The Verlac family is a Shadowhunter family. The symbol of the Verlac family is a water serpent.
Known members[]
- Theodor Verlac (?-?)
- Élodie Verlac (?-)
- Sebastian Verlac (?-2007)
- Leon Verlac (?-)
Family tree[]
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| Élodie V. (?-) |
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| Sebastian V. (?-2007) |
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Etymology[]
Verlac is a compound name. Ver means worm or serpent, and lac means lake.[1][2]
Cassandra chose Ver because it sounds a lot like "verre", which is glass in French, so saying the name would make it sound like it translates to Glass Lake.[1]
Symbol[]
The Verlac family ring
As a reference to the meaning of their name, the Verlac family symbol is a snake; the design of their crest of arms, in particular, is of a serpent rising out of a lake in coils.[3] Their family ring is in the shape of one.[4]
Trivia[]
- Sona Carstairs's character was originally named "Colette Verlac".[5] After the name change, she was intended to be a widow of Theodor Verlac,[6] with whom she may have had children.[7] This was all later retconned in The Last Hours.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verlac — Cassandra Clare on Tumblr
- ↑ Verlacs — Cassandra Clare on Tumblr
- ↑ City of Glass
- ↑ Ring patterns — Cassandra Clare on Tumblr
- ↑ Found family tree, a Clockwork Princess extra
- ↑ An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters & Denizens of Downworld
- ↑ "there might be some Verlacs floating around The Last Hours." Cassandra Clare on Tumblr