Jordan (Jordie) Rietveld was the older brother of Kaz Brekker. Jordie grew up on a farm in southern Kerch with his father and younger brother.
Appearance
Jordie looked very similar to his brother, both of them having dark hair and brown eyes.[1]
Personality
His major flaw was a mixture of ambition and arrogance. After Kaz asked why Jordie did not plan to go to school with him in Ketterdam, he explained that he was "too old and too smart" for it. This sentiment is carried into his later actions as Jordie was overly confident in his business skills and was quick to jump into investments that turned out to be scams.
Despite his failings elsewhere, Jordie is remembered in Kaz's mind as being a wonderful older brother. He is shown to be kind and caring towards Kaz by entertaining him around the city, buying nice food and gifts, and constantly reassuring him they would be alright when things went wrong.
History
The two siblings moved to Ketterdam after their father died in a plow accident. Hoping to one day become a successful merchant, Jordie searched for jobs in Ketterdam's financial district, eventually finding work as a runner for Jacob Hertzoon, a man who claimed to be a small-time merchant. After being led into a false business venture, Jordie was conned out of all the remaining money from the sale of his family's farm, which left the brothers living in poverty on the streets. Not long after that, they contracted the deadly plague going around Ketterdam. Jordie succumbed to the disease, but Kaz survived.
Memorable Quotes
Six of Crows
- "Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man."[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Bardugo Tumblr
- ↑ Jordie says this in Kaz's imagination; it is unclear if this is something Jordie actually said while alive, or simply Kaz's imagining of what Jordie might have said in his current situation.
Main Characters | Kaz Brekker • Inej Ghafa • Jesper Fahey • Nina Zenik • Matthias Helvar • Wylan Van Eck • Kuwei Yul-Bo • Jan Van Eck • Pekka Rollins | |
Minor Characters | Joost • Anya • Emil Retvenko • Councilman Hoede • Geels • Bo Yul-Bayur • Per Haskell • Tante Heleen • Jordie Rietveld • Specht • Rotty • Jarl Brum • Cornelis Smeet • Adem Bajan • Colm Fahey • Aditi Hilli • Alys Van Eck • Marya Hendriks • Zoya Nazyalensky • Sturmhond • Genya Safin • Dunyasha Lazareva • Anika • Pim • Keeg • Roeder • Karl Dryden • Jellen Radmakker | |
Locations | Ketterdam • The Barrel • Hellgate • Ice Court • Djerholm • Black Veil Island • Kerch • Fjerda • Ravka • Novyi Zem • Shu Han • Wandering Isle | |
Groups | The Dregs • Dime Lions • Black Tips • Stadwatch • Grisha • Drüskelle • The Menagerie • House of the White Rose • Merchant Council • Council of Tides • Khergud | |
Events | Hringkälla • Hellshow • Queen's Lady Plague • Komedie Brute | |
Miscellaneous | Jurda • Jurda parem • Kefta • Indenture • Djel • Ghezen |