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Brisingr begins as Eragon, Saphira, and Roran travel
to Helgrind, the sanctuary of the Ra'zac. There
they 
rescue Roran's betrothed, Katrina, who was being held
prisoner, and kill one of the Ra'zac. Saphira, Roran, and Katrina
return to the Varden, while Eragon stays behind to kill
the remaining Ra'zac. Once he returns to the Varden, Eragon
discovers that Katrina is pregnant with Roran's child and a wedding
is arranged, which Eragon is to conduct. Just before it begins, a
small force of enchanted troops attack alongside Murtagh and his
dragon, Thorn.
Elven spell-casters aid Eragon and Saphira and cause Murtagh
and Thorn to flee, winning the battle. After the fight, Roran
marries Katrina. The leader of the Varden, Nasuada, then orders
Eragon to attend the election of the new dwarf king in the Beor
Mountains. Once among the dwarves, Eragon is the target of a failed
assassination, found to be the work of the dwarf clan Az Sweldn rak
Anhûin, whom the dwarf Orik then forces into exile. Having earned
the sympathies of the dwarves, Orik is elected the new king.
After Orik's coronation, Eragon and Saphira return to the elven
capital Ellesméra to train. There, the elf Oromis and his
dragon Glaedr reveal that Eragon's deceased mentor, Brom, is
Eragon's father. Glaedr also reveals the source of Galbatorix's
power: Eldunarya, or heart of hearts. While not a dragon's actual
heart, an Eldunarí allows the holder to communicate with or draw
energy from the dragon it belongs to, even if the dragon is
deceased. Galbatorix spent years collecting Eldunarya, and forcing
the deceased dragons to channel their energy to him through their
Eldunarí. After training, Eragon visits an Elven blacksmith,
Rhunön, who helps Eragon forge a Rider sword. Before Eragon and
Saphira depart to the Varden, Oromis says that the time has come
for him and Glaedr to openly oppose the Empire in combat alongside
the queen of the elves, Islanzadí. Thus, Glaedr gives his Eldunarí
to Eragon before they part.
Meanwhile, Roran is sent on various missions as part of the
military force of the Varden. One of the targets is a convoy of
supply wagons guarded by enchanted soldiers. The unit suffers
extreme casualties, and the commander is replaced after losing
his hand. During a mission to take back a Surdan city, plans made
by the new commander almost cause the operation to fail, but Roran
gives new orders. Despite saving the mission, Roran is charged with
insubordination and is flogged as a punishment. After the public
whipping, Nasuada promotes Roran to commander and sends his unit on
a mission. He leaves in command of a group of both men and Urgals
to enforce the idea of men and Urgals working together.
When his squad returns to the Varden, they join the siege of
Feinster, a city in the Empire. As the siege begins,
Eragon and the elf Arya depart to find the leader of the city, but
discover that three magicians are attempting to create a
Shade. While racing to kill the magicians, Eragon has a vision
through Glaedr's Eldunarí showing Oromis and Murtagh fighting. In
the midst of the fighting, Galbatorix posseses Murtagh and tries to
lure Oromis to his side: when he fails, and after Oromis suffers a
seizure, Galbatorix uses Murtagh to kill him and Glaedr is killed
shortly after. After the vision, the magicians have managed to
create the Shade Varaug, whom Arya kills with help from Eragon.
After the successful siege, Nasuada tells Eragon the Varden's plans
for invading the Empire.
