Dragons · glory · the graveyard
Riders Quadrant
The lethal one. Parapet at the door, dragons at the end, the highest body count on campus — and the only place that ever fit her.
Cross the parapet, survive to Threshing, get chosen by a dragon — or don't, and plenty don't.
At a glance
- Uniform
- Rider black. You earn the leathers or you earn nothing.
- Signet
- Dragon-bonded. Your power is your dragon's gift — no bond, no signet, no future.
- What you become
- A dragon rider: Navarre's elite, the sharp end of a war the kingdom pretends it's winning.
- Odds
- The worst survival rate at Basgiath, and nobody upstairs pretends otherwise.
- Located
- Across the river from the Scribes; the flight field, the sparring gym and the road to the Vale all open off it.
- Entry
- The parapet. Eighteen inches of rain-slick stone, two hundred feet up, no rail — cross it on Conscription Day or fall.
- The point
- Threshing. Survive to the end of first year and a dragon chooses you, or walks past and leaves you nothing.
- Notable
- Violet, Xaden, Rhiannon, Liam, Ridoc — the squad the whole series is about.
Who's in the leathers
The ones who crossed.
Swipe to meet them all
The two-dragon riderViolet Sorrengailsent here to foldEnter Violet Sorrengail →
The WingleaderXaden Riorsonruns the wingEnter Xaden Riorson →
The squad leaderRhiannon Matthiasher first friendEnter Rhiannon Matthias →
The golden shieldLiam Mairiher assigned guardEnter Liam Mairi →
The squad's mouthRidoc Gamlynher squadmateEnter Ridoc Gamlyn →
Professor Carrteaches signets hereEnter Professor Carr →
Professor Deveraruns Battle Brief hereEnter Professor Devera →
Professor Emetteriotrains them hereEnter Professor Emetterio →
Commandant Panchekhis quadrant, on paperEnter Commandant Panchek →
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