Liel (SW)

Liel is the son of the gyrfalcon Torus and the pergrín falcon Leferna. Abandoned as an egg by the former General of the Guard and without a mother, Liel was taken in by the White King Laat and raised alongside Russo and Saygar. Liel becomes a close friend of Russo and helps the future king with his fear of heights, becoming Russo's closest and dearest friend. Liel was named after Laat's close friend Liel, who died siphoning information to the White King's supporters in order to save the kingdom of Gyr from Deucan's rule. Liel later becomes General of the Corps and had three sons: Talmus, Argos, and Saumos to an undisclosed female Gyrfalcon.

Liel is the half-brother of Saygar due to having the same father. While Liel is half-gyr and half-pergrín, Saygar is pure gyr, being the son of Torus and another unnamed female Gyrfalcon. Although this kinship is mentioned several times throughout the second novel, Liel and Saygar never kindle a friendship and hardly talk to one another.