Nesta Archeron

The eldest Archeron sister, once a proud human who held her family together after its ruin. The Cauldron makes her High Fae and gives her a dark power she stole from it. After a period of grief and drinking she trains at the House of Wind, helps revive the Valkyries with Gwyn and Emerie, finds her mate in Cassian, and saves her sister's life by giving most of that power back.

1. After Tamlin takes Feyre, Nesta alone remembers the truth, hires a mercenary and trudges to the Wall to find her sister but cannot cross it. source

1. Ianthe kidnaps Nesta and Elain, and the King of Hybern throws them into the Cauldron, Making them High Fae before Morrigan winnows them to the Night Court. source

1. At the High Lords' meeting at the Dawn Court palace, Nesta doubles over in pain, showing she is linked to the Cauldron and can sense when it is used. source
2. The King of Hybern kills her father in front of her; after Elain stabs the king, Nesta takes his head, though she is left shattered by her father's death. source

1. Withdrawn and grieving, she leaves her family and rents an apartment in a poor part of Velaris, spending her nights in taverns. source

1. Feyre and the Inner Circle force her to move into the House of Wind and train under Cassian and work in the library. source
2. Befriending the priestess Gwyn and the shop owner Emerie, she begins training with them, which becomes the revival of the Valkyries. source
3. Hunting the Mask in the Bog of Oorid, she is dragged under by a Kelpie, puts on the Mask and raises the honoured dead to destroy it. source
4. She takes the Harp from a hidden chamber in the Prison and kills the freed Lanthys with her sword Ataraxia. source
5. At a ball in the Hewn City she dances with Eris at Rhysand's request until Cassian cuts in. source
6. The Valkyries are forced into the Illyrian Blood Rite at Ramiel, and Nesta makes a last stand at the Pass of Enalius so that Gwyn and Emerie can reach the summit. source
7. She Unmakes Queen Briallyn with the Crown's help, leaving only the Crown, and she and Cassian admit that they are mates. source
8. When Feyre dies in childbirth, Nesta summons the Dread Trove and bargains with the Cauldron to return the stolen power, saving Feyre, Rhysand and Nyx while keeping her Silver Flames. source

A Fae from the Fae Homeworld, sister of Feyre and wife and mate of Cassian, who first meets Bryce Quinlan when Bryce arrives in Velaris after escaping Midgard. She stands with Amren, Cassian and Azriel as Bryce speaks the old Fae language and presents the Starsword. Her own story belongs to the ACOTAR series.

1. Bryce lands in Velaris with the Starsword and is brought to a residence where Nesta, Amren and Cassian meet her, followed by Feyre and Rhysand. source

Home of

House of Wind, Archeron's Estate

Allied with

Feyre Archeron, Gwyneth Berdara, Emerie, Amren, Elain Archeron, Clare Beddor

Mate of

Cassian

Partner of

Cassian

Enemy of

King of Hybern, Briallyn

Travels to

The Wall, Hybern's Castle, Hewn City, Dawn Court, Windhaven Camp, Bog of Oorid, The Prison, Ramiel

Destroyed by

King of Hybern

Parent of

Feyre's Father