The Mercedes Thompson Series - Characters

Characters

Mercedes (Mercy) Thompson/Hauptman, the daughter of a Blackfeet Indian(from whom she inherited her powers) and a white teenage mother. Mercy is a mechanic and a "walker" — a Native American shapeshifter who transforms into a coyote, sees the spirits of the dead, and has an inborn resistance to most magic (vampire or otherwise). She bought her moderately-successful and beloved auto repair shop from Zee, a member of the fae who is glamoured to appear as an old man, who was forced to reveal himself to the public. She loves adventure and is a major daredevil.

Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the Tri-Cities werewolf pack. He lives next door to Mercy, and at the opening of the series, they have a playfully antagonistic relationship. Adam operates a well-known security firm and is divorced with one child; a teenage daughter named Jesse. His first wife was selfish, only caring about Adam for the power he gave her over the pack. It's eventually revealed that, in order for Mercy to live in the Tri-Cities without danger from the local pack, Adam claimed her as his mate in name only prior to the beginning of the series, though his feelings had always been more than friendly... apparently even during his unsuccessful marriage. Adam is a dominant wolf, and fourth in line for the title of the Marrok. He is described as having an aura of power and sophistication, as well as being "hot". As an Alpha werewolf, he does not like people getting overly close to any females close to him, including his pack, Jesse, and, later in the series, Mercy. He is over 60 years old, and as such sometimes displays outdated chivalrous behavior, such as avoiding swear words in front of Mercy. This only serves to encourage her to provoke him.

Jesse Hauptman, Adam's teenage daughter. She, at the beginning of the series, divides her time equally between Adam's ex-wife, and Adam, though by the end of the fourth novel, "Bone Crossed", she becomes a permanent resident. Jesse is a very outgoing and optimistic girl with a tendency to dye her hair unusual shades to receive a reaction from her father.

Stefan Uccello, a vampire who is also Mercy's friend. He owns a VW bus decorated like the Mystery Machine from Scooby-Doo (despite the canonical Mystery Machine being a Chevy van). Stefan was alive during Renaissance Italy and is known as the "Soldier" amongst other vampires. Stefan remains the only vampire in the series to search for a way to live in harmony with humans. His feelings for Mercy are a point of conflict in the series, though he shows great affection to her at various points in the series.

Samuel Cornick, Son of the Marrok, who knew Mercy while she was growing up and tried to marry her when she was only sixteen. He comes to live with her, but their on-again, off-again romantic relationship is one of the core elements of the early series. He has graduated from medical school various times (due to his long lifespan) and works at Kennewick General Hospital.

Bran Cornick, The Marrok, is the Alpha werewolf of all the werewolf packs in North America. He took Mercy in when she was a toddler and helped raise her. It is because of him and Mercy's foster parents that she knows more about werewolves than she has to. Bran and his sons are hundreds of years old, and Bran has a nearly unique ability to hide his dominance, appearing completely inconspicuous when he chooses to. He claims not to be able to read minds, though he can and does send telepathic messages on occasion.

Zee, aka Siebold Adelbertsmiter (Adelbertkrieger), is the fae who previously owned the garage Mercy runs. He is a Metallzauber (though he calls himself a "Gremlin"), a fae with an affinity for metals. He moved to the United States from Germany long before the term "gremlin" came into being.

Darryl, a werewolf who is Adam's second in the pack and mated to a werewolf named Auriele. He is a mixture African American and Chinese bloodlines, and a lead scientist at a research center.

Warren, a homosexual werewolf (who is dating Kyle, a well-known divorce attorney) and one of Mercy's closest friends as well as Adam's best friend. He is also Adam's third in the pack, though he is dominant enough to be his second if he thought the pack would accept it. Homosexual werewolves often don't survive long as werewolf culture lags several centuries behind human culture, so it speaks highly of Warren's survival and fighting skills that he is quite old. (As werewolves do not age, his exact age is unknown, but probably over a century). Adam was one of the first Alphas to allow a homosexual werewolf into his pack, and Warren's loyalty to Adam is unquestionable as a result. He looks and sounds like a Texan cowboy, which is his actual former occupation.

Ben, a werewolf exiled from London for being a suspect in a series of brutal rapes that placed unwanted and unneeded attention on the London pack. Adam accepted him into his pack, and he was soon initiated as an official member of the Tri-Cities pack. Ben is described briefly in "Moon Called" and "Blood Bound" as being a sexist character. It was only later in the series that we discover that he was abused as a child, which could possibly be the cause of his prejudice against women. By the end of the third novel, "Iron Kissed", Ben proves to be a different person than he portrays, and confides in Adam about how he wants to be friends with Mercy, but doesn't know how to, as she is female.

Kyle Brooks, a human and a divorce attorney. Kyle is one of Mercy's closest friends as well as Warren's boyfriend. Due to a pack rule forbidding werewolves from disclosing their nature to non-spouses at the beginning of the series, Mercy is the one to tell Kyle about werewolves in the first book. By the second book, he comes to accept Warren and his relation to the pack.