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Basic Information
Vacker • Vacker Portraits
Members
Alden Vacker • Della Vacker • Alvar Soren Vacker • Fitzroy Avery Vacker • Biana Vacker • Fallon Vacker • Luzia Vacker • Orem Vacker • Norene Vacker • Benesh Vacker • Harlin Vacker
History
The Vacker Legacy • The Great Vacker Hurlfest
Alden Dedrick Vacker is a member of the Vacker family. He is the husband of Della Vacker and the father of Alvar, Fitz, and Biana Vacker. Alden lives with Della, Fitz and Biana in Everglen, the current residence of the Vacker family. He works for the Council as an Emissary, and as a result often wears a midnight blue cape. It is revealed in Legacy Alden is an Emissary with the highest level of clearance.
His trademark line is "no reason to worry," which he often uses to reassure and support the people around him, particularly Sophie Foster who finds it somewhat frustrating.
Appearance[]
Alden has teal eyes, wavy dark brown hair and a highly recognizable accent, similar to his second son, Fitz. He is noted to have very kind eyes, which caused Sophie to trust him when she first arrived in the Lost Cities. He and the members of his family are all notably good-looking, even compared to other elves.
Wanderling[]
Alden's Wanderling is dark leafed with vivid teal flowers peppered among the branches. Although Alden is still alive, his Wanderling was planted because it was believed he would not recover from a broken mind. As the elves do not believe in taking existing life, his Wanderling was not removed.
History[]
Pre-Keeper[]
Alden and his former Cognate Quinlin Sonden performed a memory break on Prentice and learned of the Black Swan's Project Moonlark. He started searching for the child for nearly 13 years enlisting the help of his two sons.
Keeper of the Lost Cities[]
In Keeper of the Lost Cities, Alden is one of the people who introduces Sophie to the Lost Cities. He talks with Sophie often and tries to figure out why she was living among the humans and how she obtained secret information hidden in her brain.
Book 2: Exile[]
In Exile, Alden preforms a memory break on Fintan with Sophie as his guide. He gets burnt in the process and is almost lost. Later after seeing Wylie dance at Foxfire’s Opening Cermonies, Alden's mind gets shattered from the guilt of previously performing a memory break on his father, Prentice. At the end of the book, he is healed by Sophie.
Book 3: Everblaze[]
In Everblaze, Alden joins Sophie as she fixes Fintain's mind. At the end of the book, he decides that Sophie, Biana, Dex, Fitz and Keefe should run away to join the Black Swan.
Book 4: Neverseen[]
At the beginning of Neverseen, Alden helps Sophie, Biana, Dex, Fitz and Keefe run away by cutting off their registry pendants. He is aware of Della's plan to join them and later learns of Alvar's involvement with the Neverseen.
Book 5: Lodestar[]
In Lodestar, Alden is said to be wary after learning of Alvar's betrayal.
Book 6: Nightfall[]
In Nightfall, Alden is there when Sophie learns of her human parents' kidnapping. He helps bring Amy safely to Atlantis and later helps them find Vespera's Nightfall.
Book 7: Flashback[]
In Flashback, Alden invites Sophie and Keefe to Alvar’s Tribunal for emotional support and allows the Council to move Alvar back into Everglen.
Book 8: Legacy[]
In Legacy, Alden goes to Havenfield while Sophie, Keefe, and Fitz sneak away to the Forbidden Cities,
Relationships[]
Della Vacker[]
Della is Alden's wife. She is about 100 years younger than him and was number one in his third matchmaking list.[1] Della will often pull him close and whisper into his ear when he pales or receives devastating news. When Della cries, he holds and comforts her. They are known to be one of the sweetest and most loving couples to Sophie.
Alvar Vacker[]
- Eldest child and first son/Enemy
Alvar is Alden's oldest son. Their relationship was ruined when Alvar is revealed to be a member of the Neverseen and had spied on the Vacker family. In Flashback, though, Alden gave Alvar a second chance, only to be left with a discovery of a troll hive that had been hidden in Everglen.
Fitz Vacker[]
- Middle child and second son
Although Fitz occasionally disagrees with his father, they have a good relationship. He is the middle child, and has followed in Alden's footsteps, manifesting as a Telepath. Fitz was told by Councillor Terik that he would grow to be a better Telepath than Alden, which made him overjoyed. He shut everyone out when Alden's mind broke, as he deeply cares for his father.
Biana Vacker[]
- Youngest child and only daughter
Biana trusts and loves Alden deeply and often needs his support. When Alden's mind broke in Exile, she withdrew from most of her friends, not wanting to make a public appearance.
Sophie Foster[]
- Like-daughter
Alden was one of the first elves to greet Sophie. He taught her most things about the elvin world and offered her hospitality when needed. He and Della also offered to be Sophie's adoptive parents twice, when she first arrived in the Lost Cities and when Grady and Edaline cancelled her adoption in Keeper of the Lost Cities. He always helps Sophie through her missions and supports her as an emissary. Alden also trusted Sophie with his life when he chose her as his guide during Fintan's memory break in Exile. To Sophie, Alden is a prominent father figure in her life.
Keefe Sencen[]
- Like-son
Keefe often relies on Alden and views him as a father figure. This sometimes angers Lord Cassius, who, in Flashback, was noted to have said that Alden is not Keefe's father. Keefe responded in turn by saying that he wished Alden was. In Keefe's Short Story, Alden visits Keefe in Candleshade, to ask him to come to Alvar's Tribunal, to stop Fitz from lashing out. He also tells Keefe to let Sophie and Fitz be happy together.
Grady Ruewen[]
- Close friend
Alden was one of the few supporters for Grady and Edaline when Jolie died.
Prentice Endal[]
- Former enemy/Ally
Alden performed a memory break on Prentice with Quinlin. However, he felt extremely guilty, which led to his mind shattering in Exile. Even after discovering Prentice was innocent, he still had a hard time whenever Prentice was mentioned.
Councillor Alina[]
Alden was briefly engaged to Councillor Alina, the #104 recommendation on his Match Lists. When Alden was about to marry Della, Alina tried to convince Alden to marry her instead and interrupted their wedding, and this awkwardness in frequently mentioned. Once Dame Alina became Councillor Alina in Everblaze, Alden does not appreciate the way she treated Sophie. He mentions he is slightly terrified of her.
Quinlin Sonden[]
- Former Cognate
Alden and Quinlin were previously Cognates. They were not able to become Cognates because Quinlin withheld his reservations on performing a memory break on Prentice.
Luzia Vacker[]
- One of the eldest Vackers.
Luzia Vacker is Alden great x14 grandaunt and had lived in Everglen before handing it over to Alden. She advised him to add a gate that absorbs light to prevent direct light leaping inside.
Trivia[]
- Alden was denied approval to hold a registered Spyball.
- Alden's Pathfinder can go anywhere in the Lost Cities and Forbidden Cities. He has crystals to Gildingham, Loamnore, Marintrylla, and Ravagog also issued. This is most likely because he works as an Emissary for the Council.
- The name "Alden" means "Old Friend" or "Wise Friend" in Old English.
- "Dedrick" means "Power of the Tribe" in Old German.
- The name "Vacker" is derived from the French word "vache," which means "cow." Sources believe that the name was originally an occupation name for a person that worked with cows, such as a cowherd.
- Alden has a half-restricted Registry File.
Quotes[]
“No reason to worry.”
“Peace is generally the optimal way of being. But division and strife always comes with a cost.”
References[]
- ↑ This was explained to Sophie by Fitz in Lodestar, chapter 18.