Skandar Smith

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## Biographical Information

### Home

* The Mainland (formerly)
* The Island

### Occupation

* Rider
* Student at Christchurch Secondary (formerly)

### Aliases

* Skar (by Flo and Kenna)
* Spirit boy (by Bobby)

## Relationships

### Quartet

* Florence Shekoni
* Mitchell Henderson
* Roberta Bruna

### Family

* Erika Everhart (mother)
* Robert Smith (father)
* Kenna Smith (sister)
* Agatha Everhart (aunt)

## Affilation

### Occupation

* Rider
* Student at Christchurch Secondary (formerly)

### Loyalty

* Smith family
* The Island
	+ The Eyrie
	+ Spirit Wielders

## Appearances

### Book Appearances

* *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief*
* *Skandar and the Phantom Rider*

### Movie Appearances

* *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief*

Skandar Smith  (b. March, [[2009]]) is the main protagonist of the Skandar Series. He is a Unicorn Rider who was born in Margate, Kent. He is the first known spirit wielder to train in the Eyrie since the murder of the Fallen Twenty-Four . He is the only son of Rosemary Smith (Erika Everhart) and Robert Smith, he is also the younger brother of Kenna, who is a year older than him. Skandar attended Christchurch Secondary along with his sister Kenna before moving to the Eyrie. Skandar is bonded to a unicorn named Scoundrel's Luck.

## Biography

### Early life

Skandar and his sister, Kenna spent a lot of their early life helping their dad who was depressed over the death of his wife (which he didn't know was faked) and most nights Skandar didn't even have time to brush his teeth . He was brought up believing his mother was Rosemary Smith and she had died shortly after Skandar was born. Despite this, every year the family watched the Chaos Cup together and that seemed to be the only day his father was happy. Skandar and his sister grew up in Sunset Heights, Margate.

#### The 2022 Chaos Cup

On the day of the Chaos Cup, Skandar woke up early to see his sister lying in her bed, sad about failing the Hatchery Exam. He left the room and his dad made breakfast for them, Skandar had mayonnaise. He supported Aspen McGrath and New-Age Frost, who were allied to water. Later on, however, the Weaver kidnapped New-Age Frost, the most powerful unicorn in the world.

#### Christchurch Secondary

Before he moved to The Eyrie in The Island, Skandar attended Christchurch Secondary school in Margate. At school, he didn't have friends and would spend time drawing by himself during breaks. Additionally, he also favoured art lessons over sports.

Skandar was often picked on by his classmates Owen and Roy who perceived him as weak and worthless. Skandar was afraid to stand up for himself; however, his sister Kenna defended him whenever she could.

One day, Skandar saw Owen and Roy bullying a 11 year old student George Norris. They were trying to take away George's new Chaos cards. Skandar stepped in and tried to defend George, however he didn't really know how to do that. Luckily, Kenna also came in rescue and Owen, along with Roy, ran away. Skandar and Kenna were happy to help George. Moreover, Skandar also gave George one of his own Chaos cards.

#### Eve of the Hatchery Exam

Skandar went to school with his sister that day and the whole class was buzzing with questions about the Chaos Cup. His teacher, Miss Buntress, didn't answer and just helped them revise for the Hatchery Exam. Later that day, Skandar was attacked by Owen and his friends.

Later, he went home with Kenna but they were locked out of their flat and sat for a few hours, Kenna helping Skandar revise for the next day's exam.

#### The 2022 Hatchery Exam

Skandar awoke the next morning to see his sister with their mother's old shoebox on her knees.

The contents included:

* Hair clip
* Miniature unicorn
* Photograph of her (Erika) and Robert
* Birthday card for Kenna
* Bracelet
* Black scarf
* Key ring
* Bookmark

Skandar went to school that day and queued up, anxiously waiting to enter the exam hall. However, he was denied access by Miss Buntress and he waited in the corridor, crying. After a while, Miss Buntress came out and Skandar asked where the rider was and she said that she had left. Skandar then sat in the gym for a while and sobbed until Kenna came and took him home. They revised for a while but were eventually let in by their father.

