Vladen Dreadbourne
the Cloudbreaker Count
Named for the old word for ruler and the river that runs black after a storm, where the dead wash down to the sea.
Power
Storm-binding — you call lightning to a point, but the bolt always leaves a scar on your palm. You have run out of unmarked skin.
- Familiar
- A lynx with one white eye named Spar
- Bloodline
- House Dreadbourne
You are counting the seconds between thunderclaps — nine heartbeats, then ten, then the sky splits open. You have always been able to hear the storm's schedule. The rain tastes of iron, and you are still hungry.