#Varrish

[teddyniffler]

I only just finished my first ever read 2 weeks ago, but I really need to read again, right this second!

Someone on Reddit pointed out that Varrish might have actually been talking about Sloane????

[mysterylilycheeta]

Violet: I like butterflies. Varrish: They aren't, like, badass though. Violet: Butterflies scavenge corpses. Which is what they will be able to do once I am through with you.

[whenwewereyoung97]

⚠️Warning: contains Onyx Storm spoilers⚠️

*Edited on 12/15/2023 to add Aaric and Devera.*

*Edited on 12/22/2023 to add assorted details*

*Edited on 01/03/2024 to update Aaric’s name and alias (I know his actual middle name is Aaric, but the name/middle name/last name format ruined the ✨aesthetic✨ since no one else has a known middle name)*

*Edited on 02/10/2024 because I realized on my reread that Jack pushing energy on Violet likely isn’t actually a manifestation of his signet, as much as it is him using Venin powers*

*Edited on 09/18/2024 since Xaden gave us new information on Emery*

*Edited on 01/19/2025 to add Cianna*

*Edited on 01/20/2025 to add Nyra*

*Editing to add new OS information*

Made this because I know I’ll forget many details by time book 3 comes out, and I figured I’d share it for those interested. It’s a combination of information from my own read throughs, and from The Empyrean Wiki.

Please let me know if you see any mistakes, or if you have more to add.

I decided against doing Flyers for the time being, as what information we have is rather limited.

⚠️Warning: contains Iron Flame spoilers⚠️

⚠️Warning: contains Onyx Storm spoilers⚠️

Rider Data Masterlist

Violet

Surname: Sorrengail

Signet: Lightning wielding/Dream walking

Dragon’s name: Tairn/Andarna

Dragon’s description:

- Black Morningstartail (M)

- Golden Feathertail (former); Irid Scorpiontail (current) (F)

Xaden

Surname: Riorson

Signet: Shadow wielding/Reading intentions

Dragon’s name: Sgaeyl

Dragon’s description: Blue Daggertail (F)

Rhiannon

Surname: Matthias

Signet: Retrieving

Dragon’s name: Feirge

Dragon’s description: Green Daggertail (F)

Ridoc

Surname: Gamlyn

Signet: Ice wielding

Dragon’s name: Aotrom

Dragon’s description: Brown Swordtail (M)

Sawyer

Surname: Henrick

Signet: Metallurgist

Dragon’s name: Sliseag

Dragon’s description: Red Swordtail (M)

Liam

Surname: Mairi

Signet: Farsight/Ice wielding

Dragon’s name: Deigh

Dragon’s description: Red Daggertail (M)

Sloane

Surname: Mairi

Signet: Siphon

Dragon’s name: Thoirt

Dragon’s description: Red Daggertail

Garrick

Surname: Tavis

Signet: Air manipulation/Distance wielding

Dragon’s name: Chradh

Dragon’s description: Brown Scorpiontail (M)

Bodhi

Surname: Durran

Signet: Countering signets

Dragon’s name: Cuir

Dragon’s description: Green (unknown tail type)

Imogen

Surname: Cardulo

Signet: Memory erasing

Dragon’s name: Glane

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (F)

Quinn

Surname: Hollis

Signet: Astral Projection

Dragon’s name: Cruth

Dragon’s description: Green Scorpiontail (F)

Dain

Surname: Aetos

Signet: Retrocognition

Dragon’s name: Cath

Dragon’s description: Red Swordtail (M)

Jack

Surname: Barlowe

Signet: Pain projection (Signet or Venin ability?)

Dragon’s name: Baide

Dragon’s description: Orange Scorpiontail (F)

Aaric

Full name: Camlaen “Cam” Tauri, Aaric Greycastle (alias)

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Molvic

Dragon’s description: Blue Clubtail

Mira

Surname: Sorrengail

Signet: Extending wards

Dragon’s name: Teine

Dragon’s description: Green Clubtail (M)

Brennan

Surname: Sorrengail, Aisreigh (alias)

Signet: Mending

Dragon’s name: Marbh

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (M)

Lilith

Surname: Sorrengail/Daxton

Signet: Storm wielder

Dragon’s name: Aimsir

Dragon’s description: Brown (unknown tail type)

Augustine

Surname: Melgren

Signet: Battle foresight

Dragon’s name: Codagh

Dragon’s description: Black Swordtail (M)

(Unknown)

Surname: Devera

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Red Clubtail

(Unknown)

Surname: Kaori

Signet: Illusionist

Dragon’s name: Smachd

Dragon’s description: Unknown

(Unknown)

Surname: Carr

Signet: Fire wielder

Dragon’s name: Breugan

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (M)

Burton

Surname: Varrish

Signet: Weakness reading

Dragon’s name: Solas

Dragon’s description: Orange Daggertail (M)

Naolin

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Siphon

Dragon’s name: Tairn

Dragon’s description: Black Morningstartail (M)

