
The Skarn Reach · Cast
The cast of The Black Bond.
Six characters. Two leads. One dragon. One framer. One friend who saves her a seat.
Each card opens a full character page — their tracks, their pull quotes, their relationships, the content notes for their arc.

Co-protagonist
Mira Vasen
The smallest cadet at Aerithar Academy. Three years a witness. The tenth dragon chose her.
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Co-protagonist
Aedran Korr
Three years in the lower vault on the strength of one witness’s testimony. His dragon chose her anyway.
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The dragon
Vyrak
The black war dragon who refused to die with his rider. Yellow-gold eyes. One white scale. A torn left wing.
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The antagonist
Councilor Roesa Halen Kestrian
Senior Riders’ Council member. Brings sweet pickled fruits to cadet meetings. Touches her signet when she lies.
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The friend
Bram Sayer
Lowland southern, sandy-haired, the rarest character in the book — a person whose past is intact. Mira’s only friend.
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The commander
Commander Thessa Ondren
Sixty-one. Iron-gray. Carries a cane she says she doesn’t need. Voted to convict Aedran. Has not slept well since the Pairing.
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Read the book that built them
The Black Bond
She put him in a cage. Three years later, his dragon chose her.
