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''"Once one domino falls, they all will in turn."''
 
''"Once one domino falls, they all will in turn."''
 
—Saint Dane
  
—Saint Dane
   
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'''Saint Dane''' was the main antagonist of [[The Pendragon Adventure]]. He was one of the oldest [[Travelers]], but aimed to [[The Convergence|converge]] the territories of [[Halla]] and create a darker version of [[Solara]]. Saint Dane often tried to manipulate each territory's destiny and plunge them into chaos. He was the founder of [[Ravinia]] and officially became its leader upon the death of [[Alexander Naymeer]]. Saint Dane was ended in ''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]'' after his followers questioned his beliefs. He used his powers as a [[Travelers|Traveler]] to escape death and drain Solara of its well-being. Saint Dane frequently shape-shifted into other beings, influencing powerful people into making bad decisions or tormenting others.
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'''Saint Dane''' is the primary antagonist of [[The Pendragon Adventure]]. Pendragon and the [[Travelers]] follow him across the [[Halla]] to spoil his plans to push each Territory's Turning Point in the wrong direction. His ultimate goal is to [[The Convergence|converge]] all the Territories to break them down into chaos, creating a darker version of [[Solara]] over which he can rule as a god. He was the founder of [[Ravinia]] and officially became its leader upon the death of [[Alexander Naymeer]]. He used his powers as a [[Travelers|Traveler]] to escape death, manipulate the people of Halla, and drain Solara of its power.
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Saint Dane frequently shape-shifted into other beings, influencing powerful people into making terrible decisions or tormenting others.
   
 
==Personality==
  
==Personality==
   
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Saint Dane is known throughout all the territories for his cruelty and cunning. He is extremely manipulative and intelligent, and he always seems to be one step ahead of Bobby and the travelers. Often Saint Dane himself does nothing except manipulate people, including Bobby and the Travelers, into the making the wrong decisions and tipping the turning point towards chaos. Saint Dane also enjoys the suffering of others, yet has no fear of death himself. He is also revealed to be very charismatic, with the ability to persuade others to his way of thinking in certain situations.
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Saint Dane is known throughout all the territories for his cruelty and cunning. He is extremely manipulative and intelligent, and he always seems to be one step ahead of Bobby and the travelers. Rarely does Saint Dane directly influence a Territory's turning point, but rather prefers to manipulate others, including Bobby and the Travelers, into the making poor decisions with disastrous consequences. Saint Dane also enjoys the suffering of others, yet has no fear of death himself. He is very charismatic, often persuading others comply with his twisted logic. Throughout the series, Bobby refers to Saint Dane as "the demon" or a "demon Traveler." His satanic personality is exemplified in all the people he has killed, including [[Osa]], [[Press Tilton]], Benn[[Benn Spader| Spader]], [[Seegen]], [[Jen Remudi]], Ludwig Zell, Mr. Kayto, Yorn and Nevva Winter.
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Throughout the series, Bobby often refers to Saint Dane as "the demon" or a "demon Traveler". His devilish personality can be exemplified in all the people he has killed, including [[Osa]], [[Press Tilton]], [[Benn Spader]], [[Seegen]], and [[Jen Remudi]].
  
   
 
==Abilities==
  
==Abilities==
   
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Saint Dane has all the traveler abilities of flume usage, persuasion, fast healing, and revival of the dead. Additionally, Saint Dane also has demonstrated abilities beyond those of a normal Traveler (until in [[The Soldiers of Halla]], when all Travelers gain these abilities) such as transforming his physical form and travelling between territories without the flumes. He was able to teach these unique abilities to [[Nevva Winter]] after she betrayed the Travelers and became bound to Saint Dane's dark Solara. His transformation powers allow him to disguise himself as another person, become a raven, and even transform into a cloud of smoke. His distinguishing physical features include his cold, icy blue eyes, ghostly white skin and long gray hair. During the conclusion of Black Water, his hair burns, making him bald with red scars on his head and his eyes change from the cold blue to nearly white. He always wears a dark, Asian-looking suit.
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Saint Dane has all the traveler abilities of flume travel, persuasion, fast healing, and revival of the dead. Additionally, Saint Dane has demonstrated abilities beyond those of a normal Traveler (until in [[The Soldiers of Halla]], when all Travelers discover these abilities). He can disguise himself as another person or animal by shapeshifting, command and control quigs, transform into a cloud of smoke, and even travel between territories without flumes. He was able to teach some of these unique abilities to [[Nevva Winter]] after she betrayed the Travelers and joined Saint Dane at the conclusion of ''[http://pendragon.wikia.com/wiki/Quillan_Games The Quillan Games]''.
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His distinguishing physical features include his nearly 7-foot tall frame, icy blue eyes {which is mostly often seen described}, ghostly white skin and long gray hair. During the conclusion of ''[[Black Water]]'', his hair burns, leaving him bald with red scars on his head and his eyes change from the cold blue to nearly white. He always wears a dark, Asian-looking suit.
   
 
== Disguises==
  
== Disguises==
   
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Saint Dane assumes many disguises, some of which are his own creations and others times he assumes the form and place of people whom have either died or have been killed by him directly.
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Saint Dane assumes many forms throughout the series, some of which are his own creations while others are real people he has killed. Often the only way the Travelers can identify him is from his notable icy blue eyes, which often remain their original color while in disguise. Some Travelers such as Vo Spader and Gunny have never seen Saint Dane transform before. Bobby sometimes think that other people are Saint Dane in disguise, even though they aren't.
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In addition to his various personas, Saint Dane is able to assume other recurring forms as well. He transforms into a Raven in order to escape Max Rose's suite in the [[The Never War|Never War,]] to flee Black Water in [[Black Water]], and to escape Kidik island in [[The Rivers of Zadaa|Rivers of Zadaa]]. Additionally, he is able to become a cloud of black smoke, as seen in various books.
   
