Tarquin

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High Lord of the Summer Court, young and idealistic, Tarquin rules the sun-warmed ports and pearl-divers of Adriata with a hope for unity that the older courts have long since buried.

As the youngest High Lord of the Seasonal Courts, Tarquin inherited a throne still bleeding from the wounds of the war with Hybern and the betrayals of the Night Court. He rules with an open hand and a hopeful heart, believing that the old grudges can be set aside—even as those around him sharpen their knives. Idealistic but not naive, he has learned that kindness in Prythian is often mistaken for weakness, and he will defend his people with the full fury of the sea when provoked.

Appearance

Tarquin is young for a High Lord, with hair the color of sea-foam and skin burnished gold from a lifetime beneath the Summer sun. His eyes are the blue of deep water, clear and quick to warmth, and he carries himself with the easy grace of one who has never had to learn cruelty to hold power.

Also known as: Tarquin, High Lord of Summer, Lord of the Summer Court, the young High Lord, the sea lord

What They Know

• Tarquin knows the location of the second half of the Book of Breathings, hidden in his vaults beneath Adriata.
• He knows the true extent of the Night Court's deception during the war with Hybern, and the theft of his trust.
• He knows the old trade routes and the secret coves where Summer's pearl-divers harvest the deepest treasures.
• He knows the salt-pledge, an ancient bargain between the Summer Court and the sea-wraiths that keeps the waters safe for his people.
• He knows that the mortal queens to the south still trade in faebane and iron, and that some of his own lesser fae have been selling them.
• He knows the name of the creature that sleeps in the trench beyond the Sunken City, and the song that keeps it sleeping.
• He knows that his own idealism is a weapon the older courts will use against him if he lets them.

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