Note 1

-Eragon, Saphira(dragon) protagonist
-Antagonist, unknown at this point, possibly Shades and evil king
-setting rural/medieval, farming, blacksmiths, traveling merchants
fall/winter time in a little town in the mountains
-mystical, common folk there is magic (don't have it themselves), Dragon Riders existed

starts off with prologue, elves attacked by a Shade and Urgals who are after item that elf has
elves die, but item is magically transported away before they could get it

-switches to Eragon, who is hunting and finds the item, a big blue sapphire colored stone, returns home and intends to sell to traveling merchants
-they don't know what it is however, and can't get price, as well since it appears magical they don't want it
-same night, dragon hatches from stone, and a "link" is forged between Eragon and the dragon
-raises dragon in private, as the king hunted down all dragons that were not loyal to him to prevent being overthrown
-goes to story teller Brom to find out more about dragons, and picks up the name Saphira, which Eragon gives to the dragon.