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| + | '''Chaol Westfall''' is the first born son of the lord of Anielle, Captain of the Palace Guard and Terrin's elder brother. He is one of the main protagonists of the series. |
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| − | '''[[File:Rjjj.jpg|frame|(c)Orpheelin]]Arobynn Hamel,''' also known as King of Assassins is the leader of an Assassins' Guild located in Rifthold. |
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| + | Chaol is described as a tall man in his early twenties, with short, auburn hair and brown eyes. He had a humid sense of humor, is stern, sober, often sardonic, devoted with his whole heart to his duties. As shown in the Throne of Glass, he is a skilled swordsman and has got skills in using many different kinds of weapons. |
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| − | Although Hamel does not make many appearances in the books or novellas, he is roughly described as a tall, handsome man with long, auburn hair and steel-grey eyes. He might have been in his early thirties, perhaps forties. |
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| − | Arobynn is known to be extremely ruthless, cunning and manipulative. He planned to use Celaena as a weapon against the Adarlan Empire, giving her no choice but to become his trainee, and later threatening her into repaying all expenses he had made after saving her from the Avery River and taking under his wings. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| + | Westfall was born as an heir to Anielle, but since he had been friends with prince Dorian since childhood, he had given up his status, in order to become the Captain of the Palace Guard aged eighteen, and stay at Rifthold with Havilliard, whilst his younger brother, Terrin, took over Chaol's title. |
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| − | Hamel is first introduced in the moment he saves princess Aelin, eight years old by the time, from the frozen banks of the Avery River. He threatens her to join him and become his trainee, otherwise he'd return her to Adarlan's soldiers. Arobynn renamed the girl, and wanted to use her against the Havilliards. |
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| + | In the original story, during the rebuilding of Renaril (Rifthold) with its castle of glass he encounters and falls in love with a girl called Jaclyn Grafalas, a daughter of a wealthy merchant, though a part of him will remain remembering Aelin. |
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| + | '''Dorian Havilliard''' |
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| + | Dorian and Chaol are childhood-long friends, and Havilliard was one of the reasons why Westfall had given up the heirship of Anielle, and became the Captain of the Palace Guard. Chaol shows much concern about Dorian, fearing about him when he spends time alone with Celaena Sardothien, and warns him numerous times about the danger. |
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| + | '''Celaena Sardothien''' |
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| + | Chaol and Celaena first interact in the mines of Endovier, after Dorian's arrival.At the beginning of the Throne of Glass, Chaol does not trust Sardothien, and is persuaded, she might attempt to escape Rifthold, and fears about the prince's life, when he is alone with the infamous assassin. However, Chaol does train Celaena for the royal tournament, and soon the two of them develop some kind of a bond - Westfall offers Sardothien an amethyst ring as a gift. During one of the banquets, which Sardothien attends incognito, Chaol tries to force her into returning back into her apartments, what does not succeed. The two of them share a dance. Westfall continues to support Adarlan's Assassin until the finals, encouraging her to fight off Cain and the demons. |
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| + | In Queen of Glass they do not end up together, and Chaol remarries, although he never stops yearning for Aelin/Celaena. |
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| + | '''Jaclyn Grafalas''' |
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| + | Chaol, even if he had never forgotten about Adarlan's Assassin, he must have loved Jaclyn. They had first encountered in the ruins of Renaril, but it remains unknown whether Chaol's high status was a problem in marrying a girl from a merchant family, even if she was wealthy.Most probably they had lived in Rifthold, and not in Anielle. |
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| − | Soon, Celaena became on of the best assassins he had ever had, right next to Sam Cortland, his past lover's son, whom he took care of after his mother's death. Hamel was not a gentle man, and as stated by Sardothien, he once gave her a choice if she wanted to break her hand purposely, or let him do this, as a punishment. |
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| + | *In Queen of Glass his surname is Wydrael. |
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| − | When his adoptive daughter was sixteen, she and Sam had gone to the Skulls Bay to get the slaves for Arobynn, who were the repayment of old debts. After Celaena had freed all of them, he had her beaten up. Brutally, to make it hurt, but also not to mutilate her permanently. Sardothien and Cortland moved out a couple of years ago, wanting independence from their guardian. Weeks after their deparment, Arobynn and the king of Adarlan, Dorian's father, had Celaena captured and put into Endovier, whilst Sam was killed. |
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Revision as of 14:38, 28 February 2014
Chaol Westfall is the first born son of the lord of Anielle, Captain of the Palace Guard and Terrin's elder brother. He is one of the main protagonists of the series.
Appearance and Character
Chaol is described as a tall man in his early twenties, with short, auburn hair and brown eyes. He had a humid sense of humor, is stern, sober, often sardonic, devoted with his whole heart to his duties. As shown in the Throne of Glass, he is a skilled swordsman and has got skills in using many different kinds of weapons.
Biography
Westfall was born as an heir to Anielle, but since he had been friends with prince Dorian since childhood, he had given up his status, in order to become the Captain of the Palace Guard aged eighteen, and stay at Rifthold with Havilliard, whilst his younger brother, Terrin, took over Chaol's title.
In the original story, during the rebuilding of Renaril (Rifthold) with its castle of glass he encounters and falls in love with a girl called Jaclyn Grafalas, a daughter of a wealthy merchant, though a part of him will remain remembering Aelin.
Relationships
Dorian Havilliard
Dorian and Chaol are childhood-long friends, and Havilliard was one of the reasons why Westfall had given up the heirship of Anielle, and became the Captain of the Palace Guard. Chaol shows much concern about Dorian, fearing about him when he spends time alone with Celaena Sardothien, and warns him numerous times about the danger.
Celaena Sardothien
Chaol and Celaena first interact in the mines of Endovier, after Dorian's arrival.At the beginning of the Throne of Glass, Chaol does not trust Sardothien, and is persuaded, she might attempt to escape Rifthold, and fears about the prince's life, when he is alone with the infamous assassin. However, Chaol does train Celaena for the royal tournament, and soon the two of them develop some kind of a bond - Westfall offers Sardothien an amethyst ring as a gift. During one of the banquets, which Sardothien attends incognito, Chaol tries to force her into returning back into her apartments, what does not succeed. The two of them share a dance. Westfall continues to support Adarlan's Assassin until the finals, encouraging her to fight off Cain and the demons.
In Queen of Glass they do not end up together, and Chaol remarries, although he never stops yearning for Aelin/Celaena.
Jaclyn Grafalas
Chaol, even if he had never forgotten about Adarlan's Assassin, he must have loved Jaclyn. They had first encountered in the ruins of Renaril, but it remains unknown whether Chaol's high status was a problem in marrying a girl from a merchant family, even if she was wealthy.Most probably they had lived in Rifthold, and not in Anielle.
Trivia
- In Queen of Glass his surname is Wydrael.