Cadeyrn, first of the secondborn.
Well the Nightmare Court is hardly “standard”. We see them using whips as weapons on a regular basis, for a basic but obvious example.
Remember too that Cadeyrn is a lore NPC & as such, is more powerful than us…in a sense. For example, Master Examplar Countess Anise can create what, ten illusions of herself when we can only make three.
Think of it like that.
Put him together special. NPCs don’t have to follow the same rules as PCs.
Genevieve Talbot [NP] – Noble Phantasm on Stormbluff Isle