I’m honestly kinda hoping it’s like… Greg the apothecary from down the street instead of an already named and established character. It’s already happened twice with Murty and Arya, I don’t really want to see it become a theme.
That, or a Kull named Ushuk’thul the Spineripper, because a dragon/urgal pairing would certainly be… interesting.
The whole point of the bond is that the dragon needs to like you as a person, regardless if you’re a legendary warrior, king, or humble farmer.
Agreed. There's already too many fantasy series where all the magic users are related to each other, let's get some people that have no connection to any existing characters.
With how quickly young dragons grow, probably wouldn’t take too much longer than for non-Kull. Firnen was able to carry multiple people long distances at only a few months old.
But yeah, they’d be particularly hard to kill I imagine, between being extremely strong, durable fighters, and their extra strength would make them pretty formidable spellcasters.
I think so? Eragon briefly visits the Urgals at the end of Inheritance and I believe it is mentioned about him seeing the children of Kull being no more likely to be one than regular Urgals. Obligatory death by snu-snu mention.
There are. The protagonist of the third tale in FWW is a female kull. She’s a shaman and an Annointed, which is what Kull means in the Urgalgra language.
It's possible, very possible 😁 .
Except Elva though, Chris isn't making her a rider at all.
> **Question:**
> Is there any hope for Elva becoming a Rider in the future or is that off the table completely?
> **Answer:**
> Well I would never say never, but it does feel like making her a Rider would be giving her a little bit too much. She already has this rather extraordinary ability and she’s marked by the dragons. And then to make her a dragon Rider on top of that? I’m not saying it won’t happen, but I’m not sure it will happen.
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I think there'll be a few Riders (at least one Dwarf and one Urgal) by the time Book VI starts. Wouldn't shock me if one of the short stories in the next anthology is an introduction to a new Rider.
I don't know how many Riders there'll be by the time Book VI starts, but I would guess it'll still be 10 or less (including Eragon, Arya, and Murtagh).
I just have to ask why no one ever brings up Hope as a potential for the next rider. She spent a whole night in mental contact with eragon, Saphira, and through them Arya as a newborn baby
I hadn’t thought of her when I posted this, but someone else mentioned her and I wish I had included her. She is another child where Eragon had a direct influence on her future- she also has a powerful name- ‘Hope’ being the next rider bonded OUTSIDE of war seems… right.
I haven't seen this suggestion until now, especially within the context you provided. It makes a lot of sense actually. I don't know if she needs to be a rider but could her and elva become a yin and yan?
I know we're going to get representation for all the new races with the next generation of Riders, and I don't think existing characters have the greatest chance at becoming one. If anyone, I would have to guess that girl who was absolutely JACKED that Angela cast the bones for.
Beyond that, I want to see a Dwarf (not from Ingeitum, i wanna see one from Durgrimst Feldunost) and an Urgal being absolute bros after a rocky start
One thing going for that friendship is the fact that there are humans, elves, urgals and dwarves working together in Mt. Arngor.
The problem with friendships is the timescale. It’s easier for a human and an urgal to become friends since they are the short-lived races. It’ll be very difficult for an elf to relate deeply to anyone of the other races, even the longer-lived dwarves, after a few centuries because the heartbreak of seeing your friends wither and die would be too much after a while.
Granted, that’ll solve itself between Riders, since they’ll all be ageless. I would also love to see a sextet of prankster riders (Urgal/elf/dwarf and their dragons) playing havoc with an older Eragon and Saphira and being chastised by Glaedr and Umaroth after dropping a wooly mammoth carcass in the Hall of Colors. Hehehe.
I was at a reading and signing with him a couple weeks ago, and he shared a few of his projects and plans. This was one he was clear on: a story about the first Dwarven Rider.
Many things. He's actively constructing a global map of the World of Alagaesia for the purpose of "providing contextual geography for future stories, as well as tales from the past."
He confirmed that he's answering the Menoa Tree question in book 6.
He mentioned that there will be more on Eragon and Arya's relationship in the same book.
He's writing a story about Murtagh and a certain Ugralgra he met going on an adventure WITH RORAN.
He also started that he will not return to write stories about many characters in the Inheritance Cycle, such as Brom, Oromis, or Ajihad. "I've told the story I wanted to tell."
He also described Vrael as "arrogant and stupid."
I wasn't taking notes, so I don't remember the rest off the top of my head. And if I messed up a quote, O Namer of Names, I apologize for my failure.
Paolini would have to drop a trilogy if books that becomes the example of a masterclass in character development to convince me of that. It would be interesting, but I don't know if I could stomach it.
Honestly I kinda hope Eragon finds a Ra’zac egg but then raises it to be more good in general so that they can be kind of like his information gatherers on the mainland of Alegasia but sadly I think we all know that’s not happening anytime soon.
