Saryn Asydian

Saryn Asydian is the daughter of Lord Alford Asydian and Lady Alyson Sylver. She is one of the four main characters of Legend of the Dawnstone. She has one older brother, Dareth, who was born to Sybille Fysher. Though Dareth is a bastard, Alford lied about the identity of Saryn and Dareth’s mothers, caliming Saryn to be the true bastard, instead of the rightful heir to Paladrine. She is fifteen years old at the beginning of Book I — Dawn.

Appearance and Character
Saryn is a fifteen year-old girl, with black hair and blue eyes. She is independent, rebellious, and yearns to escape Cassafell. She despises the life she is forced to live in Cassafell, but enjoys painting lessons. She secretly learns how to fight with water blades from Cassafell’s master-at-arms Valloras Swan and she often sneaks away at night to visit the fishing village. Being Paladrian, Saryn has the abilities to hold her breath for long periods of time and swim quickly. She is skilled with water blades.

History
Saryn was born to Lord Alford Asydian and Lady Alyson Sylver. Her father, Alford, Lord of Paladrine had grown old and not had a son to inherit the Lordship. To prevent a power struggle after his death, he married Lady Alsyon Sylver. Lady Alyson died giving birth to Saryn. In his grief, Alford had an affair with Sybille, a commoner from the fishing village, and she then gave birth to Dareth. Though nine months apart in birth, Alford claimed Dareth was the trueborn son.

Saryn grew up resenting the fact that she was a bastard, made worse by Dareth’s constant taunting. When Alford Asydian’s Thaidan died, he was appointed a Honjin Thaidan named Yeero. Over the years, Alford’s health and personality deteriorated. Most Paladrians suspected he was being corrupted by Thaidan Yeero, who posioned him with foreign dark arts and controlled him. Alford no longer spoke but Yeero claimed he could communicate with him and dictated his decisions.

In Saryn’s teen years, Cassafell’s master-at-arms, Valloras Swan agreed to teach her how to fight with water blades, despite being forbidden by Alford.