High Lord of the Night Court
Rhysand
“To the stars who listen — and the dreams that are answered.”
Rhysand · A Court of Mist and Fury
Night and starlight, on blue-black.
The most powerful High Lord ever born — who wore a villain's mask for fifty years to keep the City of Starlight safe.
At a glance
The shape of him.
His power
The most powerful High Lord ever born.
The strongest daemati alive, and a winnowing, star-flecked power held quiet behind a mask. He made Feyre not his consort but his High Lady — his equal in every way, an unprecedented act of co-rule.
The mask
The villain he played.
For fifty years Under the Mountain he wore the mask of Amarantha's whore to keep Velaris — the hidden City of Starlight — and his people safe. Not a villain. A man who plays one to protect what he loves.
His people
The Court of Dreams.
His arc
Mask, mate, High Lady, father.
Under the Mountain
The masked High Lord who helps Feyre survive Amarantha's trials.
The City of Starlight
The bargain draws Feyre to the Night Court; the mating bond; the real Rhys, and Velaris, revealed.
High Lady
The war with Hybern. He crowns Feyre his equal. He dies in the final battle — and is brought back.
Nyx
Fatherhood; the birth of their winged son.
— The Turn —
“I would have waited five hundred more years for you. A thousand years.”
A Court of Wings and Ruin
In his words
In his own words.
“There are different kinds of darkness. There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful. It becomes what the bearer needs it to be.”
on his power · ACOMAF
“You might be my mate, but you remain your own person. You decide your fate — your choices.”
to Feyre · ACOMAF
“I will bow before no one and nothing but my crown.”
the Night Court insignia · ACOMAF
“There you are. I've been looking for you.”
Calanmai · ACOTAR
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