Dragonmancers

Template:SpoilerDragonslayer The dragonmancers are a supposedly powerful group of scavengers, or humans, residing in and presumably ruling over Talisman. The dragonmancers are Master Trout, Crow, and Gorge. There were originally four dragonmancers, but one was sacrificed to the dragons so the others could increase their share of treasure.

At the beginning of Dragonslayer, the dragonmancers attempted to sacrifice Wren during the Gift for the Dragons ceremony, and because of them, Wren ended up as a misanthrope. According to Rowan, there have been others sacrificed before her, including several unnamed dragonmancer apprentices.

Although the dragonmancers claim to occasionally have visions, which apparently urge them to offer "gifts" to the dragons, these are established as false early on in Dragonslayer, as most of them were educated guesses about nearby dragons. These gifts are usually younger people known to misbehave and disobey the orders of the dragonmancers, who are tied up and left out in the open where any dragon flying ahead can see them. Wren is currently the only named sacrifice for this so-called Gift for the Dragons. Grove would have been another sacrifice if Rowan, Leaf, and Thyme hadn't brought treasure back from the SkyWing Palace for the dragonmancers.

Their apprentices are eventually all set out to steal treasure from the SkyWings. If they do succeed, they are sacrificed, allowing the dragonmancers to keep all the treasure. If they fail this mission in death, another young villager will be selected by the dragonmancers to be an apprentice. Leaf is the only named dragonmancer apprentice so far.

In the ending events of Dragonslayer, Wren exposed dragonmancers, using a treasure-share logbook as evidence. They no longer rule over Talisman, but it is unknown who is now in charge and what the villagers did to the dragonmancers.

Known dragonmancers

• Master Trout
• Crow
• Gorge
• Several unnamed dragonmancer apprentices