Ryder Draconis

### Significant Other(s)

Elise Callisto (Elysian Mates)Dante Oscura (Boyfriend-in-law) (Astral Adversaries) (formerly) (Nebula Allies)
Leon Night (Boyfriend-in-law)
Gabriel Nox (Boyfriend-in-law)

## Appearance

### Appearance

Dark Fae
Savage Fae
Vicious Fae
Broken Fae
 Warrior Fae
Heartless Sky
Sorrow and Starlight

## History

### Early Life

He was loved very much by his Questian Rabbit mother who fell to a terminal illness, after which his Basilisk father tried to explain peace to him. When his father passed away when he was 14, he was kidnapped by Mariella, Dante Oscura's aunt, while everyone who would care, thought he was dead. She tortured him physically and sexual, until all he knew was pain and lust, which he got tattooed on his knuckles as a reminder of what he went through. He finally escaped after 14 months of abuse when his Basilisk Order form emerged, and his captor was poisoned by his venom. He then fought his way to the top to become the King of the Lunar Brotherhood, one of the two ruling gangs of Alestria. In this role, the Astral Adversary bond that fated the his and Dante's Father to clash and spill blood at every chance, was passed on to him.

### Aurora Academy

As he never knew about to peace treaty that was agreed to before he was kidnapped, he carried on fighting and hating the world. Only after he met Elise, did that change. He and Dante fought tooth and nail to stop each other from enjoying life at all. Until they realized the woman they loved would be pained if either of them were hurting, much more if by the others hand. Through this epiphany, he and the other fated mates fight side by side to help the woman they love find answers to the question that plague her.

## Appearance

He has black short hair and light skin with a muscular body. He’s described to be very handsome but always having a stern look. He also has a lot of scars produced by Mariella when she kidnapped him and tortured him with a sun steel blade.

He has many tattoos, one of them is a X over his heart that Elise Callisto tattooed in, others include star signs that he put on himself through trickery (Gabriel’s), and love for his husband-in-laws, and wife and what they gave back to him, as well as a memorial tattoo for Gareth.

**Basilisk Form**: Scales inky black, but can camouflage.

## Personality

Ryder’s publicly known as violent, ruthless, bloodthirsty and psychotic, but that came to an end when he met Elise Callisto and fell in love with her. She brings out the best of him and, though slowly, he shows a sweet, caring side of him only his loved ones get to know. Gabriel brought him true friendship, Leon brought him true joy and Dante brought him a solid place to land when he needed it.

## Abilities

Ryder’s Order is a Basilisk. He can shift to any kind of snake (from a terrific Basilisk form to a snake that can fit in a pocket) and his fangs are deadly poisonous. His Order also makes him immune to any poison and can detect every single ingredient in whatever potion he drinks. He can also produce an universal anti-venom.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Mother

He had a very loving relationship with his mother who proudly allowed him to explore as a young boy with adrenaline chasing and pain seeking habits. She was taken from him when he was just 6 years old.

### Romantic

Ryder was known to never form a romantic connection with anyone before Elise Castillo. Elise eased Ryder into showing her his true self anfter he anccidentally snares her in a vision showing him and his father, giving her a deeper side to this dark king that she didn’t realize had existed and he fell in love with her. They later became Elysian Mates.

### Friends

Ryder never forged friendships growing up, being under the impression to that friendship could be an exposing weakness. Gabriel Nox was Ryder’s first true friend, Ryder started spending time with him in hopes that Gabriel would be able to see Mariella with the sight, but it evolved into a deep bond. Leon Night was ever faithful that Ryder had a soft side, always seeing his love for Elise shining though Leon was able to bring Ryder joy and had unwavering faith in who he really was. Dante Oscura became his Nebula Ally and Ryder calls him his “calm in the storm” as Dante is nothing if not steady, Dante opened Ryder’s world up to having a loving family, Bianca Oscura accepts and dotes on Ryder and calls him her “new son”. Ethan Shadowbrook immediately has a deep loyalt and respect for Ryder while also understanding the intricacies of his personality and the face he puts on for the outside world giving Ryder trust and respect in Ethan.

### Enemies

His second-in-command of the Lunar Brotherhood, Bryce Corvus, didn't start out as Ryder's enemy. However, over time, Bryce's jealousy of Elise became a problem, leading him to kidnap Ryder. This ultimately caused Ryder and Dante to kill him in retaliation.

Dante Oscura was Ryder's Astral Adversary, passed down from their fathers who were also Astral Adversaries. However, over time, Ryder and Dante came to respect each other and, after a star event where Dante rescues Ryder being held captive by Bryce Corvus, the stars called them with the opportunity to change their relationship, making them Nebula Allies.

Scarlett Tide was Ryder’s Second outside of the Academy and ran the Rusty Nail a bar owned by the Lunar Brotherhood. Scarlett thwarted all efforts of a peace deal between the Oscura’s and the brotherhood and took time to make a plan and gain leaders so she could take the brotherhood from Ryder if he ever turned from his warpath on the Oscura’s. Scarlett publicly claimed Ryder as a traitor to the gang and tried to execute him. Ryder in the end was saved with Gabriel’s sight and Dante’s unplanned attack on Scarlett. Allowing Ryder to camouflage into Scarlett and killing her as him in his stead.

## Quotes

”maybe you need a reminder of exactly who I am”