Skandar went to sleep instantly and was then awoken that night by five sharp knocks.

### Going to the Island

At his front door was Agatha Everhart, though she didn't tell him her last name at the time. She explained to Robert Smith what was happening and to Skandar that he didn't need to take the Hatchery Exam because they had been requesting samples of his work and he was simply too good for it. Agatha then asked Skandar if he wanted to come to the Island or stay. Skandar either had to stay with his dad and sister, who he loved the most, or go to the Island and have a unicorn and begin a whole new life. He picked the Island.

#### Arctic-Swansong

> ***'The exam doesn't work exactly how you think. Forget what you've been taught; the rules don't apply to you. You're … special.'***
> - Agatha Everhart regarding Skandar's amazing talent
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Skandar and Agatha walked out of the tower block and into the garden. There stood a large unicorn, chewing on an animal, which was most likely a cat. There she revealed that she was a rider and not a Mainlander from the Island.

Skandar and her mounted Swan and began a flight, which Skandar found quite uncomfortable. During the journey, they passed over the White Unicorn and saw many Mainlanders going to take helicopters to the Island. Skandar thought of Kenna, and this life she would never have, and also of writing to her *if* he opened the Hatchery Door.

#### The Mirror Cliffs

Skandar and Agatha landed at the Mirror Cliffs a few minutes later, Skandar was confused at first as he was simply staring back at himself and Agatha, but Agatha explains that the Cliffs are that way so that Mainlander sailors don't go exploring the Island. Agatha then reveals that Skandar's supposedly dead mother sent her there to collect him, he asks why she didn't bring Kenna but she ignores. Agatha then tells Skandar about the Weaver at the Chaos Cup, she finished by giving Skandar a jar of black ink and telling him to go.

When Skandar was only up a few rungs, there were shouts by sentinels who knocked Agatha and Swan to the ground. He jumped onto the grass and joined the queue leading to the Hatchery Door and then he was stopped by a young woman in all black except for a yellow jacket. She ticked Skandar's name off a list and he joined the back of the line for the Hatchery Door.

#### The Hatchery Door

Whilst in the line, Skandar met a girl called Roberta 'Bobby' Bruna, who was quite bossy and very suspicious of Skandar as he had lied about the helicopter he came in. Skandar and Bobby waited in line for a while, watching people open the door and watching people be turned away. Eventually, it was Skandar's turn. He tugged at the doorknob, nothing happened. Then, suddenly, as Skandar began to step back, there was a grinding of stone and creaking of hinges. The Hatchery Door was open.

### Training at the Eyrie (2022-2027)

#### Hatchling year

> Instructor O'Sullivan: **A spirit wielder pin. Although you'll always be an honorary water wielder, of course.**
> Skandar: **Who says?**
> Instuctor O'Sullivan: **Me. Spirit wielders always did have courage and recklessness running side by side in their veins - and bravery like you showed against the Weaver, there'll always be a place for you in the Well.''**
> - *Instructor O'Sullivan regarding Skandar's courage*
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##### The Tunnel of the Living

Skandar stepped into the Tunnel of the Living, a large tunnel full of names carved everywhere, and he watched as '*SKANDAR SMITH'* was carved into the ceiling. Skandar walked through the tunnel and into a large room full of thirteen year old riders and wonderful sights like glowing paintings of unicorns and stalactites hanging from the ceiling. He met Amber Fairfax, a mean girl who was teasing him about his mother's black scarf, which he was wearing, but Bobby Bruna defended him.

##### The Hatching of Scoundrel's Luck

Dorian Manning, Hatchery President and head of the Silver Circle, arrived and talked to the Hatchlings about the Hatching and what to expect from the unicorns. He then told them how to find the correct egg among the many in the Hatchery Chamber, place your palm on the top of the egg, wait ten seconds, if nothing happens move to the next one, when you find the correct one, the horn will puncture your palm. After this, move to a Hatching cell.