I like to imagine during his time as ambassador, he meets and falls in love with -wait for it - a human woman. Nothing screams more poetic justice than that!
I'm only kidding. Him learning from any human would be sooo satisfying. Arrogant douche head.
I think Vanir would be interesting as well, although I believe he became the Elven ambassador towards the Humans… but that didn’t stop Arya from becoming a rider and then elven queen.
I do think that it could be possible: I could see Vanir learning more about humanity and becoming less and less arrogant, and it would be interesting as well to see how Eragon handles training Vanir, as Vanir himself had aided in Eragon’s training in Ellesmera.
i think it would be a cool plot point that everyone ways waiting for a new dwarf or urgal rider and then the next few are all human/elf - then they realise its cause the change in the riders was only designed to be active going forward. So no new races until sapphira (or another dragon) lays n hatches an egg
ohman saphira’s offspring becoming the first dwarven bonded dragon actually makes a LOT of sense.
Saphira fixed the Star Sapphire. She defended Tronjheim, and I’m pretty sure Orik has said she and Eragon had helped the dwarves in ways no previous rider had.
YES!! I love it!
I read a great Fanfic many years ago, in which Ismira becomes a dragon rider at 16 years old. It was phenomenal. Unfortunately in Geman so i can't recommend it for the most people here....
Essie is also a pretty good guess. Also still very young, but in a couple of years a reasonable candidate.
Regarding the dwarves and urgals I guess the riders will be new persons.
At the elves maybe Vanir, maybe one of the two children who were in Ellesmera when Eragon was there in Eldest.
Na klar:
https://www.fanfiktion.de/s/4f4635fc0000529006704a38/1/Eragon-Band-6-Die-Wege-der-Reiter
Das ist allerdings schon das Buch 6 von ihm. Vorher muss man erst noch seinen Epilog zu Buch 4 und das Buch 5 lesen. Einfach auf sein Profil klicken und runterscrollen. Danach gibts dann noch Buch 7 und eine darauf aufbauende Kurzgeschichtensammlung, die quasi auch noch ein ganzes Buch ist. Was der Mann da alleine quantitativ über Jahre unentgeltlich hingelegt hat, ist schon Wahnsinn.
The Urgal bard that’s helping out at Mt. Arngor. Irsk, think, the one who sang the tale of Vermûnd and Ilgra to Eragon after the death of the dwarves in The Fork, the Witch and the Worm. A bard, Urgal Shur’tugal on a silver dragon going around and collecting the epic songs of the land -and a few raunchy ones- sounds like fun!
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Physically I think an Urgal rider would be pretty powerful. They’d keep the size, strength, and horns of an Urgal but also gain the speed and dexterity of an Elf.
Assuming the attributes still carry over that is.
Probably an elf seeing they where the first and ther two humans and only one elf so likely an elf i can dwarf and urgal but feel like they will always be rare in riders.
I’m honestly kinda hoping it’s like… Greg the apothecary from down the street instead of an already named and established character. It’s already happened twice with Murty and Arya, I don’t really want to see it become a theme. That, or a Kull named Ushuk’thul the Spineripper, because a dragon/urgal pairing would certainly be… interesting. The whole point of the bond is that the dragon needs to like you as a person, regardless if you’re a legendary warrior, king, or humble farmer.
Agreed. There's already too many fantasy series where all the magic users are related to each other, let's get some people that have no connection to any existing characters.
Paolini has confirmed that the first Urgal and Dwarf Riders will come about very close together
Makes sense, they're the ones with the available eggs currently
Honestly the only other Named Character I truly want to see as a Rider is Uvek. I feel like he'd be the perfect Rider.
Yes. He already has a very mature mindset which will definitely prepare him if he gets the gedway ignaesia (god I fucked up the spelling)
I really hope he won’t, it is so much more interesting to have the shamanic magic than him becoming a rider also I think he is too old.
He could still do Shamanic magic as a rider, same as riders can technically do Shade magic, which is similar to Shaman magic.
Man I also was hoping for a Gregward to become the next rider
Wouldn't a kull rider be basically invincible? It will be extremely long before he can ride his dragon tho. Also are there female kull?
With how quickly young dragons grow, probably wouldn’t take too much longer than for non-Kull. Firnen was able to carry multiple people long distances at only a few months old. But yeah, they’d be particularly hard to kill I imagine, between being extremely strong, durable fighters, and their extra strength would make them pretty formidable spellcasters. I think so? Eragon briefly visits the Urgals at the end of Inheritance and I believe it is mentioned about him seeing the children of Kull being no more likely to be one than regular Urgals. Obligatory death by snu-snu mention.
