Fadawar

From The Inheritance Encyclopedia

Fadawar is a rich warlord of the nomad tribes (Nasuada's home tribes) who are also dark skined like Nasuada. He challenges Nasuada to The Trial of the Long Knives for the Varden's command in Brisingr, as he believes she should be more loyal to the tribes than to the Varden. Five scars on his forearms prove he was in a previous Trial of Long Knives. Despite making eight cuts against Nasuada, he loses and Nasuada remains leader of the Varden.