Ayr

**Ayr** (known as "**Nyx**" to the elves and dragons) is a female Shadow Dragon who was introduced in *The Land of Fire*.

## Ayr

### Age

newborn (original trilogy, hatched 1,000 A.t.D.)
2-years (sequel trilogy)

## Relatives

### Appeared in

*The Land of Fire*,
*The Seas of Fire*,
*The Land of Blood*,
*The Land of the Moon*

## Description

Ayr has black scales and purple eyes. She has two bat-like wings, four legs, and spikes running down her back.

In the original trilogy, is quite small, about the size of a human toddler. In the sequel trilogy, she is nearly half the size of an average human.

## Abilities

### Aether Magic Connection

As an Shadow Dragon, Ayr has a connection to and draws power from the Aether.

#### Aether magic mastery

It is mentioned that Ayr has a promising future as an Aether Master.

* Umbrakinesis - Ayr can turn herself and anyone she grabs into shadows, effectively hiding them from enemies.
* *Vlepo to Mellon* - Ayr can use this spell to activate the Mirror of Stars.

### Camouflage

Ayr's black scales naturally allow her to camouflage into dark areas and shadows.

## History

### *The Land of Fire*

Ayr's egg was first seen in the prologue being given to Adam in a Stravol tavern as a plot to overthrow the elites of the Gated City.

At the end of the book, Ayr hatches on the night that Brynn grieves Wipsy's death.

### *The Seas of Fire*

At the end of the novel, Ayr is given to Astra at the portal separating the Aether Realm from the physical world.

### *The Light of Fire*

Ayr is mentioned in Brynn's thoughts at the beginning of the novel.

### *The Land of Blood*

Two years after the events of *The Light of Fire*, Ayr (now known as "Nyx") has been fully incorporated into the Aether Realm.

In the prologue, is seen using the Aether spell "Vlepo to Mellon" to activate the Mirror of Stars. After seeing Moirai and the destruction of the world in it, she rashly leaves the Aether Realm to warn Brynn, her "mother", of the impending doom.

Ayr later appears searching for Brynn when the Moiraian refugees land on Archai.

At the end of the novel, she becomes the "Aether" representative to the other continent.

## Relations

### Astra

Astra is Ayr's warden in the Aether Realm, as her biological parents are unknown.

### Brynn Wolff

Brynn Wolff is a female human who saved Ayr as an egg, As a result, the dragonet looks up to her as her "mother", well past being a hatchling.

### Judas Wolff

Judas is the human who stole Ayr's egg from the magical territories to give to Adam and the resistance.

## Trivia

* Ayr's name is a play on the word "air". Her elven/dragon name is Nyx, the Greek goddess of darkness.
	+ "Ayr" can refer to different locations throughout the world.
	+ "Ayre" can mean multiple locations on the Isle of Man.
	+ While developing *Land of Fire*, Ayr's name origin was also derived from the last name "Ayres", which has three different meanings.
* While completing the world of *Land of Fire*, the author was torn between making Ayr a baby dragon (similar to Zym in *The Dragon Prince*) or making her Brynn's draconic mount.
	+ Before writing the initial drafts of the series, the author decided to make Ayr a baby dragon as the dragons in *Land of Fire* have Latin names or names with ties to Greek and/or Roman mythology.
* Ayr was the second character the author came up with for *Land of Fire*.
* In *The Land of the Moon*, Ayr fills the role of Sky and Moonwatcher from *Wings of Fire: The Flames of Hope*.
* In *Archai*, Ayr has been redone as a Shadow Drake named "Nyx" who is an Archdragon of the Darkness.

## Gallery

Ayr icon (Dracthyr creator by flippingchicken on Picrew)Wombo AI version of AyrSimple ref (made with the SaltySpectre WoF creator on Picrew)
## References

1. ↑ *The Seas of Fire*, Chapter 19
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Land of Fire*, Chapter 18
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 *The Land of Blood*, prologue
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Seas of Fire*, Chapter 13
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Luna's notes and outlines on *The Land of Fire*
6. ↑ Nyx - Wikipedia
7. ↑ Ayr - Wikipedia
8. ↑ Ayre - Wikipedia
9. ↑ Ayers(1) - Behind the Name
10. ↑ Ayers(2) - Behind the Name
11. ↑ Ayers(3) - Behind the Name
12. ↑ J. Pappas' notes and outlines for *Archai*