 
===''[[The Merchant of Death]]''===
  
===''[[The Merchant of Death]]''===
   
 
'''The Police Officer'''
  
'''The Police Officer'''
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* Bobby first met him in the form of a police officer, when Saint Dane was attempting to prevent Bobby and [[Uncle Press]] from reaching flume. Uncle Press un-masked him by pointing out that police officers of that region customarily wear blue uniforms, not khaki uniforms.
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* Bobby first met Saint Dane in the form of a police officer on [[Second Earth]] when he was attempting to prevent Bobby and [[Uncle Press]] from reaching the flume in the Subway. Uncle Press identified him by noticing that Saint Dane's disguise had khaki, rather than the blue uniforms of real officers.
   
 
'''Mallos'''
  
'''Mallos'''
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* Mallos was a highly ranking knight in service of [[Queen Kagan]] on the territory of Denduron. Queen Kagan believed that Mallos came from another continent across the sea. Throughout the story it seems as he had been gaining her trust and controlling her long before the start of the book. It is never shown if he had invented this form and had gained the position of Kagan's Adviser on his own, years before Bobby arrived, or if he simply killed the original Mallos. He is tall, with short black hair and the trademark icy blue eyes. In this form, Saint Dane brought much cruelty upon the Milago tribe; he is the creator of the [http://pendragon.wikia.com/wiki/Transfer_Ceremony Transfer Ceremonies].
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* Mallos was the chief advisor of [[Queen Kagan]] on the territory of Denduron. He claimed to have come to her from far across the sea, and had acted in this role for an unknown amount of time before Pendragon arrives. In this role he forces the Milago tribe into increasingly dangerous mining conditions to mine enough glaze to meet the demands of Queen Kagan, and created the cruel [http://pendragon.wikia.com/wiki/Transfer_Ceremony Transfer Ceremonies].
   
 
'''Figgis'''
  
'''Figgis'''
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* Figgis was a greedy Milago merchant who was the first to discover [[tak]]. He was killed by one of his own booby traps set up to protect his tak mine, and his identify was usurped by Saint Dane in order to instigate the Milago into a revolution against the [[Bedoowan]] using tak. Figgis also steals a Second Earth battery from Pendragon which the Milago use to design and nearly detonate a tak bomb.
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* A strange merchant/entrepreneur on the territory of Denduron. He is short, scruffy-looking, old, wears an eye patch, and wears green braided rings on each finger. In this form, Saint Dane supplies the Milago with the explosive mineral tak, so that they may revolt against their Bedoowan oppressors. It is later revealed that Figgis was a real person on Denduron at one point. However, in setting traps for protection of the underground vein of tak that he had found, he sprung his own trap, killing himself. Saint Dane then assumed his identity. When Bobby brought the items from Second Earth, Saint Dane came to him while he was asleep and stole the batteries from a flashlight. He used it to help the Milago set off the giant tak bomb.
  
   
 
===''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''===
  
===''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''===
   
 
'''Zy Roder'''
  
'''Zy Roder'''
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* Saint Dane's first appearance on Cloral is in the form of a ruthless pirate who attacks the habitat of Grallion, spreading fear of famine and marauding. Zy Roder later discovers the location of Faar and attempts to destroy the underwater city, triggering the [[Faar|Transpiration]].
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* A pirate on the territory of Cloral. He is considered to be handsome, with long blonde hair and icy blue eyes. In this form, Saint Dane attacks the habitat of Grallion, and also launches an attack on the underwater city of Faar. He is the captain of a ship, the Pursuit, employing weapons using Cloral's most abundant resource, which is water. This ship is capable of firing balls of water with the force of cannonballs.
 
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'''Po Nassi'''
  
'''Po Nassi'''
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*Po Nassi was an agronomer who, along with Ty Manoo, was developing a new fertilizer with the intention of ending Cloral's famine. However, because Po Nassi rushed the work, the fertilizer became highly poisonous, and threatened to wipe out the entire territory's population. This poison was responsible for the death of Benn Spader, Sr.
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*An agronomer on the territory of Cloral. In this form, appearing as a slender woman, Saint Dane assists in producing the poisonous fertilizer that threatens all of Cloral's crops by feeding the egos of the other agronomers while knowing that the fertilizer will kill all the citizens of Cloral.
  
   
 
===''[[The Never War]]''===
  
===''[[The Never War]]''===
   
 
'''Esther "Harlow" Amaden'''
  
'''Esther "Harlow" Amaden'''
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* Saint Dane assumes this form as a famous singer, and girlfriend of the crime lord Max Rose. While at first she pretends to be sympathetic to Pendragon, she later locks him in Rose's suite. She uses her influence over Rose to ensure that he makes his business deal with the Nazis. Harlow pushed a gangster off of the Manhattan Tower Hotel.
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* A gorgeous singer with soft brown eyes, dwelling in 1937 New York City on First Earth, who manipulates the gangster Max Rose. Esther appears friendly to Bobby at first; later, Bobby finds out that Saint Dane has taken this form after a search for her in the vast library of Third Earth turned out no results. This is the ultimate tip-off, as Travelers do not have histories, and so cannot have an entry in any database. Harlow pushed a gangster out the window of Gunny's hotel.
  
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'''Gangster'''
  
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* A thug in the employment of First Earth criminal Winn Farrow. Directs the other gangsters in to firing their guns down the flume, killing Press Tilton, and to try to kill Bobby and Spader when they arrive.
  
   
 
'''Ludwig Zell'''
  
'''Ludwig Zell'''
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* The real Ludwig Zell is a Nazi purchasing secrets about nuclear research from Max Rose. He plans to send his payment to the United States aboard the ''Hindenburg'' zeppelin. Saint Dane uses his form only briefly after killing the real Zell to ensure that the Hindenburg will arrive on time, as planned.
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* Saint Dane used this form for only a day, having murdered the true Zell to stop him from sending the Hindenburg back to Germany. Saint Dane stepped in to make sure that Bobby would have to make the choice of whether or not he should save the Hindenburg.
  
