Post by Sapphire on Sept 23, 2006 12:29:22 GMT
Eragon- a fifteen year old farmboy- is shocked when a polished blue stone appears before him in the range of mountains known as the Spine. Eragon takes the stone to the farm where he lives with his uncle, Garrow, and his cousin, Roran. Garrow and his late wife, Marian, have raised Eragon. Nothing is known of his father; his mother, Selena, was Garrow's sister and has not been seen since Eragon's birth. Later, the stone cracks open and a baby dragon emerges. When Eragon touches her, a silvery mark appears on his palm, an irrevocable bond is forged between there minds, making Eragon on of the legendary Dragon Riders. The Dragon Riders were created thousands of years earlier in the aftermath of the elves' great war with the dragons, in order to ensure that hostilities would never again afflict their two races. The Riders became peacekeepers, educators, healers, natural philosophers, and the greatest of spellweavers- since being joined with a dragon makes one a magician. Under their guidance and protection, the land enjoyed a golden age. When humans arrived in Alagaesia, they too were added to this elite order. After many years of peace, the monstous and warlike Urgals killed the dragon of a young human Rider named Galbatorix. Driven mad by to loss and by his elders' refusal to provide him with another dragon, Galbatorix st out to topple the Riders.