History Characters / DeltoranRoyalFamily

!!Endon

* HappilyMarried: To Sharn.

---> '''"For the sake of our old friendship, I beg you to forgive the past. You are the only one I can trust. Please help us!"'''

!!Sharn

* HappilyMarried: To Endon.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Amarantz of the Pottery, who is described as almost elderly, some members of the Resistance and Jasmine, [[spoiler: Doom's daughter.]]

!!Anna (II)

!!Endon (II)

!!Jarred (II)

* DeadGuyJunior: He is named after Jasmine's father Jarred, [[spoiler: who is in fact still alive but no longer uses his birth name]].
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* BabiesEverAfter: Between parts one and two of The Forests of Silence, Sharn gives birth to Lief.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Amarantz dies in Sharn's arms after [[spoiler: swallowing one of her poisoned cakes.]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She and Endon plan the quest for the gems and prepare Lief for it. After the Shadow Lord's defeat Sharn helps Deltorans recover from the Shadow Lord's rule, and becomes well-loved and respected by the people because of it. In Dragons of Deltora she travels to Tora to support relations between the two great cities, and when she returns serves soup to the poor and needy, which unfortunately results in the creation of the Toran Plague myth as [[spoiler: Sharn was poisoned soon after.]]

Descendants of Deltora's first king, Adin.

[[folder: Deltoran Royal Family]]

!!Lief

-->Voiced by: Ryosuke Sakamaki (Japanese), Cole Howard (English)

Lief was raised as a blacksmith's son in the run-down city of Del after the invasion. Hot-headed and impatient at the start of the series, all he wanted to do was go out and explore the city. On the night of his sixteenth birthday, he leaves on his father's quest to restore the Belt of Deltora, the only thing that can save their land and the heir from the tyranny of the Shadow Lord.

