BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
OTHER NAMES
Roran Stronghammer
BORN
7983 AC
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
SPECIES
Human
GENDER
Male
HEIGHT
Unknown- Presumably average
HAIR COLOR
Brown (blond in film)
EYE COLOR
Gray
DESCRIPTION
Handsome, big muscles, very strong and tough, grows a beard in Eldest
CHRONOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL INFORMATION
AFFILIATION
Carvahall, Katrina, Varden, Broddring Kingdom, Eragon
FAMILY
Cadoc (Paternal Grandfather)
Garrow (Father)
Marian (Mother)
Katrina (Wife)
Ismira (Daughter)
Alden (Grandfather-in-law)
Sloan (Father-in-law)
Ismira (Mother-in-law)
Selena (Aunt)
Morzan (Uncle De Jure)
Murtagh (Older Cousin)
Eragon (Younger Cousin)
Brom (Uncle De Facto)KNOWN TEACHERS
Dempton
OTHER
FILM PORTRAYER
Christopher Egan
Roran Garrowsson, nicknamed "Stronghammer", was a human warrior and Varden leader during the final years of the war against Galbatorix. The son of Garrow and Marian, paternal grandson of Cadoc, he was a first cousin to both Eragon and Murtagh. He was about a year younger than Murtagh but two years older than Eragon, but he and the latter were both so close, however, that they considered each other brothers.
Spurred on by his love for Katrina, he became one of the greatest leaders and warriors of the Varden and the human race in general. At the conclusion of the war, he was made Earl of Palancar Valley.
Little was known about Roran's early life. He was born and raised in Carvahall by his father Garrow. His mother, Marian , died when Roran was young. His paternal aunt Selena and her husband Morzan died when he was under three years old. His only other living relatives were his cousins Eragon and Murtagh (the latter of whom he did not know), as well as his De Facto Uncle Brom (by being Eragon's father- though neither knew of such until both were in their late teens).
It was revealed that he was in love with Katrina, daughter of Sloan, the butcher. Roran even said that she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. However, Sloan had never liked Garrow nor his son and would have disapproved of the relationship. Therefore, Roran and Katrina kept their love a secret (except from Eragon) and planned to do so until Roran earned enough money to build a house. This plan never did work out, as Eragon fled Carvahall with Brom and with Garrow's death, Roran needed to return to Carvahall.
Early in Eragon (book), Roran had taken a job in Therinsford working for the miller, Dempton, in order to support Katrina. Roran knew that Sloan wouldn't let him marry his daughter if he was jobless and without a farm and livelihood. Despite his discomfort in leaving his father and Eragon to care for the farm alone, Roran departed for Therinsford soon after being offered the job. His employment was cut short, however, when he received news of his father's murder and the disappearance of his cousin soon after he began the job. He returned to Carvahall to mourn and bury his father, staying at Horst's house temporarily.