Hewe

Hewe, also known as Hewe the Bear, was one of the villagers who joined in the rebellion against King Freyne. Freyne's son and successor Einon would later decree that Hewe's eye be cut out to punish for him for his involvement in the rebellion.

Biography
Hewe was part of the first peasant rebellion led by Redbeard, Kara's father, against King Freyne. The rebellion was put down by the king's army but at the cost of Freyne's life as he was killed in an ambush led by Redbeard, which involved Hewe and a horde of villagers who cornered the King.

After the rebellion was crushed, Hewe and Redbeard were punished to hard labor in the quarries to reconstruct an old castle for Einon to take as his own. Hewe spent six years in the quarries while Redbeard eventually perished after Einon fatally shot him with an arrow. After serving his punishment, Hewe quietly returned to a life of freedom, albeit still living under Einon's tyranny. Hewe lived in a village which was governed by one of Einon's men, Brok. While in the village, Hewe and several other peasants openly refused Kara's attempts to start a new rebellion, since they don't want to get in trouble again. During her failed attempt to rally the people, Sir Bowen visited the village in his bid to offer his services in "slaying" the dragon that was terrorizing the area. Hewe apparently was the guardian and father of his three triplet daughters as he protected them when Bowen suggested offering one of them as a maiden sacrifice to appease the dragon's hunger. However, Hewe was oblivious that everything was in fact a scam, as both Bowen and the dragon, Draco, became con-artists.

Later, the next day, Hewe was next seen speaking with Kara and Brother Gilbert as they attempted to recruit the villagers to join in their rebellion against King Einon. At first, Hewe was stern in his refusal to join as he cited that he have been brutally punished by the king into having his left eye removed and spending six long years in hard labor in the quarries, which is his reason in not wanting to join in their rebellion. Before he had reached the end of his patience in hearing Kara's insistent recruitment pitch, the wooden shovel he intended to use to scare Kara and Gilbert off was shot by an arrow fired by Bowen, who advised Hewe to save his strength for the fight against Einon. Hewe challenged him to prove who was starting the fight and was thoroughly convinced after Bowen revealed Draco. In the day that followed, Hewe and many other villagers went through intensive training under Bowen's tutelage, while the others began preparing their equipment. Hewe trained briefly in archery but was later seen on the frontlines practicing sword fighting.

During the eventual battle against King Einon's army, Hewe directed villagers comprising a second line of the rebel's formation. Hewe survived the battle in the forest and later refused to go with Bowen, kara and Gilbert to infiltrate Einon's castle to save Draco, who was captured, since they were all worn out from the battle. They later rejoined the trio to save the captured Draco. Hewe informed Bowen that the villagers were ready to storm the castle as soon as the gates were opened. While on his way to the castle gates, he saved Kara from the clutches of Felton, by dispatching him from behind with his sword. Hewe continued on his way through the castle, eventually rejoining the rest of the villagers. He was last seen storming the castle with the rebels after opening the gates. The charge was short-lived as the castle had already fallen but at the cost of Draco, who gave his life to end Einon's immortality for good. Hewe then witnessed Draco's ascension to the dragon heaven, shedding a tear of Joy for the hope Draco inspired to all who turned to the stars.

Trivia

 * In an early screenplay, Hewe was the name of the swamp village chief. Also, in the film script and the novelization, the triplet daughters aren't his but another villager's.