Heaton

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Breathing underwater

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Unknown

Emery

Surname: Barnes

Signet: Air manipulation

Dragon’s name: Unknown

Dragon’s description: Brown Clubtail

Cianna

Surname: Unknown

Signet: Air manipulation

Dragon’s name: Gaothal

Dragon’s description: Unknown

Nyra

Surname: Voldaren

Signet: Unknown

Dragon’s name: Malla

Dragon’s description: Red Scorpiontail

Ulices

Surname: Ferris

Signet: Unknown

Dragon: Fann

Dragon’s description: Green Swordtail (F)

Felix

Surname: Gerault

Signet: Unknown

Dragon: Nuirlach

Dragon’s description: Red Swordtail

Aura

Surname: Beinhaven

Signet: Fire wielder

Dragon: Dagolh

Dragon’s description: Red Clubtail

Lyron

Surname: Panchek

Signet:

Dragon:

Dragon’s description:

Lynx

Surname:

Signet: Shadow wielding

Dragon:

Dragon description:

Baylor

Surname:

Signet: (far-sight?)

Dragon: Veirt

Dragon’s description:

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

The flight jacket…

"You’re going to freeze out there." "I’ll be fine." I drop to my knees and locate the missing dagger, hauling it out by the strap of the sheath before standing again. "Here." Xaden throws one of his flight jackets over me, trapping my hair. "If Garrick’s right and we’re under attack, then my guess is they’ll order the older years to staff the mid-guard posts, so you shouldn’t be out in formation too long. I can’t stand the thought of you being cold." Which means he’ll be leaving. My heart somersaults as I clumsily shove my arms through the sleeves of his jacket. He’ll be safe, right? It will just be a midland assignment, and he’s the most powerful rider in the quadrant. With my hands full of weapons, I don’t argue about him buttoning the flight jacket over my chest. "We have to get to formation." His hands cradle my face. "And if I have to go, then don’t worry. I’m sure Sgaeyl will drag me back in a few days." He leans in and kisses me hard and quick. "Wanting you will be the death of me. Let’s go."

Rhi cracks a huge yawn, then glances my way and does a double-take. "Violet Sorrengail," she whispers, moving closer. "Are you wearing Riorson’s flight jacket?" Liam’s head snaps in my direction, curse his stupidly good hearing. "Why would you say that?" I do a shitty job of feigning shock and shove the sheaths into every available pocket in this thing. All three of them, which are considerably deeper than the ones in my own jacket. "Oh, I don’t know. Because it’s huge on you and there are three stars right here?" She taps where there’s only one star on her uniform. Well, shit. Just goes to show that neither of us was thinking clearly. "It could be any third-year’s." I shrug. "With a Fourth Wing shield on the shoulder?" She cocks an eyebrow. "That does limit it a bit," I agree. "And a wingleader emblem beneath those stars?" she teases. "Fine, it’s his," I whisper quickly.

His words die abruptly as his focus drops to my shoulder. "Who the fuck's flight jacket are you wearing?" "—Really? It has third-year rank, Fourth Wing insignia, and a section leader designation. Who the hell's jacket do you think I'm wearing?" His jaw ticks. "It's Bodhi's, you territorial asshole!" That answer doesn't seem to help. "Are you serious right now?" I unbutton the fucking jacket and tug at the sleeves, but leather is a bitch when wet, and it takes a moment to yank it free. "I ran out of Battle Brief the second Devera clued me in that you'd been wounded. Yes, I left without leave. Then I flew eight hours at breakneck speed with an absolutely irrational Tairn, who thought if you'd been hurt, then Sgaeyl could have been, too. And now you pull some possessive, jealous, whose-jacket-is-that bullshit just because your cousin knew I was so panicked that I wouldn't stop for my own flight leathers?" I flat-out glare at his nonsensical ass and drop the jacket to the floor. "You can fuck right off!" A corner of his mouth turns up. "You were worried about me?" "Not anymore, I'm not." I see red. How can he find this amusing? "But you were." A slow smile spreads across his face, and his eyes light up.

"But I'm right here. You cannot protect me from every—" I glance over at the weight he slides into the deep sheath at my shoulder, the sheath that's only there because I'm wearing his flight jacket. "What is that?" But I already know. The alloy in the hilt flashes in the moonlight before it disappears, tucked against my arm. "I need you to be able to defend yourself no matter what happens. You're not the only one with bad dreams, you know." My lips part. "Xaden," I whisper, sliding my hands to his face and scratching my palms on the stubble of his cheeks. "I'm a lightning wielder. I'm never defenseless against venin." "You'll have to keep it hidden, of course." His voice turns gruff. "Sew a deeper sheath into wherever you're most comfortable." I nod. Right now, there's almost no chance anyone could spot it unless it was facing outward or they knew where to look, anyway.

