Brom

Brom is a character in Christopher Paolinis Inheritance Cycle series. He is an old dragonrider who lives in exile in the village Carvahall. When Eragon and Saphira goes out on their quest to find the ra´zacs who killed Eragons uncle, Brom joins them and trains Eragon in magic and swordfighting during their journey. He later dies when he sacrifices himself to save Eragon. Before he dies he reveals that he was a dragonrider. In the third book in the series it is revealed that he was Eragons father.