The Hatching began, Skandar was one of the last Hatchlings still looking for the right egg, when, eventually, his palm was punctured, causing him to bleed. Whilst in the Hatching cell, he used his hoodie as a nest for the unicorn egg. Finally, the egg hatched, and he knew what the unicorn would be called, Scoundrel's Luck. The puncture on Skandar's hand became dark red and as he moved his palm towards the light of the torch, five lines grew out of the wound to the tips of his fingers. At the same time, Skandar noticed that a white stripe was forming in the middle of Scoundrel's Luck.

Skandar stepped out of the Hatching cell with his new unicorn whilst hearing the screams of a girl, and as soon as she saw Scoundrel, she screamed louder. By her side was a boy with black hair and glasses and Bobby Bruna, the boy introduced himself as Mitchell, and the girl as Flo. Mitchell then explained that there were five elements but the fifith, Spirit or *The Death Element,* was made illegal as the Weaver used it to break the bonds of riders and unicorns, kill bonded unicorns, and bond with wild unicorns. In addition to this, Mitchell said that they must report Skandar to a sentinel, one of the armored guards, but Bobby and Flo vehemently disagreed with him. They then finished this odd first encounter by introducing themselves and helping Skandar cover Scoundrel's spirit wielder's blaze.

##### The Eyrie

> *''The wild unicorn was a monster. It blocked the path, swinging its giant head from side to side: mouth gaping, teeth sharp and jagged, breath rancid. Unlike Skandar's unicorn, its horn was ghostly - transparent. The wild unicorn was terribly thin, its bones visible under its dapple-grey coat. An open wound gaped on its flank, flies buzzing around the blood.''*
>  - *Description of the wild unicorn*
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The Hatchlings began walking along a path, but this was interrupted by the screams of Mitchell and Flo, 'HELP! HELP!'. Skandar looked for a sentinel but they were all gone already. There was a wild unicorn. It let out a shriek and used its horn to destroy a tree just left of Mitchell's arm. Just as it was about to attack Flo and Mitchell, Skandar yelled at it. He locked eyes with the unicorn, he saw anger there, but also sadness. The wild unicorn searched Skandar's face and reared up and kicked the air. Scoundrel roared but the sound was drowned by the unicorn's bellow. Skandar braced for impact, but it never came. The unicorn galloped away. Bobby reprimanded him about shouting 'Oi!' at a wild unicorn and then Mitchell pointed out that spirit wielders like Skandar were linked to wild unicorns. But Skandar still had hope and had only one thought, *please don't be a spirit wielder.*

As the thirteen year-olds kept on walking, there was a bedazzling unicorn display although Skandar didn't appreciate it as he was still conflicted about the Spirit Element. At the end of path, there was an enormous tree, the leaves were a mixture of different colours, deep red, cornfield yellow, emerald green, sea blue and a few whites. On both sides of the tree were giant walls with plants surrounding them, similar to the Great Barrier Reef. When the sentinels opened the entrance, Flo welcomed him and they all looked around at the armoured trees and towering treehouses. There were shouts from the bridges of treehouses, shouts of 'There she is!' and 'Look, new a silver!'. Flo then explained that the Eyrie was built around the Divide because it helped their unicorns reach their full potential.

The rest of the tour was led by Nina Kazama, who explained how the years worked in the Eyrie.

* **Hatchling** (First-year, 13 - 14)
* **Nestlling** (Second-year, 14 - 15)
* **Fledgling** (Third-year, 15 - 16)
* **Rookie** (Fourth-year, 16 - 17)
* **Predators (Preds)** (Fifth-year, 17 - 18)

The tour ended down by the Hatchling stables, Skandar, Bobby, Mitchell and Flo discussed what to do the next day when Skandar crossed the Fault Lines because since he was a Spirit Wielder all the lines would ignite, they had to cause a distraction.