His gaze drops to my collar, where there's a single silver line of lieutenant's rank. "You couldn't be bothered to wear your own uniform?" Varrish eyes Xaden's rank on my collar. "You do know that impersonating a commissioned officer is against the Codex, do you not?" Nora dumps my bag onto the stone floor, breaking the binding on my history book. Ouch. "Look, she has another one here." She hands Bodhi's jacket to Varrish. "Collecting them, are we?" Varrish takes the jacket without looking my direction. His focus is on the bag with the other two riders' He's going to take Xaden's jacket. I fucking know it. I glance up at Rhi, locking eyes with her through the slit she's left in her door. She cocks her head to the side silently, and I look pointedly to the dagger sheathed at my shoulder before lifting my brows at her. "It's just books, some flight goggles, and the jacket," Nora says. "A jacket that isn't hers," Varrish corrects her. "Just like the one she's wearing." "Check the one she's wearing," Varrish orders. "Since it's clearly not regulation." "I'm sorry," Professor Kaori says as he comes up behind me. "Did I just hear you order your... aides, or whatever it is you're calling them, to strip a cadet?" "It's a jacket. She's in violation of Article Seven, Section Three, which states that impersonating a commissioned officer—" Varrish starts. "It's Article Two, actually," I interrupt, folding my arms across my chest. The shoulder has way more give to it than what l'd expect, but I'm not foolish enough to draw attention to it by glancing down again. "And it says impersonating a commissioned officer is a punishable offense, not wearing someone's flight jacket. As you can see, I'm not wearing anyone's name tag, nor am I claiming to be someone I'm not." "She has you there, Vice Commandant." Varrish's eyes narrow on Kaori before turning to me. "I will have that flight jacket." He holds out his hand. I undo the buttons, begging my fingers not to tremble, and hand it over. Varrish goes through every. Single. Pocket. "Hmm." Kaori leans in my direction and cocks his head, sweeping his gaze over my uniform. "Her name tag here clearly says Sorrengail, and I note two of her squad patches. Doesn't seem to be impersonating anyone to me." "She is..." Varrish's face blotches as he comes up empty on the jacket. Varrish drops Xaden's jacket on the floor on top of Bodhi's, and his henchmen stand.

[dwkfan]

I was reading iron flame and the second Violet said “team work” about xaden her and dain killing varrish, the first thing that came to my mind was this clip (I edited what I had in mind) because im a the walking dead fan and had this clip saved for so long now.

[nerdyfangirlmel]

Can someone explain to me what it means when it says leadership or command does that mean like the wing leaders and squad leaders or like command/leadership as like the adults like Violet’s mom and panchel and Aetos. Cuz I thought it was the adults…

[animes-books-and-art]

Iron Flame Formation Sketch

I’m very obsessed with the Empyrean books, and even though i didn’t like Iron Flame as much as Fourth wing i still scribble a lot of things without finishing any of trem…

[kissingcars]

I’m (very slowly, new mom problems lol) making my way through Iron Flame and Violet having hallucinations of Liam is breaking my heart 💔

[happyinternetcollector]

Rating things Fourth Wing characters did.

13. Lilith Sorrengail - carved 107 scars on the back of a 16/17 year old boy

-90/10

12. Burton Varrish - forced violet until she almost burned out and torture her for days

-100/10

11. Brennan Sorrengail - let his family grief him for 6 years

-1/10

10. Nolon Colbersy - poisoned violet and assisted in her torture

-90/10

9. Jack Barlowe - killed his own dragon

-100/10

8. Andarnaurram - killed another dragon

1000/10

7. Catriona Cordella - mentality tortured a girl for a man that doesn't want her and a nonexistent crown

-800/10

6. Imogen Cardulo - dislocated Violet's shoulder

10/10

5. Liam Mairi - DIED

-1000000/10

4. Xaden Riorson - constantly gaslighting his girl I'mma need you to stop doing that sir

-100/10

3. Sgaeyl - lied to her mate for years

-10/10

2. Dain Aetos - looked into his best friend's mind

-10/10

1. Violet Sorrengail - poisoned her opponents before fighting them. my girl can do no wrong 👏

100/10

[shreksniceboulder]

"Apologize," Tairn demands, his voice low and sharp

"I'm sorry!" Varrish's voice breaks

"Apologize to the one Andarna deemed worthy of her bond."

......

"On your knees"

JAW? DROPPED. MIND? BLOWN. TRAJECTORY OF LIFE? CHANGED.

[serapheisthinking]

I was thinking about Andarna and Violet and actually I love that Andarna turns out to be a scorpiontail, since Violet has a habit of poisoning her opponents it's only fair her dragon gets to poison people too

[xadensbiceps]

Love that Melgren saw this and was like. Ah, yes. We should let him interrogate the students instead!

[neuroticgoblin]

I would like to commend Rebecca Yarros on creating the single most insufferable character in the history of literature. Congratulations ma'am. I hope that Major Varrish dies a very painful death.

[whenwewereyoung97]

Mild Iron Flame spoilers (up to Ch 5)

Ah, yes. This is definitely the person I’d pick to oversee a bunch of cadets.

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

“I don’t see people” — okay Varrish, said like a true psychopath.

[nerdyfangirlmel]

Continuing to share my iron flames thoughts cuz I have no one else to share them with…

Who the fuck does this Varrish dude think he is and when did Tairn get to eat him and his dragon???