Maren Zina

Biography

Maren Zina hails from Draithus and is a flier cadet who transferred from Cliffsbane Flight Academy to Aretia after the attack on Zoyla. She is bonded with the gryphon Dajalair (“Daja”) and is best friends with Catriona Cordella.

In Iron Flame, Maren is paired with Violet Sorrengail during the hike up Medaro Pass, and she expresses both sympathy for the fliers’ plight and disappointment in how political arrangements, like Xaden’s broken betrothal to Catriona, affect people. She stands out among the drifts by not blaming Violet for Luella’s fall (when other fliers do), comforts others during dangerous moments, helps ferry the wounded at Basgiath, and offers practical help—such as giving Violet a crossbow with runed maorsite arrowheads.

Maren is kind, steady, and acts as a moral center among the fliers—earn­ing Violet’s respect by being present and supportive even when others aren’t.