Tanner Ruegg

Tanner was the sixth Pendragon of Slayer Dragons, and is remembered by history under the unfortunate nickname of "placeholder-dragon".

Annoited by Emily Pode, his service as a Slayer Dragon was unremarkable. He gained a reputation for prudence and dependability, being by nature a very cautous type.

Pendragon

He was not Emily's first choice to succeed her Pendragon. She outlived the individual whom she had groomed, and chose Tanner because she was confident she could trust him to find her a more capable successor.

However, Tanner was already elderly when he took up the sword, and his cautous nature made the choice very difficult. He took ill, and on his deathbed passwed the sword to Orin, who had also been annointed by Emily.