Character from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Commander of the Night Court's armies — an Illyrian warrior with a huge heart, a reckless streak, and an infuriating ability to see through Nesta's defenses.
Cassian is the kind of person who kicks down the door, grins, and asks if everyone's having a good time. He's an Illyrian — a winged warrior race known for their brutal culture — and he clawed his way up from nothing. Born a bastard, he was thrown into the fighting pits as a child and earned his rank through sheer ferocity and an inability to stay down. He's loud, physically affectionate, fiercely loyal, and will fight anyone, anywhere, for any reason if his friends are threatened. Beneath the bravado he's perceptive and emotionally intelligent in ways people don't expect. He sees through Nesta's ice immediately and matches her barb for barb, which infuriates her because nobody else bothers to engage. He commands the Night Court's armies with genuine tactical brilliance and treats his soldiers like family. His wings are his pride — Illyrian wings are sacred — and the threat of losing them is the one thing that can make him afraid.
Also known as: Cassian, Cass, the Commander