Varian

The sea made a soldier of him. One small, terrible woman unmade him entirely.

Cousin to the High Lord of Summer, captain of its guard, and the High Fae who handed his fury — and a necklace of diamonds and rubies — straight to Amren of the Night Court. We saw it coming. He didn't.

At a glance

Title: Prince of Adriata · Captain of the Summer Court guard
Court: Summer Court — seat at Adriata
Power: High Fae sea-magic — storm-calling over open water
Look: Deep-bronze skin, silver-white hair, sea-blue eyes; tall, captain-built
Allegiance: House of Tarquin; loyalty bent toward the Night Court through Amren
Love: Amren — by choice, not a mating bond; marked with a gift of diamonds and rubies

His people

Bonds across two courts

Swipe to meet them all

Amren Second of the Night CourtAmrenLove — marked with a gift of diamonds and rubies, not a mating bond; the one being his sea-calm breaks forEnter Amren →

Tarquin High Lord of SummerTarquinCousin and liege — the crown Varian's sword servesEnter Tarquin →

Cresseida Princess of AdriataCresseidaSister — kin of the Summer Court's ruling lineEnter Cresseida →

The Summer Court His court and homeThe Summer CourtCaptain of its guard; born of Adriata, its jewelled harbourEnter The Summer Court →

What he loves

The pull of his tide

The open sea
Sun on open water, salt-wind clean enough to navigate by. The element he was made for.
Amren
His one ferocity. Sea-calm for everyone else, all of it spent on her keeping. We've made peace with it.
Adriata
The jewelled harbour-city he guards — palace, sea-cliff watch, and the deck beneath his boots.

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

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