|
Spoiler warning!
This article or section contains plot spoilers for the Mortal Engines quartet. Proceed at your own risk. |
Orme Wreyland is a male human who was introduced in Mortal Engines. He is the Mayor of Speedwell.
In the 2018 film, he was portrayed by New Zealand actor Peter Rowley.
Description[]
Wreyland is a tall, shabby, white-bearded old man. He wears grubby brown robes, and is generally not very mayor-like.[1]
Wreyland has pale skin; long grey hair; and wears tattered clothing and a pair of odd, mechanical-looking glasses. He has an accented voice.[3]
History[]
Mortal Engines Quartet[]
Mortal Engines[]
Orme Wreyland was first seen in the Out-Country with his town Speedwell. Its inhabitants were in the act of scavenging through one of London's spoil-heaps. He welcomed Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw to his town, giving them food and shelter in exchange for Tom's seedy. Wreyland was not as kind as he seemed though; he drugged their food and revealed that he planned to sell the pair as slaves at a nearby trading cluster, using the money for spare parts. Upon arrival, Tom and Hester escaped to an airman's cafe on the market town of Stayns, pursued by Wreyland and his armed crew. Wreyland humorously mispronounced Tom's last name as "Nitsworthy" the entire time. Leaving the rest of his men behind, he managed to corner the Tom and Hester at the airship docks. He was caught off-guard in a surprise attack by Hester, who proceeded to nearly kill him with a metal lever. Wreyland was saved by Tom and Anna Fang, who persuaded Hester not to kill him.
Film[]
Orme is the first non-London leader Tom meets the night after his fall from London. He and his wife take Tom and Hester in to his city (Scuttlebug), and give them a "room" (jail cell) to stay in.
He later pawns the young adults and other captured humans off as slaves at a trading cluster in a swamp. When Anna caused a fight to free Hester, Orme and his family retreated back into Scuttlebug.
Relationships[]
Orme Wreyland is married to Mrs. Wreyland. They have a very large family; as Tom observes, "the shabby old man seemed to rule over a town composed mainly of his own family; sons and daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and the husbands and wives they had met on passing towns".
Trivia[]
- One of Wreyland's crew on Speedwell is named Fred.
Gallery[]
).png "Orme wreyland (film version, mortal engines (2018)).png (701 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mortal Engines, Chapter 6: "Speedwell"
- ↑ Mortal Engines, Chapter 9: "The Jenny Haniver"
- ↑ Mortal Engines (2018)