Warlock

Warlock
Alternative names	Wizard Magician
Affiliation	Old Religion
Status	Extant

“The great warlock returns, as I knew he would.”

— Kilgharrah to Merlin^[src]

Warlock is a gender-specific term for a male sorcerer. Less common terms include wizard and magician.

Known Warlocks

Warlock	Status	Known For	Photo
Merlin	Alive	King Arthur's Manservant, Secret Protector, and Unofficial Advisor. The Last Dragonlord Seer Magic Itself The most powerful sorcerer to ever live. Emrys Dragoon the Great The Dolma
Gaius	Alive	Court Physician of Camelot Merlin's mentor/guardian Friend of Hunith Former fiancée of Alice
Thomas Collins	†	Son of Mary Collins Executed by Uther Pendragon
Devlin	†	Enchanted Knight Valiant's shield.
Edwin Muirden	†	Son of Gregor and Jaden Muirden Former Court Physician of Camelot Enemy of Uther Pendragon
Aulfric	†	Exiled Sidhe Father of Sophia Attempted to sacrifice Arthur Pendragon.
Cerdan	†	Druid Mordred's mentor/possible father Executed by Uther Pendragon
Mordred	†	Druid Ally of Morgana Pendragon Former Knight of Camelot Enemy of Merlin and Camelot Prophesied killer of Arthur Pendragon Powerful sorcerer.
Iseldir	Alive	Druid Chieftain Ally of Merlin
Anhora	Alive	Keeper of the Unicorns Powerful sorcerer.
Tauren	†	Renegade Sorcerer Enemy of Camelot Killed by former ally Morgana Pendragon Attempted to kill Uther Pendragon
Cornelius Sigan	†	Legendary Sorcerer Enemy of Camelot Cheated death by locking his soul in an enchanted jewel.
Aglain	†	Druid Chieftain Killed by Knights of Camelot
Trickler	Alive	Court Jester Ally of King Alined Enchanted Arthur to fall in love with Lady Vivian.
Alvarr	Alive	Renegade Sorcerer Ally of Morgana Pendragon Ally of Mordred Enemy of Uther Pendragon Enemy of Camelot
Balinor	†	Dragonlord Spirit Father of Merlin
Ghost Boy	†	Executed during the Great Purge
Cylferth	†	Enchanted a pair of Blood Crystals for Dagr and Ebor.
Taliesin	†	Seer to the Great Kings of Old Possible Spirit Ally of Merlin
Grettir	Alive	Keeper of the Bridge to the Perilous Lands Ally of the Fisher King
The Fisher King	†	King of the Perilous Lands Ally of Merlin Keeper of the Avalon Vial
Gilli	Alive	Enemy of Uther Pendragon Friend of Merlin
Alator	†	Catha Priest of the Old Religion Ally of Merlin Master of Finna Powerful sorcerer.
Shrine Boy	†	Druid Spirit Killed by Knights of Camelot Possessed Elyan to kill Arthur
Ruadan	†	Druid Warrior Father of Sefa Ally of Morgana Pendragon
Lochru	†	Druid Seer Vates Ally of Merlin
Osgar	†	Ally of the Disir Killed by the Knights of the Round Table
Ari	Alive	Druid Ally of Mordred Ally of Morgana Pendragon Stripped of his magic by the Gean Canach.

Trivia

• Merlin is the only character in the entire series to be referred to as a warlock. Other male magicians have been addressed as sorcerers, Druids, and priests, but never as warlocks.
• It has been theorised that a warlock is born with magic while a sorcerer studies it, which would explain why Merlin is the only character addressed as one. Merlin is the only sorcerer in the series known to have been able to use magic instinctively from birth, and it has been stated that he is an anomaly in this regard (The Dragon's Call).

See Also

• Witch
• Sorcerer
• Creatures of Magic