Drinian

Drinian was the captain of King Caspian X's ship, the Dawn Treader. A striaght forward and honest man, Captan Drinian remained loyal to Caspian throughout the voyage. In later years Lord Drinian was best friend and advisor to Caspian in his old age.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Drinian is the Captain of the ship. He is introduced as a dark-haired man with the title "Lord" suggesting he knows the ropes of upper class Narnia. When he and Caspian relate the cause of the voyage, Drinian likes to make things sound more noble and heroic than they maybe were in reality. Most of his remarks are solely about navigation and how to best enter an island.

Although he is very helpful, Drinian's overall attitude is skeptical. He is very wary, especially when it comes to beasts. When Eustace goes missing Drinian says he as probably killed by wild animals, and when the dragon-Eustace lands on the shore, Drinian warns Lucy not to feel sorry for it. He claims that he would not touch the feast on Ramandu's island even if would save his life. He also gets annoyed when "landsman" give him advice. Yet another pet peeve of Drinian's is Reepicheep's recklessness. When the Mouse jumps overboard to challenge a mer-man, Drinian gets extremely angry because he is worried about Reepicheep getting killed.

Drinian did not set sail to seek adventure or honor like some of the crew. According to the book, he is practical to a fault. When he can't see the use of something (entering the dark island, staying at Ramamdu's island, etc.), he does not like doing it.

Lord Drinian may have a long list of things that annoy him, but he always looks out for the rest of the crew. He is particularly nice to Caspian and the two become good friends.

The Silver Chair
Lord Drinian became well known for his adventures and was Caspian's advisor. When Caspian's son Rilian was smitten by the Lady of the Green Kirtle, Drinian immediatly asked to see the woman. He probably suspected that something was not right, but did not mention it to Caspian. After Rilian vanished, Drinian confessed his grave mistake to Caspian. Caspian then got ready to attack Drinian with a battle ax, but he stopped himself. Caspian realized that he needed a friend in his time of need.