David Kostyk

Character from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

A Durast who sees the world in materials and mechanisms — socially oblivious, quietly brilliant, and the only person who looked at Genya after her scarring and didn't see the scars.

Also known as: David, Kostyk

What They Know

• Durast (Materialki) — can manipulate solids at a molecular level: glass, steel, wood, stone
• Built Morozova's collar for the Darkling — the engineering fascinated him more than the politics
• Co-created the jurda parem antidote with Kuwei Yul-Bo
• Died during King of Scars — his death profoundly affected Genya and the Triumvirate
• Proposed to Genya with a Grisha steel ring — the most David Kostyk proposal possible
• Helped Nikolai design the Hummingbird and other Ravkan military innovations

Connections

• married_to — genya
• serves — darkling
• ally_of — nikolai
• created — morozova_collar

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