##### The Fault Lines

The next morning, the riders led their unicorns to the Divide where Aspen McGrath, the new Commodore of Chaos, gave a speech. She welcomed the Hatchlings to the Island and warned them of how dangerous the Weaver was now that New-Age Frost had been stolen. Four instructors stood at the end of each Fault Lines, waiting to give the new riders elemental pins. Skandar waited whilst other riders crossed the Fault Lines including Mitchell, who was made a Fire Wielder, and Flo, who was made an Earth Wielder. When it was finally Skandar's turn, Flo screamed that the Weaver had stolen her unicorn which successfully distracted the instructors. All the lines ignited and Skandar quickly manouvred Scoundrel to the water line as that was his mother's 'favourite element' and rode over to Instructor O'Sullivan who gave him a water pin.

That night, Quartets were formed, Skandar went with Bobby, Flo and Mitchell although he almost had no choice since they were the only ones who knew that he was a Spirit Wielder.

##### **Hatchlings' training sessions and classes**

Skandar and his new Quartet spent a few days getting used to the Eyrie however the relaxation was shortlived as training sessions would arrive soon. Skandar saw Bobby having a panic attack behind the stables which brought bad memories of his father. The lesson began in the Fire Zone, they were being taught by Instuctor Anderson, here he explained how the Training Trial worked and what it was and Skandar was horrified to find out that the last five to finish would be expelled. The unicorns went beserk, attacking each other and running around the pavilion, Skandar found it hard to control Scoundrel and produce fire magic. Silver Blade suffered alot as he was suspended in the air, Flo hanging onto him as they were enclosed in a column of fire. Later that day, people were crowded around Flo, Skandar went to look over and saw a streak of silver in her hair, she had mutated.

In the evening, Skandar snuck off to visit the elemental libraries to find information about the Spirit Element, he thought that they were very beautiful, the Water Library had chairs and shelves forged in the shape of waves. Skandar found *The Book of Fire, The Book of Water, The Book of Air, and the Book of Earth* but there were no mentions of the Spirit Element anywhere. Skandar returned to the treehouse and Flo told him about the incident in the fire session and how she never wanted to be a rider. Bobby made an 'emergency sandwich' in the kitchen, which was a mix of cheese, jam, butter, and Marmite. They were all quite disgusted but suddenly, the sky outside seemed to have exploded. The Quarted rushed outside of their treehouse and saw an Air Wielder's flare in the sky, followed by a Fire Wielder's. Two sentinels were killed, Instructor O'Sullivan told them not to worry and that they should go back to their treehouses and sleep.

The next morning, Skandar went to the Trough, where rider's ate all their meals, he saw Gabriel's mutation, which Skandar thought made him look like a Greek statue, he overheard people gossiping about Joby Worsham, the instructor of Mainlander classes for people like Skandar. People were saying that was barely human, like a ghost, Flo told him that people only gossiped about Worsham because his unicorn was dead. The Mainlander Hatchlings went up to Instructor Worsham's treehouse, some of them quite scared. He seemed not as scary as the Hatchlings thought he even let them call him by his first name. He told them the story of how his unicorn, Winter's Phantom, was killed and Skandar couldn't help but feel bad for him. Skandar returned to the treehouse to find Mitchell playing with his Chaos Cards, he opened up about how the reason he didn't like Skandar was because of his father and their family name.