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'''The Raven'''
  
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* An animal form used by Saint Dane. Thus far, Saint Dane has used it to fly after jumping out of a window, and to escape the greenhouse in the gar city of Black Water. In The Rivers of Zadaa, he uses it twice to escape Kidik Island, and to travel away from the Berkshire Mountains on Earth. It has been implied that in The Quillan Games, Saint Dane and Nevva Winter use this form to escape, but they are never seen so it is not certain. In The Pilgrims of Rayne, Saint Dane uses this form several times near the end of the book. It is implied to be the namesake of the cult "Ravinia".
  
   
 
===''[[The Reality Bug]]''===
  
===''[[The Reality Bug]]''===
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'''Cowboy'''
  
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* During Bobby's first jump in the virtual reality system "Lifelight" with Aja Killian's Reality Bug, he becomes a part of the Wild West. Bobby walks into a saloon and, shortly after, Saint Dane appears as a cowboy. However, this is shown to just be a figment of Bobby's imagination.
  
   
 
'''Dr. Kree Sever'''
  
'''Dr. Kree Sever'''
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* Dr. Kree Sever is the chief phader in Rubic City. After the Travelers manage to destroy the Reality Bug and shut down Lifelight, Saint Dane uses this persona to re-start Lifelight, sending the people of the territory back into their fantasies, leaving the cities totally abandoned. This act pushes the Turning Point on Veelox in the wrong direction and gives Saint Dane his first territory.
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* Used this form to secure the final destruction of Veelox, and to taunt Bobby Pendragon at the end of the book. As Dr. Sever, Saint Dane ordered the re-opening of Lifelight, encouraging further decadence.
  
   
 
===''[[Black Water]]''===
  
===''[[Black Water]]''===
   
 
'''Timber'''
  
'''Timber'''
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* A highly ranking member of the Council of Klee on Eelong. At one point, Ranjin, the current viceroy at the time, retires and allows Timber to take his place as viceroy of the said Council, in which position Timber orders the attack on the gar city of Black Water. In doing this, he broke the rules of Halla by bringing ten tanks of the deadly Cloral poison to Eelong to slay every last gar in the world, hoping therefore to destroy the klees, who depended on the gars for their livelihood.
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* Timber was a member of the Council of Klee in Leeandra. It is unknown how long Saint Dane has held this position of influence. He uses his platform to deliver passionate speeches, inspiring the klee to repeal Edict 46, which would legalize the hunting and killing of gars. He eventually rises to the rank of viceroy, and orders the attack and extermination of the gars in Black Water using the poison he brought from Cloral. In the end of The Reality Bug, Timber was first being seen transforming in front of Mark and Courtney in the Sherwood House.
   
 
'''Yorn'''
  
'''Yorn'''
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* Yorn was formerly Seegen's acolyte. When he is killed, Saint Dane assumes his form in order to poison Seegen and trick the Travelers into showing him the way to Black Water.
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* Saint Dane's first venture into mimicking an acolyte. In this form, Saint Dane takes the form of a klee. It is also in this form that Saint Dane kills Seegen by giving him a poisoned apple. Using this form, Saint Dane tricks Bobby into leading him to Black Water. It is not known when, where, or how the real Yorn died, though Saint Dane presumably had a hand in it.
  
   
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Little '''Girl'''
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* Saint Dane takes the form of a young female gar who greets Pendragon when he arrives in Black Water during the Advent. She is seen once more after the Travelers spray the antidote across the city. Briefly after Pendragon notices her, she transforms into a raven and flies away.
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* This form is of a young gar girl, no older than five years old, who has blonde hair and blue eyes. To be more specific she was the girl who gave Bobby Pendragon a flower. Saint Dane uses this form to witness the turning point of Eelong and to taunt Bobby into going to Zadaa; therefore bringing Mark and Courtney back home. Their passage destroyed Eelong's flume, trapping Vo Spader and Gunny Van Dyke on Eelong, and killing Eelong's last-generation Traveler, Kasha. This event marked the death of the first of the last generation of Travelers.
  
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The Rivers of Zadaa
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=== ''The Rivers of Zadaa'' ===
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'''Ghee Warrior'''
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* The unnamed Ghee warrior Saint Dane used to beat Bobby nearly to death.
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'''Whitney Wilcox'''
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* A high school aged boy on Second Earth who woos Courtney Chetwynde, only to run her over with a car, nearly killing her.
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'''Andy Mitchell'''
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* In the past books, Mitchell threats Mark, trying to read the journals when Mark doesn't want him to read it with him. However, in The Rivers of Zadaa, he became friends with him and joined Mark at Sci-Clops. In the end of The Rivers of Zadaa, he saved Courtney, after her accident with Whitney Wilcox.
   
 
=== ''[[The Quillan Games]]'' ===
  
=== ''[[The Quillan Games]]'' ===
   
 
'''Mr. Kayto'''
  
'''Mr. Kayto'''
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* A Trustee, or shareholder, of the Blok Company on Quillan. Very opulent. Having killed its original, Saint Dane uses this form to manipulate the games by first bringing Veego and LaBerge from Veelox and then 'suggesting' Bobby into the games.
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* A Trustee of Blok on Quillan. He apparently was a real person, Saint Dane killed him and assumed his identity for around one year prior to the events of The Quillan Games. Saint Dane claims to have nothing to do with the rise of Blok or the creation of the Quillan Games. In this form, Saint Dane brings Veego and LaBerge from Veelox to create the Games, and delivered two travelers to them as challengers.
   
