Alexander Landry
Alexander Landry defies easy categories. Born in Albion after his French father's death to an Egyptian mother, he learned first from his older brother and his mother, before attending Schola and being sorted into Fox House. (His thoughts about this can be found in Eclipse and the forthcoming Best Foot Forward.)
His brother had become closer to the Fortiers, and after his brother's death (and his mother's, not long after), Alexander made himself useful, first mastering Ritual and Duelling, as well as gaining strong skills in Materia. He challenged successfully for a Council seat in 1897. Fluent in half a dozen languages (English, Arabic, French, Latin, classical Greek, and German among them...), he is the sort of person who keeps his personal library shelf notes in demotic script. He is also a member of Dius Fidius.
In time, he came to be tutor to Garin Fortier, Isembard Fortier, and through Isembard to Peredur Judson. After the onset of the Great War, he put together a party of five (Isembard, Perry, and two others) for specialised missions.
Perry was killed on one of those, on August 2nd, 1917, and the group parted ways at that point. After the War, Alexander took any opportunity to stay away from Albion, handling Council matters in the United States, Canada, and various points in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He returned to Albion somewhat reluctantly in the summer of 1924 after serious curse damage that was going to take extensive recuperation, and took up position as teacher of Ritual magic at Schola. He held the position until the spring of 1926.
Before the War, he had a townhome in London near Bedford Square. After his return to Albion, he leases a townhome in Trellech.
Appears In
Tea and Meetings
learn moreIn the Tea and Meetings extra, one of the scenes is a meeting with Alexander and the four men who fight together (including Perry and Izzy), as they begin their preparations.
Eclipse
learn moreAlexander has just arrived at Schola in the opening chapters of Eclipse, and Thesan Wain helps him with the initial settling in. Isembard Fortier, however, recognises the challenges that come from moving from teacher and student to nominal peers, and it takes them a while to rearrange their expectations of how that goes. By the end of the book, Alexander is as close to both of them as he is to anyone in Albion.
With All Due Speed
Alexander is part of a dinner party in preparation for Isembard Fortier and Thesan Wain's wedding, along with Garin and Livia Fortier.Chasing Legends
learn moreAt the beginning of Chasing Legends, Alexander is a guest of Thesan Wain and Isembard Fortier (and his former colleagues in general) at a winter feast to reestablish some ancient customs at Schola. While he is not one of the four involved in main events, he helps sort out some strategic choices.
Best Foot Forward
learn moreBest Foot Forward finds both Alexander and Geoffrey Carillon coming to terms with a substantial portion of the trauma in their past. Along the way, Alexander finds himself connecting in a way he'd never expected.
Best Foot Forward
learn moreNocturnal Quarry finds Alexander travelling to America in the summer of 1938 to tend to various diplomatic needs and tie up a number of trifling loose ends. He discovers someone from his own past, and does his best to navigate an uncertain future.
Forthcoming
Alexander is a point of view character in Upon A Summer's Day.
Books
- Eclipse (secondary)
- Chasing Legends (minor)
- forthcoming Best Foot Forward (main)
Details
Born: 1864
Family:
- Connected with the Fortiers
Children
