All the Skills 3: A Deck-Building LitRPG characters

Appears from the start

A capable Wolf Moon trainee who commands a class of new riders during eruption duty. He is linked to Brixaby and carries the responsibilities that come with being a legendary rider.

Also known as Arthur, Ernest Kane

First appears in chapter 9

The true identity of the rider known as Ernest Kane. Arthur is the former Duke Rowantree's son and adopted his dead childhood friend's name as protection.

Also known as Brix

Appears from the start

Arthur's tiny legendary dragon partner. Although too small to carry his rider, he is exceptionally agile, can speak directly into nearby minds, and can temporarily imitate powers used around him.

Also known as Cressida

First appears in chapter 3

Joy's rider and one of Arthur's trusted classmates. She helps lead the formation, protects Joy, and brings both defensive magic and practical judgment to the group.

Also known as Joyberry

First appears in chapter 2

Cressida's young pink dragon and a frontline member of Arthur's class. Her quest card can identify objectives and rewards for the group.

Also known as Red Laird

First appears in chapter 7

A riderless red dragon whom Arthur recognizes among the dragons that abduct his group from Guardian City. He is associated with the hidden Mesa Free Hive.

First appears in chapter 7

A leader of Mesa Free Hive who identifies Arthur and Brixaby after their capture. She presents the desert settlement as a viable alternative to kingdom rule while keeping the visitors under restraint.

First appears in chapter 2

A riderless rare red dragon temporarily assigned to carry Arthur. His darkness-based transport is powerful but dangerous.

First appears in chapter 2

A senior leader at Wolf Moon Hive and Alyssa's rider. She deploys Arthur's trainee class to Guardian City and orders them to protect major card stores during the eruption.

Appears from the start

A senior Wolf Moon figure already connected to Arthur's training and the hive's political leadership.

Appears from the start

The instructor responsible for training Arthur's flying class. She is partnered with the orange dragon Brooks.

Appears from the start

Athena's orange dragon partner and a member of the flight instruction staff.

Appears from the start

A green dragon paired with Willard in Arthur's training class. During an exercise, he attacks Lilac after being marked and is permanently removed from the class with his rider.

Appears from the start

Sylvie's purple dragon and a member of Arthur's training class. Maurice injures her during an exercise, prompting Arthur's first disciplinary decision as class leader.

First appears in chapter 4

A brown dragon in Arthur's flying class whose material-disintegration power clears falling debris and opens an escape route for trapped civilians during the Guardian City rescue.

First appears in chapter 5

A low-ranked blue dragon whose saltwater control supports Arthur's formation during the Guardian City emergency. He remains paired with an unnamed rider.

First appears in chapter 10

A Mesa Free Hive craftmaster and chainmail worker who accepts Brixaby as an apprentice and negotiates pay for his work.

First appears in chapter 15

A Mesa herb grower who cultivates unusual plants in partially cured dragon soil. She hires Arthur to test their effects in exchange for rare shards.

First appears in chapter 21

A Mesa farmer whose rare magic accelerates plant growth without exhausting the soil. He teaches Arthur farming and lets him copy the growth spell.

First appears in chapter 40

A stealth-capable Mesa defender who notices Brixaby's sudden physical growth but chooses not to challenge Arthur's explanation.

First appears in chapter 47

An uncommon brown earth dragon captured while under the Mindsinger's control. His rider is being held hostage, giving him a direct reason to resist once Arthur restores his awareness.

Appears from the start

Arthur's friend from Wolf Moon Hive and the rider linked to Sams.

Appears from the start

Horatio's dragon partner, known to Arthur from Wolf Moon Hive and able to use light magic.

First appears in chapter 2

Valentina's legendary dragon. She warns Arthur that a major city eruption could produce a demi-scourgeling that Brixaby would be obliged to fight.

Appears from the start

An escaped mind-controlling Scourge entity and an unresolved enemy already tied to Arthur and Brixaby.

Appears from the start

A disgraced Blood Moon heir burdened by gambling debts and connected to the identity Arthur has used for protection.

Appears from the start

Arthur's father and the former Duke of Rowantree, endangered by the continuing struggle over the house.

Appears from the start

Arthur's uncle and a rival claimant whose ambitions threaten Arthur and his father.

Also known as Penn

Appears from the start

Arthur's cousin, a competing Rowantree claimant who also holds legendary power.

Appears from the start

A hostile carded associate who claims Arthur owes him for an earlier rescue. The obligation remains unsettled at the start of this book.