The Master Doorkeeper guards the door to the School for wizards on the Isle of Roke. When Ged first meets the doormaster at the School on Roke, he doesn’t realize that the man is one of the nine wise, revered Masters of Roke. It is only later in Ged’s training, when it is time for him to leave the School, that he comes to understand the sage yet playful man’s true power. The Master Doorkeeper tests Ged as he departs the school by asking Ged to speak the doormaster’s true name—Ged eventually realizes that the only way to learn it is to ask. The Master Doorkeeper willingly gives Ged his own name—a sign of trust, care, and deep respect in the world of Earthsea.