Dramatis Personae: R

Rabbas

Tolnedran soldier, bodyguard to Lembor.

Radan

Tolnedran merchant, member of the Council of Advisors, and supporter of the Grand Duke Kador of Tol Vordue. Killed by Haldor by poisoning with athsat.

Radek of Boktor

See Silk.

Ran Borune XXIII, Emperor of Tolnedra

Emperor of Tolnedra throughout the Belgariad, last Emperor in the bloodline of the Third Borune Dynasty, husband of Ce'Vanne, and father of Ce'Nedra. Sceptical and stubborn.

Reldegen, Count

Uncle of Lelldorin.

Reldo

Tolnedran gold-digger in a settlement on the southern edge of Maragor.

Relg
(The Blind Man)

Ulgo zealot and diviner, capable of altering the structure of his body so that he can pass through rock, and of feeling the presence of caves. Ordered by the Gorim to accompany Belgarath and his companions to Rak Cthol to find the caves under the city. He is married to Taiba, and his first child and son is to become the Gorim of Ulgo.

"Why do we need this blind mole, Belgarath?" Barak asked. "He's just going to be an aggravation to us. I've noticed that men who spend all their time congratulating themselves on their sanctity tend to be very poor companions, and what can this one do that I can't?"

Relg looked at the red-bearded giant with disdain. "Big men with big mouths seldom have big brains," he said. "Watch closely, hairy one." He walked over to the sloping wall of the chamber. "Can you do this?" he asked and slowly pushed his hand directly into the rock as if he were sinking it into water.

(MG, Part Three (Ulgo), Chapter Seventeen)

Rhodar II, King of Drasnia

Tremendously corpulent Drasnian monarch whose main hobby is eating. And eating. And maybe more eating, just to fill up his spare time. He does find time to be an outstanding tactician, though. Dies of obesity-related heart problems near the beginning of the Malloreon. Husband of Porenn and father of Kheva.

Rundorig

Boyhood friend of Garion on Faldor's farm. Married to Zubrette.