The Empyrean · Character

Tynan

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 4

Tynan is a minor character in The Empyrean, first appearing in Fourth Wing (Book 1).

Gender
male
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 4
Books
1

Description

A stocky male cadet with blue-black, thick hair, angular features, and a pale, sweaty face when wounded. He wears a rider's uniform and carries a sword in the cadet scenes where he is armed. He has dagger wounds to the thigh and side during the fight, and is killed by dragonfire during Threshing.

Connections

  • Rhiannon Matthiassparring opponent

    Rhiannon defeats Tynan in hand-to-hand training and holds him down until he yields.

  • Violet SorrengailRival

    Tynan repeatedly taunts Violet and questions her strength, but she still warns him during the dangerous Gauntlet and considers him a squadmate.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1Fourth Wing

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 14
    Threshing and Dual BondingViolet defends the golden feathertail dragon from attackers and bonds with both Tairn and Andarna, becoming the first dual-bonded rider in centuries.

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