Put on a Bus: Roran gets this early on.Power-Strain Blackout: Eragon's first attempt at casting combat magic causes him to lose consciousness because it takes a large amount of energy out of him at once.Of course, it only takes a month of instruction for Eragon to be literate enough to gather information from government records, and only a few months after that for him to read philosophical discourse and write epic poetry (in a different language). Never Learned to Read: Eragon never learned to read, a fact that surprises Brom because Eragon's uncle Garrow was literate.Kick Them While They Are Down: Murtagh does this to a slaver named Torkenbrand, killing him.Eragon is forced to leave Saphira and Arya behind when confronting Durza, but they come to Eragon's aid at the critical moment. In the End, You Are on Your Own: Subverted.Eragon finds the egg, kicking off his Hero's Journey. Hastily Hidden MacGuffin: The story begins with Arya teleporting a dragon egg to the Spine when Galbatorix's agents find her.While meeting with Jeod in Teirm, Brom sends Eragon away to do some busy work, and Eragon instantly knows they want to talk about things he shouldn't hear, so he finds a secluded spot where he can sit and uses magic to listen through the wall, hearing about all of the things they didn't want him to, such as how Brom and Jeod are agents of the Varden. Egg McGuffin: The one from which Saphira eventually hatches in the first book.A month in torture, poisoning and living in a dank cell in the basement, without a wash. Overlaps nicely with Beauty Is Never Tarnished. Dude, She's Like, in a Coma!: Done in the first book as Eragon observes Arya's overall hotness.The scene is also topped off with the delightful image of a baby impaled by a spike at the very peak of the pile. Death of a Child: The scene with the pile of the bodies of the villagers of Yazuac, all murdered by the Urgals, describes the event as refusing to spare neither young nor old.Deathbed Confession: Before he dies, Brom reveals that he is a former Dragon Rider.Fortunately, Eragon is able to provide a source of water via magic. Crossing the Desert: Eragon, Murtagh, and Saphira have to cross the Hadarac Desert to escape the Empire.Eragon is them forced to use his magic to heal her while uncomfortably noticing how attractive she is. Worried, they both start stripping her to check on her other wounds, and find her entire body has been beaten whipped, branded, and scarred from long periods of Cold-Blooded Torture. Clothing-Concealed Injury: After rescuing Arya from prison, Eragon and Murtagh attempt to move the comatose elf to a bed, but her sleeve gets caught in a branch and tears, revealing numerous cuts and bruises on her arm.Immediately afterwards, he takes three arrows from his quiver although he's only nocking one he then holds the two arrows he's not using in the same hand he's holding his bow, which sounds like an awkward hand position at best. He only strings it when he finds a deer, which is counterproductive given that stringing a bow can be difficult and time-consuming (this isn't the only time he unnecessarily unstrings his bow, either).
Bows and Errors: In the first chapter, Eragon is hunting in the woods with a bow.
This was later retconned to three and a half feet.
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