| Name | Mr. Archeron |
|---|---|
| Age | Unknown |
| Species | Human |
| Status | Deceased |
| Court | Mortal Lands |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Family | Nesta Archeron (daugther), Elain Archeron (daugther), Feyre Archeron (daugther), Nyx (grandson), Rhysand (son-in-law), Cassian (son-in-law) |
| Love Interests | Mrs. Archeron † (Wife) |
| Appears in | A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Wings and Ruin |
Contents
Biography / History
Early Life and Financial Ruin
Feyre’s father, often called the Prince of Merchants, inherited a respected name built on generations of concealed debt. Though the title suggested wealth, the family’s prosperity had long been a façade masking severe financial burdens passed down from his father and grandfather.
In an attempt to finally erase these debts, he invested everything the family had into three merchant ships bound for Bharat in search of valuable spices and cloth. Pressured by creditors and short on time, he chose the dangerous direct route instead of the safer, longer passage. The ships never reached Bharat; they sank, taking the family’s fortune with them.
When news of the loss arrived, the creditors descended. They stripped him of what little remained and eventually shattered his leg, leaving him physically broken and financially ruined. With the last of their gold, he purchased the small cottage where the family would spend the next years.
Though they moved shortly after the disaster, it took nearly three years for their money to completely run out. During this time, he lost the will to fight back or rebuild, falling into apathy and despair. By the time Feyre was fourteen, she had become the primary provider, hunting to keep her family alive.
Timeline Events
A Court of Thorns and Roses
When Feyre brings home a deer and a wolf pelt, he is shocked at the rare bounty. That night, Tamlin—masked as a monstrous faerie—breaks down their door seeking the wolf’s killer. Mr. Archeron tries to bargain for Feyre’s life with promises of money, but Tamlin refuses. After Feyre is taken to Prythian, Tamlin places a glamour over the family, making them believe she left to care for a dying aunt. Soon after, a merchant offers him a business deal that restores their wealth. Believing this fortune came from Feyre’s “inheritance,” he rebuilds their social status and considers buying land for his daughters’ futures.
A Court of Mist and Fury
Mr. Archeron is absent throughout most of the book, having traveled to the Continent to pursue business and attend meetings connected to the growing threat of war.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
It is revealed that Mr. Archeron learned of the Mortal Queens’ betrayal and acted on his own. Using his renewed wealth, he seeks out the missing sixth queen, Vassa, who is bound to a firebird curse. He allies with her and vows to raise an army to aid Prythian against Hybern. On their journey back, they join forces with Lucien—also searching for Vassa—and then with Drakon’s Seraphim fleet and ships from Cretea.He arrives at the final battle commanding three ships named after his daughters: The Feyre, The Elain, and The Nesta, captaining the last himself. During Nesta’s confrontation with the King of Hybern, the King seizes Mr. Archeron as a human shield and snaps his neck, killing him instantly.
Appearance
Mr. Archeron is described as a well-kept man, with:
- Dark brown eyes, the same shade Elain inherits
- A neatly trimmed dark beard and a clean, spotless face
- Smooth, gentlemanly hands, unchanged even after years of poverty
- A deep, rumbling voice
After his creditors shattered his knee, it was left with vicious, twisted scars, and the injury causes him pain whenever the weather is cold, rainy, or shifting.
Relationships
| Feyre Archeron | Feyre’s relationship with her father was strained and distant. They spoke rarely, usually only when she needed to decide how to use the animals she hunted—whether to eat them, sell parts, or save food for later. She carried deep resentment toward him for doing nothing when their family lost its fortune and for allowing her, as a child, to risk her life hunting in the woods to keep them alive.After Tamlin took her to Prythian, Feyre hoped her father would come searching for her or gather help to find her. He never did. |
|---|---|
| Elain Archeron | Elain was the only one of his daughters who consistently treated him with kindness and engaged him in conversation. During their wealthy years, she had been his cherished “princess,” and their bond remained the warmest even after the family’s downfall. |
| Nesta Archeron | Nesta resented her father deeply. She blamed him for their lost fortune and for standing by helplessly while their mother died of typhus. She mocked nearly everything he said, dismissed his opinions as foolish, and would even move his cane out of reach whenever she could. Nesta wanted desperately for him to step up and fight for their family—to take action instead of collapsing into apathy. In the end, he did. |