 
'''Challenger Green'''
  
'''Challenger Green'''
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* The champion Challenger in The Quillan Games. He appears muscular but short, with long red hair. Kills Jen Remudi, the Traveler of Ibara, during a Tato match. He appears to be very hot-headed, and will do anything to win a game. Challenger Green is later defeated by Bobby, who is Challenger Red, in the same sport.
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* An undefeated challenger of the Quillan Games and champion of the previous Grand X competition. He appears muscular but short, with long red hair. Pendragon witnesses Challenger Green defeat and kill Jen Remudi (under the title of Challenger Yellow on Quillan), in a Tato match. He is a ruthless competitor, willing to cheat and murder in order to win his competitions. Challenger Green is later defeated by Bobby (Challenger Red) in the final Grand X, and is ultimately killed in the final event, another Tato match.
   
 
'''Andy Mitchell'''
  
'''Andy Mitchell'''
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* On [[Second Earth]], Andy Mitchell convinces [[Mark Dimond]] to travel to first earth after his parents are killed in an airplane ( because of Saint Dane ) to save them by making an invention called [[Forge]]. (Note that Mitchell was not only in the The Quillan Games, but also in all the other books before.)
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* On [[Second Earth]], Andy Mitchell teams up with [[Mark Dimond]] to develop an invention called [[Forge]]. Saint Dane manipulates their scientific success in order to have Mark's parents board a plane which later disappears, and its passengers presumed dead. This tragedy convinces Mark to travel to [[First Earth]] to reverse their disappearance. It is revealed that Saint Dane has played the role of Mitchell since they were children, and no evidence of his existence can be found in the school records.
   
 
=== ''[[The Pilgrims of Rayne]]'' ===
  
=== ''[[The Pilgrims of Rayne]]'' ===
   
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'''Sixth Officer Hantin'''
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'''Sixth Officer "Taylor" Hantin'''
 
* A minor character and one of Saint Dane's disguises to watch the events unfolding between Courtney and Mark on First Earth. Dodger, the bellhop and acolyte who helps Courtney find Mark, gives him a beating when Dodger breaks Courtney out of the brig. Later on, it is revealed that Dodger stole the gun with which Courtney would have shot Mark, therefore completing Mark's history on First Earth (as revealed by the computer history on Third Earth) - yet another part of Saint Dane's plan.
  
* A minor character and one of Saint Dane's disguises to watch the events unfolding between Courtney and Mark on First Earth. Dodger, the bellhop and acolyte who helps Courtney find Mark, gives him a beating when Dodger breaks Courtney out of the brig. Later on, it is revealed that Dodger stole the gun with which Courtney would have shot Mark, therefore completing Mark's history on First Earth (as revealed by the computer history on Third Earth) - yet another part of Saint Dane's plan.
   
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'''Andy Mitchell'''
  
'''Andy Mitchell'''
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* A bully to Bobby, Courtney, and Mark, revealed to be Saint Dane at the end of Book 7.
   
 
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In all of the books, Saint Dane's true eye color, variably described as "icy blue", "lightning white", or a mixture of the two, is Bobby's tip-off to identify him. Early alter-egos appear to naturally possess this color, though eventually Saint Dane shows that he can also change his eye color to better hide his true identity. As Timber and later as the Batu warrior, Saint Dane purposely reveals himself to Bobby, as if to taunt him.
  
In all of the books, Saint Dane's true eye color, variably described as "icy blue", "lightning white", or a mixture of the two, is Bobby's tip-off to identify him. Early alter-egos appear to naturally possess this color, though eventually Saint Dane shows that he can also change his eye color to better hide his true identity. As Timber and later as the Batu warrior, Saint Dane purposely reveals himself to Bobby, as if to taunt him.
   
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'''King Hruth'''
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*He briefly takes the appearance of King Hruth outside of Lifelight for a brief moment.
   
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In ''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]'', it is revealed that Saint Dane was previously "friends" with [[Press Tilton]], and a philosophical disagreement regarding control of the Territories creates a rift between them. Saint Dane is also able to control the precise time that he arrives at any territory, which had allowed him to manipulate the turning points while disguised as [[Mallos]], [[Figgis]], [[Po Nassi]], [[Andy Mitchell]], and [[Timber]] for much time prior to the events of the series.
  
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'''Bird'''
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*He is seen to turn back into an human at the end of the book by [[Loor]].
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== Bio ==
   
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In ''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]'', it is revealed that Saint Dane was previously a co-habitant of [[Solara]] alongside [[Press Tilton]], and a philosophical disagreement regarding control of the Territories created a rift between them. Saint Dane began manipulating time and space to identify key turning points among 10 territories which would tip the worlds into chaos and despair, so that he could rebuild and rule Halla as he saw fit. Because of the discrepant passages of time between territories, he would spend and years in one territory, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment. The trouble began when Saint Dane thinks that everyone should have a better role of Halla.
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During [[The Merchant of Death]], he first appeared in a subway station as a Second Earth police officer. He tried to frighten Bobby by hypnotizing a homeless bystander into committing suicide, then by shooting at Bobby Press. Later Saint Dane appeared in Bobby's home town of Stony Brook, disguised as Andy Mitchell. Saint Dane continued to appear as Mitchell throughout the events of the series.
  
   
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Prior to the events of ''[[The Merchant of Death]]'', Saint Dane spends time on multiple territories under various disguises including [[Mallos]], [[Figgis]], [[Po Nassi]], [[Andy Mitchell]], and [[Timber]] in order to put himself in a position of power and influence as each turning point grew nearer.
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While on [[Denduron]], he appeared as Mallos and Figgis in order to manipulate the Milago tribe into discovering and using explosive [[tak]] to conquer the Bedoowans and perhaps the entire territory, creating chaos. He was stopped when Bobby destroyed the tak mines. Saint Dane then fled to [[Cloral]].
 
