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=== Sarene ===
Raoden wasfirst is engaged to [[Sarene]] for political reasons, but he believedbelieves he knewknows her and lovedloves her because of her letters and the talks they had through [[Seon]]. Raoden wasis thrown into Elantris just before Sarene arrivedarrives in [[Arelon]]. He first metmeets her when she performedperforms her widow’s trial in Elantris, and although he believedbelieves she wasis trying to help those there, he believedbelieves she wasis doing the worst thing possible for them. He later revisedrevises his opinion after she finishedfinishes her trial and his band’s numbers increasedincrease significantly. Raoden later metmeets Sarene when she wasis poisoned by [[Hrathen ]]and thrown into Elantris. He spentspends almost all of his time with her while she wasis there, but when the poison’s effects stoppedstop, he toldtells her to leave Elantris and help [[Kae]], even though he desperately wantedwants more time with her. Although he knewknows her for only a short time, his love for her wasis so great that he wasis willing to risk his life and try to rescue her from [[Dilaf]]. After travelinghe travels to [[Teod]] via [[Aon]] Tia, he foughtflights to rescue her, and with the help of the other Elantrians and Hrathen, he wasis successful. Eventually, Sarene becamebecomes pregnant with his child.
=== Iadon ===
[[Iadon]] is Raoden’s father. Before the [[Shaod]] took him, Raoden often opposedopposes his father in public, and wasis responsible for leading the group of nobles that wereare attempting to change Arelon’s government. When Raoden led them, this group was composed of around half the nobles in Iadon’s court, however this shrinks to just five nobles when Sarene begins to take control. After being taken by the Shaod, when Sarene informedinforms him about his father’s suicide, although he had wished for his father’s demise before, he wasis still pained by his death.{{book ref|Elantris|46}}
=== Galladon ===
Originally from [[Duladel]], [[Galladon]] is Raoden’s friend. They meet first in Elantris, after Raoden escapes from Shaor’s men. Although Raoden first buys Galladon’s loyalty with a piece of dried meat, they quickly become good friends. Galladon, although often pessimistic, is often supportive of Raoden’s plans, even if he must sometimes be the voice of reason. Galladon is the one who rallies the Elantrians to save Raoden from [[Dilaf]] and the other [[Dakhor]] monks in [[Teod]], proving the extent of their friendship.
== Trivia ==
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