Pittacus Lore

Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling elder (and the author of the Lorien Legacies).

He has been on Earth for the last 12 years and is trying to find and reunite the Garde. He was the one who gave Setrákus Ra a purple scar around his throat.

He is the only Garde at this time to have "all of the legacies", making him the only person to stand a clear chance against Setrákus Ra. He also says in an interview that he has found Number Five. It is at first believed that number Eight is the Garde who will inherit his legacies but it is later revealed that it is more likely to be John or Nine as they too have had visions of Setrákus Ra.

It is hinted throughout the series and out of the series that Pittacus Lore is with Number Five and possibly heading for New Mexico. It is also rumoured that Numbers Four, Eight, Nine, or possibly Five might be the one Garde to be granted all of the legacies, just like Pittacus.

However, by the events of The Fall of Five, Five is revealed to be not involved with Pittacus and is instead working with the Mogadorians.

In The Fall of Five, Malcolm Goode, Sam's father, explains to the Garde that he was "supposedly" visited by Pittacus Lore, who told him to prepare for the Garde before they got to Earth and to make sure they have the needs to go into hiding. He also says that Pittacus was wounded and that he died the same night, explaining that the huge skeleton in his cellar is actually Pittacus himself. Whether or not this is true remains unknown, as other evidence suggest otherwise.

In The Last Days of Lorien, Pittacus Lore is described as the most mysterious, yet most well-known Garde on Lorien. He is also the most powerful of the Garde and the ruler of Lorien itself. Many myths describe him as an immortal of at least 10,000 years old, while others believe that he has been succeeded by many others.