Beron

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High Lord of the Autumn Court, a tyrant of ancient cruelty and simmering ambition who rules through fire and fear.

Beron is the longest-reigning High Lord of Autumn, a master of political scheming and elemental fire. He is cold, calculating, and utterly without mercy, viewing his children as assets and his court as a weapon to be honed. He resents the Night Court's rise and the shifting balance of power, and he waits—always waits—for the moment to strike.

Appearance

Beron is tall and lean, with the burnished copper hair of his court and eyes like embers—cold orange, never warm. He dresses in the deep reds and golds of autumn leaves, his fine clothes always immaculate, his hands ringed with signets of old power. There is a stillness to him, the coiled patience of a predator who has never needed to rush.

Also known as: High Lord of Autumn, Lord of the Autumn Court, Beron Vanserra, the Fire Lord, the Autumn King

What They Know

• He knows the precise location and nature of the Dread Trove's Harp, which he has sought for centuries.
• He holds a blood debt from the High Lord of Summer, Tarquin, from a deal struck during the war.
• He is aware that his wife, the Lady of Autumn, has been secretly feeding information to the Night Court for decades.
• He knows the true origin of the fire magic that flows through Autumn's bloodline—it is not born of the land, but of a bargain struck with a firebird from the Middle.
• He suspects that the King of Hybern is not truly dead, and has agents watching the sea.
• He has a hidden vault beneath the Forest of Orynth containing weapons made before the first War.
• He knows that one of his sons, Eris, is plotting against him, but he allows it—it keeps Eris sharp and distracted.

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