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Mogget is the bound form of Yrael, the Eighth Bright Shiner. As Yrael, he refused to take sides in the original binding of Orannis, thinking he would lose part of himself either way. As such, the Seven Bright Shiners bound him to forever serve the Abhorsen as punishment.

Binding[]

Yrael's binding is a red leather collar or belt with a miniature bell attached. This collar is one of the last known Wallmaker relics. The bell attached was originally Saraneth, the Binder, but was replaced with a miniature Ranna at the end of Sabriel.

He usually appears as a small, white cat, but can also appear as an albino dwarf, although not in the presence of an Abhorsen unless he has his or her permission, ever since he was forbidden by Jerizael, the 48th Abhorsen. It is this form he appears in to Terciel, with whom he shared a close relationship.

Mogget occasionally attempts to persuade other characters to remove his collar, which would set him free. Only one with Abhorsen blood can release him, however. When released, he assumes his true form as Yrael, once seen as a tall, slender, man-like form of white, hot light and an incredibly huge mouth;[1] once seen merely as an incredibly tall shining humanoid with no features.[2] When he is free, he is usually bent on destroying the Abhorsen and all his/her descendants as an act of revenge for his enslavement.

Mogblume

Mogget's unbound form (aka Yrael) in Holehallow, by A. Blume.

Mogget's bonds can weaken over time, particularly if generations of Abhorsens ignore him. This was the situation in Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen, where Mogget was able to manipulate Clariel into taking him to the Royal Palace in Belisaere. He planned to kill the King and use his blood to break the Great Charter Stones, which would free him and all other bound Free Magic creatures. However, his plan failed and Belatiel renewed Mogget's bonds.

Six hundred years later, after his assistance in the second binding of Orannis, Mogget was permanently freed and all his memories restored by Sabriel wielding Belgaer.

Re-Binding[]

See Abhorsen's ring.

Current status[]

After his release, Mogget disappears to the North, but still returns occasionally to visit Sameth, with whom he has a strange friendship. It is this friendship (and the promise of fish) that leads him to help in the fight against Chlorr in Goldenhand. He claims the event is none of his affair, but he displays himself as The Great Athask Cat, totem to the clan which bears his name, which causes them to flee the battle. This additionally places his protection on Sameth and Ferin.

Trivia/Theories[]

  • In unbound form, Mogget has tried to kill Sabriel three times, according to Sameth. (We see two of these times in Sabriel.)
  • Mogget's unique and ongoing friendship with Sameth might be due to Sam being a Wallmaker, as Terciel thought Mogget had originally had some special connection to the Wallmakers.
  • In addition to punishment, the Seven may have bound Mogget to protect Life as they had already done to so many other dangerous Free Magic creatures: he would be the only Bright Shiner remaining at full strength and he had already expressed his indifference to the welfare of living things.
  • Goldenhand is the only book where Mogget is unbound throughout.
  • Mogget is the only character to appear in every book in the series.

See also[]


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