YMMV / The Aurelian Cycle

• Complete Monster: Ixion Stormscourge is a sadistic, arrogant noble who will do anything to restore the Triarchy rule over Callipolis. Becoming Firestrider of the New Pythian air fleet after his sister's death, Ixion would abuse and humiliate any peasant under his command, such as locking their children in high-profile military targets during an air raid to ensure their loyalty. Ixion launched airstrikes on Callipolis, killing countless civilians with dragon fire. After seizing power in Callipolis, Ixion would begin to reinstate the old regime's brutal policies, as well as having several villages burned to the ground to make the peasants fall into line. Believing that peasants were inferior to nobles and were his property, Ixion represented the worst the Triarchy had to offer.
• Magnificent Bastard:
  • Atreus Athanatos was an to the Triarchist regime who led a revolution against over their crimes. Becoming First Protector of Callipolis, Atreus instated meritcratic reforms as well as stamping out any dissent. Atreus instates strict rationing measures during a famine and suppresses resistance to it. After the Triarchy manages to seize power in Callipolis and Atreus faces death he calmly accepts his fate and offers advice on how to overthrow them.
  • Princess Freyda Bassileon of the Bassilean empire defied tradition and became the first female heir to bond with a dragon. Forming an alliance with Ixion Stormscourge of the Triarchy-in-exile, but is disgusted by his sadism. Using her dragon and food supplies she's brought she allows the Triarchy to take over Callipolis and makes them into a puppet state. After the Triarchy is defeated she makes a deal with Callipolans to give them their independence in exchange for them backing her claim for the Bassilean throne.

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