Mary Drake/Rice

Mary Drake (formerly known as Mary Rice), is David's mother who separated from her son when he was five years old. David was unaware why his mother had left him, but he later finds out his mother was a paladin and either she had to leave or kill him. Mary, who's job was to kill jumpers, helped her son escape from Roland. She is potrayed as Diane Lane.

David visits his mother and discovers that he has a half-sister (Kristen Stewart). Mary tells David she has known he was a Jumper since he was five, when Jumpers make their first jump. She is a Paladin, and had to either kill David or leave. Since she left David when he was a child, she prefers him to leave, allowing him a head start.