Orion

Oth

Orion and Oth are close companions, with Oth serving as a loyal and steadfast friend to the young prince.

Ziroonderel

Orion forms a close bond with the witch Ziroonderel, who becomes his mentor and protector in the mortal world.

Alveric

Alveric is the father of Orion, but their relationship is strained by distance and Orion's dual heritage between Elfland and the mortal world.

Lirazel

Lirazel is Orion's mother, but she is largely absent from his life due to her return to Elfland, creating a bond of longing and myth.

Lurulu

Lurulu, a troll from Elfland, becomes a mischievous but loyal friend to Orion, sharing adventures and magical insights.

Oth

Orion and Oth are close companions, with Oth serving as a loyal and steadfast friend to the young prince.

Lurulu

Lurulu, a troll from Elfland, becomes a mischievous but loyal friend to Orion, sharing adventures and magical insights.

Alveric

Alveric is the father of Orion, but their relationship is strained by distance and Orion's dual heritage between Elfland and the mortal world.

Alveric

Alveric is the father of Orion, but their relationship is strained by distance and Orion's dual heritage between Elfland and the mortal world.

Lurulu

Lurulu, a troll from Elfland, becomes a mischievous but loyal friend to Orion, sharing adventures and magical insights.

Oth

Orion and Oth are close companions, with Oth serving as a loyal and steadfast friend to the young prince.

Lirazel

Lirazel is Orion's mother, but she is largely absent from his life due to her return to Elfland, creating a bond of longing and myth.

The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Son of Alveric and Lirazel, who grows up in Erl and hunts the stag and unicorn.

V: The Wisdom of the Parliament of Erl

The newborn son of Alveric and Lirazel, cared for by the witch Ziroonderel, and celebrated by the people of Erl.

The Arrival of the Rune

The infant son of Alveric and Lirazel, named after the constellation; shows delight at the troll's antics.

IX: Lirazel Blows Away

Lirazel's child, with whom she plays in the nursery before reading the rune.

X: The Ebbing of Elfland

Present in the tower when Alveric speaks to Ziroonderel; he knows his father's fears.

XI: The Deep of the Woods

Orion's curiosity about his mother and the woods grows; he begins to explore the forest with Oth and Threl, developing a deep love for the wild.

The Reticence of the Leather-Worker

Found in the woods with Ziroonderel; claims he still hears the horns of Elfland every evening, contradicting Alveric's belief that Elfland has ebbed.

XIV: The Quest for the Elfin Mountains

Hears the elfin horns from beyond the woods and tells his father he wants to hunt 'magic things' someday.

XIV: The Quest for the Elfin Mountains

Accompanies Orion to the woods, where a mystery haunts the trees and strange beasts may appear.

XVI: Orion Hunts the Stag

Now grown and skilled in hunting, he leads the hunt for the stag and is recognized as the new lord of Erl.

XVII: The Unicorn Comes in the Starlight

Hunts daily with his hounds, reading the snow's records, and returns home at dusk; the parliament debates whether he is the magic lord they hoped for.

XVII: The Unicorn Comes in the Starlight

Defends Orion, claiming he has knowledge of woods and beasts beyond human learning.

The Grey Tent in the Evening

Hearing elvish horns, he cuts off a unicorn from Elfland, driving it across the valley of Erl.

XIX: Twelve Old Men Without Magic

Hunts and kills a unicorn near the border of Elfland, demonstrating his skill and connection to magic.

XX: A Historical Fact

Orion kills his first unicorn, takes its head as a trophy, and returns to Erl triumphant.

XX: A Historical Fact

Threl prepares the unicorn head by skinning, washing, boiling the skull, and stuffing the neck with straw.

On the Verge of Earth

Orion stands at the frontier of Elfland, torn between his magical lineage and his earthly ties to the hunt.

XXII: Orion Appoints a Whip

Now nearly twelve, he hunts unicorns near the boundary and appoints Lurulu as his whip, but fails to recruit human whippers-in due to the villagers' fear.

XXIII: Lurulu Watches the Restlessness of Earth

Mentioned as sleeping heavily; Lurulu goes to find him at the end of the chapter.

XXIV: Lurulu Speaks of Earth and the Ways of Men

Approves Lurulu's plan to have a troll for each hound.

XXV: Lirazel Remembers the Fields We Know

Mentioned in Lirazel's thoughts as she remembers playing with him in earthly fields.

The Return of Lurulu

Waits for Lurulu's return through spring, summer, and autumn, refusing to hunt anything less than unicorns.

A Chapter on Unicorn-Hunting

Leads the unicorn hunts with his hounds and trolls, successfully hunting one unicorn but failing on a moonless night.

A Chapter on Unicorn-Hunting

Joins Oth in scorning Gazic's reservations about magic.

XXX: The Coming of Too Much Magic

Orion's elfin blood awakens, drawing him toward Elfland and causing him to neglect earthly cares.

XXX: The Coming of Too Much Magic

Threl warns that it is too late to turn Orion from his path.

XXXI: The Cursing of Elfin Things

Passes through Erl with his hounds, thinking no earthly thoughts, drawn eastward toward Elfland by his yearning for his mother.

XXXII: Lirazel Yearns for Earth

Mentioned as living and growing on Earth, with strange longings floating between him and Lirazel.

XXXIV: The Last Great Rune

Hears the horns of Elfland blowing all day, sensing his mother's nearness; meets Lirazel in the garden.