who is jace's dad in the mortal instruments
List of The Mortal Instruments characters Jace Wayland/Morgenstern/Lightwood/Herondale is a Shadowhunter living at the New York Institute with his adopted family. Jace's legal name changes throughout the series, from Jace Wayland (when his father is thought to be Michael Wayland), to Jonathan Morgenstern (Valentine's son), to Jace Lightwood for the family that has taken him in, to Jace Herondale (when his true father is revealed to be Stephen Herondale). His mother was the young CelinÃ© Herondale, a member of Valentine's inner circle with Stephen Herondale, his father.