Lord Foul's Bane: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book One

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Disability Superpower: He has no eyes because of a birth defect. However, the hurtloam gives him enhanced vision. Made of Iron: Fire doesn't harm 'em, cold doesn't harm 'em, acid does but not as much as humans. However, they are as hurt by fire as anyone else, so they sometimes undergo a camora, a literal burning that metaphorically burns their sins away. The Insequent are a mysterious race of people who dwell to the west of the Land. Each Insequent has a unique and very focused skill that can seem magical or superhuman. These skills range from invisibility, virtual invulnerability or even time travel. They have an almost dismissive disdain for the Haruchai and a bitter and long-standing rivalry with The Elohim, which has not yet been fully explained. They rarely reveal their true names, but prefer to be identified by their titles. So far only four Insequent have appeared in the stories: The Mahdoubt, the Harrow, the Theomach and the Ardent. A fifth, the Vizard, is referenced by several other characters, and a sixth—the Auriference—is mentioned briefly by the Ardent, although both the Vizard and the Auriference are believed to be deceased. The Ageless: While under the effects of the Bloodguard Vow, Bannor is immune to old age, and doesn't need to sleep. A Lord (later High Lord) of the Council of Revelstone, Mhoram is another of Covenant's friends and one of the chief leaders in the fight against Lord Foul. Though relatively young (by Lord standards), he is wise beyond his years, a tremendously skilled wielder of Earthpower, and a powerful warrior. Mhoram becomes particularly important in The Power That Preserves when, as High Lord, he is the leader of the final resistance against the Despiser's army, and much of the book is told from his perspective.

When He Smiles: A male example, when Linden watches as he trades his life for Joan's he smiles at her. Originally triplet mortal brothers, the Ravers were the ancient enemies of the Land long before the arrival of Lord Foul. So great was their evil that they transcended flesh as three immortal possessing spirits, and they were the ultimate scourge of the One Forest that once dominated the Land. When Lord Foul first arrived, the Ravers were drawn to him and became his lieutenants, in the hope that through serving him they could rise to godhood themselves. The Ravers have accompanied each other and served Lord Foul for so long that any distinctions between their individual personalities — or between theirs and their master's — have largely been erased, and if Foul is the guiding will of evil in the Land, the Ravers are evil's diligent limbs. Deadpan Snarker: Covenant has a dry, bleak sense of humor (perhaps not surprising, considering his life situation). He even snarks at Foul about how many names he has (the Despiser was not amused). Classical Anti-Hero: Though never as unpleasant as Covenant at his worst, Linden — a young, largely untested medical doctor who wrestles with trust issues and depression — isn't exactly the stuff epic heroes are made of (at least, she certainly believes it about herself). In the Last Chronicles, she's much more proactive, but also more ruthless, making her more of a Pragmatic Hero.Broken Bird: Her mom was insane, her grandparents found her hard to be around as a living reminder of the crime done to their daughter, her biological dad was completely absent, and her only vaguely-functional parental figure was her mom's ex-fiancé. Small wonder the poor girl grew up rather badly adjusted.

Expy: Of Ents. While they're definitely humanoid and their element is stone not wood, they hate hastiness and their true names are too long to say. Viles are an extinct race who spawned the Demondim. They were non-corporeal, but nonetheless very powerful. Initially a proud and gifted race, they were led into self-hatred and despair by the Ravers. They were eventually destroyed by the Council of Lords, under High Lord Loric "Vilesilencer". Was Once a Man: The price that the Forestal Caerroil Wildwood exacts for helping Troy destroy Fleshharrower is that Troy will become a Forestal himself. Covenant meets a girl named Lena, who uses a special mud called hurtloam to heal the injuries from his fall and cure his leprosy. Covenant's loss of two fingers on his right hand makes Lena think he is the reincarnation of ancient hero Berek Halfhand. Believing himself to be in the grip of a dangerous delusion, and overwhelmed by his newfound sense of health and vitality, he rapes Lena.During the time of Kevin Landwaster he worked his way into his Council and received gifts of Orcrest and Lomillialor from Kevin. Ultimately he was discovered and so war broke out between him and the Lords. His power was too much and Kevin's army began to falter and so he met him in the heart of Mount Thunder where he invoked the Ritual of Desecration in the hopes of destroying Lord Foul, not realizing that invoking the ritual was Foul's plan all along. Despair Event Horizon: What prompts him to even try luring Foul's minions to Garroting Deep in the first place.

After walking into the local town, he is hit by a police car and wakes in a strange alternate world where magic appears to be real and a strange creature threatens. After being confronted by a powerful being known as Lord Foul he is tasked with giving a message to the Lords of the land. As he journeys to the Lords he eventually learns that his white gold wedding ring gives him a wild magical power and makes him a powerful figure. The Big Guy: Well, he is a Giant, making him the largest and strongest main character in the First Chronicles. Flat-Earth Atheist: Though to be fair, he's convinced that if he allows his worldview to contain anything but leprosy, he'll lose his self-protective skills and die a very prolonged and unpleasant death. Heroic Sacrifice: By the end of the second trilogy, he resolves to give Foul his ring and let himself die, since the broken Law of Death will allow him to remain forever as a barrier between the wild magic and the Arch of Time. Metaphorically True: Technically he never lies, but he's perfectly willing to phrase the truth in such a way as to leave a false impression. As he notes to Roger in The Last Dark, he always tells the truth, but that doesn't mean people always hear the truth.

Roger Covenant

Fonstad, Karen Wynn (1985), The Atlas of the Land, New York: Ballantine Books, ISBN 978-0-345-31433-8 Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Resurrecting Covenant in Fatal Revenant, which seemed like a good idea at the time but also woke up the Worm of World's end. Oops.

All-Loving Hero: Foamfollower has a tremendous amount of compassion and kindness in his heart, and became Covenant's closest friend and staunchest ally in the Land as a result. Along the way, Covenant attempts to come to terms with whether or not to believe in the reality of the Land. He also attempts to redeem himself for his outrage against Lena by commanding one of the Ranyhyn, the wild, free, and intelligent horses of the eastern Plains of Ra, to do homage to her yearly. Members of the Ramen, a tribe of humans who dedicate their lives to care and protection of the Ranyhyn, are awed to see their equine companions under Covenant's compulsion and agree to assist the quest on the last leg of its journey. Their representatives are led by Manethrall Lithe.A physician from the "real" world, Linden is a driven and dedicated healer but is haunted by the ghosts of her past, particularly witnessing her father's suicide at age 8 and pulling her dying mother off life support in her teens. After moving to Covenant's home-town, Linden has a run-in with the mysterious old beggar who may or may not be the Creator, and subsequently joins Covenant in being transported to the Land. Like Covenant, Linden is forced to wrestle with outward manifestations of her own demons, but eventually manages to find her own strength and becomes a hero of the Land in her own right. The Haruchai are a hardy race of warriors living in the Westron Mountains, west of the Land. The Haruchai shun the use of weapons or magic, taking pride in their own physical prowess and the purity of their service, which is never given lightly. They have the ability to communicate amongst themselves via telepathy, and each can access the combined memories of their entire race. Outwardly stoic, even seemingly emotionless, they could also be considered arrogant in their beliefs. It is revealed on several occasions that the Haruchai are a deeply passionate race, capable of swearing a lifetime's worth of service if sufficiently moved. Psychic Powers: Haruchai can communicate mind-to-mind with each other, and with certain other magical beings like Nom the sandgorgon.