   
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Pendragon first meets Saint Dane, disguised as a Second Earth police officer, in an abandoned New York subway station during [[The Merchant of Death]]. He and [[Press Tilton]] manage to escape by jumping into the flume to [[Denduron]].
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In all subsequent stories, he takes on one or more alter egos to create chaos and spread fear among the people of the territories. Often his actions instigate a war or otherwise causing havoc and confusion while blinding people to true social problems. His role is comparable to that of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, in that he uses people's weaknesses to confuse them into destroying themselves. Because of the discrepant passages of time between territories, as well as the necessity-based action of the flumes, he might in one territory spend years or decades in one form, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment.
  
   
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While on [[Denduron]], he appeared as [[Mallos]] and [[Figgis]] in order to manipulate the [[Milago]] tribe into discovering and using explosive [[tak]] to conquer the [[Bedoowan|Bedoowans]], throwing the territory into war. He was stopped when Pendragon destroyed the tak mines.
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Saint Dane claims he is working in the best interest of Halla, building a "better" Halla where the strong and exceptional rule, and the weak are dismissed or eradicated. These beliefs form the core of the Ravinia cult, which he formed through his servants Nevva Winter and Alexander Naymeer. It is not known whether he truly believes this, or whether he merely uses this story as a front for other, more nefarious goals.
  
   
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Saint Dane regularly appears in Bobby's home town of Stony Brook disguised as Pendragon and Marks' high school classmate [[Andy Mitchell]]. Saint Dane continued to appear as Mitchell throughout the events of the series.
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Although he is usually engaged in battling the Travellers, Saint Dane has shown a more reasonable side of his personality. On several occasions in The Quillan Games, The Pilgrams of Rayne, and Raven Rise, he has had philosophical discussions about the nature of Halla and the war with Bobby. At these times, he has shown himself to be more human, possessing emotions and arguments supporting his position. It is possible that these too are strategy by which to trick Bobby into fulfilling his (Saint Dane's) designs, though they may in fact reflect Saint Dane's true beliefs.
  
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In all subsequent stories, he takes on one or more alter egos to create chaos and spread fear among the people of the territories. He has attempted to instigate war, famine, and mass murder. Regardless of his specific plots,he consistently creates havoc and confusion, blinding people to true social problems. His role is comparable to that of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, in that he uses people's weaknesses to make them destroy themselves.
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Saint Dane claims he is working to create a "better" Halla, a universe in which the strong and exceptional are rewarded while the weak are dismissed or eradicated. These beliefs inspired the foundation of the [[Ravinia]] cult on [[Second Earth]], formed by Saint Dane's servants [[Nevva Winter]] and [[Alexander Naymeer]].
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Despite his ruthless and violent tendencies, the climax of each story actually involves a philosophical debate between Saint Dane and the Travelers. In these exchanges, Saint Dane has shown himself to be more human, possessing emotions and rational arguments supporting his position. It is possible that these too are strategy to trick Pendragon, though they may in fact reflect Saint Dane's true beliefs.
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Saint Dane is defeated at the conclusion [[The Soldiers of Halla]] by Pendragon when the Travelers convince the followers of Ravinia to abandon their quest and their leader.
   
 
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''"'He doesn't murder, or cause floods or fires. His methods are much more devious. He will go to a territory and move himself into a position where he can ''influence'' events. He's smart and convincing. He'll appear to be your friend while the whole time he's pushing you toward disaster.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Merchant of Death]]''''' (283).
  
''"'He doesn't murder, or cause floods or fires. His methods are much more devious. He will go to a territory and move himself into a position where he can ''influence'' events. He's smart and convincing. He'll appear to be your friend while the whole time he's pushing you toward disaster.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Merchant of Death]]''''' (283).
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''"'When Halla crumbles, I will be there to pick up the pieces.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Merchant of Death]]''''' (333).
  
   
 
''"'It won't end until he thinks he's won. That's when he'll fail.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''''' (343).
  
''"'It won't end until he thinks he's won. That's when he'll fail.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''''' (343).
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''"'He takes as much pleasure in causing you this kind of anguish as wiping out a territory or murdering hundreds of people. It's all the same to him.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''''' (347).
  
''"'He takes as much pleasure in causing you this kind of anguish as wiping out a territory or murdering hundreds of people. It's all the same to him.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Lost City of Faar]]''''' (347).
   
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''"'I want to demonstrate how easy it is for me to make you dance like a toy puppet. ''My'' toy puppet. In spite of what you may think due to our past encounters, I am in total control.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Never War]]''''' (234).
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''"'In spite of what you may think due to our past encounters, I am in total control.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Never War]]''''' (234).
   
 
''"'I want you to come close. I want you to feel as if you've beaten me one more time, because that's when victory is the sweetest. . . When your opponent feels as if he actually has a chance to win, just before it all comes crashing down.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Never War]]''''' (239).
  
''"'I want you to come close. I want you to feel as if you've beaten me one more time, because that's when victory is the sweetest. . . When your opponent feels as if he actually has a chance to win, just before it all comes crashing down.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Never War]]''''' (239).
   
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''"'And so it begins,' Sant Dane cackled. 'The walls are beginning to crack. The power that once was, will no longer be. It is a whole new game, with new rules.'" ''- Saint Dane, '''''[[The Reality Bug]]''''' (372).
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"The Batu- The Rokador all of them. The Milago and the Bedoowan of Denduron, the arrogant agronomers from Cloral, those criminals from First Earth, the Klees and Gars of Eelong, and the escapist from Veelox" .- Saint Dane, '''''The Rivers of Zadaa''''' {303}.
   
 
''"'Hope is a fragile emotion, my friend. It isn't real.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Quillan Games]]''''' (457).
  
''"'Hope is a fragile emotion, my friend. It isn't real.'"'' - Saint Dane, '''''[[The Quillan Games]]''''' (457).
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''"'Saint Dane wasn't all about power and conquest. At least not at first. He actually thought he was doing the right thing by bestowing his wisdom on the people of the territories. He wouldn't accept the fact that he might not have all the right answers, and even if he did, he shouldn't be imposing them on the worlds of Halla.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]''''' (49).
  
