Ged’s aunt is a witch from the isle of Gont. She mostly performs herbal cures and healings and simple spells meant to herd animals. However, when she recognizes potential in the young Ged (known in his childhood days as Duny), she begins instructing him in the art of binding spells and the use of true names to control other beings. Ged’s aunt is a formative figure in his younger years—though he hungers for power and knowledge far greater than what she can give him.