Siffrin

"I'll fight him,"

-Siffrin to Isla, page 289 of The Mage

Appearance
Siffrin has brilliant deep red fur and amber eyes with speckles of bronze and green. His long brush is bright red. He has the broken rose symbol of The Taken, or pleached on his front foreleg, barely visible under his fur. He was once a member of Karka's skulk AKA The Taken, but was rescued by Jana.

Personality
Siffrin is a smart fox that is able to use more advanced forms of Foxcraft. He can be very impatient with Isla as she notes this many times in The Taken. He can also be cocky and arrogant.

Siffrin, although he was impatient, was very protective towards Isla. He helped her find Pirie, partly because Jana told him to, but also because he cares about Isla and Pirie's well being.

Pre-Series
Siffrin's family was killed by The Mage and Karka's skulk, he was later pleached by The Mage as well. However, Jana rescues him and adopts him as her own. She teaches him Foxcraft, and later Siffrin becomes a messenger for her.

The Taken
Siffrin's first appearance in The Taken was as a wiry, mongrel dog, although he notes he's been following Isla since her Ma and Fa were killed. Siffrin traveles with her on the search for Pirie and teaches her some Foxcraft along the way.

The Elders
Siffrin's first appearance in The Elders is as a coyote chief and later battles the real one and both are badly injured. With Siffrin stuck in the coyote form, if the real chief dies, he dies as well so Isla is forced to use Maa-Sharm to heal him.