Peter Lorden is the son of Dianda Lorden and heir to the Duchy of Saltmist. He is also the son of Patrick and brother to Dean. He first appears in One Salt Sea.
About[]
Peter is a few years younger than his brother. He has green-blonde hair, enormous gray eyes. He favors his Merrow heritage with a tail that gradates in color from slate gray at the hips to silvery-white at the flukes. He has not shown the ability or comfort to shift to bipedal form.
He lives in Saltmist with his parents; his brother moved out in 2011.
As he grows up, he takes more after his mother Dianda, reminding Toby that Oberon's Law doesn't count during times of war when she killed a Cephali loyal to Torin.
In the Series[]
One Salt Sea[]
Peter, Dean, and Gillian Marks are held captive by Rayseline Torquill. They are rescued by October Daye and Connor O'Dell.
The Unkindest Tide[]
Peter is left behind when Patrick and Dianda attend the Convocation of Consequences on the Duchy of Ships. His uncle, Torin of Bluefish, takes the opportunity to take over Saltmist. Helmi hides herself and Peter in a storage closet until Toby comes to rescue them. When they are facing down a group of Torin's guards, Peter reminds her that warfare has been declared and killing their opponents is permissible.
A Killing Frost[]
Peter supports Simon Torquill marrying his parents.
When Sorrows Come[]
Peter attends Toby and Tybalt's wedding along with his fathers. He suggests that he would like to be squired to Toby when he is old enough.
Lorden Shorts (Modern Day)[]
Simon and August move into Saltmist, and Peter shares his living quarters with August. He is delighted to have a sibling to teach about the ways of Undersea, but his enthusiasm sometimes gets on August's nerves. He is disappointed when August wants to move into her own quarters but she assures him it's just because she has spent so much of her life in isolation, that she has to get used to being around people again.
Discrepancies[]
- In One Salt Sea in 2011, Dianda states that Peter is 12 and Dean is almost 18.[2] This would mean Peter was born around 1999. However, Doubtless and Secure shows Peter being born in 1996.
Trivia[]
- According to Seanan's Tumblr, Patrick and Dianda's children were originally going to be called Dean and Sam, but Sam was changed to Peter when Supernatural came out.[3]
References[]
- ↑ The Unkindest Tide Ch. 11
- ↑ One Salt Sea, Ch. 13.
- ↑ Seanan's Tumblr, 2025 Jan. 24.