All the Skills 5: A Deck-Building LitRPG characters

Appears from the start

A Cardsmith, legendary-linked rider, and leader of his retinue. As danger grows around New Houston, he attempts the difficult task of combining Cressida's four related summon cards before the group departs.

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Arthur's close dragon partner. He helps the retinue prepare to leave New Houston while Arthur works on improving Cressida's deck.

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Arthur's ally, who entrusts four complementary animal-summon cards to him for a dangerous attempt to make them work as a single set.

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A mythic dragon whose authority reaches beyond Arthur's retinue. In return for earlier assistance, Lung Bai has required Arthur to come back to Wolf Moon Hive, leaving the group with an obligation it cannot ignore.

First appears in chapter 2

A trusted member of Arthur's retinue. He has developed a new card technique with Sams and is preparing to demonstrate it as the group plans its departure.

First appears in chapter 2

A healer in Arthur's retinue and Asha's rider. He combines practical medical knowledge with a body-polish card to treat Arthur after the exhausting card-alteration attempt.

First appears in chapter 2

Marion's young silver dragon, whose healing breath helps restore Arthur after his dangerous work. She is the same age as the red hatchling Equinox.

First appears in chapter 2

A member of Arthur's retinue and the rider linked to the red hatchling Equinox.

First appears in chapter 2

Soledad's red hatchling. Equinox is the same age as Asha, the young silver dragon paired with Marion.

First appears in chapter 3

Horatio's large yellow dragon and the other half of their new battlefield technique. Sams converts accumulated light into the mana needed to plunge enemies into darkness while selected allies retain their sight.

First appears in chapter 4

Cressida's pink dragon and combat partner. Joy accompanies Cressida and Arthur through Brixaby's Void Portal when they travel to the central cities to prepare for an infiltration.

First appears in chapter 8

The leader of a group of farmers driven to ambush travelers after an eruption ruined local land. He says surviving families have received too little aid and have also lost supplies to exploiting riders.

First appears in chapter 14

An uncommon rider in Blood Moon Hive's Purple Wing, paired with Squish. He warns the newly arrived Arthur that riderless purple dragons should not be dismissed, since the survivors are fast and resourceful.

First appears in chapter 14

The assumed name Arthur uses while he and Brixaby pose as rare transfers to enter Blood Moon Hive's Purple Wing.

First appears in chapter 14

Griff's purple dragon and partner within Blood Moon Hive's Purple Wing. The pair meet Arthur and Brixaby while the newcomers are operating under a rare-rank disguise.

First appears in chapter 16

A four-month-old riderless purple dragon whose card greatly reduces the weight of anything she touches. She brings Brixaby scavenged remains and shards, hoping to earn protection and a chance at a rider.

First appears in chapter 18

An outspoken displaced worker who challenges Blood Moon Hive's claim to property removed during an evacuation. He is among the civilians Arthur considers recruiting as riders for Purple Wing.

First appears in chapter 19

One of Blood Moon Hive's legendary leaders. He helps administer the blood-price system under the hive's strict rank hierarchy.

First appears in chapter 19

One of Blood Moon Hive's legendary leaders. She participates in the summit where Arthur receives authority over Purple Wing and learns the obligations attached to command.

First appears in chapter 19

The legendary figure who controls Blood Moon Hive's blood-price system. This leader appoints Arthur as Purple Wing captain and binds him to an oath that makes the captain responsible for the wing's payments.

First appears in chapter 20

A legendary Blood Moon dragon who explains the hive's blood-price system to Brixaby.

First appears in chapter 21

A displaced traveling merchant whose caravan, cart, and horses were lost in an eruption. He retains some recovered stock and asks to join Purple Wing, bringing commercial experience to Arthur's search for sustainable work.

First appears in chapter 21

An evacuee and mother seeking safety for herself and her daughters. She volunteers for possible partnership with a Purple Wing dragon despite Arthur's warning that every rider must bear the blood price.

First appears in chapter 22

An evacuee who rejects another captain's recruitment approach and seeks a place in Purple Wing. His common enhancement card gives him exceptional bodily awareness, balance, and skill at dodging, though he is initially unmatched.

First appears in chapter 24

A purple dragon who links with Steve in Purple Wing. The dragon can move rapidly to a visible place, though the destination is not reliably precise.

First appears in chapter 24

Amanda's newly linked green hatchling. Their matching seed-related cards produce a shared ability that can create plants and flowers without seeds.

First appears in chapter 29

Steve's purple dragon partner in Purple Wing. Bolt can move rapidly to a visible destination, but the ability is unreliable enough that Arthur treats it mainly as an escape option.

First appears in chapter 26

The boatman associated with a route through a between-worlds realm. Arthur and Brixaby use this passage to inspect a recent eruption crater.

First appears in chapter 47

Marion's father and the ruler of the kingdom. When Marion and Asha examine him, they find a severe age-related condition affecting his brain, and their healing can offer only temporary relief.

Appears from the start

A leader of Wolf Moon Hive and rider of Alyssa. She was Arthur's leader before the current book, while the hive's political divisions remain unresolved.

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A senior Wolf Moon power holder connected to Arthur's training and a continuing political rival.

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A riderless red dragon and council figure at Mesa Free Hive. He remains there to strengthen the hive's defenses.

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A leader of Mesa Free Hive who is wary of combat. The hive's defensive direction remains unsettled.

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Arthur's father and the former Duke of Rowantree. The unresolved family succession dispute leaves him vulnerable at the border.

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Arthur's uncle and a rival claimant in the Rowantree succession dispute. He remains a threat to Arthur and Calvan.

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Arthur's cousin, a rival legendary holder, and a competing claimant within Rowantree. Their unresolved family conflict remains part of the danger Arthur carries into this book.

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An escaped, mind-controlling Scourge enemy tied to Arthur and Brixaby. The Mindsinger remains at large with followers, eggs, a corrupted white-dragon body, and a legendary card.

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A disgraced Blood Moon heir burdened by gambling debts. His earlier connection to Arthur's cover identity and his interest in Arthur's legendary card leave an unresolved threat.

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A hostile carded associate who claims Arthur owes an obligation arising from an earlier rescue. The attempted murder, debt, and continuing threat have not been settled.