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King of Hybern

The King of Hybern · Cauldron-Bearer · The Ancient Enemy

King of Hybern

The oldest war in Prythian wears a crown.

Five centuries waiting for the Wall to thin, then he brought the Cauldron back to break a world he was bored of. No notes. We hate him.

At a glance

Title
King of Hybern, Cauldron-Bearer, Wyrdkey-keeper
Realm
Hybern — the war-island beyond the Wall
Power
Valg-king war-magic, claimed control of the Cauldron, shadow-wreath
Look
Silver-white hair, obsidian shadow-wreathed skin, bone crown of Hybern
Weapon
The Cauldron, a Wyrdkey, a blood-iron blade
Allegiance
Himself, and the old order of immortal dominion over mortals
Fate
The architect of the War with Hybern — and its loser

Allies, Enemies & Tools

The People Who Took Him Down

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His war-island kingdom beyond the WallHybernrealmEnter Hybern →
The conflict he ignited across all of PrythianThe War with Hybernhis warEnter The War with Hybern →
The Night Court's spy and his undoingFeyre ArcheronenemyEnter Feyre Archeron →
High Lord of Night, leader of the resistance against himRhysandenemyEnter Rhysand →
Forged Fae by his Cauldron, turned against himNesta Archeronvictim & enemyEnter Nesta Archeron →
The world-making vessel he claimed to controlThe Cauldronhis weaponEnter The Cauldron →

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