##### Mutation

> *''It was as though someone had taken a brush and painted a white stripe from the inside of Skandar's wrist to his wrist. But the weirdest thing was that the the white was translucent. He could see the tendons and bones of his arm through the skin.''*
>  -Description of the spirit mutation
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The next morning, whilst in the Earth training ground, Amber and the Threat Quartet rode up to the Quartet and Bobby noticed Amber's star mutation, saying, 'you've got something gross on your head'. Amber then makes fun of Skandar for wearing his mum's scarf and she boasts about how her father died 'heroically in a fight with about a hundred wild unicorns', she then calls him pathetic and rides away, followed by the rest of her Quartet. Instructor Webb announced that they would be learning about sand shields that would be useful in sky battles before showing them how to do it. Skandar tried to summon the Earth element but Scoundrel resisted and kept trying to summon Spirit, eventually Scoundrel went wild and threw Skandar off of him. Instructor Webb walked over and saw something on Skandar's arm, a spirit mutation, but he just thought it was a burn. Suddenly, Joby grabbed Skandar and told Instructor Webb that he must go to the Healer treehouses immediately.

Joby took Skandar to his treehouse, in there Joby told Skandar that 'burn' was a mutation, that he too was a spirit wielder, and he showed Skandar his mutation. He warned Skandar of the dangers of being a spirit wielder and told him about how his unicorn had been killed by the Executioner, a spirit wielder blackmailed by the Silver Circle. When Joby asked who else knew, Skandar said his quartet and Amber Fairfax, but Joby reassured him by saying that she won't tell anyone because her dad, Simon Fairfax, was in prison. He then told Skandar to never use spirit magic again and kicked him out.

##### Chocolate custard incident

Skandar read a letter from Kenna which contained a packet of Jelly Babies but he screwed up the letter as he could never answer he questions honestly and he went to the Trough where Mitchell asked him about what Joby had told him. Mitchell gave Skandar his scarf which he had dropped just as the Threat Quartet came up to them again. Amber mocked Mitchell by saying he had no friends and snatched his bowl of chocolate custard. Skandar snatched the bowl and threw it at them, chocolate custard in Amber's eyes, a large blob on Kobi's head and some in Meiyi's hair. Bobby nodded and called it 'badass', but Flo reprimanded him for threatining to use the spirit element. When they got back to the treehouse, Skandar wrote about how things weren't going well and as he went to send the letter, he felt pulse of happiness. He went down to the stables and was surprised when he heard speaking inside and hammers clanging on metal.

##### Meeting Jamie Middleditch

A boy with mismatched eyes and golden-brown hair stood outside Scoundrel's stable. he introduced himself as Jamie Middleditch. Skandar introduced Scoundrel to Jamie and told him to try not to kill him. Jamie and Skandar talked about the Weaver's attacks and how his friend, Claire, had gone missing from their treehouse, only leaving behind a white stripe and a gift for him. They also discussed 'experiments' and whether New-Age Frost had been found yet.

When Skandar returned to his treehouse, there was an explosion outside, followed by two more. There were shouts about the Weaver going to the Mainland, causing Skandar and Bobby distress. Back inside, Mitchell read about the Executioner's arrest, Skandar recognised her, it was Agatha. This gave Skandar an idea, break into the prison, Mitchell suggested to do it during the Fire Festival, even though that was the next day.

##### Breaking into the prison

The Eyrie was sparkling-white with snow and the Quartet had fun playing around and having snowball fights. The unicorns enjoyed it too, however it got quite gory as the other unicorns joined them and began splattering animals' blood in the snow. After the bloody feast, they began a water training session with Instructor O'Sullivan, they were learning how to summon waves. Just like in the earth training session, he tried to summon the element he was supposed to, but Scoundrel went mad and bucked Skandar off. O'Sullivan made him ride Celestial Seabird as she rode Scoundrel's Luck, they entered the Eyrie and went to a tree set apart from the others, the bark was studded with gold metal. Instructor O'Sullivan explained that this was the Nomad Tree and riders have their pin smashed into pieces and each member of their Quartet would be given one before the 'nomad' was kicked out the Eyrie. She told him would be declared a nomad if he didn't get Scoundrel under control and that she wouldn't want that of one of her 'water wielders'.

