Íorûnn

Íorûnn was chief of dwarven clan Vrenshrrgn and considered a great beauty. She excelled at politics, using her cleverness and cunning to manipulate her way to the top of the heap. Readers first meet her during deliberations to elect the next dwarf monarch following King Hrothgar’s death.

Concept of Íorûnn. Siberian Woman (1909), by Vasily Surikov, Public Domain

She was interested in the throne sheerly because of the power it would give her. Eragon thought she could have made an excellent quee...