Iron Flame Study Guide

Dragon - Name unknown (blue clubtail)

Signet - Unknown

First-year cadet in Violet's squad. Youngest son of King Tauri of Navarre. Aaric is using a false name so the majority of the cadets at Basgiath do not know his true identity. He does not like Xaden, who killed his older brother during Threshing.

Dragon - Cuir (green dragon, unknown tail)

Signet - Can counter the signet's of others, causing it to be weakened or fail to work altogether.

Third-year cadet and section leader for flame section, fourth wing. Xaden's cousin and a marked child of the rebellion.

Joined the Revolution at Aretia. Fought at Basgiath. 

Dragon - Marbh (orange daggertail)

Signet - Mender

Liutenant Colonel in the current Revolution. Eldest child and only son of General Lilith Sorrengail. Believed to have been killed by Fen Riorson at the end of the Tyrrish Rebellion, but had actually joined their forces and has been living in Aretia under the name Brennan Aisereigh. 

Managed to mend the broken wardstone at Basgiath, allowing the Navarrian wards to be repaired. 

Gryphon - Kiralair (Kira)

Gift - Ability to amplify emotions.

Second-year cadet at Cliffsbane Flight Academy before dark wielders destroyed Zolya and took over the academy. Third in line to the Poromish throne after her sister and their uncle, Viscount Tecarus. Was betrothed to Xaden since childhood due to an alliance made by Xaden and Catriona's father, but their engagement was ended by Xaden. Was most recently studying with the Revolution cadets at Aretia and fought at the battle at Basgiath.

Dragon - Name unknown (unknown)

Signet - Unknown

Colonel previously stationed at Basgiath as he was aide to General Sorrengail. Father of Dain Aetos. Has a real vendetta against Violet after the events of Fourth Wing.

Dragon - Cath (red swordtail)

Signet - Classified: memory reader

Third-year cadet and wingleader of fourth wing. Son of Colonel Aetos. Childhood best friend of Violet Sorrengail. Read Violet's memories without permission and may have been complicit in sending Xaden and Violet outside of the wards during War Games. 

Saved Violet from continued torture by Major Varrish. Joined the Revolution at Aretia after discovering the truth about venin. Fought at Basgiath.

Dragons are large flying creatures with four legs, two wings, strong jaws with sharp teeth, and the ability to breathe fire, although their size does vary greatly. There are seven distinct breeds of dragon, known by their color: black, blue, green, red, orange, brown, and a seventh, newly re-discovered breed with a iridescent sheen. Dragons have a weapon at their ends of their tails, which develops partly out of need, partly out of choice. The options we are aware of are morningstartail, clubtail, swordtail, daggertail, and scorpiontail. Juvenile dragons are golden in color with what is called a feathertail, meaning there is no weapon at the end of their tail.

Dragons channel magic to their bonded rider that gives their rider a unique ability called a signet. A dragon's bond with their riders are strong, if a dragon dies, so does their rider. However, a dragon may survive their rider dying and can go on to bond again later.

Dragon - Chradh (brown scorpiontail)

Signet - Unknown

Second Liutenant last stationed at Samara. Marked child of the rebellion. Best friend of Xaden, Garrick's father was Fen Riorson's closest ally.

Joined the Revolution at Aretia and helped Xaden expose Navarre, which had been hiding the existence of venin. Fought at Basgaith.

Dragon - Codagh (black swordtail)

Signet - Can see battle outcomes ahead of time.

Commanding General of all of Navarre's forces and bonded with the largest dragon living.

Deceased

Dragon - Aimsir (brown dragon, tail unknown), deceased

Signet - Storm wielder

General in Navarre's army and former Commander of Basgiath War College. Mother to Brennan, Mira, and Violet Sorrengail, her husband was a scribe who died a few years before the start of Fourth Wing. 

Gave her life to allow the wardstone at Basgiath to be imbued with power, allowing the Navarrian wards to be restored.

Curator of the Scribes Quadrant who teaches Battle Brief with Professor Devera in the Riders Quadrant. Mentored Violet as she prepared to join the Scribes Quadrant. 

Was aware that Navarre was purging all information about venin from their history.

Half-eagle and half-lion, gryphons are about seven feet tall and have long, sharp beaks. Gryphons bond with a flier, who they are able to channel power to. The power they channel will manifest into a unique ability called gifts by the fliers, much of which involves psychic abilities. Unlike dragons, a gryphon's bond with their flier is lifelong. When a flier dies, so does their gryphon.

Dragon - Glane (orange daggertail)

Signet - Classified: able to erase memories

Third-year cadet in Violet's squad. Marked child of the rebellion.

Joined the Revolution at Aretia. Fought at Basgiath. 

