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Councillor Bronte, (pronounced Bron-tay) is one of the twelve Councillors in the Lost Cities. He is an Inflictor. His jewel is onyx.

Appearance[]

Bronte has cropped brown hair, grayish-blue eyes, and sharp features. He is over 5,000 years old, therefore an Ancient, giving him pointy ears. In Stellarlune, it is revealed that Bronte has curly hair. He keeps it cropped short because he believes curly hair makes him seem too soft to be a Councillor.

Job[]

Bronte is one of the twelve Councillors. He also has the job of mentoring Sophie in Inflicting because he is the only known Inflictor besides her. He believes that the Council needs to work and understand the general public because they are currently too detached—a view Councillor Kenric and Councillor Oralie also shared. Bronte often walks among the people in the working-class cities of the Ancients, meaning he believes everyone is equal and need to work and understand the elvin world. His crown has an onyx jewel centered on it.

Personality[]

Bronte is very grumpy. (This is later on revealed to be in part because of his ability.) He also has a no-nonsense attitude. Surprisingly, he does not stretch this hatred to Sophie’s sister Amy, most likely because of his faith in someday reuniting elves and humans. His attitude may also have to do with being an Ancient. Earlier on in the series, Bronte very much dislikes Sophie. He ignored the evidence that she existed, so when she was found to exist after Alden had searched for her, Bronte was furious and voted against her admission to Foxfire. However, as the series progresses, it seems like Bronte is not so anti-Sophie after all, and becomes one of her very few supporters on the Council. In Nightfall, the sixth book, this becomes so much that Sophie thinks that someone kidnapped Councillor Bronte and replaced him with someone else because of this. Also, he said that he wanted to meet Amy Foster and he said that he was an old fool longing for the past. He is also very kind and patient when he meets Amy. His mind is described as icy in comparison to Fitz's, as it feels like an icy gust. This reflects his personality. Bronte also figured out where and with who Amy was staying with, allegedly because he pieced their logic together on his own, but it is also speculated that a Telepath read Grady's mind when he went to report to the council.

Sophie also tried to inflict positive emotions on Bronte, and Bronte actually needed dark emotions to stop having positive emotions. The positive inflicting nearly gave Bronte- in Sophie's words- a "weird mental shutdown."

He advises Fallon in Flashback to keep himself fully in the present to help with the struggle Ancients have of separating the past from the present. Bronte struggles with this as well.

Like Grady, Bronte had problems controlling his ability after he manifested, and his temper flared up when anyone angered him in the slightest bit, and he would inflict upon them. However, he learned to control his Inflicting better.

Involvement[]

Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities[]

Bronte is initially portrayed as a speculative character and is shown to be very critical of Sophie. When Sophie was first trying for a seat in Foxfire via an unconventional Foxfire Entrance Exam, Bronte was one of her judges, along with Councillor Oralie and the now deceased Councillor Kenric. When she used her telekinesis to lift cups, and Bronte scoffed, saying "That's it?"[5] Therefore, Sophie lifted the Councillors' chairs, lost control of her telekinesis, and dropped the chairs, making Bronte fall on the floor. He voted against her attending Foxfire but was overruled.

Book 2: Exile[]

When Sophie had to take care of Silveny, the Councillors came to check on her progress and Bronte was not impressed. He also begins giving inflicting lessons to Sophie at Foxfire, inflicting upon her in their first session and leaving Sophie in severe pain. After Sophie came back from the Black Swan's High Seas Facility to get her abilities healed, Bronte threatened Sophie and her family because Silveny was injured. However, Sophie offered to make a new spectacle for the Celestial Festival on her own.

Book 3: Everblaze[]

During an inflicting session, Bronte asked Sophie to inflict positive emotions on him just as she had when healing Alden. However, it caused a mental shutdown that Sophie reversed by inflicting negative emotions. Bronte was present for Fintan's healing, and when he called down Everblaze, Bronte was not the Councillor that teleported with Sophie. He was also there when the Council put the ability restrictor on Sophie, where he was one of the only Councillors that expressed disagreement with the device. The event was the first instance of his gradual support for Sophie.

Book 4: Neverseen[]

Bronte was there when Sophie and the Black Swan attempted to break Prentice out of Exile, though he was one of the few who appeared apologetic for needing to attack the group. After the unsuccessful heist, he, along with Emery and Terik, were present for the Black Swan's trade for Prentice with Gethen.

Book 5: Lodestar[]

Bronte told Grady and Edaline during Sophie's midterm conferences that she had been incredibly dedicated and had advanced to his most advanced inflicting training. He, along with the rest of the Council, attempted to calm the outraged crowd after announcing the mandatory skills training for all elves. He was also present during the Peace Summit, where he reminded the attendees that they had voted in favor of allowing Fintan into the proceedings when they became upset with his insults.

Book 6: Nightfall[]

Councillor Bronte became one of Sophie's only supporters. After saving Atlantis, the Council offered Linh and Tam seats in the prestigious Foxfire Academy. He also showed a unique fascination towards Sophie's sister, Amy, as she was one of the first humans he'd seen in a long while. By her request, the two of them fly on Greyfell and Silveny's backs.