''"'Saint Dane wasn't all about power and conquest. At least not at first. He actually thought he was doing the right thing by bestowing his wisdom on the people of the territories. He wouldn't accept the fact that he might not have all the right answers, and even if he did, he shouldn't be imposing them on the worlds of Halla.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]''''' (49).
   
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''"'Simply put, he will be a god, because he will have the power to create. That is what Saint Dane has been after, Bobby. He has turned Halla toward chaos in order to give himself the power to form an entirely new universe. One that he alone controls.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]''''' (52).[[Category:Characters]]
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''"'Simply put, he will be a god, because he will have the power to create. That is what Saint Dane has been after, Bobby. He has turned Halla toward chaos in order to give himself the power to form an entirely new universe. One that he alone controls.'"'' - Press Tilton, '''''[[The Soldiers of Halla]]''''' (52).
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Saint Dane
Saint Dane
Character Info
Territory First Earth
Alias(es) See disguises

The Demon

First appeared The Merchant of Death
Last appeared The Soldiers of Halla
Physical Traits
Hair Gray (TMD to TRB), Bald (BW to RR), Black (TSOH)
Eyes Blue-White


"Once one domino falls, they all will in turn." —Saint Dane

Saint Dane is the primary antagonist of The Pendragon Adventure. Pendragon and the Travelers follow him across the Halla to spoil his plans to push each Territory's Turning Point in the wrong direction. His ultimate goal is to converge all the Territories to break them down into chaos, creating a darker version of Solara over which he can rule as a god. He was the founder of Ravinia and officially became its leader upon the death of Alexander Naymeer. He used his powers as a Traveler to escape death, manipulate the people of Halla, and drain Solara of its power.

Saint Dane frequently shape-shifted into other beings, influencing powerful people into making terrible decisions or tormenting others.

Personality

Saint Dane is known throughout all the territories for his cruelty and cunning. He is extremely manipulative and intelligent, and he always seems to be one step ahead of Bobby and the travelers. Rarely does Saint Dane directly influence a Territory's turning point, but rather prefers to manipulate others, including Bobby and the Travelers, into the making poor decisions with disastrous consequences. Saint Dane also enjoys the suffering of others, yet has no fear of death himself. He is very charismatic, often persuading others comply with his twisted logic. Throughout the series, Bobby refers to Saint Dane as "the demon" or a "demon Traveler." His satanic personality is exemplified in all the people he has killed, including Osa, Press Tilton, Benn Spader, Seegen, Jen Remudi, Ludwig Zell, Mr. Kayto, Yorn and Nevva Winter.

Abilities

Saint Dane has all the traveler abilities of flume travel, persuasion, fast healing, and revival of the dead. Additionally, Saint Dane has demonstrated abilities beyond those of a normal Traveler (until in The Soldiers of Halla, when all Travelers discover these abilities). He can disguise himself as another person or animal by shapeshifting, command and control quigs, transform into a cloud of smoke, and even travel between territories without flumes. He was able to teach some of these unique abilities to Nevva Winter after she betrayed the Travelers and joined Saint Dane at the conclusion of The Quillan Games.

His distinguishing physical features include his nearly 7-foot tall frame, icy blue eyes {which is mostly often seen described}, ghostly white skin and long gray hair. During the conclusion of Black Water, his hair burns, leaving him bald with red scars on his head and his eyes change from the cold blue to nearly white. He always wears a dark, Asian-looking suit.

Disguises

Saint Dane assumes many forms throughout the series, some of which are his own creations while others are real people he has killed. Often the only way the Travelers can identify him is from his notable icy blue eyes, which often remain their original color while in disguise. Some Travelers such as Vo Spader and Gunny have never seen Saint Dane transform before. Bobby sometimes think that other people are Saint Dane in disguise, even though they aren't.

In addition to his various personas, Saint Dane is able to assume other recurring forms as well. He transforms into a Raven in order to escape Max Rose's suite in the Never War, to flee Black Water in Black Water, and to escape Kidik island in Rivers of Zadaa. Additionally, he is able to become a cloud of black smoke, as seen in various books.

The Merchant of Death

The Police Officer

  • Bobby first met Saint Dane in the form of a police officer on Second Earth when he was attempting to prevent Bobby and Uncle Press from reaching the flume in the Subway. Uncle Press identified him by noticing that Saint Dane's disguise had khaki, rather than the blue uniforms of real officers.

Mallos

  • Mallos was the chief advisor of Queen Kagan on the territory of Denduron. He claimed to have come to her from far across the sea, and had acted in this role for an unknown amount of time before Pendragon arrives. In this role he forces the Milago tribe into increasingly dangerous mining conditions to mine enough glaze to meet the demands of Queen Kagan, and created the cruel Transfer Ceremonies.

Figgis

  • Figgis was a greedy Milago merchant who was the first to discover tak. He was killed by one of his own booby traps set up to protect his tak mine, and his identify was usurped by Saint Dane in order to instigate the Milago into a revolution against the Bedoowan using tak. Figgis also steals a Second Earth battery from Pendragon which the Milago use to design and nearly detonate a tak bomb.

The Lost City of Faar

Zy Roder

  • Saint Dane's first appearance on Cloral is in the form of a ruthless pirate who attacks the habitat of Grallion, spreading fear of famine and marauding. Zy Roder later discovers the location of Faar and attempts to destroy the underwater city, triggering the Transpiration.

Po Nassi

  • Po Nassi was an agronomer who, along with Ty Manoo, was developing a new fertilizer with the intention of ending Cloral's famine. However, because Po Nassi rushed the work, the fertilizer became highly poisonous, and threatened to wipe out the entire territory's population. This poison was responsible for the death of Benn Spader, Sr.

