Tiergan Andrin Alenefar

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Tiergan Andrin Alenefar
Caption	Tiergan in the first of Keefe's memories in Unlocked
Aliases	Granite, Sir Tiergan
Occupation	Telepathy Mentor at Foxfire
Foxfire Level	Mentor
Biographical Information
Gender	Male
Special Ability	Telepath
Residence	Solreef
Physical Description
Eye Color	Dark Blue
Hair Color	Light Blonde
Other Information
Important Information	Tiergan is a part of the Black Swan’s Collective under the alias of Granite

This article is part of a series about Foxfire

Basic Information
Foxfire • Foxfire Entrance Exam

Campus
Healing Center • Gold Tower • Silver Tower • Hall of Illumination • Tutoring Center • Secret Mentors’ Cafeteria

Known Principals
Foxfire Principal Dame (now Councillor) Alina • Magnate Leto Kerlof

Tiergan Andrin Alenefar, also known as Granite, is a major recurring, supporting character in the fictional book series Keeper of the Lost Cities. He is a Telepath and Sophie's Mentor at Foxfire. Tiergan is an anagram of Granite, both having the same letters. He does not like being called Sir Tiergan, preferring just Tiergan after the memory break of Prentice and his resignation from his position as an Emissary. Tiergan adopted Prentice's son, Wylie Endal, after Prentice was sent to Exile and Wylie's mother, Cyrah, faded away. He doesn't like the Vacker family, but does help them when Alden's mind is broken. During Neverseen, Tiergan is revealed to be Granite, part of the Collective of the Black Swan. Tiergan was one of the most talented Telepaths before Sophie Foster came.  

Appearance

Tiergan is described to have olive skin, shoulder-length pale blond hair, and dark blue eyes. It also states that he has a short ponytail on the back of his head. While his face holds youth, something ancient shines in his eyes. He is described as tall and thin, but a couple of inches shorter than Alden.

As Granite, he is described to look like a vague, bulky statue, due to the Indurite that he consumes.

The name Tiergan is of Irish origin and it means "strong-willed."

Abilities

• Telepathy

Tiergan is a very talented Telepath, and this is the reason why he was appointed as a Mentor for Sophie.

Relationships

• Wylie Endal (adoptive son)

Wylie was adopted by Tiergan after both of his parents were lost. Tiergan is shown to be very protective of Wylie.

• Prentice Endal (best friend/possible love interest)

Prentice and Tiergan were very close—so close that Tiergan was first in line to adopt Wylie before Wylie's actual family. When Prentice's mind was broken, Tiergan was full of grief and blamed Alden for the incident because Alden was the one who accused Prentice of rebellion.

• Sophie Foster (prodigy)

Tiergan came back from retirement to Foxfire to teach Sophie. He respects her a lot and believes in her abilities and ideas and trusts her to make good decisions.

• Alden Vacker (dislike but eventually respect)

Tiergan has a lot of anger towards Alden, blaming him for the loss of Prentice. He seems to gain more respect for Alden, however, after he finds Sophie. He also is able to get past his own feelings to help the Vacker family with the grief of the loss of Alden when his mind is broken.

• The Elvin Council (dislike)

Tiergan doesn't like the Council because they allowed the memory break of Prentice.

• Mr. Forkle / Sir Astin / Magnate Leto Kerlof  (Fellow Collective member/possible love interest)

In Book 4: Neverseen it was revealed that Tiergan works on the Collective under the name Granite with Mr. Forkle and it was suggested that the two could be friends or relatively close seeing how the two are around one another more than their other fellow Collective members.

• Blur  (Fellow Collective member)

In Book 4: Neverseen it was revealed that Tiergan works on the Collective under the name Granite with Blur. They work together constantly.

• Squall / Juline Dizznee  (Fellow Collective member)

In Book 4: Neverseen it was revealed that Tiergan works on the Collective under the name Granite with Squall. They work together constantly.

• Wraith  (Fellow Collective member)

In Book 4: Neverseen it was revealed that Tiergan works on the Collective under the name Granite with Wraith. They work together constantly.

• Fitz Vacker  (prodigy)

In Book 3: Everblaze and Book 2: Exile, Fitz began attending Sophie's telepathy class with Tiergan. Even though he told Alden he would never train any Vackers, he ended up doing so.

Quotes

“You're very kind. But we both know I can never match you.”

—Tiergan to Sophie, in Exile

“Trust is what gives us the confidence to step outside the safety of our own headspace and enter the darkness of another. What fuels us, guides us, pushes us to keep going, even when all hope feels lost.”

—Tiergan, in Everblaze

“Leaders must lead.”

—Granite, in Neverseen