Dean Lorden is the current Count of Goldengreen. He is the son of Dianda and Patrick, older brother of Peter, and the boyfriend of Quentin Sollys. He first appears in One Salt Sea.
He is half-Daoine Sidhe and half-Merrow, but he takes after his father's Daoine Sidhe traits.
About[]
Appearance[]
Dean has brown skin and streaky green hair somewhere between green-bronze to green-black.[1][2]
Personality[]
Dean is mature for his age, taking on the responsibilities of a Count at just eighteen.
Although Dean often sleeps over at Toby's house, he often prefers to stay in the guest room rather than share a literal bed with Quentin.[3] On trips like visiting the Duchy of Ships or the High Court, they are more likely to share a room.[4][5]
Abilities[]
Dean's abilities favor his Daoine Sidhe ancestry. Because of this, he requires a potion to survive in the Undersea.
In the Series[]
One Salt Sea[]
18-year-old Dean and his brother Peter are both kidnapped by Rayseline Torquill, causing the Duchy of Saltmist to declare war on the Kingdom in the Mists. The actual war is avoided when Toby finds the two boys and takes them back home. Toby surrenders her title as Countess of Goldengreen to Dean to form an alliance between land and sea, however Dean loses his finger during his captivity.
Chimes at Midnight[]
19-year-old Dean helps Toby get in touch with his parents in order to question them about King Gilad.
Full of Briars[]
Dean and Quentin admit their feelings for each other and begin dating.
The Winter Long[]
Evening attempts to retake Goldengreen from Dean's rule, though she flees before actually doing so.
Once Broken Faith[]
20-year-old Dean is introduced to "The Little Mermaid" by Quentin, Raj, and Chelsea.
Night and Silence[]
Toby and Quentin fear that Dean is put in danger by their latest adventure, but he is confirmed to be out of harm's way.
The Unkindest Tide[]
21-year-old Dean hangs out with Quentin and their friends at Toby's house. After Toby is summoned to the Duchy of Ships, Dean joins the envoy as the representative from Goldengreen. When he meets the Duchy's Captain and recognizes his Firstborn Amphitrite, he faints.
Dean and Quentin room together for the duration of the Convocation. He is happy to see his parents, Dianda and Patrick, when they join the events.
A Killing Frost[]
In the months since Convocation, Dean has been dealing with the fallout of the Selkies becoming Roane and the resulting changes in Undersea's political structure. He has also excitedly kept his parents up to date on Toby's wedding progress.
Dean and Quentin are on a date in the Goldengreen waterside "receiving room" when Toby interrupts to drag Quentin on her latest quest. Later, Simon turns him and most of Goldengreen's residents into trees, although the Luidaeg soon restores them.
When Sorrows Come / And With Reveling[]
Without Toby's knowledge, Quentin and 22-year-old Dean go to the Luidaeg for a way to let Quentin attend Toby's wedding while keeping his identity secret. The Luidaeg bespells Quentin to look like a Banshee, and Toby later freaks out when she finds the two kissing on her porch. She accuses Dean of cheating on Quentin and forces Dean to stick around for the awkward explanations. Dean and Quentin both steal food off of Toby's plate, and she is amusedly exasperated by it.
Dean travels with the main wedding party to the High Court. When Stacy turns Quentin's squire quarters into a wardrobe, she half-jokes that Quentin and Dean will be rooming together anyway.
The Luidaeg does not allow Dean to join the assassin-hunting party with Quentin and Raj, as his parents are not present to give their permission.
He sits with Patrick, Simon, Dean, August, and Gillian at the wedding and is among the hoard of hungry teenagers at the reception.
Relationships[]
Quentin Sollys[]
Dean and Quentin begin dating after Quentin admits his parentage to his close friends.[2] They bond over shared responsibility and enjoy going on quiet, understated dates. While Dean frequently sleeps over, he chooses to stay in the guest bed.
Dianda and Patrick[]
Dean has a good relationship with both his parents. They come to visit him regularly at Goldengreen, and he seeks their advice on ruling.
Peter Lorden[]
Dean is protective of his brother but they don't appear terribly close.
October Daye and Simon Torquill[]
Dean supports, or at least does not have objection to, Simon marrying his parents.[6] As time passes, Dean takes his new family members in stride, calling Simon and Patrick "our dads" to Toby.[7]
Trivia[]
Word of God[]
- Dean's hair shifts hue seasonally. In spring and summer, it will generally be brighter, and bronze[-green], and in fall and winter, it darkens, and turns black[-green].[8]
- If the teens played Overwatch, Dean would be incredible at playing Mei.[9]