Saint Dane

Saint Dane

Character Info
Territory	First Earth
Alias(es)	See disguises
First appeared	The Merchant of Death
Last appeared	The Soldiers of Halla
Physical Traits

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

Saint Dane is the primary antagonist of The Pendragon Adventure. He is one of the oldest Travelers, but he aimed to converge the territories of Halla and create a darker version of Solara. Saint Dane often tried to manipulate each territory's Turning Point and plunge the Territories into chaos. 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 and drain Solara of its power.

Saint Dane frequently shape-shifted into other beings, influencing powerful people into making bad 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, Vo Spader, Seegen, and Jen Remudi.

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, 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 disguises throughout, some of which are his own creations and other times he assumes the form and place of people whom either have died or were killed by him directly.

The Merchant of Death

The Police Officer

Bobby first met him in the form of a police officer in , 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. Before morphing back into himself, Saint Dane mind-controlled a homeless man living in the subway into jumping inf ront of a train and killing himself.

Mallos

Mallos was a highly ranking knight in service of Queen Kagan on the territory of Denduron. He told Queen Kagan that his home country was on another continent across the sea. Throughout Bobby's observations, it seems as if he had been gaining her trust and controlling her long before the Milago uprising. It is never known if he invented this form and gained the position of Kagan's Adviser on his own years before Bobby arrived, or if he simply usurped the real Mallos. He is tall, with short black hair and Saint Dane's trademark icy blue eyes. In this form, Saint Dane brought much cruelty upon the Milago tribe; he is the creator of the Transfer Ceremonies.

Figgis

A strange merchant on the territory of Denduron, Figgis is a short, scruffy-looking, eye-patch wearing old man who wears green braided rings on each finger. In this form, Saint Dane supplies the Milago with the explosive mineral tak to orchestrate their revolt against the Bedoowan. Bobby and Loor find Figgis's skeleton in the mine tunnels before Saint Dane, still in the form of Figgis, ambushes them. The real Figgis set many traps to prevent others from stumbling upon his tak cavern and in the end, he sprung his own trap and was killed. After Bobby returned with the Second Earth items from Mark and Courtney, Saint Dane came to him while he was sleeping in the mines and stole a few items from Bobby's LL Bean backpack- a Swiss Army Knife which Bobby retrieved, and the flashlight which was used as the detonator for Rellin's giant tak bomb.

The Lost City of Faar

Zy Roder

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.

Po Nassi

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

Esther "Harlow" Amaden

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.

Gangster

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

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.

The Raven

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

Cowboy

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

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

Timber

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.

Yorn

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.

Girl

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.

The Rivers of Zadaa

Ghee Warrior

The unnamed Ghee warrior Saint Dane used to beat Bobby to the point of near-death.

The Quillan Games

Mr. Kayto

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.

Challenger Green

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.

Andy Mitchell

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.)

The Pilgrims of Rayne

Sixth Officer 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

A supposed follower of Alexander Naymeer.

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.

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.

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. 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 and years or decades in one form, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment.

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.

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.

Saint Dane is ended in The Soldiers of Halla when Bobby promotes his cult to question the saint.

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).

"'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).