Cairn

Throne of Glass

First appears in Empire of Storms.

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Throne of Glass

Summary spoilers for the whole series

A sadistic Fae commander who once served in Rowan's army before being cast out, then took Rowan's seat in Maeve's Cadre. He whips Aelin on the beach after her surrender and spends months torturing her. When she escapes, Rowan kills him.

Book by book 5 events

Before 1 event, spoilers
  1. Rowan expels Cairn from his army and passes him to Lorcan, who sends him on to an isolated legion within a month. source
Empire of Storms 2 events, spoilers
  1. Fenrys and Gavriel tell Rowan that Maeve has put Cairn in his place in the Cadre. source
  2. On a beach by the Gulf of Oro he whips the surrendered Aelin and leaves her shirt in her blood as a message to Rowan. source
Kingdom of Ash 2 events, spoilers
  1. Cairn spends months torturing Aelin and having her healed so he can start again. source
  2. Aelin breaks free with Fenrys's help, and Rowan finds Cairn, skins him alive, beheads him and burns the remains. source
Connections spoilers

Allied with

Maeve

Enemy of

Aelin Galathynius, Rowan Whitethorn

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