Coledale
Dragonlord of Castle Alnswick
Dragonlord Coledale’s determination to protect young dragons put him at odds with his own order. He refused to surrender a clutch of eggs to the Dragon Slayers for their parents’ violence. Trust in King Dudley’s recommendation led him to Lord Andrew Taylor at Castle Alnswick, where that protection failed. Taylor imprisoned him and forced him to hatch the eggs, then exploited and killed the dragonlings while Coledale starved in the cellar.
As a spirit, his grief becomes a refusal to release those responsible. He seals the ballroom around Taylor and the nobles, trapping them with the dragons’ vengeful spirits. He does not forgive them, but distinguishes their guilt from Dudley’s misplaced trust. When the king offers to remain with him, Coledale releases the seal and tells him it was not his fault. The dragonlings’ own anger remains.