* {{Adorkable}}: Lief is extremely inept when dealing with women as seen from his encounter with Neridah.
* AngerBornOfWorry: When Prin is almost killed by a Dread Gnome's poisoned arrow while attempting to fly to Dread Mountain, Lief fears for her and yells at her for putting herself in danger like that. It is something Lief had sworn never to do after having experienced it from Barda himself in the Shifting Sands, and he apologizes to Prin afterward for it.
** Whenever Lief returned home to the forge in Del after dark and took risks, both Endon and Sharn would be furious as they were so frightened for him. Lief recalls this in ''Dread Mountain'' when he has his own AngerBornOfWorry moment.
* BadassAdorable: The second youngest and second shortest of the three heroes, but don't think that means he's weaker.
* BadassBookworm: Is very educated for his social standing and often outsmarts his enemies rather than out-muscling them.
* BadassInDistress: In ''Cavern of the Fear'' he is held captive by Granous in the Os-Mine Hills alongside Barda, and is forced to take part in a sadistic game.
* BadassNormal: Can hold his own in a fight, while using a sword.
* TheBlacksmith: He was his father's apprentice. [[spoiler: In the second series, he is skilled enough as a smith to make a replica of the Belt of Deltora.]]
* BodyHorror: After having Bede's special mask ripped off his face, Lief obtains some very horrific-looking scars.
* CannotSpitItOut: In regards to Jasmine. This is a result of his awkwardness with women.
* {{Determinator}}: And how! He's survived against Ols, Grey Guards, Vraals, and countless other monsters. He's been cut, bruised, burned, and nearly eaten by a carnivorous plant. How he and Barda and Jasmine managed to survive in Deltora day-to-day is anyone's guess.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He found out that his father had lived in the palace, that the beggar by the gate was actually a competent fighter, and that he had to set off on a quest to find the one true king all on his birthday.
* FarmBoy: He started out as a blacksmith's apprentice.
* FireForgedFriends: With Barda and Jasmine.
* FisherKing: The bloodline of [[spoiler: Adin wielding the Belt of Deltora keeps the land safe from invasion]]. To a lesser extent, Lief's dedication to the country results in him cleaning up a lot of its problems.
* GreenEyedMonster: Not really noticeable in the anime (Which appears to favor Dain and Jasmine), but many interactions Dain had with Jasmine led him to silently fume. He got over it eventually, but by then, [[spoiler:Dain had shown his true colours as a Grade 3 Ol]].
* GuileHero: A little zigzagged, he can think on his feet to trick enemies but he gets played for a fool himself just as much.
* TheGoodKing: After the Shadow Lord's defeat Lief goes on to rule Deltora long and wisely. He plays a large part in helping the kingdom recover from the longs years of tyranny.
* HappilyMarried: To Jasmine after the end of the third series.
* HeroicBSOD: In ''Dread Mountain'' he discovers that his parents have been imprisoned by the Shadow Lord who suspects them of helping the heroes who are restoring the Belt of Deltora. He immediately wants to return to Del, but soon realises with Barda's help that the quest must go on, for it is the only thing that would free Deltora of the Shadow Lord.
** In ''The Sister of the South'' Lief has a major BSOD when he believes that he's made a mistake and that the 'Toran Plague' is real. He is heartbroken at the thought that he has doomed his friends and family. He even tries to take of the Belt in his misery but is unable to.
* HeroicLineage: Is a descendant of [[spoiler: Adin.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: Lief was given a lethal sword for his birthday which was forged by his father. It becomes the weapon of his choice for the entire series.
* HotBlooded: Extremely so at the beginning of the first series, but slowly comes out of it as the quest goes on. After he becomes King he is more level-headed, and with good reason.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Barda, Doom and most of the people he meets on his travels around Deltora.
* InvisibilityCloak: His mother [[spoiler: Sharn]] sews a cloak for him that conceals the wearer, as a birthday gift.
* ItsAllMyFault: Lief blames himself strongly for [[spoiler: Josef's death in the third series, thinking that if only he had realised Paff's treachery and looked out for Josef more instead of dismissing him as senile and leaving Del to destroy the Sisters, then it would not have happened the way it did.]]
* HealingHands: Lief can use different gems can relieve various ailments, including venom, poison, disease, and blindness.
* TheHero: He's the protagonist of the story, and sent by his parents to restore the Belt of Deltora and rid the kingdom of the Shadow Lord.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Lief fears the power of the great opal and uses it a total of ''three times'' throughout the entire story, and only once with the intention of seeing the future.
* JustAKid: Averted, for the most part.
* KingIncognito: In later books.
* MarryForLove: What Lief resolves to do (and eventually does do) with [[spoiler: Jasmine.]]
* MeaningfulName: 'Lief' means 'heir' and 'loved', and he is both.
* ModestRoyalty: Prefers to live and dress as a blacksmith as opposed to a king.
* NearDeathExperience: In ''City Of the Rats'', while distracting the guardian monster Reeah from Jasmine and Barda as they try to take the opal from it, Lief is nearly eaten by Reeah when the serpent gets tired of him. Jasmine slits Reeah's throat, which causes Lief to fall several stories to the ground and break all the bones in his body. He is thankfully saved by the healing nectar from the Lilies of Life and is back on his feet in no time.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: In ''The Sister of the South'' Lief manages to defeat the fourth Sister with the help of the topaz dragon Fidelis. Everyone rejoices. And then Lief finds out that it was all for nothing, for the destruction of the last Sister was primed to release the Grey Tide, which would sweep over all of Deltora, destroying everything that remained. He then has to tell this to everyone else, who look on in horror.]]
* PragmaticHero: Though very impulsive and hot-headed in the beginning, during the quest for the gems Lief learns to think pragmatically and plan carefully. It's important in a world where even plants can kill you. He gets even more so after he becomes King.
* RagsToRoyalty: He is the [[spoiler: heir to Deltora]].
* RightfulKingReturns: At the end of [[spoiler: ''Return to Del''.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He along with Barda and Jasmine defeat all of the Shadow Lord's plans and save Deltora three times.
* SecretLegacy: He had no clue that he was [[spoiler: Adin's heir]].
* TrueCompanions: With Barda and Jasmine.
** In the later series, with Manus, Gla-Thon, Marilen, Zeean, Lindal, Ranesh, Doom, the Kin (most notably Prin), Gers and Steven.
* TheSmartGuy: Lief uses his brains over his brawn wherever possible.
* UnwittingPawn: During the second and third series, everyone is at risk of being a pawn. By listening to the recording in the crystal and finding the first part of the map of the Four Sisters, Lief was playing into the Shadow Lord's hands as the Shadow Lord knew that if he destroyed the crystal he would find out about the Four Sisters and set out to destroy them, thereby releasing the Grey Tide as a result. Lief is ''horrified'' when he realises this.
* WeakButSkilled: Lief's general fighting style. Since he's smaller than most of his opponents he tends to use speed and cunning to defeat them, rather than strength.
* WeaponOfChoice: A sword, namely the one his father made for him for his birthday.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: As he was a street kid for most of his childhood, Lief is wise in the ways of his people and the dangers that lurk in Del at night.

* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Sharn is said to be a gifted seamstress, and well able to sew magical garments [[spoiler: such as the cloak she sews for Lief.]] It is something she inherited from her Toran ancestors, as Torans are well known for their talent in sewing.

* BadassAdorable: The youngest and second shortest of the three heroes, but don't think that means he's weaker.

* AngerBornOfWorry: When Prin is almost killed by a Dread Gnome's poisoned arrow while attempting to fly to Dread Mountain, Lief fears for her and yells at her for putting herself in danger like that. It is something Lief had sworn never to do after having experienced it from Barda himself in the Shifting Sands, and he is apologizes to Prin afterward for it.