Dragon - Baide (orange scorpiontail), deceased

Signet - Unknown

Second-year cadet. Known for being aggressive and lacking remorse or empathy. 

Believed to have been killed during War Games in Violet's first year but was healed and returned to classes in their second year. At some point, Jack became venin. He broke the wardstone at Basgiath, killing his dragon in the process, which brought all of the wards down and allowed the venin access into Navarre.

Second-year scribe cadet on path to become an Adept. One of the only scribes to join the Revolution. A friend of Violet's, they studied together when Violet was preparing to join the Scribe Quadrant. Communicates using sign language but can read several other languages. 

Translated Lyra's journal from Morrainian, discovering the information that allowed Navarre's wards to be repaired.

Deceased

Dragon - Deigh (red daggertail), deceased

Signet - farsight

Member of VIolet's squad during their first year. Marked child of the rebellion and like a brother to Xaden, the two of them were fostered together after their parents were executed. Liam died when his dragon was killed by wyvern at the end of Fourth Wing, which has had a profound effect of Violet.

Violet has visions of Liam, which help her not to break while being tortured by Varrish.

Dragon - Teine (green clubtail)

Signet - Warder

First Liutenant most recently stationed at Samara. The middle child and oldest daughter of General Lilith Sorrengail. 

One of the riders in Navarre that had no previous ties to the Tyrrish Rebellion who joined the current revolution. Fought at Basgiath. 

Dragon - Feirge (green daggertail)

Signet - Summoner

Second-year cadet and squad leader for second squad, flame section, fourth wing. Originally from Morraine. Violet's best friend.

Joined the Revolution at Aretia. Fought at Basgiath. 

Dragon - Aotrom (brown swordtail)

Signet - Ice Wielder

Second-year cadet in Violet's squad.

Joined the Revolution at Aretia. Fought at Basgiath. 

Dragon - Sliseag (red swordtail)

Signet - Metallurgist

Second-year cadet in Violet's squad and the squad's executive officer (second in command after Rhiannon) before their squad was combined with a flier drift. Originally from Luceras and had to repeat his first year after failing to bond a dragon. 

Joined the Revolution at Aretia. Lost a leg in the Battle at Basgiath.

Bragen - Driftleader and Executive Officer to Rhiannon.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Maren - Second-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Dajalair (Daja)

• Gift - Unknown

Trager - Second-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Neve - Third-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Kai - First-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Dragon - Thoirt (red daggertail)

Signet - Siphon

First-year cadet in Violet's squad. Marked child of the rebellion and younger sister of Liam Mairi. Siphoned the power of General Sorrengail into the Basgiath wardstone to allow the Navarrian wards to be restored. Guarded the wardstone at Basgiath. 

Gryphon - Unknown

Gift - Unknown

A flier in the Poromish army and second in line to the Poromish throne, after her uncle, Viscount Tecarus. Older sister of Catriona Cordella. Has been working with Xaden to smuggle weapons out of Basgiath and into the hands of the fliers to help them kill venin dark wielders.

Major Devera - Battle Brief

• red clubtail, name unknown

• signet unknown

• joined the revolution

Colonel Kaori - Dragonlore

• Smachd, details unknown

• signet unknown

Professor Carr - Channeling

• Breugan, orange daggertail

• Fire wielder

Professor Emetterio - Combat

• dragon unknown

• signet unknown

• joined the revolution

Captain Grady - Rider Survival

• dragon unknown

• signet unknown

Major Varrish - Vice Commandant

• Solas, orange daggertail

• can read a person's weakness

• killed after torturing Violet

Xaden Riorson - Heir of Tyrrendor

Brennan Sorrengail/Aisereigh - Tactician

Suri - Army Commander

• brown clubtail, name unknown

• signet unknown

Felix Gerault

• red swordtail, name unknown

• signet unknown

Ulices Ferris - Army Commander

• Fann, green swordtail

• signet unknown

Kylynn

• dragon unknown

• signet unknown

Trissa

• dragon unknown

• signet unknown

Dragons - The only person to ever bond with two dragons:

Tairn (black morningstartail)

Andarna (irridescent scorpiontail)

Signet - lightning wielder

Second-year cadet. Youngest daughter of General Lilith Sorrengail. Born with a condition causing her joints to subluxate, or partially dislocate, frequently. Originally intended to join the Scribe Quadrant, so is well educated in the languages and history of Navarre. Has brown hair with silver at the ends.

Joined the revolution at Aretia. One of a small team that discovered how to and successfully managed to power a wardstone. Fought at Basgiath and refired the Basgiath wardstone. 

Similar to dragons but larger and with only two legs, where dragons have four. Gray in color with razor-sharp feathers down their neck and tails containing poison barbs. There are three known breeds of wyvern, known for the color of their fire: blue, red, and green.

