Jon Acron
| Jon Acron | |
|---|---|
| Died | killed by Khriss[1] |
| Profession | Anthropologist |
| Groups | Dynasty[1] |
| Ethnicity | Darksider |
| Homeworld | Taldain |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Jon Acron is a professor and anthropologist from the Darkside of Taldain. He is an assassin working for Skathan, ruler of The Dynasty.
Appearance and Personality
Acron has dark skin, shoulder length black hair with a receding hairline, and a mustache with a small goatee. In Volume 1 he wears a white coat except for in one frame where he wears a black coat.[2] In Volume 2 he wears white, grey, and purple coats. In Volume 3 he is only seen wearing purple coats. He has a somewhat haughty personality. He thinks he is better than so-called primitive peoples and often comments to that effect.
“ Either that or he thinks he died and his god has a very odd sense of humor, Duchess. ”
History
In the Desert
Acron travels with Duchess Khrissalla, fellow Professor Cynder, and Baon to visit Dayside ostensibly to find Gevin and the sand mages. Acron and his party find Kenton unconscious in a tent near the area of the Kerla that the sand masters were massacred. They awaken him and he shows them how to find water from the dorim vines, and then guides them to Kezare.[4]
In Kezare
After an eventful journey during which they were attacked by Kerztian assassins, they arrive in Kezare. Kenton and the group then part ways, Kenton heading to the Diem, and Acron and the rest of the group going to the Darksider quarter, Lonzare. Acron picks up a trinket, a Kerztian headband, while passing through the market.[4] Later he comes to Khriss while she is alone to try to make her suspicious of Baon.[5] Soon after Khriss confronts Baon, who admits to have been working for the Dynasty and leaves the group.[6]
When they move into the Diem Acron carries Khriss' suitcase and she admonishes him for not being careful with it. To which he replies:
“ I'm no Baon, my lady. I'm ill-equipped for such heavy physical labor. ”
— Jon Acron to Khriss.[7]
In the conversation that follows, Acron laughs off the possibility that either he or Cynder could also betray Khriss, calling it preposterous. Afterwards Khriss gives Gevins pistol, which she received from Nilto, to Cynder to use to guard her since Baon is no longer around to do so. Later when Khriss and Kenton get attacked in the restaurant, Acron uses the pistol Khriss gave Cynder to save her life. Afterwards when Khriss confronts him asking why he has the gun and not Cynder he claims to have taken it from Cynder for her safekeeping:
“ Yes, for safekeeping. Which is to say your safekeeping. But Cynder can be such a cack-handed oaf that I thought it best if I... bring it. ”
— Jon Acron to Khriss.[1]
Afterwards he seems to be in a state of shock, and Aarik tries to comfort him. But when Khriss goes off with N'Teese to see Nilto, Acron stammers a mumbled excuse and runs after her. Aarik notes that it was an oddly quick recovery.[1]
Later, when Khriss confronts Nilto at the docks and reveals him to be Gevin, Acron pulls out a gun and tries to kill Gevin, revealing himself as an agent of the Dynasty on a mission to kill Gevin. Baon then reappears and pushes a crate of fruit onto Acron knocking him over. While Khriss and Baon are speaking Acron reaches out to the gun that was knocked from his hand and fires, grazing Baon on the arm and knocking him over. Khriss and Gevin scatter and Acron chases Khriss. When he catches up to her, Khriss uses a crane to knock Acron off the pier and to his death in the harbor.[1]
Quotes
“ Acron: I wonder what kind of city it will be, professor.
Cynder: The kind where men of learning get shot at by savages, I would hazard, Jon.
- Acron: Now remember, my esteemed friend- a true man of learning retains an open mind!
”
Trivia
- In White Sand Volume 1 Jon Acron and Cynder's speech bubbles are occasionally misattributed, particularly when they converse with one another. Noting the clothing of the speaker and context of the quote is required to catch these mistakes. For example, Jon wears white in most of Volume 1, though in at least one frame their clothing was switched.[8]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e White Sand Volume 3 chapter 2#
- ↑ White Sand Volume 1 chapter 5#
- ↑ a b In this scene the speech bubbles are switched around, Acron's bubbles are given to Cynder and vice versa
- ↑ a b c d White Sand Volume 1 chapter 3#
- ↑ White Sand Volume 2 chapter 2#
- ↑ White Sand Volume 2 chapter 6#
- ↑ White Sand Volume 3 chapter 1#
- ↑ White Sand Volume 1 Typos
— 17th Shard forums - 27 July 2016#