Brinn Rhyan

Brinn Rhyan, a fairy from Marissidel. One of the four main protagonists the story takes view from. He is a fairy who was sent to Miss Hadley's after being kicked out of several other boarding schools. It's his view and entrance into the school that starts the story off. He is the latest member to join House Begonia.

## Physical Characteristics

### Eye color

Green with gold around the rim of his iris

## Relationship Information

### Parents

Myrial Rhyan (mother)Alfred Rhyan (father)

### Sibling(s)

Lienna Rhyan (biological younger sister)Felicity Rhine-Turrah (adoptive sister), Lorien Greylock, Kaiden Morfran, Eldred, Dimitri (adoptive brothers)

## Friends and Enemies

### Friends

Dimitri, Eldred, Felicity Rhine-Turrah, Kaiden Morfran, Lorien Greylock, Torri Besim (formerly), Octavious Rachna (formerly), Vesper (formerly), Nico (formerly),

### Enemies

Miss HadleyOctavious Rachna, Vesper, Nico, Torri Besim, Eldred (formerly)

## Affiliation

### Position

Rebel, Member of House Begonia (formerly)

### Occupation

Defender of Life, Student at Miss Hadley's (formerly), Student at the Rismay School for Troubled Fairies (formerly)

### Residence(s)

Miss Hadley's School - House Begonia, Rismay School for Troubled Fairies (formerly), Other unnamed boarding schools, Marissidel - The Fae Lands (formerly, hometown)

## Biography

Brinn was born in the Fae Lands in the town of Marissidel. He lived there with his parents and younger sister, Lienna. After losing the family fortune in whilst gambling he was sent away to several boarding schools. Ultimately he ended up at Miss Hadley's, starting off the events of Book 1.

### Early Life

Brinn grew up with his parents and little sister Lienna in Marissidel, in the Fae Lands. His father, being in the Fae Army, was very protective of his children. Being in a high position in the army, it was considered dangerous for the Rhyan children to stray far from the village, for fear of being captured and taken for ransom by enemies. Brinn and Lienna were both confined to their village. While not exactly filled with a passion for travel, Brinn never liked the feeling of being trapped and tied to one place. He wanted to be free to fly wherever he wanted. His parents became more controlling as he grew older, due to his smaller rebellions. He eventually befriended a few fairies who were troublemakers. They got him hooked on card games and after a while he started taking money from his parents to gamble. He became addicted and eventually lost a lot of his parents fortune. Furious and wanting to punish and teach him, they sent him away to two boarding schools, from which he got kicked out of. Eventually they settled upon Miss Hadley’s, and used the last of their money to send him there.

## Appearance

Brinn is very handsome and youthful looking, being a fairy. His hair is a light golden blonde and sort of sticks out all over the place. His eyes are semi narrow, and emerald green, although there’s also a small ring of gold around the iris. He is fair skinned with sharp bone structure and a round nose. Brinn is pretty tall although not as tall as Kaiden and Eldred. Attached to his back he has a glowing, golden pair of fairy wings. He has a few light freckles on his face. His ears are pointed. Although he isn’t lanky, he’s on the thinner side, and has little muscle. He has been described as having the hair color of his father, but looks more like his mother.

## Personality and Traits

Brinn starts off very selfish, reckless and greedy. Due to his parents ignoring him and his inability to leave the village he gets irritated and searches for ways to feel free. This resorts with him developing a gambling addiction, after which he loses a large amount of his family’s fortune. When he is sent away, he gets kicked out of a lot of places and even steals from some of the others living in those places. Brinn claims it’s to pay his family back but deep down it’s only to fill his greed. When he goes to Miss Hadley’s, he displays a lot of this arrogant behavior. He is even a bit discriminatory towards his housemates like Eldred, who’s a half dragon. He attributes this to growing up sheltered from other species, and being only surrounded by fairies, which for the most part is true. He also steals from Dimitri, and his attitude doesn’t change much until after Felicity and Dimitri are hurt. After which he seems to develop a deeper care and sympathy for his housemates and even becomes willing to sacrifice himself for them. His wings and power of flight are also part of the way he feels free. Brinn can often be rash at times, but he does stupid things with bravery. He is bold and hardly feels sympathy for those he doesn’t care for. When it comes to hiding things, those who know him can tell, and it’s no surprise why he’s lost so much gambling. His wings twitch when he is nervous or scared, and he often will go quiet. Though not close to his family, he seems to crave a familial bond. He does think about his parents a lot and wonders how his sister is doing. He seems to have some form of guilt attached to what he did to his family too. Even though he is often doing things that aren’t particularly good, he will still be quick to jump to his own defense and can get rather heated when feeling wronged.

