The parapet's first bully · the rival who would not stay dead · the one we were allowed to hate

Jack Barlowe

The first person on the page to try to kill Violet, and the last one anybody suspected of being worse than a bully. We hated him correctly. We just hated him small.

Cadet, Baide's rider, the muscle the Riders Quadrant grows when cruelty is a survival trait — and the reason 'presumed dead' should never be trusted at Basgiath.

At a glance

Series: Fourth Wing · Iron Flame — The Empyrean
Dragon: Baide — orange scorpiontail, aggressive as her rider (he was her fifth)
Signet: Pain-forcing — floods you with power until you burn out. Not a signet at all, it turns out.
Quadrant: Riders. Flame Section.
Ambition: Wingleader. Announced it on the parapet, to anyone listening.
Weakness: Oranges. Genuinely. Violet packed a vial for the occasion.
Killed by: Half a mountain of Violet's lightning. Didn't take.
What he became: Something the wards were built to keep out.

His people

The ones he crossed to get here.

Swipe to meet them all

Violet Sorrengail Lightning-WielderViolet Sorrengailthe one he swore to killEnter Violet Sorrengail →

Tairn Black MorningstartailTairnthe bond he covetedEnter Tairn →

Liam Mairi The Marked OneLiam Mairithe friend he went afterEnter Liam Mairi →

Dain Aetos Squad LeaderDain Aetoscalled him a pompous assEnter Dain Aetos →

Lilith Sorrengail The GeneralLilith Sorrengailwhose wardstone he droppedEnter Lilith Sorrengail →

Baide Baidehis dragonEnter Baide →

Oren Seifert Oren Seifertthe friend who fed the hateEnter Oren Seifert →

The long versionRead their whole storyEverything, in one place.Enter the full story

We're Caffeine and Curses. The Library started as my design research — I can't put Jack on a shirt without knowing he's First Wing, not Fourth — so we keep the notes here where everyone can use them. The pages are fan-made, not official; the licensed designs are in the shop.

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