Alastair

Alastair (b. 2009) was a rider at The Eyrie from 2022-2027, bonded with unicorn named Dusk Seeker. He was an Earth wielder. Alastair was one of Amber Fairfax's best friends and the enemy of Skandar Smith and his friends. In the second book Alastair, along with Meiyi and Koby, were no longer friends with Amber anymore as it was revealed that Amber's father Simon was a Spirit wielder.

## Early life

Not much is known about Alastair's early life, except that he was born and raised in The Island. When he was 13, he was called to try the door at the Hatchery. He hatched unicorn named Dusk Seeker.

## Physical appearance

Alastair is a teenage boy with wavy sandy brown hair and white skin. Alastair's eye color is most likely blue. His height is currently unknown. Half of his face turned into stone for a mutation.

## Personality

Alastair is described as quite hostile, especially towards Skandar and his quartet. He, just like Amber, Koby and Meiyi, often bullies Skandar and his friends. He tends to speak straighforwardly and isn't afraid to say what he thinks. He can be described as cold-blooded person.

In the second book, Alastair along with Meiyi and Koby, kicked Amber out of their friend group, even though they still technically were in the same quartet. The reason he, Meiyi and Koby didn't want to be friends with Amber anymore was Amber's father being Spirit wielder. At one point, Alastair and his friends even accuse Amber of having something to with Spirit element herself, hence Alastair, Meiyi and Koby didn't want to be seen near Amber in public. This shows that Alastair, just like many people in The Island, is not accepting of the Spirit element and Spirit wielders. Not only that, he and his friends also were able to persuade some of the other trainee riders into believing that Skandar, who's a Spirit wielder, is a threat to people.

Even though Alastair is a cold person most of the time, his nicer and more caring side can be seen when Meiyi fell off her unicorn in the second book. Alastair immediately rushed to see if his friend was okay and wanted to make sure she wasn't hurt. This shows that Alastair is quite attentive towards people that he likes.

## Relationships

### Meiyi

Meiyi is one of Alastair's best friends and they are in the same quartet. Alastair is caring towards Meiyi, as seen when she fell off her unicorn, Alastair was quick to try to help his friend. It is implied that Alastair and Meiyi have known each other for a long time and were already friends before they moved to The Eyrie. In the first book, Meiyi was gushing with Alastair about the fact that Florence didn't want to be a rider yet hatched a Silver unicorn.

### Koby

Koby is Alastair's quartet member and one of his best friends. Koby and Alastair get along very well and have quite similar personalities as well as opinions. Both of them have negative view about Spirit wielders. However, Alastair and Koby are attentive to people that they care about, such as Meiyi.

### Amber Fairfax

Amber is Alastair's quartet member and ex-friend. In the first book, Alastair used to enjoy spending time with Amber and would get along well. Alastair and Amber, as well as their other two quartet members, would bully Skandar and his quartet.

However, when Amber's father was revealed to be a Spirit wielder, Alastair turned his back on Amber. Alastair even says that it is bad that Amber is still in their quartet and mentioned the fact that Amber's unicorn, Whirlwind Thief, is friends with Spirit-allied unicorn Scoundrel's Luck. Alastair also mockingly asks Amber if she is the one who possesed the unicorns as she is "half-Spirit wielder".

### Skandar Smith

Skandar is Alastair's enemy. In the second book, Alastair accuses Skandar of working together with the Weaver and that it is his fault the Weaver is becoming more powerful. Alastair has extremely negative attitude towards Skandar as Skandar is allied to the Spirit element. Alastair and his friends also tried to convince other trainee riders that Skandar is the bad guy.

## Etymology

* Alastair is a name meaning "Defender or protector of mankind" from Greek origin.