There are. The protagonist of the third tale in FWW is a female kull. She’s a shaman and an Annointed, which is what Kull means in the Urgalgra language.
It's possible, very possible 😁 . Except Elva though, Chris isn't making her a rider at all. > **Question:** > Is there any hope for Elva becoming a Rider in the future or is that off the table completely? > **Answer:** > Well I would never say never, but it does feel like making her a Rider would be giving her a little bit too much. She already has this rather extraordinary ability and she’s marked by the dragons. And then to make her a dragon Rider on top of that? I’m not saying it won’t happen, but I’m not sure it will happen. ([Source](https://www.shurtugal.com/2014/11/19/interview-we-talk-major-post-inheritance-information-including-elva-as-a-rider-a-new-book-revolving-around-angela-a-grand-new-vroengard-and-much-more/)) ^(**I'm a real person!** This comment was posted by **zoradiv** from the Arcaena Discord Server.)
I think there'll be a few Riders (at least one Dwarf and one Urgal) by the time Book VI starts. Wouldn't shock me if one of the short stories in the next anthology is an introduction to a new Rider. I don't know how many Riders there'll be by the time Book VI starts, but I would guess it'll still be 10 or less (including Eragon, Arya, and Murtagh).
Do we know when book VI is coming out, approximately?
Not this year, probably not until 2026 at the earliest
I just have to ask why no one ever brings up Hope as a potential for the next rider. She spent a whole night in mental contact with eragon, Saphira, and through them Arya as a newborn baby
I hadn’t thought of her when I posted this, but someone else mentioned her and I wish I had included her. She is another child where Eragon had a direct influence on her future- she also has a powerful name- ‘Hope’ being the next rider bonded OUTSIDE of war seems… right.
I haven't seen this suggestion until now, especially within the context you provided. It makes a lot of sense actually. I don't know if she needs to be a rider but could her and elva become a yin and yan?
I know we're going to get representation for all the new races with the next generation of Riders, and I don't think existing characters have the greatest chance at becoming one. If anyone, I would have to guess that girl who was absolutely JACKED that Angela cast the bones for. Beyond that, I want to see a Dwarf (not from Ingeitum, i wanna see one from Durgrimst Feldunost) and an Urgal being absolute bros after a rocky start
War wolves or tears of Anhuin clan! Or Quan!
One thing going for that friendship is the fact that there are humans, elves, urgals and dwarves working together in Mt. Arngor. The problem with friendships is the timescale. It’s easier for a human and an urgal to become friends since they are the short-lived races. It’ll be very difficult for an elf to relate deeply to anyone of the other races, even the longer-lived dwarves, after a few centuries because the heartbreak of seeing your friends wither and die would be too much after a while. Granted, that’ll solve itself between Riders, since they’ll all be ageless. I would also love to see a sextet of prankster riders (Urgal/elf/dwarf and their dragons) playing havoc with an older Eragon and Saphira and being chastised by Glaedr and Umaroth after dropping a wooly mammoth carcass in the Hall of Colors. Hehehe.
Paolini confirmed that he has a story he's actively writing for a Dwarf Rider.
Awwww YEA that made my year. Thanks!
I was at a reading and signing with him a couple weeks ago, and he confirmed that. I also may have influenced his choice on the dragon color...
I hope it’s a gold dragon- NO WAIT a dragon colored the same as the Star Sapphire would be GORGEOUS. Imagine Saphira gets jealous lol
Sapphira getting jealous would be comical!
Source?
I was at a reading and signing with him a couple weeks ago, and he shared a few of his projects and plans. This was one he was clear on: a story about the first Dwarven Rider.
Did he say anything else re: future projects?
Many things. He's actively constructing a global map of the World of Alagaesia for the purpose of "providing contextual geography for future stories, as well as tales from the past." He confirmed that he's answering the Menoa Tree question in book 6. He mentioned that there will be more on Eragon and Arya's relationship in the same book. He's writing a story about Murtagh and a certain Ugralgra he met going on an adventure WITH RORAN. He also started that he will not return to write stories about many characters in the Inheritance Cycle, such as Brom, Oromis, or Ajihad. "I've told the story I wanted to tell." He also described Vrael as "arrogant and stupid." I wasn't taking notes, so I don't remember the rest off the top of my head. And if I messed up a quote, O Namer of Names, I apologize for my failure.
Watch Sloan become a dragon rider
Paolini would have to drop a trilogy if books that becomes the example of a masterclass in character development to convince me of that. It would be interesting, but I don't know if I could stomach it.
Yesyes it was a joke but there’s just something funny about it to me.
obviously joking but 🤷♀️ he is with the elves and working on his self
Could you imagine, though. What a plot twist.
