The heroines of Tamora Pierce's novels are often helped through their tribulations by animal companions who have unique personalities or abilities. As well as those domestic animals with special abilities, there are also Immortals such as Spidren, Stormwings and Griffins.

Contents 1 Changing Behaviour 2 List of Individual Animals in Tortall 2.1 Assorted 2.2 Cats 2.3 Dogs 2.4 Horses 2.5 Hyenas 2.6 Pigeons 2.7 Sparrows 2.8 Wolves 3 References

Changing Behaviour Edit

Due to the presence of wild magic in Tortall (especially that of Veralidaine Sarrasri), there has been a notable change in the behaviour of animals; wild and domesticated. The most drastic changes have occurred relative to their proximity with the Royal Palace in Corus. Humans have commented on several occasions on the apparent "intelligence" of animals, and are learning to use this to their advantage. For example, Keladry's sparrows lead the King's Own to a nest of Spidrens.

List of Individual Animals in Tortall Edit

AssortedEdit

• Nawat - a crow
• Sunstone - a turtle belonging to Lindhall Reed^[1]
• Zekoi - a pygmy marmoset
• Flicker - a squirrel at Dunlath
• Quickmunch - a marmot at Dunlath
• Huntsong - a golden eagle of Dunlath^[2]
• Wisewing - a female bat at Dunlath, one of the leaders of the Song Hollow Colony^[3]
• Chirp - male cheetah of the Banjiku^[4]

CatsEdit

• Blueness - tomcat in Dunlath castle
• Faithful - supernatural companion to Alanna
• Fuzzball - Kora's kitten; brown with black stripes^[5]
• Laddybuck - Aniki's kitten; black^[6]
• Pounce - supernatural companion to Beka Cooper
• Scrap - kitten in Dunlath castle

DogsEdit

• Achoo - scent hound of the Provost's Guard,^[7] later with Beka as her handler^[8]
• Arak - herd dog at Tanair^[9]
• Brute - big, short-haired; belongs to a women in the Lower City of Corus who told Beka about a Shadow Snake victim^[10]
• Gimpy - a bloodhound at Pirate's Swoop^[11]
• Grace - herd dog at Tanair^[9]
• Jump - Kel's dog (i.e., Kel is his human)
• Prettyfoot - wolfhound, chief of Tait's hunting dogs^[12]
• Shepherd - dog at Haven, accompanies Kel and her friends into Scanra
• Tahoi - Onua's guard dog.^[13]

HorsesEdit

• Amberfire - Raoul's mare^[14]
• Anvil - Coram's horse, a bay^[15]
• Beauty - a battle-trained mare belonging to George Cooper^[16]
• Bother - Alanna and Coram's packhorse^[15]
• Cavall's Heart - Lord Wyldon's mare
• Chubby - Alanna's pony as a page
• Cinnamon - chestnut mare at Tanair, ridden by Aly
• Cloud - Daine's friend, a grey mare
• Darkmoon - Alanna's warhorse
• Darkness - Jonathan's chief mount; an all-black stallion
• Drifter - Liam Ironarm's horse, a big-boned grey^[15]
• Drum - Raoul's warhorse; black.^[17]
• General - One of Sarge's two horses^[18]
• Happy - Owen of Jesslaw's warhorse—a liver chestnut stallion (official name: Windtreader)^[19]; dies in the attack on Blayce's castle
• Hoshi - Kel's remount, a brown mare^[20]
• Ladslove - a horse in the stable of Lord Gershom^[21]
• Mangle - a good-tempered gelding; carthorse at the Royal Palace^[22]
• Moonlight - Alanna's first horse.
• Ox - One of Sarge's two horses^[18]
• Peachblossom - Kel's foul-tempered gelding.
• Rebel - The fastest horse in Dunlath^[12]
• Russet
• Silk - One of Onua's two ponies^[18]
• Spots - Numair's horse, a patient, black-and-white gelding^[22]
• Sure-Foot - a shaggy mountain pony stolen by Alanna and company in Sarain.^[23]
• Westwind - a mare belonging to Kaddar Iliniat^[1]
• Whisper - One of Onua's two ponies^[18]

HyenasEdit

(From the Imperial Menagerie of Carthak)

• Aranh - a male, with a nicked ear^[24]
• Iry - a male, with many spots^[24]
• Teeu - the boss female^[24]

PigeonsEdit

(Beka's informants)

• Ashes - looks as if it had been sprinkled in ashes and its tail dipped in them^[25]
• Fog - blue-grey and blue-green male^[26]
• Inky - black and white; young in 246^[27]
• Mumper - bedraggled grey male^[28]
• Pinky - silver and dark pink female, bold personality^[26]
• Slapper - blue-black male, lamed, tends to slap Beka in the head ^[26]
• Spangle - spangled in blue, green and violet on white^[29]
• White Spice - white, copper-spotted male, struts in front of the females^[26]

Sparrows Edit

(Kel's flock)

• Crown
• Freckle
• Nari
• Peg
• Arrow

Wolves Edit

(The Long Lake Pack)

• Short Snout
• Brokefang
• Frostfur
• Longwind
• Fleetfoot
• Battle
• Rattail
• Leaper
• Berry
• Silly

ReferencesEdit