Dorigen Kel Lamond

Dorigen Kel Lamond was an evil wizard in service to Castle Trinity. . She took part in the attack against Shilmista and caused much ruin to the Elves. After Cadderly Bonaduce spared her, she gradually underwent a change of heart, ultimately sacrificing herself at the Edificant Library in an attempt to save her new-found friends from vampires.

Description
Dorigen had black hair that she wore long, though unkempt. Her eyes were amber colored. Her nose had obviously been broken and forever bent to the side when she fell on her face after practicing a magically enhanced jump. She typically wore black robes.

History
At Aballister's behest, she went to Shilmista with Druzil in order to aid Ragnor in the war effort to dominate Carradoon ; and to prevent Ragnor from finding himself too powerful to decide he no longer needed Castle Trinity. She proved herself to Ragnor with her magical prowess to ambush and capture Cadderly, Danica and Elbereth.

She spoke with Cadderly, deeming him to be a valuable source of information and teasing him about his past. However, Danica managed to free herself and with Ivan and Pikel they drove the wizard away. Discredited, she came back to Ragnor, who had been successful in his last move against the Elves.

When Cadderly awoke the ancient trees of Syldrith Trea, she tried destroying them with her ring but Cadderly managed to distract her and hit her with a dart poisoned with Drow Sleeping poison. He would then break her fingers with his walking stick, preventing her from casting magic for a long time, but he refrained from killing her .The mercy of Cadderly would prove to be well-placed, as it enabled Dorigen to re-evaluate her path in life. She received Aballister's plan to hire the Night Masks to kill his son with mixed feelings, but she could not understand how could Aballister deal with Cadderly so coldly. In trying to scry Cadderly's position, she felt that he would reach Castle Trinity sooner than expected, but withheld that information from Aballister.

She aided Cadderly and his friends to defeat Aballister Bonaduce and bring down Castle Trinity when she gave them the password to Aballister's room and private mansion, surrendering to them peacefully. They would later return to the Edificant Library.

When Kierkan became a vampire and attempted to turn her, she chose to destroy herself with fire rather than live as an evil slave. Cadderly found her charred body, but she was still alive and in great pain. He agreed to end her suffering so that her spirit could go on to paradise, but not before she told him that she loved him for his goodness, and that her only regret was that she would not live to see him marry Danica, who she came to be good friends with.

Cadderly Bonaduce
She initially hated him for leaving her hands crooked and swollen, but she steadily changed her mind, considering that he spared her life. She started to watch him in curiosity and considered. im a formidable opponent.

Aballister Bonaduce
He was her mentor and former lover. She had once loved him, but now despised him later when he physically was a shadow of his former self ; she feared him and acknowledged his power. She continued to serve under him, but she had a slow change of heart after Cadderly spared her, realising they were only together for convenience. She thought him insane after he sent a powerful storm against Cadderly and laughed at his son's survival, deeming it a challenge. She betrayed him when she told Cadderly how to access Aballister's mansion and let them go without opposing resistance.

Bogo Rath
As the lowest ranking mage in Castle Trinity, Dorigen had no respect for him and treated him disdainfully, calling him Boygo. She fumed at the vision of what she thought was a ludicrous haircut.

Magical Items
Dorigen wore a ring with the crest of Talona, a golden ring that enhanced her magic powers and an onyx ring that could cast the flame Aganazzar's scorcher. It was taken by Cadderly during the fight at the forests of Shilmista. She also carried a wand that could eminate dim, normal, or blinding light with the command Domin illu, Illu, or Mas Illu.

Abilities
Dorigen was a considerably powerful spellcaster, capable of casting Detect thoughts, Shield, Dimension door , Invisibility , Arcane eye , Fireball , Lightning bolt , ��web and a spell to connect two minds and allow them to psychically duel. According to Aballister, she was very skilled in the art of clairvoyance and scrying. After her activities in Shilmista, she had trouble casting spells, since they required precise hand motions and her damaged hands posed a difficult obstacle.

Appearances

 * Canticle (1991)
 * In Sylvan Shadows (1992)
 * Night Masks (1992)
 * The Fallen Fortress (1993)
 * The Chaos Curse (1994)