Dragonmancers
The Dragonmancers are a supposedly powerful group of scavengers, or humans, residing in and presumably ruling over Talisman. Currently, the only named dragonmancers are Master Trout and Crow. There were origanally 4 dragonmancers, but one was sacrificed to the dragons so they could get her share of treasure.
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. 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 dragons can easily see them. Wren is currently the only named sacrifice. Grove was going to be a sacrifice, if Rowan, Leaf, and Thyme got Mushroom back from the Mountain Dragon palace, along with treasure.
Their apprentices are eventually all set out to steal treasure from the SkyWings. If they do succeed, they are sacrificed, allowing the Dragonmancers to all the treasure.
