Character Bio: Tempest

Tempest is the king of the sky realm and Skye’s father. Though he does not have a large part in the story, the part he does play is a pivotal one.

As the king of the sky realm, Tempest is fair and honorable, but he possesses a temper and is intolerant of those he deems foolish or those who waste his time. Tempest lost his wife, Dawn, several years before the start of On Wings of Air, and he remarried a lovely young woman named Mista. Unfortunately, Mista is more a subject than a partner to Tempest, and she obeys him without question rather than providing support to him in his role. His attraction to her is obviously based on her physical appearance rather than her mind.

Tempest’s Seneschal is named Hawkins, and Tempest listens to him in almost all things, even favoring his advice over Skye’s. Unfortunately, Tempest and Skye do not share the best of relationships. As one who has little patience with the niceties of his father’s court, Skye disagrees with the more formal and regimented views of his father. Tempest, in turn, views his son as rebellious and works to rein him in. There seems to be a confrontation looming between the two strong-willed individuals.