sarene as a potentially important ally.

First appears in chapter 10

The determined leader of one of the groups struggling for food and territory inside Elantris. She protects the children in her care and initially regards Raoden's plans as another threat to people already pushed beyond endurance.

First appears in chapter 9

A vain and wealthy Arelene noble whose political weight comes largely from his fortune. He is among the men Sarene must assess as the kingdom's nobility divides over Iadon's rule and Hrathen's campaign.

First appears in chapter 16

A soldier cast into Elantris after the Shaod takes him. Accustomed to service and discipline, he is receptive to the purpose Raoden is trying to restore within the city.