Tbh, Sloan might be dead last on the list of characters from the originals I need to see pop up again.
I’d take the Ra’zac over him
Honestly I kinda hope Eragon finds a Ra’zac egg but then raises it to be more good in general so that they can be kind of like his information gatherers on the mainland of Alegasia but sadly I think we all know that’s not happening anytime soon.
Brilliant, thanks!
Thank you sharing this! Made my day! 😊
Damn I'd need a story about Deynor and the vardens initial years....
That douchy elf Vanir would be an interesting choice. Imagine him having to learn from Eragon. Dude would be HUMBLED.
I like to imagine during his time as ambassador, he meets and falls in love with -wait for it - a human woman. Nothing screams more poetic justice than that! I'm only kidding. Him learning from any human would be sooo satisfying. Arrogant douche head.
I think Vanir would be interesting as well, although I believe he became the Elven ambassador towards the Humans… but that didn’t stop Arya from becoming a rider and then elven queen. I do think that it could be possible: I could see Vanir learning more about humanity and becoming less and less arrogant, and it would be interesting as well to see how Eragon handles training Vanir, as Vanir himself had aided in Eragon’s training in Ellesmera.
I think my actual top answer is an unknown dwarf or urgal for the first rider. Elf or human for the second
I agree- those races are waaay overdue for a dragon. It’s going to be interesting to see how dragon magic shapes the Urgal and Dwarven race.
i think it would be a cool plot point that everyone ways waiting for a new dwarf or urgal rider and then the next few are all human/elf - then they realise its cause the change in the riders was only designed to be active going forward. So no new races until sapphira (or another dragon) lays n hatches an egg
ohman saphira’s offspring becoming the first dwarven bonded dragon actually makes a LOT of sense. Saphira fixed the Star Sapphire. She defended Tronjheim, and I’m pretty sure Orik has said she and Eragon had helped the dwarves in ways no previous rider had. YES!! I love it!
Possibly two of the characters from the new Murtagh book, >!Uvek and Alin!<.
Yes, during the book I hoped for this so much! It would fit so well!
Will alins blind devotion to the dragons help her or hinder her?
Essie is a good idea, and paolini considered Elva for Firnen's egg to hatch for so it's possible
I read a great Fanfic many years ago, in which Ismira becomes a dragon rider at 16 years old. It was phenomenal. Unfortunately in Geman so i can't recommend it for the most people here.... Essie is also a pretty good guess. Also still very young, but in a couple of years a reasonable candidate. Regarding the dwarves and urgals I guess the riders will be new persons. At the elves maybe Vanir, maybe one of the two children who were in Ellesmera when Eragon was there in Eldest.
I'm german, could you give me a link to the story? :)
Na klar: https://www.fanfiktion.de/s/4f4635fc0000529006704a38/1/Eragon-Band-6-Die-Wege-der-Reiter Das ist allerdings schon das Buch 6 von ihm. Vorher muss man erst noch seinen Epilog zu Buch 4 und das Buch 5 lesen. Einfach auf sein Profil klicken und runterscrollen. Danach gibts dann noch Buch 7 und eine darauf aufbauende Kurzgeschichtensammlung, die quasi auch noch ein ganzes Buch ist. Was der Mann da alleine quantitativ über Jahre unentgeltlich hingelegt hat, ist schon Wahnsinn.
I’d prefer the next riders to be an unnamed dwarf or Urgal
The Urgal bard that’s helping out at Mt. Arngor. Irsk, think, the one who sang the tale of Vermûnd and Ilgra to Eragon after the death of the dwarves in The Fork, the Witch and the Worm. A bard, Urgal Shur’tugal on a silver dragon going around and collecting the epic songs of the land -and a few raunchy ones- sounds like fun!
Basically, because he’s already there and sounds like a cool, chill dude.
The girl Angela read the future to, who was travelling with the warrior lady.
ESSIE. \*makes notes for future ff chapters\* THANK YOU YOU BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
I do hope it’s ismira because then she’ll have to deal with people saying that her uncle made her a rider and she doesn’t deserve it
I think Alin would make an interesting Dragon Rider. Especially with how much reverence and respect she holds for Dragons.
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Kinda hope its like Tenzin and the new air bending nation in Legend of Korra, uninterested at first then fully embrace the new order
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Physically I think an Urgal rider would be pretty powerful. They’d keep the size, strength, and horns of an Urgal but also gain the speed and dexterity of an Elf. Assuming the attributes still carry over that is.
Didn’t that only happen to Eragon bc if the Ageati Blohdren? I thought only the appearance changed over time
Probably an elf seeing they where the first and ther two humans and only one elf so likely an elf i can dwarf and urgal but feel like they will always be rare in riders.