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Tirian
Tirian is the final king of Narnia. Although Tirian has a temper, he is passionate about doing what is right by his people and protecting his friends, especially Jewel. Tirian becomes deeply depressed when…
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Rishda
Rishda is a Calormene leader who takes advantage of others’ beliefs for his own ends. Rishda does not believe in any god or worship any deity. However, he convinces many Calormenes and Narnians that he…
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Shift
Shift is an ape who pretends to be friends with Puzzle but really just wants to take advantage of him. In general, Shift looks for opportunities to take advantage of others to fulfill his selfish…
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Jill Pole
Jill Pole is Eustace Scrubb’s school mate. She and Eustace first came to Narnia to rescue Rilian, and she returns when she learns Tirian is in trouble. Jill is an intelligent and compassionate…
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Eustace Scrubb
Eustace Scrubb is Jill’s school mate and a cousin of the Pevensie children. In total, he goes to Narnia three times. Eustace has a grand sense of adventure and a courageous attitude to match…
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Puzzle
Puzzle is a donkey who is not very intelligent but has a good heart. Shift convinces Puzzle that it is a good idea to pretend he is Aslan. Although Puzzle goes along with the…
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Aslan
Aslan is the great lion who rules over Narnia, though he is absent for most of the novel. Throughout the Narnia books, he is a stand-in for the Christian God and abides by the same…
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Tash
Tash is the deity who the Calormenes worship. He is the antithesis to Aslan and values violence and death over grace and eternal life. Tirian’s group sees Tash for the first time near their…
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Ginger
Ginger is a cat who allies himself with Rishda. Like Rishda, Ginger does not believe in any deity and thinks he is fooling everyone else when he offers to walk into the stable and…
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Minor Characters
Jewel
Jewel is a unicorn who is best friends with Tirian. Jewel is a noble beast who will do anything to protect his friends. He is also a fierce opponent in battle. Like all of Tirian’s friends, Jewel ends up in Aslan’s eternal realm following the last battle.
Emeth
Emeth is a Calormene man who is a faithful follower of Tash. He becomes critical of the Calormene mission when he learns that they intend to take Narnia via deceptive means. Ultimately, Aslan allows Emeth into his eternal paradise because Emeth’s intentions have always been pure.
Peter Pevensie
Peter Pevensie—also known as High King Peter—is one of the seven great Narnian kings and queens. He acts as the leader of Pevensie children and seals the door to Aslan’s eternal realm using the golden key.
Lucy Pevensie
Lucy Pevensie is one of the seven great Narnian kings and queens. She is noted for her compassion, and she weeps at the sight of Narnia’s destruction.
Susan Pevensie
Susan Pevensie is the only Pevensie child who does not appear in the book, except by name. Though a former Narnian queen, Susan now pretends that Narnia is all make believe nonsense for children and does not help everyone else when they learn Narnia is in danger.
Edmund Pevensie
Edmund is one of one of the seven great Narnian kings and queens. Like Lucy and Peter, he springs into action when he learns Narnia is in trouble.
The Professor/Lord Digory
The Professor is a character who first appears in The Magician’s Nephew and witnesses the founding of Narnia. Here, he serves as one of Narnia’s seven great kings and queens.
Aunt Polly/Lady Polly
Aunt Polly is a character who first appears in The Magician’s Nephew and witnesses the founding of Narnia. Here, she serves as one of Narnia’s seven great kings and queens.
Poggin
Poggin is a dwarf who abandons his fellow dwarves to fight with Tirian in the last battle of Narnia.
Father Time
Father Time is a giant who awakens during Narnia’s final days. He blows a giant horn, which causes the stars to fall from the sky.
Reepicheep
Reepicheep is a brave mouse who is a major character in Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. He opens the gates to the great garden in Aslan’s paradise.
Caspian
Caspian is one of the kings of Narnia who appears briefly in Aslan’s paradise but also in other books in the series, particularly Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The White Witch
The White Witch is the antagonist of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Her terrible reign over Narnia is briefly mentioned in a discussion of Narnia’s history.
Fledge
Fledge is the first flying horse in Narnia, who appears in several entries in the series. He is spotted briefly in Aslan’s paradise.
Puddleglum
Puddleglum is a Marsh-wiggle who briefly appears in Aslan’s paradise. Jill and Eustace adventure with Puddleglum in The Silver Chair.
Bree the Horse
Bree the horse is a character who first appeared in The Horse and His Boy, the fifth Narnia novel. Bree appears briefly in Aslan’s paradise.
Tumnus
Tumnus is a fawn who befriends Lucy in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. He and Lucy reunite in Aslan’s paradise.
Tashlan
Rishda and Shift falsely claim that Aslan and Tash are the same deity. To make this point, they begin calling the made up deity Tashlan.
Rilian
Rilian is a former king of Narnia with whom Jill and Eustace have journeyed in the past. Their adventures are detailed in The Silver Chair.
Roonwit
Roonwit is a centaur who dies trying to recruit reinforcements for Tirian.
Tisroc
Tisroc is the Calormene king. He is a brutal leader who will happily resort to deception.
Farsight
Farsight is an eagle who fights alongside Tirian in the last battle of Narnia.
Griffle
Griffle leads the dwarves in the last battle of Narnia.
Erlian
Erlian is Tirian’s father, a former king of Narnia.