Book 7: Flashback[]

Bronte was present at Alvar's tribunal and greeted a disoriented Fallon Vacker, reminding him that staying immersed in the present helps him manage his long life as a fellow Ancient. After Silveny's birth, he and the rest of the Council visited Havenfield to check on the alicorns, where he stated that he would make the leaping crystal to access the hive where Luna and Wynn would be held.

Book 8: Legacy[]

Bronte was there when the Council showed Team Valiant the Point of Purity. He and Councillor Oralie were revealed to be Sophie's Councillor contacts for the team of Regents. Sophie thought Bronte was her biological father, but her theory was disproven after Biana confronted him, causing him to visit Sophie to tell her personally that he was not. However, Bronte told her he would have been proud if they were related, showing his growth of character and change in attitude towards Sophie through the series.

Quotes[]

“It's a couple of glasses. I thought she was supposed to be able to lift ten times her body weight.”

—Councillor Bronte, in Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities, page(s) 63, Google Books

“It takes a special person to see darkness inside of someone and not condemn them.”

—Bronte to Sophie, in Everblaze


Trivia[]

  • Bronte was a newly appointed Emissary when Serenvale was being overthrown and Fallon Vacker was a Councillor.
  • Bronte means "thunder" in Phoenician. (There is also a meaning for Bronte in Greek, meaning ‘girl of thunder’.)


Characters
Main Characters

Teenagers
Sophie Elizabeth FosterFitzroy Avery VackerBiana Amberly VackerDexter Alvin DizzneeMarella Adene RedekKeefe SencenTam Dai SongLinh Hai SongWylie Zoran Endal

Adults
Known Black Swan Members
Mr. ForkleBlurCoiffeDella Adara VackerGraniteJuline Kalea DizzneeLivvyLurMagnate Leto KerlofMityaPrentice EndalSiorSir Tiergan Andrin AlenefarSir AstinSquallTimkin HeksTinkerWraithJolie Lucine Ruewen

Known Neverseen Members
Alvar Soren Vacker/The Boy Who DisappearedBrantFintan PyrenGethenLady Gisela Minette SencenRuy Tonio IgnisTrixUmberVespera Neci Folend

Important Bodyguards
SandorGrizelFloriRomhildaBotrosNubitiTarina

Other
Alden Dedrick VackerElwin HeslegeLady Cadence TalleLord Cassius SencenEdaline Kelia RuewenGrady Howell Ruewen

Secondary Characters

Elves (Category)
Councillors (current and former)
Councillor AlinaCouncillor BronteCouncillor ClaretteCouncillor DarekCouncillor EmeryCouncillor LioraCouncillor NolandCouncillor OralieCouncillor RamiraCouncillor TerikCouncillor VeliaCouncillor ZarinaCouncillor Kenric Elgar FathdonFintan PyrenFallon Vacker

Teenagers
Stina Destry HeksJensi BabblosMaruca ChebotaDempseyValinLexRexBexDamel KafutaShayda AdelTrellaAudricHuxley

Mentors
Sir AstinLady GalvinLady IskraLady BelvaSir ConleyLady AlexineSir DonwellSir RosingsSir HardingLady VedaLady AnwenSir BeckettSir CatonLady DaraLady EveraSir FaxonLady NissaLady ZillahLady SanjaCoach RohanaCoach BoraCoach Wilda

Other
Benesh VackerKesler DizzneeBrisaCaprise RedekCeriCyrah EndalHarlin VackerJujiJurekMarella's DadLuzia VackerMai SongNorene VackerOllie HeksOrem VackerQuan SongQuinlin SondenSilla HeksLady Pemberley

Humans (Category)
Foster (Freeman) Family
Amy Rose FosterEmma Iris FosterWilliam David FosterConnor, Kate, and Natalie Freeman
Other
Mr. SweeneyBethany LopezEleanor WrightEthan Benedict Wright IIGarwin Chang

Goblins (Category)
Queen HyldaBrielleBunheadCadocCouncillors' BodyguardsLefty and RightyLoviseWoltzer

Ogres (Category)
King DimitarQueen GundulaCadfael

Gnomes (Category)
CallaBarth the ReaperBrierLurMityaSiorGoraGerdaYuriAmisi

Dwarves (Category)
King EnkiErmeteIrjaKrikorKunYegor

Trolls (Category)
Empress Pernille

Animal Characters

BullhornIggyMartySprocketWatsonThe VerminionVerdiSilvenyGreyfellLunaWynnGildieLinh's Murcat

Stuffed Animals
Bun-BunElla the ElephantHarry the JackalopeLady SassyfurMr. SnugglesMrs. StinkbottomStinky the Stegosaurus

References[]

  1. Councillor Kenric calls him this when describing why he was chosen to judge her capabilities in the first book
  2. Keefe
  3. Ro when Sophie thought Bronte is her biological dad
  4. Keefe
  5. Councillor Bronte to Sophie Foster, Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities, page 63, Google Books
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