The second son of King Shrewd, whose genuine decency and selfless devotion to his kingdom make him the embodiment of the kingly virtues his name suggests. Verity's relationship with Fitz is one of the warmest in the sequence - the prince treats his bastard nephew with straightforward respect and affection that stands in contrast to much of Fitz's experience at court. His obsessive use of the Skill to combat the Red Ship Raiders and his eventual fate are among the most significant and affecting developments of the Farseer Trilogy.

The son of Verity Farseer and Kettricken, introduced as a young prince in the Tawny Man Trilogy and present as the reigning king in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. Dutiful's relationship with Fitz spans two trilogies and considerable in-world time, evolving from the rescued prince and his rescuer to something more complex as both age into their respective roles. His handling of the political dimensions of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy's crisis reflects the king his parents shaped him to become.