Wyvern are created and controlled by dark wielders. While it is possible to kill a wyvern on it's own, the most efficient way is to kill the dark wielder that created it. Doing so will kill all of the wyvern created by that dark wielder.

Dragon - Sgaeyl (blue daggertail)

Signet - shadow wielder

Second signet - inntinnsic able to read the intentions of a person. Xaden has a second signet because Sgaeyl was previously bonded to Xaden's grandfather. Bonding a dragon who was previously bonded to a relation can cause the rider to develop a second signet, or a particularly strong signet, but may instead cause madness in the rider.

Second Lieutenant last stationed at Samara. A leader of the current revolution. Only child of Fen Riorson, leader of the Tyrrish rebellion who was executed when the rebellion ended. Led students at Basgiath to Aretia to join the Revolution and exposed Navarre's lies about the venin. Turned venin during the Battle at Basgiath.

The area of the continent furthest southeast, the Barrens is a desolate, dry, desert area that has been abandoned by any living things.

During the Great War, gryphons, dragons, and humans worked together to defeat the venin army of the Barrens. The venin they fought against did not channel power through a dragon or gryphon, instead pulling it directly from the source, draining any life from the ground they pulled from and leaving the area in the barren state it is named for.

The corrupted humans who turn venin, known as dark wielders, are now believed to come from more places than just the Barrens. The dark wielders are able to create and ride wyvern, which are similar to dragons. Dark wielders can only be killed with special runed daggers, although Violet was able to kill one with her lightning.

While Navarre's history acknowledges the Barrens as a place, it has erased any mention of dark wielders and venin in it's literature, including in folklore.

The largest country, taking up the western half of the continent. It comprises six different provinces: Luceras, Calldyr, Morraine, Deaconshire, Elsum, and Tyrrendor. Tyrrendor was the last province to swear fealty and attempted to secede in what is now called the Tyrrish Rebellion, which was put down five years before the start of Fourth Wing. Currently ruled by King Tauri.

Recently had a number of military students and riders in the military desert the military after discovering that the leaders of the country had withheld information from the rest of the citizens. Primarily about the existence of venin. They joined the new Revolution in Aretia but fought alongside Navarre in the Battle at Basgiath. After the battle, the forces at Aretia agreed to rejoin Navarre to be behind Navarre's wards.

Navarre contains the Vale, the nesting grounds of dragons. The power of the dragons powers the wards protecting the country. Navarre is also the home to Basgiath War College, which has four different areas of study. 1. Infantry Quadrant: training infantry soldiers that fight on the ground. 2: Scribe Quadrant: training scribes that protect the history of the country. 3. Healer Quadrant: training healers and medics. 4. Rider Quadrant: training dragon riders that bond and fight with their dragon.

Located to the east of Navarre, Poromiel and Navarre have been at war for four-hundred years. It is made up of three provinces: Krovla, Braevick, and Cygnisen. Currently ruled by Queen Maraya.

Poromiel is the home of the gryphons, which are unable to power wards, leaving Poromiel much more vulnerable to attack. Poromiel has its own airborne soldiers who bond with gryphons, called fliers. Fliers are broken up into groups called drifts, similar to how riders are divided into wings.

Cliffsbane Flight Academy, where the fliers were trained, was recently taken over by venin. The academy cadets have been living with Viscount Tecarus in Cordyn until an agreement was made with the Revolution. This agreement requires the Revolution to house and teach the fliers in Aretia, alongside their rider cadets.

Riders: 

Rhiannon Matthias 

• Dragon: Feirge

• Signet: Retrieving

Sawyer Henrick 

• Dragon: Sliseag

• Signet: Metallurgy

Violet Sorrengail

• Dragons: Tairn and Andarna

• Signet: Lightning wielding

Ridoc Gamlyn

• Dragon: Aotrom

• Signet: Ice Wielding

Imogen Cardulo

• Dragon: Glane

• Signet: Memory erasing

Quinn Hollis - Deceased

• Dragon: Cruth

• Signet: Astral projection

Aaroc Greycastle

• Dragon: Molvic

• Signet: Unknown

Sloane Mairi

• Dragon: Thoirt

• Signet: Siphon

Avalynn

• Dragon: Unknown

• Signet: Unknown

Baylor

• Dragon: Unknown

• Signet: Unknown

Lynx

• Dragon: Unknown

• Signet: Shadow wielding

Fliers:

Bragen - Driftleader and Executive Officer to Rhiannon.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Maren - Second-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Dajalair (Daja)

• Gift - Unknown

Trager - Second-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Neve - Third-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown

Kai - First-year cadet in Catriona's drift.

• Gryphon - Unknown

• Gift - Unknown