Rowan Whitethorn

Ice and storm-wind, three centuries of it, and no interest whatsoever in being liked.

Introduced as her brutal magic-tutor. Ends as the answer to a vow.

At a glance

KIND: Fae — House Whitethorn, descended from Queen Mora
AGE: Centuries
MAGIC: Ice and wind
FORM: A white-tailed hawk
WAS: Sworn to Maeve, of the Cadre
MARK: The tattoo down one side of his face

His mate Aelin GalathyniusThree hundred years of ice. Then her — the fire, his carranam. Freed from Maeve's oath, he knelt and swore a new one. To her. By choice. To whatever end.Enter Aelin Galathynius

His people

The cadre.

Swipe to meet them all

The Cadre Maeve's Blood-Sworn · Six of ThemThe Cadreof the cadreEnter The Cadre →

Lorcan Salvaterre secondaryLorcan Salvaterreof the cadreEnter Lorcan Salvaterre →

Fenrys secondaryFenrysof the cadreEnter Fenrys →

Gavriel secondaryGavrielof the cadreEnter Gavriel →

Vaughan secondaryVaughanof the cadreEnter Vaughan →

Connall secondaryConnallof the cadreEnter Connall →

The ones who owned him.

The ones he faced

The ones who owned him, broke what he loved, and started the war he ended.

Swipe to meet them all

Maeve The queen who owned himMaeveBlood-bound him for three centuries. Killed Lyria to keep him. The wound and the freedom, one name.Enter Maeve →

Cairn The one he couldn't reachCairnLashed Aelin in the iron coffin while he stood blood-bound, close enough to hear it happen.Enter Cairn →

King of Adarlan The tyrant they endedKing of AdarlanThe war he and Aelin crossed the world to end. The Valg. Morath. All of it.Enter King of Adarlan →

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

His power

Ice and Windwielder

Kindred

Other worlds keep males like him. Here's the one who comes closest.

Rhysand Five centuries, a High Lady he'd raze the world for. Rowan would understand him.

We're Caffeine and Curses. The Library started as my design research — I can't put Aelin on a shirt without knowing which hand holds Goldryn — 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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