Adrian

Adrian is the half-elf, half-merman brother of Alba. He is older than Alba by 83 years, and unlike Alba he couldn't go to the land of the merfolk because he could not take the form of a merman (changing forms is strictly a female trait). Because he was unable to return with his mother, he stayed at the Elvish court at Kynigos for his childhood with his father, who mostly ignored him. He grew up side by side with Princess Rosabella and they became good friends, but because Adrian is part merfolk he ages slightly faster than the elves and therefore looks like he's in his twenties at the age of 256, even though a normal elf would only look around 15 at that age. Death (Rosabella), who is over 40 years older than him, still looks around 5 years younger than him.

Adrian stayed at the court of Kynigos until the old king died, and the throne passed to Rosabella's uncle, Mihail. Mihail passed a series of laws that resulted in it being significantly harder for half-elves (halflings) to stay at court, so at the age of 207 he left the court to join the navy. Because elves are studious and scholarly in nature, they look down on the militaristic positions (including the Navy), and had no issues with a halfling joining the ranks.

Adrian excelled in the navy due to his merfolk parentage, and rose through the ranks quickly. After only 38 years, he was captain of his own ship, which was exceptionally fast by Elvish standards.

He was captain of the Ardinant, which was the elvish ship in port at the time of the failed coup in Cruth-Atharraich, and so he was the one that would bring Death, Alba, Rowan, and Sandy to Kynigos.