Character · Book 7, This Inevitable Ruin

Skarn

A level-3 changeling juvenile in Hump Town whose village the gnomes bombed and whom a camel named Flint raises to charge a gold coin for anything: the salvaged FarSeerer on his roof, a look at the castle, the gold coin Carl promised every child who went to the shelter. He takes your own shape when you knock. By the end he is flying the Twister and charging the other children for rides.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 14 — The flag room and the Ramp-Up
• Chapter 25 — Empress, you have visitors
• Chapter 30 — Comrades
• Chapter 59 — Operation Ruin
• Chapter 60 — Meatus; the King's Point erupts
• Chapter 61 — The War Mage Rebellion
• Chapter 66 — Rolling Battle Formation
• Chapter 85 — Zerzura

Arc

'Gangue', a thin changeling scout on the bomber's crew who is Skarn hiding his age (ch. 25); a snake on Bonnie's arm, banned from the flight and aboard anyway (ch. 59); an octopus holding her through the eruption with tears in his eyes (ch. 61). He and Bonnie stand tired and forlorn as the city goes (ch. 85).