Peter Ernst

Peter Ernst is a character in The Ashes Trilogy and one of the major narratives in Shadows and Monsters. He is described as being muscular with wheat brown coloured hair that reaches his shoulders. He is the oldest known normal "young one", as everyone else who has been unaffected by the EMP, with the exception of Tom Eden(who is 21), has been in their teens.
*Full Name: Peter Ernst
*Gender: Male
*Age: 24-26
*Supersense: None
*Side: Rule
*Relations: Mr. Ernst (father), Mrs. Ernst (mother), Penny Ernst (sister), Ernst (grandfather)
*Relationships: Lena (previously), Sarah (Ashes)
*Status: Dead
==Early Life==
==Personality==
Peter is a nature and animal lover. Before the EMP he spent his summer breaks from university studying wolves. His best friend was Simon Yeager, whom he respected despite Simon being much younger than him. He considered Simon to be wise beyond his years and more mature than he himself was. He dearly loved his little sister Penny Ernst, evidenced by both his rescue of her when the boat they were having a party on sunk and by his desire to take care of her even after she turned into a chuckie, not to mention him being willing to take care of her after she suspects she may be pregnant while she was still human. After the EMP Peter is put in charge of resupplying, which involves leaving Rule to scavenge for supplies from neighboring towns. The EMP seems to have matured Peter, as he is more serious and authoritative than he is in his flash backs. Outwardly he is very sure of himself, and sometimes he can come across as bossy and mean. He is moderately intelligent, but his best trait is his strong will. Despite Finn's repeated and increasingly cruel attempts to brainwash Peter he was able to resist it for a long time(around 2 months). Even when he was seemingly beaten in the end he was able to defeat Finn's brainwash long enough to sacrifice himself to save his sister and friends. He shows a certain level of tact, keeping the secret of Chris Prentiss' twin brother to himself(partly because he didn't want to talk about it, but also partly because there was never a good time and reason to mention it). It is revealed that part of the reason Peter likes Chris so much is because he vaguely reminds him of Simon(they look the same and have a somewhat similar demeanor), though he does not hold the same deep respect of Chris as he did of Simon. 
==Appearances==
*Ashes 
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*Shadows 
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*Monsters