The Attor Character Analysis in A Court of Thorns and Roses

The Attor is an evil faerie who works as one of Amarantha’s minions. It’s a towering beast, with bat-like ears, a long snout with lots of sharp teeth, and a tall and skeletal frame. It is extremely violent and threatening, and Amarantha often uses it to intimidate or harm adversaries in her court. The Attor promptly disappears after Tamlin kills Amarantha.

The Attor Character Timeline in A Court of Thorns and Roses

The timeline below shows where the character The Attor appears in A Court of Thorns and Roses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...she understood none of what she heard. Tamlin, clearly enraged, says that this creature, the Attor, is what inspired humans’ terrifying stories about faeries. He insists to Lucien that the Attor... (full context)

...see the naga and the puca because they don’t belong to Tamlin’s court, and the Attor couldn’t see Feyre because Tamlin put a glamour over her. More creatures are arriving as... (full context)

...Tamlin acts nonchalant at the table. Feyre is expecting something like the Bogge or the Attor—but it’s the handsome High Fae from Fire Night, whom Tamlin calls Rhysand. (full context)

...says that Amarantha is also offering safety to the frightening faeries and creatures, like the Attor, and she plans to use them to attack the mortal realm. Feyre realizes that Amarantha... (full context)

...she must find Tamlin now. But a hand grips her arm—and it belongs to the Attor. (full context)

The Attor drags Feyre to the throne room. Feyre manages to notice that the columns supporting the... (full context)

...humans look the same to him. Feyre has to wonder if he’s scheming. Then, the Attor grabs Lucien, and Amarantha asks Lucien Feyre’s name. When he refuses, Feyre gives her name... (full context)

...them is an exposed maze. Amarantha tells Feyre to take a look below—and then the Attor picks Feyre up and deposits her in the muddy maze. Rhysand told Amarantha that Feyre... (full context)

The Attor stands with Feyre before Amarantha and Tamlin. It’s time for her second trial, since she... (full context)

...task. Nothing seems to matter anymore. But one evening, Feyre and Rhysand’s servants hear the Attor coming, along with a different voice. The servants whip Feyre into an alcove and hide... (full context)

...final faerie’s head to reveal Tamlin himself—and the Tamlin beside Amarantha reveals itself as the Attor. Amarantha taunts Feyre, and Feyre feels there’s no way to win. But she thinks of... (full context)

...shifts into his beast form, and pins Amarantha against the wall. Other faeries restrain the Attor and guards, someone throws a sword at Tamlin, and Tamlin stabs Amarantha with it. He... (full context)

...stop thinking about the faeries she killed, and what happened in the throne room. The Attor, Lucien’s brothers, and Rhysand all disappeared, along with several others. Spring Court faeries thanked Tamlin... (full context)