Shruikan
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In Christopher Paolini's Inheritance (trilogy), Shruikan (prounounced 'Shrew-kin') is King Galbatorix's black dragon.
Centuries ago in Ilirea, the capital of the Broddring Kingdom, Shruikan and his rider were being tutored with other Riders and their young dragons. Galbatorix, a rider who was denied a new dragon after his was killed, and another Rider named Morzan murdered Shruikan's true Rider. Then Galbatorix twisted the young black dragon's mind through dark magic so that he would serve Galbatorix.
The union of Shruikan and Galbatorix is unnatural. Galbatorix was bound to his first dragon, who chose him when it was an infant inside its egg. Similarly, Shruikan was bound to his chosen Rider, whom Galbatorix killed. There is no true bond between Galbatorix and Shruikan, no love or real loyalty on either side. The mental link between them is also a poor imitation of the telepathic connection between a rider and his dragon.
His name is derived from shuriken, or Japanese throwing star.[citation needed]
| Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Books | Eragon | Eldest | Book 3 |
| Films | Eragon |
| Main Characters | Eragon | Brom | Arya | Galbatorix | Murtagh | Roran | Ajihad | Nasuada | Angela | Saphira | Oromis | more... |
| Places | Alagaësia | Beor Mountains | Carvahall | Dras-Leona | Ellesméra | Farthen Dûr | Hadarac Desert | Helgrind | Surda | Teirm | Urû'baen | more... |
| Events | Blood-Oath Celebration | Battle of the Burning Plains | Battle for Carvahall | Dagshelgr Invocation | The Fall |
