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Character · Thesa and Krasia · 6 books

Arlen Bales

The Painted Man, who fights demons bare-handed · Peter V. Brett

Arlen Bales is the Painted Man, who fights demons bare-handed.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Warded Man (2008)
Latest appearance
The Desert Prince (2023)
Books
6 (5 as lead, 1 minor)
Series
Demon Cycle
Author
Peter V. Brett
Circle
Thesa and Krasia

Where to meet Arlen Bales

Arlen Bales first appears in The Warded Man (2008), as the lead, book 1 of the Demon Cycle series.

Buy The Warded Man

Every book with Arlen Bales

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2008LThe Warded Manlead · Demon CycleBuy
  2. 2010LThe Desert Spearlead · Demon CycleBuy
  3. 2013LThe Daylight Warlead · Demon CycleBuy
  4. 2015LThe Skull Thronelead · Demon CycleBuy
  5. 2017LThe Corelead · Demon CycleBuy
  6. 2023·The Desert Princeminor role · Nightfall SagaBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Leesha PaperHerb gatherer and healer5
Renna TannerArlen's childhood friend, later wife5
Rojer InnJongleur whose music charms demons5
Ahmann JardirKrasian warlord4
IneveraJardir's wife and dama'ting4