Description

As a youth Lyam was tall and powerfully built with blonde hair shoulder length hair and a closely trimmed beard. He had his mother's smile and always looked on the verge of laughter.

Biography

Lyam conDoin was born in Castle Crydee the son of Duke

Duke

A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...

 Borric conDoin of Crydee and Catherine, aunt of King Rodric IV. He was the eldest child and had a younger brother, Arutha

Arutha ConDoin

Arutha conDoin is a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist. He is a point of view character in Magician and is the protagonist of Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon...

, and a younger sister Carline. As a member of the royal house he was a Prince of the Realm from birth. As a child he was tutored by Father Tully, Swordmaster Fannon and Kulgan the magician. He was known for causing trouble during his childhood and had to be punished many times for breaking rules when caught. At the time of Pug's

Pug (fictional character)

Pug, also known as Milamber , is a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist. He is the protagonist in Feist's first novel, and the first novel of the Riftwar Saga, Magician...

 Choosing before the start of the Riftwar, Lyam was 20 years old, being 2 years older than Arutha.

When Crydee became aware of the threat of to the Kingdom posed by the Tsurani, Lyam was left in command as his father left to bear the warning first to Krondor and later to King Rodric in Rillanon. During his command of the Crydee Lyam followed the advice of Swordmaster Fannon instead of that of his brother. At the start of the third year of the war he left Crydee to becomes his fathers aide-de-camp in Yabon. He was succeeded as commander by Fannon instead of his brother Arutha who was by this time the same age that Lyam had been when he had gained command.

Near the end of the Riftwar Lyam's father is mortally wounded and as he lays dying Lyam has to give thought to the message of a possible peace treaty from the Tsurani Emperor. At the time of his fathers death, Prince Erland of Krondor the direct heir to the throne, is dead meaning Lyam becomes the next heir to the throne. However, on his deathbed Duke Borric recognises Martin Longbow as his eldest son, which shocks Lyam. Shortly before his death from wounds in battle King Rodric names Lyam as his heir as eldest male conDoin. This disturbs Lyam as Martin should have first claim. Lyam agrees to peace with the Tsurani and during the peace treaty signing he takes part in the battle after the betrayal of Macros the Black

Macros the Black

Macros the Black is fictional character in Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga and Serpentwar Saga series of books. He is a magician who lived on Sorcerer's Isle, a small island surrounded by treacherous currents and many rocks....

.

Lyam becomes King of the Isles despite telling Martin that he should be heir. Martin renounces his claim and those of his future progeny. Pug and Kulgan believe that Lyam would make a good King as people would follow him to death. After his coronation he sets out on a tour of the eastern realms with his two brothers.

Family

• Magda of Roldem wife
  • Randolph conDoin son
• Malcom conDoin uncle
• Borric conDoin father
• Catherine mother
  • Martin Longbow half-brother
  • Arutha conDoin
    Arutha ConDoin
    Arutha conDoin is a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist. He is a point of view character in Magician and is the protagonist of Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon...
    
    brother
  • Anita conDoin sister-in-law
    • Borric conDoin nephew
      • Patrick conDoin grand-nephew
        • Ryan conDoin great-grand-nephew
          • Matthew conDoin great-great-grand-nephew
    • Erland conDoin nephew
    • Elena conDoin niece
    • Nicholas conDoin nephew
  • Carline conDoin sister
  • Laurie of Tyr-Sog brother-in-law
• Rodric conDoin cousin
• Pug conDoin
  Pug (fictional character)
  Pug, also known as Milamber , is a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist. He is the protagonist in Feist's first novel, and the first novel of the Riftwar Saga, Magician...
  
   adopted cousin
  • William conDoin (pug's son)
  • Gamina conDoin (pug's adopted daughter)
  • Baron James
    Jimmy the Hand (fictional character)
    Jimmy the Hand is a fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist. He is first introduced in the first Riftwar novel Magician. He also appears in the rest of the Riftwar Saga and is a key character in the Riftwar legacy novels....
    
     (pug's son-in-law)
    • Arutha Jamison
      • James Jamison
      • Dashel Jamison

Appearances

• Magician
  Magician (novel)
  Magician is a fantasy novel by Raymond E. Feist. It is the first book of the Riftwar Saga and was published in 1982. It led to many books written by Feist in the world of Midkemia, which was the setting for this book...
  
  
• Silverthorn
  Riftwar
  The Riftwar Saga is a series of fantasy novels by Raymond E. Feist, the first series in The Riftwar Cycle.-Magician:"To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan called Pug came to study with the Master Magician Kulgan...
  
  
• A Darkness at Sethanon
  Riftwar
  The Riftwar Saga is a series of fantasy novels by Raymond E. Feist, the first series in The Riftwar Cycle.-Magician:"To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan called Pug came to study with the Master Magician Kulgan...