Ian Cushing is the seventh and eldest surviving son of Bleys of Amber (and has the Asgardian ride-along Kvasir, to prove it). He has been the Lord Mayor of the City Amber for many years, and thoroughly enjoys having to mop up after his badly-behaved cousins when they decide to paint the town red.
He is more of an age with King Random than many cousins of his generation, and it is believed that they either grew up together, or Random was still relatively young when Ian came onto the scene.
It is believed that his home world is called Tenterden, and occasionally he returns there to get a break from the Family. On Tenteden, in the past, he has been soldier, spy and journalist. Sometimes all at the same time!
Most recently, he and his wife, Marina, were involved in attempts to stabilise the world of El Dorado.
KNOWN CAPABILITIES
Ian is highly experienced with the Pattern as well as being a ritual magician of great skill, who is used to working in both individual and group settings, and in a number of traditions. Random also93 lets him borrow the Jewel of Judgement, on occasion.
He has shown himself to be an able a military commander, and his skills as as a small-unit specialist has been demonstrated in a variety of other engagements in both Amber and in Shadow.
He is a proficient healer, through both arcane and mundane means, although the arcane mechanism he uses hasn’t entirely been explained. He is also a skilled interrogator, with a knack for getting people to tell him what he wants to know.
He also has a decent affinity for languages and is a published author of history and alternative-history books.
He is a talented musician, and says that his favourite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue.
Known Family
He is married to Marina Acker, daughter of Dieter of Germania. He is the father of:
- Wolf Ulrich who works as head of the Kripo on Sanguine. Wolf’s mother is believed to be either Marina, or an earlier past life of hers.
- Wolf, in turn, is the father of Armand Becker, one of the Defenders of Animus.
- Artur Acker (aka Loki)
Given that Artur is his seventh son, however, he must have other children whose identities are not generally