Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant. Instead, her mother forces her into Basgiath War College, where cadets bond with dragons or die trying. In a brutal program where your classmates might kill you before the enemy does, Violet must survive, bond a dragon, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens everything.

40 characters, locations, and items in this world codex.

Characters

• Violet Sorrengail — A would-be scribe forced into the Riders Quadrant by her commanding-general mother, Violet defies every expectation by bonding two dragons and wieldin
• Xaden Riorson — Wingleader of Fourth Wing and son of the executed rebellion leader, Xaden commands shadows and loyalty in equal measure — a marked outcast who fights
• Tairn — The most powerful dragon at Basgiath — a massive black terror who chose the weakest-looking cadet and refuses to explain why. Tairn is ancient, pridef
• Andarna — A golden juvenile dragon who chose Violet as her rider in an unprecedented second bond — small, fierce, and growing into something no one has seen in
• Dain Aetos — Violet's childhood friend turned squad leader, Dain's protective instincts mask a controlling nature — and his memory-reading signet unknowingly made
• Rhiannon Matthias — Violet's best friend and roommate — a first-generation rider with no military family connections who earned her place through grit, loyalty, and a ref
• Liam Mairi — A blond, golden-hearted Marked One assigned by Xaden to protect Violet — Liam's loyalty is absolute, his kindness genuine, and his sacrifice defines t
• Garrick Tavis — Xaden's second-in-command and most trusted lieutenant — steady, deadly, and unshakably loyal to the Marked Ones' cause, Garrick is the calm center of
• Bodhi Durran — Xaden's cousin and a Marked One — stocky, loyal, and quietly fierce, Bodhi carries his family's rebellion legacy with stubborn pride and stands ready
• Imogen Cardulo — A pink-haired Marked One who is fiercely protective of her people — Imogen trusts no one outside the marked circle and makes sure outsiders know it, e
• Ridoc — The squad's comic relief and Violet's loyal friend — Ridoc cracks jokes in the face of mortal danger because laughter is the only armor Basgiath can't
• Sawyer — The steady, dependable core of Violet's squad — Sawyer is the friend who shows up, holds the line, and never asks for recognition.
• Sgaeyl — A fierce blue-black dragon bonded to Xaden Riorson and mated to Tairn — Sgaeyl's intensity and independence make her one of the most formidable dragon
• General Lilith Sorrengail — Navarre's commanding general and Violet's mother — a woman who forced her fragile daughter into a death-trap academy, kept her son's survival secret,
• Brennan Sorrengail — Violet's older brother, believed dead for years — actually alive and leading the resistance at Aretia, using his mending signet to heal what Navarre's
• Jack Barlowe — A red-haired psychopath who targets Violet with obsessive violence — Jack represents everything wrong with Basgiath's survival-of-the-strongest cultur
• Colonel Varrish — A sadistic interrogator assigned to watch the Marked Ones — Varrish uses institutional authority to torture cadets under the guise of discipline, and
• Jesinia — A scribe and Violet's friend from before she was forced into the Riders Quadrant — Jesinia provides access to Basgiath's archives and the knowledge hi
• Markham — Head scribe of Basgiath — the keeper of official knowledge who controls what cadets are allowed to learn, ensuring Navarre's lies remain unchallenged
• Professor Devera — The Battle Brief professor at Basgiath — she delivers the intelligence briefings that shape cadets' understanding of the war, carefully omitting what
• Catriona — A Poromish gryphon rider and Xaden's ex — Cat arrives at Basgiath as a foreign exchange and immediately becomes Violet's rival in both combat skill an
• Solas — An aggressive orange dragon bonded to Jack Barlowe — Solas mirrors his rider's violent temperament and together they form one of the most dangerous an
• Codagh — A massive brown dragon bonded to General Melgren — ancient and powerful, Codagh's allegiance to the head of Navarre's military makes him complicit in
• Mira Sorrengail — Violet's older sister and an experienced rider stationed at the front — Mira fights the war Basgiath trains cadets for and knows firsthand how bad thi
• General Melgren — The head of Navarre's dragon riders and architect of the conspiracy to hide the venin — Melgren's foresight signet lets him see future battles, but he

Locations

• Basgiath War College — The mountain fortress where Navarre trains its dragon riders — a stone academy perched on cliffs where cadets either bond a dragon and survive, or die
• Riders Quadrant — The military wing of Basgiath where cadets train to bond and ride dragons — a brutal gauntlet of combat training, academic study, and lethal competiti
• Scribe Quadrant — The academic wing of Basgiath where scribes study history, languages, and intelligence — the quiet alternative to the Riders Quadrant, and the life Vi
• Flight Field — The open cliffside launch area where cadets learn to ride their bonded dragons — a windswept expanse at the edge of Basgiath's mountain where the sky
• Threshing Grounds — The sacred ground where cadets present themselves to dragons for bonding — a cadet walks in hoping to be chosen, knowing that rejection means death by
• Aretia — Xaden's hometown rebuilt as a secret resistance base — where the Marked Ones and their allies prepare for the real war against the venin that Navarre
• Navarre — The kingdom protected by magical wards and defended by dragon riders — a nation built on military might and maintained through carefully controlled li
• Poromiel — The neighboring nation that uses gryphon riders instead of dragon riders — former enemies of Navarre who may become critical allies against the venin
• The Wards — The magical barriers protecting Navarre from the venin and their wyverns — ancient, powerful, and failing, sustained by wardstones that are being drai
• Battle Brief Room — The lecture hall where cadets receive intelligence briefings on Navarre's military operations — everything taught here is true, but the most important

Items

• Wardstones — Massive magical stones that power Navarre's protective wards — ancient, irreplaceable, and being drained by the venin faster than anyone will admit. T
• Signets — Unique magical abilities that manifest after a rider bonds a dragon — each signet is different, shaped by the rider's nature and amplified through the
• Rebellion Relic — Onyx bands forcibly inscribed on the children of rebellion leaders — meant to mark them as enemies and control them, the relics instead became symbols
• The War Codex — Basgiath's official rulebook governing challenges, duels, rankings, and cadet conduct — everything is legal if the Codex allows it, and knowing its fi
• Venin Power — Corrupted magic drawn from the earth itself — it drains life, turns wielders into venin, transforms dragons into wyverns, and represents the existenti

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