Maldren Caderyn, 25, is the third son the Melderyni lord of Gebundy, who is the brother of Lady Mildred. Maldren joined the church of Save-K'nor at the age of twelve and became an enthusiastic member of the Hyn-Aelori.

Maldren is pedantic and stubborn, with an extraordinarily sharp memory and sense for order, which made him an excellent librarian. He is a good learner and a competent scribe, but has little common sense and lacks social skills. Maldren is ambitious, but his skills are unlikely to get him very far even in the church of Save-K'nor as too many brighter acolytes, many of them with better family connections, aspire for the higher ranks.

The Hyn-Aelori are supposed to collect knowledge. The retrieval of The Atani Chronicles may be the only chance for Maldren to recommend himself to his superiors for promotion to a higher church office.

Working under Maldren's supervision can be an extremely annoying experience. He is a bossy know-it-all with very little practical experience in anything, but plenty of quotes and fitting excerpts from ancient philosophers. He believes he knows a theoretical solution to almost every practical problem and mercilessly shares his knowledge with anyone around. In his temple a saying goes that "brother Maldren lectures the birds about flying."

On the other hand, Maldren will jealously guard his knowledge on the expedition's objectives and will not reveal any information that he got from the scriptures to anyone, unless absolutely necessary.