Richard Rahl (also known as Richard Cypher) is the protagonist in The Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. He is the adopted son of George Cypher and the younger adopted brother of Michael Cypher. He grew up as a woods guide in Westland and as a friend of the wizard Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander.

In his youth he learned the Book of Counted Shadows by heart and burned it. The character is portrayed by Australian actor Craig Horner in the TV series Legend of the Seeker. Richard Rahl is a young man with thick, coarse, light brown hair, a hawk-like brow, gray eyes and powerful muscles.

He is described as bigger than most men, with broad shoulders. He starts the series in his early-twenties. His eyes are gray and piercing, and the color is used as an identification of him several times later in the series.

Several women in the series claim that he is one of the most handsome men they have ever seen. He wears earth tones at the start of the series, with dark greens and browns. However, later, he acquires the outfit of Baraccus, the First Wizard during the Great War.

He wears a golden cloak and black tunic, with silver wristbands carved with runic symbols. At his waist are pouches containing various items, most notably is white sorcerer's sand and black sorcerer's sand. He wears the Sword of Truth at his hip, inlaid with the word truth in gold on the sword's hilt.

He often checks if it is free in its scabbard. Around his neck is, among other things, a gold medallion with a large ruby in the center and Denna's agiel.

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