Earl Rufus de Winter

Earl Rufus de Winter is the father of Darcy de Winter and Quenelda de Winter. He is the Commander of the SDS and his second in Command at Dragonsdome is Tangnost Bearhugger. His second in Command at Dragon Isle is Jakart de Bessert, Strike Commander.

He was first married to Desdemona de Winter, but divorced her. It was with her that his son Darcy was born. The mother of Quenelda is not known by Quenelda and was not married to Earl Rufus. She died giving birth to Quenelda or so Quenelda thought. It is later revealed that Quenelda's mother is the Queen meaning she is a direct descendant of Son of the Morning Star.

The dragons call the Earl "Thunder rolling over the mountains".

Quote from The Dragon Whisperer
"A midnight blue dragon swept down through the snow from the castle roosts. Long-necked and broad shouldered, with scalloped three-toed wings, Knight's Mace was decked out in the royal colours of russet and gold over heavily padded armour."

Quote from Lucinda Hare's Blog
"The Earl Rufus, Commander of the SDS, standing in his stirrups on Stormcracker, taken from The Battle of the Westering Isles. Finally, the SDS come head to head with the hobgoblins in the depths of winter at the Killing Caves of the Westering Isles. Cave dragons and Bonecrackers have entered the coombs and spawning pools driving the hobgoblins out onto the beaches where the heavily armed troll Marines are deployed, supported by the heavy cavalry of the Magma dragons. The cloaked Imperial's of the Dragon Lords have just engaged the hobgoblin warriors, and battle spells arc overhead...But the SDS have been betrayed..."

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