Barran

Though Barran was still young, frown lines already marked his forehead.

— The High Lord

Barran
Character Information
Title(s)	Captain
Nickname	Barran
Gender	Male
Age	Mid-Twenties
Species	Human
Nationality	Kyralian
Current Location	Kyralia
Book Origin	The Black Magician Trilogy

Barran is the captain of the Guard in Imardin, who managed to get the position at a young age - he is described as being in his mid-twenties. His father is Derril, his mother is Velia and he has a brother called Walin. He is a family friend of Lorlen. Barran had been working as a common guard, until he was promoted to Captain of the Guard. 

Spoilers from "The Novice"
Barran assists Lorlen with his investigations into finding a murderer. He is present in all of the Higher Magicians meetings about the murders, and tells Lorlen about every corpse the guard finds. It is the first time in which the corpses only had small wounds, which he doesn't quite understand, but tries his hardest to solve anyway.

Spoilers from "The High Lord"
Barran is called upon the trial of Lord Jolen's death at the Guild.