Later that afternoon, the riders got ready to head to the Fire Festival. Red-Night's Delight burped at Falcon's Wrath and Bobby snapped at Mitchell for this. Flo cast worried looks at Scoundrel but he reassured her that he would be fine. They rode until they arrived at Fourpoint, where Skandar saw treehouses of green, red, blue and yellow and shops lining the streets. The shops were all dedicated to unicorns, riders and racing, this was nothing like the Mainland. As they began to go to Element Square, Bobby told Skandar about how she didn't trust Mitchell and how he might be up to something, Skandar didn't believe her. Whilst in the Square, they saw the Flaming Arrows and then some people jousting on unicorns, including Nina Kazama. Skandar tried to get a better look and saw a man give a woman a piece of paper with an odd symbol on it, a wide arc with a black circle beneath it, cut from top to bottom with a white jagged line. They left Element Square and found the prison, a giant boulder suspended in mid-air metal chains stretched around it.

## Physical appearance

Skandar is a teenage boy with muddy brown hair, white skin and hazel-brown eyes. His height is described to be on the shorter side. It is said that Skandar looks a lot like his sister Kenna, to the point he is mistaken for her twin even though Skandar is one year younger. For a mutation, Skandar has a Spirit Wielder's blaze on his arm.

## Personality

Skandar initially began as a very timid person. He was often picked on at school and looked down on by others. He would often get bullied by Owen and his gang at school and by Amber and her Quartet on the Island, at least initially.

Despite losing his Mother at an early age Skandar cared about her a lot and often let her influence guide his life, such as when he wore her scarf on his first year at the Island. He would often get emotional thinking of her and got angry at his Quartet for even thinking she was the Weaver. Hypocritically allowing her away with this thought process when he considered Simon Fairfax the Weaver under the same circumstances.

After meeting the Weaver, his Mother for the first time Skandar hoped that she would come to her senses and be a family with himself, Kenna and Robert (her ex-Husband) again but this failed when she tried to kill him, even trying to wrench his bond from Scoundrel’s Luck.

Skandar cares deeply for the rest of his Family, often worrying about his Father when he left for the Island and even more so when he left his sister Kenna. These worried frequently plagued him on the Island and he would often write letters. This would be made even worse after the Training Trial and into his second year when Skandar had lied about a lot that went onto the Island, though was somewhat remedied when Kenna herself was brought to the Island.

Skandar loves the World of unicorns and was devastated on the day when he wasn’t allowed to take the hatchery test. He considers the Island his home and went further than almost anyone to protect it when the Island was imploding on itself due to the actions of Dorian Manning. He always liked discovering her things about the Island such as Four Point, or the Eyrie upon first entering.

Skandar’s biggest trait is his love for Scoundrel’s Luck, his unicorn. Skandar cared deeply for his unicorn before even meeting him as being a rider is what he wanted more than anything in the world and would even think, with Kenna about what their unicorns would look like. Skandar’s bond with Scoundrel was so strong that they were among the first to be able to feel each other’s emotions. Their greatest test lay in their first year when they were both bound to the illegal spirit element and would have been severely punished if they had been found out. However during their second year both are much happier except during the brief period when Skandar wasn’t allowed near Scoundrel.

Skandar has a bit of a competitive personality when on the Island as he frequently races with Bobby in their flight races and to a lesser extent Amber Fairfax. He gets on best with Flo, as she acts almost as a big sister to him when he’s worried, with the same being true in reverse. Skandar was initially reluctant to trust Mitchell due to his predjudice against Spirit Wielders but the two get on much better late in their first and into their second years.

Skandar was very slow to trust his Aunt Agatha Everhart as he initially knew little about her and then later found out she was the Executioner but he slowly got to trust her after she revealed much of her shared past with her sister Erika and how it is similar to his own with Kenna. This was complicated when Agatha was brought on to be Skandar’s Spirit instructor.

## Relationships

### Roberta Bruna

Roberta is Skandar's best friend and teammate. She might be Skandar's love interest. They first met at the Hatchery door.

