(AIR-in-dor VAYL-rik)
Nickname: Eryn
Role in Story Universe: member of the main cast of the Ashes of Aekos series. Main male romantic lead in the debut installment.
First Appearance: Book One – Ashes of Desire
Profession: trauma surgeon
Class: Civica – via a black-market ICICLE chip and tattoo
Race: Aekosi
Physical Description: stands at 6’3″ with a heavily muscled frame and the quiet intensity of someone who’s seen both war and wonder. His pale skin carries the signature silver undertone of the Aekosi, hinting at the regenerative power running through his veins. Denim-blue eyes—clear, striking, and often unreadable—reflect a storm of emotion beneath his composed surface. His dirty blond hair is perpetually tousled, waves falling in deliberate disarray, matched by the ever-present scruff of a five o’clock shadow that gives him a rugged edge. Together, it’s a look that speaks of quiet power, deep loyalty, and a soul marked by loss, love, and duty.
Age: approximately 450 years old
Bondmate: Briette Nolvareth
Key Relationships: Blood brother to Maeleigh Vaelric. Brother to Daerion and Shayde via adoption. Son to King Basilius and Queen Gaia via adoption.
Backstory: Eryndor was born thirteen years before the end of the long war that decimated his people and shattered their homeworld. When the tide of violence reached their doorstep, he escaped Aekos under the protection of the royal family. His father was killed in battle; his mother, consumed by grief and despair, took her own life not long after. Orphaned and alone with only his one-year-old baby sister to protect, Eryndor survived the final years of the war by sheer will—until they were found by Wolfred Alzareth and brought to safety.
Welcomed into the royal fold as a surrogate son before their own children were born, Eryndor was raised among royalty but never claimed the title. Instead, he carved his own path—becoming the most skilled Aekosi trauma surgeon in the galaxy. He now travels as needed to aid wounded and endangered Aekosi across the stars, offering hope and healing where so many others have given up. His life is service. His loyalty, unshakable. And his scars run deeper than most ever see.