The Never War

Esther "Harlow" Amaden

  • Saint Dane assumes this form as a famous singer, and girlfriend of the crime lord Max Rose. While at first she pretends to be sympathetic to Pendragon, she later locks him in Rose's suite. She uses her influence over Rose to ensure that he makes his business deal with the Nazis. Harlow pushed a gangster off of the Manhattan Tower Hotel.

Ludwig Zell

  • The real Ludwig Zell is a Nazi purchasing secrets about nuclear research from Max Rose. He plans to send his payment to the United States aboard the Hindenburg zeppelin. Saint Dane uses his form only briefly after killing the real Zell to ensure that the Hindenburg will arrive on time, as planned.

The Reality Bug

Dr. Kree Sever

  • Dr. Kree Sever is the chief phader in Rubic City. After the Travelers manage to destroy the Reality Bug and shut down Lifelight, Saint Dane uses this persona to re-start Lifelight, sending the people of the territory back into their fantasies, leaving the cities totally abandoned. This act pushes the Turning Point on Veelox in the wrong direction and gives Saint Dane his first territory.

Black Water

Timber

  • Timber was a member of the Council of Klee in Leeandra. It is unknown how long Saint Dane has held this position of influence. He uses his platform to deliver passionate speeches, inspiring the klee to repeal Edict 46, which would legalize the hunting and killing of gars. He eventually rises to the rank of viceroy, and orders the attack and extermination of the gars in Black Water using the poison he brought from Cloral. In the end of The Reality Bug, Timber was first being seen transforming in front of Mark and Courtney in the Sherwood House.

Yorn

  • Yorn was formerly Seegen's acolyte. When he is killed, Saint Dane assumes his form in order to poison Seegen and trick the Travelers into showing him the way to Black Water.

Little Girl

  • Saint Dane takes the form of a young female gar who greets Pendragon when he arrives in Black Water during the Advent. She is seen once more after the Travelers spray the antidote across the city. Briefly after Pendragon notices her, she transforms into a raven and flies away.

The Rivers of Zadaa

Ghee Warrior

  • The unnamed Ghee warrior Saint Dane used to beat Bobby nearly to death.

Whitney Wilcox

  • A high school aged boy on Second Earth who woos Courtney Chetwynde, only to run her over with a car, nearly killing her.

Andy Mitchell

  • In the past books, Mitchell threats Mark, trying to read the journals when Mark doesn't want him to read it with him. However, in The Rivers of Zadaa, he became friends with him and joined Mark at Sci-Clops. In the end of The Rivers of Zadaa, he saved Courtney, after her accident with Whitney Wilcox.

The Quillan Games

Mr. Kayto

  • A Trustee of Blok on Quillan. He apparently was a real person, Saint Dane killed him and assumed his identity for around one year prior to the events of The Quillan Games. Saint Dane claims to have nothing to do with the rise of Blok or the creation of the Quillan Games. In this form, Saint Dane brings Veego and LaBerge from Veelox to create the Games, and delivered two travelers to them as challengers.

Challenger Green

  • An undefeated challenger of the Quillan Games and champion of the previous Grand X competition. He appears muscular but short, with long red hair. Pendragon witnesses Challenger Green defeat and kill Jen Remudi (under the title of Challenger Yellow on Quillan), in a Tato match. He is a ruthless competitor, willing to cheat and murder in order to win his competitions. Challenger Green is later defeated by Bobby (Challenger Red) in the final Grand X, and is ultimately killed in the final event, another Tato match.

Andy Mitchell

  • On Second Earth, Andy Mitchell teams up with Mark Dimond to develop an invention called Forge. Saint Dane manipulates their scientific success in order to have Mark's parents board a plane which later disappears, and its passengers presumed dead. This tragedy convinces Mark to travel to First Earth to reverse their disappearance. It is revealed that Saint Dane has played the role of Mitchell since they were children, and no evidence of his existence can be found in the school records.

The Pilgrims of Rayne

Sixth Officer "Taylor" Hantin

  • A minor character and one of Saint Dane's disguises to watch the events unfolding between Courtney and Mark on First Earth. Dodger, the bellhop and acolyte who helps Courtney find Mark, gives him a beating when Dodger breaks Courtney out of the brig. Later on, it is revealed that Dodger stole the gun with which Courtney would have shot Mark, therefore completing Mark's history on First Earth (as revealed by the computer history on Third Earth) - yet another part of Saint Dane's plan.

Taxi Driver

  • In the form of Andy Mitchell, Saint Dane traps Courtney and Dodger in the taxi. He sinks it into the water and escapes by turning into smoke.

Andy Mitchell

  • A bully to Bobby, Courtney, and Mark, revealed to be Saint Dane at the end of Book 7.

Raven Rise

Eugene

Dado

  • Saint Dane becomes a Dado to make himself a less obvious target during the Bronx Massacre.

In all of the books, Saint Dane's true eye color, variably described as "icy blue", "lightning white", or a mixture of the two, is Bobby's tip-off to identify him. Early alter-egos appear to naturally possess this color, though eventually Saint Dane shows that he can also change his eye color to better hide his true identity. As Timber and later as the Batu warrior, Saint Dane purposely reveals himself to Bobby, as if to taunt him.

Before the War: Book Two

King Hruth

  • He briefly takes the appearance of King Hruth outside of Lifelight for a brief moment.

Before the War: Book Three

Bird

  • He is seen to turn back into an human at the end of the book by Loor.

Bio

In The Soldiers of Halla, it is revealed that Saint Dane was previously a co-habitant of Solara alongside Press Tilton, and a philosophical disagreement regarding control of the Territories created a rift between them. Saint Dane began manipulating time and space to identify key turning points among 10 territories which would tip the worlds into chaos and despair, so that he could rebuild and rule Halla as he saw fit. Because of the discrepant passages of time between territories, he would spend and years in one territory, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment. The trouble began when Saint Dane thinks that everyone should have a better role of Halla.