Roberta was the first person who named herself as Skandar's friend. She always defends Skandar against the Threat Quartet, especially Amber, who always picked on Skandar in the first book. Bobby generally likes helping Skandar in dangerous and thrilling situations.

In the second book, when Skandar was invited to join The Peregrine Society, Bobby got angry because she didn't get the invitation even though she was the best rider in first year of training. She also decided to distance herself from her quartet due to the fact that people recognized her as Skandar's friend and not for who she is or her accomplishments. Skandar was extremely upset about Roberta not talking to him. Later on, however, Roberta started interacting with Skandar her other quartet members again and doing things with them. Bobby's 'comeback' made Skandar extremely happy.

### Mitchell Henderson

Mitchell is Skandar's good friend and roommate. Although they initially were at odds as Mitchell was quite hostile towards Skandar due to Skandar's alliance to the Spirit element, later they became true friends. They started getting along better after Skandar defended Mitchell against the Threat Quartet by pouring chocolate custard on the bullies' faces.

One thing that makes Skandar and Mitchell alike is that they both didn't much experience with friendships before moving to The Eyrie. Additionally, Mitchell showed interest in Skandar's Chaos cards at one point.

Even though Mitchell generally is hesitant to do things that might get him into trouble, he still helps Skandar to cross Fault lines and do other risky acts. Along with that, during the Training Trial, Mitchell helps Skandar so he wouldn't get declared a nomad.

### Florence Shekoni

Florence's and Skandar's friendship can be described almost sister and brother like. Skandar was kind towards Flo when he first saw her screaming next to her unicorn Silver Blade and asked if she needed help.

Florence always cares for Skandar and doesn't judge him for who he is. It is clear that she trusts Skandar as she isn't afraid to tell him how she feels. In addition, she also asked Skandar if she can call him "Skar" just like Skandar's sister Kenna does.

Although Flo describes herself as quiet, reserved and not so brave, when it comes to helping Skandar, she always lands a hand to him.

### Amber Fairfax

Amber bullied Skandar a lot in the first book. She first started making fun of him because Skandar wore his mother's scarf. Later, she threatened Skandar by saying she is going to tell everyone that Skandar was allied to the Spirit element. However, Skandar knew that Amber's father Simon is also a Spirit wielder and used this fact to shut Amber up.

In the second book, Amber, although certainly not friendly, was far less hostile towards Skandar and his quartet. Skandar noticed that Amber would never walk around with her quartet anymore and would spend time alone with her unicorn.

When Meiyi fell off her unicorn, Amber rushed to help her, however Alastair, Meiyi and Koby told her to stay away from them. The reason her quartet didn't want to be seen with Amber was because Amber's father was exposed as Spirit wielder. Skandar defended Amber, saying her quartet should be kinder to her. Amber was mean to Skandar even after that, saying she doesn't care if Skandar defended her.

Skandar also saved Amber from death. Although they still didn't become friends, Amber returned him the favour by freeing Skandar's unicorn Scoundrel's Luck.

### Kenna Smith

Kenna is Skandar's older sister. They get along very well; Kenna always defended Skandar from bullies when he wasn't able to stand up for himself. They both love Chaos Cup and are interested in the riders.

Kenna would often send Skandar letters when they were separated due to Skandar training at The Eyrie. Skandar would often think of Kenna and of ways he could bring her and their dad to the Island.

Once they were able to talk to each other again, they both felt very happy. Kenna also helped Skandar and his quartet to save The Island.

### Erika Everhart

Erika is Skandar's mother. When he thought she was dead, Skandar would often wish he could meet her. Skandar used to usually wear his mother's scarf as a reminder of her in the first book.

When Mitchell tries to tell Skandar that Erika may be the Weaver, Skandar was quick to reject this idea. It upset him as he didn't want his mother to be a bad person. However, Mitchell's guess was true as Erika was revealed as the Weaver. It was hard for Skandar to believe that. Erika tried to make her son join her, but Skandar didn't agree to her offer. He fought her along with his quartet.

