Tristan Abrascal

**Tristan Abrascal** is one of the protagonists of the series. An orphan, Tristan worked as a thief, making his living in Sacromonte until he found himself on a boat to an isle known as the Dominion of Lost Things to join the Watch.

## Biography

An 18-year-old thief, Tristan Abrascal has a quick wit and a contract with a capricious goddess. One night, when he crosses a line by accident, all bridges are burned and his mentor offers Tristan a way out by joining the Watch.

## Appearance

Dark hair, tan skin, deep grey eyes

cannot grown a beard

Hair is permanently scruffy.

In book 2, Tristan is observed as having “Gray eyes, dark brown hair, around five feet nine. Skinny but not sickly."

## Contract

Tristan is contracted to Fortuna, the Lady of Long Odds, with a pact he describes as 'close and intimate'. To Tristan's knowledge, he is the sole contractor to Fortuna. Calling on the contract, Tristan is able to borrow luck. It took Tristan years to unlearn the habit of flipping a coin that did not exist. A compulsion arising from forming a contract with Fortuna.

When people inquire as to what Tristan's contract is, he tells them - “Telekinesis,” he said without batting an eye. “I can move small objects with some degree of strength, but I have difficulties with control and there is often backlash.”

## Major Relationships

### Abuela/Nerei

Tristan's mentor, having taught him how to be a thief, as well as how to snap a man's neck. Occasionally gives Tristan tests, described as harsh but never pointless or cruel.

She gifted Tristan an expensive set of lockpicks.

Tristan suspects her of being one of the Watch.

### Maryam Khaimov

Tristan was chosen by Maryam to be her choice to join their cabal. They gelled from their first meeting and find their friendship very easy.

### Angharad Tredegar

Angharad and Tristan get along mostly. She is suspicious of his lower class upbringing and vocation of being a thief. To his credit, Tristan appreciates Angharad's ability to be "muscle" and finds her charming in her specific way.

### Song Ren

Song doesn't trust Tristan. She finds him dangerous in his unpredictability and distrust his goddess, which Song won't confess to being able to see.

### Tupoc Xical

A fellow survivor of muder island, Tupoc finds Tristan to be a rat to the core and not necessary for his goals in life.

## Influences

### Yong

Tristan and Yong became "coworkers" on the isle and trekked through the island together. Yong became disillusioned about Tristan during the second task and held it against Tristan until his death. Tristan still has Yong's pistol from the trials (though it might be in the hands of the 9th Brigade right now...the bastards).

### Vanessa

Vanessa mothered Tristan and fussed over him. Tristan became very fond of Vanessa as she was a gentle soul. Tristan wanted to save Vanessa from her fate, but she chose her path and walked it proudly. Tristan has Vanessa's watch in his possession and uses it often.

## The List

A list of five names. The only five that Tristan claims would move him to revenge.

1. Laurent Cerdan
2. Lauriana Ceret
3. Ceferin
4. Almsgiver
5. Cozme Aflor

## References

1. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 1
2. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 6
3. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 10
4. ↑ Book 2 - Chapter 2
5. ↑ Book 2 - Chapter 6
6. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 1
“I do,” he replied, and borrowed luck.

The ticking in the back of his head began, like the moving gears of a clock, but the noise was drowned out by that of a trigger being pulled. The flint came down, but instead of striking the pan and igniting the powder it snapped clean off. Tristan’s luck had been the very finest, for the flintlock to misfire so catastrophically. He’d have to pay for it later.
7. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 3
Marzela had a compulsion, a tic. One of the most obvious signs someone had just come into a contract and their god had strong hold on them.

The thief ought to know, it’d taken years for him to unlearn the habit of flipping a coin that did not exist.
8. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 28
9. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 3
The thief had held little truck with sympathy – either given or received – since burying his mother, but he knew how to feign the appearance of it well enough.
10. ↑ Book 1 - Chapter 3
“Sometimes I think your blood is cold as a lizard’s,” she complained. “Does nothing move you to revenge?”

Tristan smiled without joy, thinking of the five names carved into the marrow of his bones. His List.

“Only the one thing,” he answered. “And it is very far from this boat.”