Prior to the events of The Merchant of Death, Saint Dane spends time on multiple territories under various disguises including Mallos, Figgis, Po Nassi, Andy Mitchell, and Timber in order to put himself in a position of power and influence as each turning point grew nearer.

Pendragon first meets Saint Dane, disguised as a Second Earth police officer, in an abandoned New York subway station during The Merchant of Death. He and Press Tilton manage to escape by jumping into the flume to Denduron.

While on Denduron, he appeared as Mallos and Figgis in order to manipulate the Milago tribe into discovering and using explosive tak to conquer the Bedoowans, throwing the territory into war. He was stopped when Pendragon destroyed the tak mines.

Saint Dane regularly appears in Bobby's home town of Stony Brook disguised as Pendragon and Marks' high school classmate Andy Mitchell. Saint Dane continued to appear as Mitchell throughout the events of the series.

In all subsequent stories, he takes on one or more alter egos to create chaos and spread fear among the people of the territories. He has attempted to instigate war, famine, and mass murder. Regardless of his specific plots,he consistently creates havoc and confusion, blinding people to true social problems. His role is comparable to that of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, in that he uses people's weaknesses to make them destroy themselves.

Saint Dane claims he is working to create a "better" Halla, a universe in which the strong and exceptional are rewarded while the weak are dismissed or eradicated. These beliefs inspired the foundation of the Ravinia cult on Second Earth, formed by Saint Dane's servants Nevva Winter and Alexander Naymeer.

Despite his ruthless and violent tendencies, the climax of each story actually involves a philosophical debate between Saint Dane and the Travelers. In these exchanges, Saint Dane has shown himself to be more human, possessing emotions and rational arguments supporting his position. It is possible that these too are strategy to trick Pendragon, though they may in fact reflect Saint Dane's true beliefs.

Saint Dane is defeated at the conclusion The Soldiers of Halla by Pendragon when the Travelers convince the followers of Ravinia to abandon their quest and their leader.

Quotes

"'No matter what the conflict of a territory is, the true enemy is Saint Dane.'" - Press Tilton, The Merchant of Death (282).

"'He doesn't murder, or cause floods or fires. His methods are much more devious. He will go to a territory and move himself into a position where he can influence events. He's smart and convincing. He'll appear to be your friend while the whole time he's pushing you toward disaster.'" - Press Tilton, The Merchant of Death (283).

"'It won't end until he thinks he's won. That's when he'll fail.'" - Press Tilton, The Lost City of Faar (343).

"'He takes as much pleasure in causing you this kind of anguish as wiping out a territory or murdering hundreds of people. It's all the same to him.'" - Press Tilton, The Lost City of Faar (347).

"'In spite of what you may think due to our past encounters, I am in total control.'" - Saint Dane, The Never War (234).

"'I want you to come close. I want you to feel as if you've beaten me one more time, because that's when victory is the sweetest. . . When your opponent feels as if he actually has a chance to win, just before it all comes crashing down.'" - Saint Dane, The Never War (239).

"The Batu- The Rokador all of them. The Milago and the Bedoowan of Denduron, the arrogant agronomers from Cloral, those criminals from First Earth, the Klees and Gars of Eelong, and the escapist from Veelox" .- Saint Dane, The Rivers of Zadaa {303}.

"'Hope is a fragile emotion, my friend. It isn't real.'" - Saint Dane, The Quillan Games (457).

'" Before my vision for Halla is complete, I have to break down the old ways and, yes, create chaos. From that, a new Halla will emerge.'" - Saint Dane, The Quillan Games (457).

"'Look at yourself, Pendragon. You hold yourself up to be the model of righteous deeds, but what happened here on Quillan? . . . Your pride was your undoing. I killed a Traveler to see how you would respond. What did you do? You vowed revenge! You cling to the precious words of your uncle, who told you the territories cannot be mixed yet you intercede time and time again witht the natural order of a territory. You're aghast at the fact that I'll bring an animal from Cloral or a weapon from Eelong, yet your are quick to bring something that is far more intrusive. You bring ideas, Pendragon! You were raised on Second Earth, and you are all too quick to impose what you feel are the higher morals of that territory on all others. How is that any different from what I have done? . . . You think you are unable to kill, but let me remind you how much blood is on your hands. People died when the tak mine exploded on Denduron. How many died when the Hindenburg crashed? But that is nothing compared to our battle, Pendragon. If you didn't exist, I wouldn't exist. Everything I've done is because of you!'" - Saint Dane, The Quillan Games (459).

"'That is the way it was meant to be, because it is the way I will make it.'" - Saint Dane, The Pilgrims of Rayne (521).

"'Are you so misguided that you are ready to die for your beliefs?'" - Saint Dane, The Pilgrims of Rayne (521).

"'He and his kind have drawn strength from the belief they have been battling my evil for the greater good of Halla. Now he understands there is no clear definition of evil. He has caused destruction and suffering. He has manipulated the people of the territories as much as I.'" - Saint Dane, The Pilgrims of Rayne (546).

"'It's not hard to kill,' Saint Dane said in a low growl. 'When it's justified.'" - Raven Rise (517).

"'Saint Dane wasn't all about power and conquest. At least not at first. He actually thought he was doing the right thing by bestowing his wisdom on the people of the territories. He wouldn't accept the fact that he might not have all the right answers, and even if he did, he shouldn't be imposing them on the worlds of Halla.'" - Press Tilton, The Soldiers of Halla (49).

"'Simply put, he will be a god, because he will have the power to create. That is what Saint Dane has been after, Bobby. He has turned Halla toward chaos in order to give himself the power to form an entirely new universe. One that he alone controls.'" - Press Tilton, The Soldiers of Halla (52).

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