• Thrain the Old, ancestor of Thorin and first King under the Mountain, finder of the Arkenstone.
Thorin's Company Thorin's Company consisted of the following thirteen
dwarves. Their quest in
The Hobbit is the main impetus of the plot. Their quest was joined by
Bilbo Baggins (the titular
hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard
Gandalf. Tolkien took the names of Gandalf and 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding
Balin – from the Old Norse
Völuspá. • The Royal House of
Durin: •
Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the Company and hereditary claimant of the kingdom of the
Lonely Mountain. He possessed the longest beard in the Company, and wore a gold belt and a sky-blue hood with a large silver
tassel. Thorin played the harp. • Fili and Kili, sons of Thorin's sister. The youngest dwarves in the Company and therefore useful for their keen eyesight. They wore blue hoods and grew yellow beards. • Four of Thorin's third-cousins – two pairs of brothers: •
Balin. Older brother to Dwalin. He wore a red hood and had a white beard. Bilbo and Balin later became good friends. Balin returns to
Bag End to visit Bilbo after the main events in
The Hobbit. • Three dwarves who were Thorin's remote kinsmen: • Dori. He wore a purple hood. Dori was tasked with carrying Bilbo in the
goblin tunnels. He also played the
flute. • Nori. He wore a purple hood. He also played the flute. • Ori. He wore a grey hood. He also played the flute. • Three dwarves who were "descended from the Dwarves of
Moria but were not of Durin's line": • Bifur. Cousin to Bofur and Bombur. He wore a yellow hood and played clarinet. • Bofur. Brother to Bombur and cousin to Bifur. He wore a yellow hood and played clarinet. • Bombur. Brother to Bofur and cousin to Bifur. His primary traits were his fatness and his sympathy for Bilbo's plights. He wore a pale green hood. ==Elves==