Tam

Tammarin "Tam" Blackwater is a commoner who was close friends with Frisha in their youth and traveled with her as her escort on their journey to Kaibain. Although initially suspicious to Rezkin's intentions, they quickly grew close and were soon best friends. He originally wanted to be a soldier in hopes of adventure but eventually became Rezkin's apprentice. Despite being a year older than Rezkin, he naturally follows his best friend, master, and king. Tam develops a crush on the Princess Ilanet but fears he is beneath her station as a commoner. In an effort to accelerate his training, Rezkin has a magical procedure performed on Tam, allowing him to absorb information faster. The procedure was to be reverted after a few weeks, but Tam was captured by slavers before this could happen. If not healed soon Tam will die, however, the procedure has allowed him to learn languages from witnessing a few simple conversations and mastering any previous knowledge he had gained. He is now dedicated to the Rules and has greatly improved in his Skills. He is still in slavery.

Appearance
Tam is described in book one when Tam and Frisha first encounter Rezkin on their trip to Kaibain. "'...just under six feet tall and had short-cropped, messy brown hair and brown eyes. His muscles were toned but not bulky, and he walked with a confident, playfully arrogant gait.'"He is later described as having longer hair than he initially had, making him look "almost dashing" by Frisha. He is said to be handsome by Princess Ilanet.