Editing Tehanu (section)

=== Major characters ===

{{See also|List of characters in Earthsea}}

[[File:Tehanu (2012 edition).png|thumb|upright|Cover of 2012 edition (hardcover) with corrected title.]]

The primary characters of the novel are:<ref name=DF>Petty, Anne C. ''Dragons of Fantasy: The Scaly Villains & Heroes of Tolkien, Rowling, McCaffrey, Pratchett & Other Fantasy Greats'', (Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Cold Spring Press, 2004)</ref>

* Goha, as known by her husband and locals, revealed to be ''Tenar'', former priestess of the Tombs of Atuan, and the White Lady of Gont<!--<ref name=Kirkus/>-->
* [[Ged (Earthsea)|Ged]], also called ''Sparrowhawk'', the Archmage of Roke
* Aspen, revealed as ''Erisen'', a twisted mage and follower of ''Cob''
* Kalessin, a dragon, the eldest
* Therru, a burned child, revealed as ''Tehanu'', and a woman-dragon