An unmage uses unmagic to accomplish his goal. As unmagic is quite rare unmages are, too. An unmage was used by the Dihanurs in the fall of 1039 KF to commit the Rokat murders. In an AMA on reddit, Tamora Pierce revealed his name: "His name was Fareed. If he had a last name, he'd forgotten it, because he was sold to the crime family when his magic manifested itself."