## Abilities and Other Skills

* He is a powerful flier, and when his wings aren’t damaged he can get up to impressive speeds and heights. As the series goes on he becomes quicker and more capable of sharp turns and being more dexterous in the air.
* As once mentioned by Eldred, he is a beautiful singer. There is the assumption that most fairies are gifted with beautiful singing voices, although this hasn't been confirmed. Brinn doesn't sing often and usually gets very bashful when people talk about his voice.

## Book 1

The book introduces Brinn as a young fairy who has been shipped to Miss Hadley's after being kicked out of a series of other boarding schools. Chapter one opens with his arrival and follows as he proceeds to judge and insult almost all his housemates. His gambling and greed become evident quickly after he steals some ice gems from Dimitri which were meant to be a birthday present for Felicity. After an incident caused by Dimitri's anger of the theft, Brinn feels guilty and tries to cheer both Dimitri and Felicity up, although he does so by breaking one of the schools most important rules of not going out past curfew. The group is caught, and before anyone is taken in, Brinn takes responsibility for the whole thing. This earns him back a bit of respect and the school council eventually decides not to punish him. All the meanwhile Brinn has befriended fellow Given, Octavious (also who he sold Dimitri's gems too). Octavious eventually sways Brinn to move into House Black Rose, as it's the "better house". This causes House Begonia to get angry with him for moving in with the person that is often tormenting them and other Orphans. That anger is only furthered with Eldred, when Brinn permits Octavious to attack him, and barely stops him in time. It is soon found out, when Brinn goes to apologize, that his parents have died. He requests permission to take the rest of House Begonia with him, as he heads to Marissidel. He reunites with his sister, mourns his parents, and briefly considers taking Lienna back with him, as Miss Hadley offered. He decides against it, but informs the group that when he goes back he will still be a member of House Black Rose, much to their dismay. When he returns however, he finds himself kicked out, due to his new status as an Orphan.

## Relationships

### Alfred Rhyan (father)

Despite having been kicked out and sent away, Brinn has shown he still has a lot of love for his parents. Alfred kept Brinn in the village for his safety, due to his status in the Fae Army, through letters written to Brinn since he was sent away, it’s revealed Alfred regrets making that decision and wished he had allowed Brinn more freedom. Brinn wishes he could’ve paid his parents back. Also in the letters to Brinn Alfred is shown to have been the one mainly enforcing sending Brinn away, although he likely regrets this decision too.

### Myrial Rhyan (mother)

Like with his father, Brinn didn’t have a very strong relationship with his mother when she died. Though he wouldn’t show it all that much, he was greatly distraught by his parents' deaths. He did care for his mother too. Her love for him is made clear through letters, where she has written one more to him right before she died. Despite Brinn’s flaws, Myrial cared very deeply for him and always did what she thought was best.

### Lienna Rhyan (sister)

Even though Brinn often puts up a front around others, he lets his guard down much more around his sister. He is very protective of her and cares about her health and feelings. Though he isn’t exactly a wonderful example to follow, he tries to be a bit calmer around Lienna. He puts her needs before his own. When she gets upset he immediately apologizes and calms her down. One of his biggest regrets is not being able to see her for years while he was sent away. He knows better than to bring her back to Miss Hadley’s too, aware of the situation it would put her in, despite allowing the two to be together for a few years. Of everyone in the world, he cares for her the most. Being around her is when his selfishness and greed decrease greatly.

### Regus (maternal uncle)

Brinn is very hostile towards his uncle, likely because his uncle didn’t want to take him out of the school and agreed with his parents' sentiment about sending him away. Deep down Regus cares about his nephew but puts up a front because he feels Brinn needs tough love. Brinn grows to disdain his uncle for sending him back to the school but overtime understands that it was for his best interest. Brinn still cares about his family and when he’s out of the school, flies to warn Regus in order to get them all safe and away. There’s a part of Brinn that’s relieved upon hearing Regus say he cares about him.

### Lydia (aunt)

Brinn hates Lydia. Mostly because she views him as a troublesome brat. But also because in the most recent draft of the book it is mentioned that Lydia incurred a large amount of debt which Brinn’s parent’s helped pay off, which allegedly contributed to the large loss of money for the Rhyan family. She is also shown to be condescending and seems to show no actual affection for either her niece or nephew.

### Eldred

At first Brinn was spooked by the fact that Eldred could breathe fire and also because he looked unlike anything Brinn had seen before. Eldred's appearance caused unrest between them at first, as Brinn was wary of touching or being near Eldred. Eventually the two bonded

### Felicity

Even at the beginning, Brinn always felt more at ease around Felicity than the others. This was partially due to her kind demeanor but also because she reminded him of Lienna and saw her as a sisterly figure. Of all his housemates, she was the one he seemed to care about most. He took care in making sure she was alright, like when he went looking for her after she ran away, and even secretly visited her in the nurses wing.

## Trivia

* His favorite scent is Apple Blossoms
* His favorite food is Fairycakes
* His eye color was originally noted to be amber-brown
* Once attended the Fae Ball when he was a wingling