Physical Appearance

Tall man, spiky-blond hair. Liam has strong features, a prominent nose and sky-blue eyes. He has a dimple when he smiles.

Role in the Empyrian Series

Fourth Wing

After the capture and execution of his parents, Liam was sent to a foster home in Tirvainne. Both he and Xaden Riorson were fostered by Duke Lindell.^a

Liam begins his first year at Basgiath in Second Squad, Tail Section, Fourth Wing.^b After the incident with the unbonded, Xaden transfers Liam into Violet’s squad.^c Liam joins Violet on library cart duty and flirts with Jessinia.^a

In the Squad Battle Liam wins the challenge portion. During War Games he is stabbed by Jack Barlow and falls from Deigh. Violet saves him using Endarna’s power to stop time.^g He attends the King’s Reunification Day with Violet.^h

Xaden takes Liam, Violet, and Imogen from Second Squad, Flame Section, Fourth Wing to be on his command staff during the War Games final.^d He is tasked with keeping Violet calm when the gryphon fliers appear at the lake outside Athebyne. She questions if they ever were friends, when the Marked One’s treachery is revealed. ⁱ

Liam fights in the Battle at Resson, revealing his second signet of ice weilding.^{e f} He and Deigh fly to Violet’s rescue from a wyvern attack. He tries to tell Violet that killing the venin will end their wyvern but she is too distraught to understand. When Deigh dies due to the venin’s attack, Liam spends his final minutes asking Violet to look out for his younger sister, Sloane Mairi the next year. Xaden carries Liam to die with Deigh. His last words to Xaden are unknown, though among them he said that two venin were approaching with the next wave of wyvern.^e

“It’s been. My honor.”

~Liam Mairi^e

Iron Flame

Violet hallucinates Liam being with her while being tortured by Varrish. However, Liam offers that Malek may have sent him as a kindness.^j

Abilities

Liam’s signets are farsightedness, the ability to see far distances clearly, ^k and ice wielding.^{e f}

Liam knows how to use sign language. He is a talented woodcarver.^a Even before the first round of challenges he is considered the top cadet in Violet’s year.^b He was fastest up the Gauntlet, earning him the Gauntlet patch. ^l

Liam has stupidly good hearing.^d

Relationships

Xaden Riorson

Liam Mairi grew up with Xaden, and it’s evident that he’s very loyal to him. He mentions on several occasions that he owns him everything. It was Xaden who thought Liam how to fight, during their time in Tirvainne.^a

Violet Sorrengail

Liam is first assigned to guard and protect her with his life.^c As they spend more time together, they both become friends. Despite it all, Liam does it clarify it that as much as he cares for Violet as a friend, he values his loyalty towards Xaden more.

Sloane Mairi

Liam wrote his sister a series of 50 letters during his first year at Basgiath. Violet recovers the letters and gives Sloane one per week as a reward for training with Imogen.^m

Catriona Cordella

Liam didn’t hate many people but Cat was on his list.ⁿ

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