Ashvindra, known in the mundane world as Ashton Baudelaire, is a dreamer with calloused fingers and stars in his eyes. Once a street performer with nothing but a worn-out guitar and a voice full of yearning, Ashton’s fae soul was reborn when the Dreaming stirred within him. Guided by Ace Diamandis, he entered the path of squirehood under the luminous banner, learning not only swordplay but also the sacred duty of beauty and inspiration. With Dio Thunderbolt, his closest companion, he co-founded Stormrider, a rock band known in both realms for songs that echo like oaths and shimmer with Glamour. Ashvindra lives at the edge of two worlds — the gutter and the heavens — playing chords that remember both.

Though young and unproven, Ashvindra burns with the silent fire of the truly destined. The courts may see him as a mere squire, a scruffy musician barely worthy of courtly grace, but deep within him lies the soul of a warrior-poet. Every note he plays is a step away from Banality, every duel he trains for a rebellion against fate’s dismissal. He watches Ace not only as a mentor, but as a symbol of what he might become — adorned in honor, beloved, and bathed in glory. Whether beneath faerie moonlight or city neon, Ashvindra carries his guitar like a knight’s sword, playing until the stars themselves listen.❧