It took Skandar some time to get over the fact that his mother is not the good, caring person he imagined her as.

### Jamie Middleditch

Jamie is Skandar's blacksmith. They get along very well. Skandar and Jamie talked about the Weaver's attacks. Jamie also told Skandar a story about how his friend Claire went missing.

Jamie is encouraging person and wants Skandar to do his best in riding the unicorn. He also doesn't judge Skandar for being a Spirit wielder unlike many others.

### Robert Smith

Robert is Skandar's father. Robert's usually apathetic, however, he still loves his son and daughter very much. Robert's sadness was due to his wife's Rosemary's death (she's still alive and is the Weaver; however, Skandar never told his father that).

Robert seemed more joyful when Skandar was invited to train to The Eyrie. When his daughter Kenna also was asked to come to The Eyrie, Robert was happy although he was a bit sad about the fact that his daughter also won't live with him anymore. However, he was glad that both of his children would be riding unicorns.

### Agatha Everhart

Agatha is Skandar's aunt. She is the one who helped Skandar to get to The Eyrie. Initially, Skandar didn't know that Agatha was related to him. He thought she was mysterious and unfamiliar.

Later, Agatha with her unicorn took Skandar to the Mirror Cliffs, left him there and told him what to do next. Then she ran away. Skandar would often question who she was and why did she help him.

Furthermore, Skandar gets to know that Agatha is in fact his aunt and that Erika Everhart is her sister as well as Skandar's mother. Skandar was in shock to find out that his aunt was once the Executioner, while his mother was the Weaver.

In the second book, Agatha taught Skandar how to use Spirit element correctly and how to fight using it.

### Dorian Manning

Dorian is Skandar's enemy. At first, Skandar didn't have anything against Dorian although he was a bit intimidated by Dorian. Later, when Skandar was publicly revealed as a Spirit wielder, Dorian started despising him as Dorian was extremely prejudiced towards Spirit-allied riders. Skandar also started developing negative thoughts towards Dorian when he realized that Dorian was the one who made the rules that prevent Spirit-allied riders from trying the Hatchery door as well as entering The Eyrie. Not only that, Dorian, along with some Silver Circle members, also imprisoned Spirit wielders for a long time. Dorian accused Skandar of being dangerous and even tried to frame him as the wild unicons' killer (even though Dorian was the one who initiated the unicorns' killings and was later exposed for that.)

### Alastair

Alastair is Skandar's enemy. Alastair, along with his other quartet members, would often make fun of Skandar. In addition, Alastair's hatred for Skandar grows when Skandar was revealed to be a Spirit wielder.

In the second book, Alastair even goes to lengths to say that Skandar is actually helping the Weaver (although that was false) and tried to turn other riders against Skandar.

### Koby

Koby is Skandar's enemy. Koby, along with his friends, often mocks Skandar.

In the second book, Koby also accuses Skandar of being the bad guy. Koby also told Skandar that other Water wielders also don't believe Skandar fought the Weaver.

### Meiyi

Meiyi is Skandar's enemy. Meiyi, similarly to her quartet members, also makes fun of Skandar.

Later in the second book, she accuses him of being dangerous. Meiyi says that Skandar might turn against other riders and can harm them.

## Etymology

* Skandar is a name meaning "A helper and defender of men" that origin from Arabic.
* Smith is a surname meaning "blacksmith" from English origin.

## Trivia

* Skandar bears a striking resemblance to Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.
* Skandar is the only character whose birth month is specified in the books.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter One, The Thief)
2. ↑ *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter Nine, The Fault Lines)
3. ↑ *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter Nineteen, The Graveyard)
4. ↑ *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter Nine, The Fault Lines)
5. ↑ *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter Twelve, Island Secrets)
6. ↑ *Skandar and the Unicorn Thief* (Chapter Twenty-Two, Home)
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