Cradle · Character
Mad King
- Minor
- First seen · Book 7 · Ch. 17
A towering armored figure stands like a regal corpse, clad in plates of ancient bone carved from a Class One Fiend that cover him from shoulders to ankles. A massive mantle of black fur from a slain planet-devouring creature trails behind him to the floor. Beneath his horned bone helm, his eyes burn like twin red suns.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- ancient
- First appears
- Book 7 · Ch. 17
- Books
- 1 of 7 read
The Mad King first appears in Uncrowned as a towering, armored figure whose very presence radiates the power of a Class One Fiend. Clad in plates of ancient bone and a mantle of black fur from a planet-devouring creature, he is depicted as a regal corpse whose eyes burn like twin red suns beneath a horned bone helm. Across the series, this enigmatic antagonist evolves from a distant, almost mythic threat into a central force whose actions reshape the balance of power in the Cradle universe.
Description · as of Book 7
A towering armored figure stands like a regal corpse, clad in plates of ancient bone carved from a Class One Fiend that cover him from shoulders to ankles. A massive mantle of black fur from a slain planet-devouring creature trails behind him to the floor. Beneath his horned bone helm, his eyes burn like twin red suns.
Story so far
BOOK 7Uncrowned (Cradle Book 7)
- First appearance as a towering armored figure in Uncrowned.
- Revealed to be clad in plates of ancient bone from a Class One Fiend.
- Wears a massive mantle of black fur from a slain planet-devouring creature.
- Eyes burn like twin red suns beneath a horned bone helm.
Appearances
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