

And still does, even though he's grown up! When he's not writing Beast Quest books, Adam enjoys visiting museums and ancient battle sites. Adam decided to bring Tom fully to life so that readers could go on the kind of adventures that he always wanted to when he was that age. When Adam grew up and decided that he wanted to be a writer, he was stuck for ideas - until he remembered the old sword and shield, and the imaginary boy he had created when he was young. Eventually, he created a character - Tom, the bravest boy warrior of them all. As a boy, Adam would spend days imagining who could have first owned the sword and shield. Adam's father said they were a Blade family heirloom. He was also fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father's office. His parents were both history teachers and amateur artists, and Adam grew up surrounded by his father's paintings of historic English battles - which left a lifelong mark on his imagination. This is particularly useful in wildfires and when battling fire opponents such as Epos the flame bird.Adam Blade is in his late twenties, and was born in Kent, England. It stops all fire from damaging the shield and Tom himself. He also has a fright factor of 91, a magic level of 180 and a power of 212, but these figures have no measurement.įerno is also the source of the Dragon Scale, a very useful item when put into the magic shield. He also is oddly vulnerable to the snake vines that dwell in Gorgonia's forests.įerno has a large, scaly, black, body with spikes lined down his body, He has two huge, powerful wings and a long, black tail.Īccording to its card, Ferno is 288 years old. Weaknesses: Ferno is very susceptible to magical manipulation, as both Malvel and Maximus could control him easily, and he can be harmed by other Beasts. He is capable of creating hot winds by beating his wings. He is also remarkably strong, capable of lifting massive boulders with his claws and going toe to toe with other Beasts, such as Tusk and Epos. He is also capable of disguising others by covering them with his wings. He is also capable of disguising himself as a mountain or a boulder. He was able to fly from his home mountain to a lake near the Forest of Fear in under an hour. Ferno possesses massive scaled wings which allow him to fly with great speed and maneuverability. His fangs and claws can rip through flesh, bone, wood and metal, and they are very intimidating to opponents. However, his ironclad hide can be breached by other Beasts, such as Tusk, the Mighty Mammoth, and he can be harmed by Gorgonian snake vines. Ferno's scales cannot be penetrated by any sword or arrow, and they are immune to both his own fires and others. These flames can burn through wood very easily and is shown to be able to melt metal. Powers: Like all dragons, Ferno possesses the ability to breath superheated fire. He helped Tom defeat Sephir the Storm Monster and he was enchanted by Malvel's son Maximus and forced to fight Epos and a new hero called Sam. He was imprisoned by Tusk the Mighty Mammoth in Gorgonia, but Tom freed him. He helped Tom find Spiros the Ghost Phoenix along with the other Good Beasts. He later returned to help Tom bring Vedra and Krimon to Rion, then he helped Tom defeat Claw the Giant Monkey. Ferno then gave Tom one of his scales, which made his shield fireproof. He was freed by Tom using a magic key given to him by Aduro. He built a dam across the river, causing a drought. It made Ferno evil making him do bad things like kill brave knights and burn crops. He had a chain around his neck placed by Malvel. He was the first beast to be freed in the first series. When the river is liable to flood, he builds dams with his massive paws to stop it from flooding the riverside villages. A single fiery breath from him can scorch the earth!įerno the Fire Dragon is a dragon living on a mountain in western Avantia. Ferno the fire dragon keeps southern Avantia safe and protects the water supply from the Winding River.
