The Griffin's Feather (Dragon Rider 2)
Jane Gridall, FREEFAB expert and inventor of a sign language which has made it possible to communicate with almost every species on the planet.
Dr Phoebe Humboldt, teaches Ben and Guinevere the study of fabulous beings.
Kamaharan, a poacher, one of Catcher’s team.
Jacques Maupassant, FREEFAB specialist in fantastic water creatures.
Maisie Richardson, FREEFAB expert on grass fairies and fern fairies.
Winston Setiawan, a boy who is an animal-lover, from an island near Pulau Bulu.
Professor James Spotiswode, teaches Ben and Guinevere all branches of the natural sciences, also a specialist in telepathy and robotics.
November Tan, FREEFAB expert, researching the dietary habits of fabulous beings.
Holly Undset, a talented veterinary surgeon who sometimes also has to treat nixies, impets and a Pegasus.
Non-human Beings
Ànemos, a Pegasus stallion. Even in MÍMAMEIÐR these winged horses of Greek mythology were thought to be extinct, until the Greenblooms discovered Ànemos and his companion in Greece.
Awan Petir, a black macaque who supervises the poachers and makes sure that they pay up.
Berulu, a brownie-maki and companion of Winston. Brownie-makis, also known as tarsiers, are small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling animals, with strikingly large eyes, a very mobile neck, and the long hind legs that enable them to jump long distances.
Dr Eel, a famous marine biologist and spokeswoman for all water creatures (being one of them herself).
Eight, a Great Kraken in the ocean off the Indonesian coast, and Eugene’s friend. Eight is looking for another Great Kraken.
E-Mas, the Golden Gibbon. Gibbons are primates that have no tails. A striking feature is that their forelegs are considerably longer than their hind legs, so that they can move by swinging from hand to hand through the branches of trees, a form of movement unique to them in the animal kingdom.
Eugene, a four-eyed crab met by Firedrake and Tattoo on the island of Pulau Bulu. Loves shiny things and picks them up.
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Hafgufa, a Great Kraken living off the Norwegian coast.
Hothbrodd, a rather grumpy but good-hearted diurnal troll (he is awake in the daytime), who carves wonderful things with his knife. Hothbrodd can talk to trees, and is an indispensable member of FREEFAB. He lives at MÍMAMEIÐR.
Kachang, one of Kraa’s macaques.
Kupo, a slow loris and very talented carver. She has suffered under Kraa’s rule for a long time. Lorises are a family of primates from the lemur group. They are relatively small nocturnal, tree-dwelling animals, found in Africa and Asia. The slow loris has developed a slow form of movement that is unique among primates.
Lola Greytail, a daredevil rat, Gilbert’s cousin. An aviator who performs aerobatic stunts and is the best scout anyone could wish for.
Lyo-Lyok, a grey goose.
Manis, a slow loris and a carver who was killed by Kraa.
Me-Rah, a nervous chattering lory who guides Ben and Barnabas to Pulau Bulu.
Nakal, a proboscis monkey and Kraa’s master of ceremonies. The most striking feature of proboscis monkeys is their large, pear-shaped noses.
Patah, macaque from Shrii’s retinue.
Sorrel, a Scottish brownie and Firedrake’s companion. Every dragon needs a brownie, even if the brownies can be bad-tempered at times.
Professor Sutan Buceros, a rhinoceros bird of considerable size and legendary age, who has often helped the Greenblooms in the conservation of South-East Asian fabulous creatures.