Arobynn Hamel

King of the Assassins and head of the Assassin's Guild at the Assassins' Keep in Rifthold. He took in the young Aelin, trained her harshly and engineered the death of Sam and her sentence to Endovier. In Queen of Shadows he schemes against her with a false Wyrdstone ring and is killed in his sleep by Lysandra.

1. Summoned by Elena in a vision, Arobynn finds the young princess Aelin near the Avery River and takes her in. source

1. Arobynn tells his assassins of Ben's death, sends Sam and Celaena to the Pirate Lord, and beats Celaena after they free slaves. source
2. Arobynn has Sam tortured and killed, then bribes the Endovier guards so Celaena survives and comes back to him. source

1. Arobynn agrees to help Aelin rescue Aedion in return for a Valg demon to study. source
2. Arobynn betrays Aelin, slipping a fake Wyrdstone ring on her to seize control of Terrasen. source
3. Lysandra kills Arobynn in his sleep, and Aelin swaps his will for a forged one that leaves her nearly everything. source

1. Elena's flashback shows Arobynn waking at her compulsion and riding to find the child Aelin. source

Home of

Assassin's Keep

Enemy of

Aelin Galathynius, Lysandra, Sam Cortland

Rules

Assassin's Keep

Partner of

Lysandra