Court seducer La Belle Coeur has met her match in Tristan, a Knight of the Round Table unafraid of blood-or lust. Joining together to combat a werewolf wizard and sworn enemy of Arthur, they must put their lives on the line-while coming to grips with the rising heat between them.
Tristan: "Tris" - "Sir Tristan" - "Lord Tristan" - Vampire; A Knight of the Round Table (one of Arthur's original knights); Has thick blond hair that falls to his shoulders and vivid green eyes; Is six-three with wide shoulders and tan skin; About 1,500 years old; Arthur's right arm and best friend
La Belle Coeur: "Belle" - "Lady La Belle Coeur" - Maja High Court Seducer for the past 1,000 years; Has had to kill 16 Latent's after they went crazy once the Gift was triggered; Has golden curly hair and blue-gray eyes
Arthur Pendragon: "King Arthur" - Vampire; Guinevere's husband; Logan's father; Morgana's half brother; Leige of the Magi; Head of the Magus Council; Has black eyes, dark hair that falls down to his brawny shoulders and a neat beard frames his handsome mouth and square chin; Is not particularly tall, but he is as broad and powerfully built as a professional athlete; About 1,500 years old; Is an unrepentant geek
Guinevere Pendragon: "Gwen" - Maja; Arthur's wife; Logan's mother; Council member; A slim, delicate blonde; About 1,500 years old
Logan MacRoy: Vampire; Giada's fiancé; Arthur & Guinevere's son; Ex-Cop; 31 years old; Is six-foot-four, 210 lbs.; Has brown hair and brown eyes
Miranda Drake: "Randy" - "Randi Crestfield" - Dire Wolf that can weild magic; A lady of the Chosen; Joelle & Warlock's daughter; 24 years old; A tall and slim young woman; Has long, red curls and bright amber eyes; Shifts into a seven foot red-furred werewolf
William Justice: "Bill" - Dire Wolf; Wolf sheriff; Former cop; Is lean and starkly handsome with dark hair and black eyes; A member of the Justice Committee; Shifts into a black werewolf
Smoke: "David Feral" - "Cat" - "Uruvion" pronounced Oo-roo-vee-on (Sidhe name, means fiery) - A Demigod; Shape-shifting Sidhe warrior; Eva's mate; Is six-five with a powerful broad-shouldered body, fangs and pointed ears; His long, blue-black hair has horizontal silver streaks and reaches falls to his waist; His crystal blue eyes contract into vertical slits, like a cats; Shifts into a blue-black cat with silver stripes along his haunches and forelegs; Is thousands of years old
Eva Roman: "Eva Naomi Roman" - Dire Wolf; Smoke's mate; Has long, straight dark chocolate hair and velvety brown eyes; Shifts into a seven-foot werewolf with sable fur, fangs and curving claws; Is now immortal and can wield magic since her soul merged with Zephyr's; When using magic Zephyr's ghostly blue antlers appear on her head
Zephyr: An Elemental; A creature of pure magic; A huge white stag with a magnificent rack of antlers; Was six feet at the shoulder with crystalline blue eyes; Killed by Warlock so that he could steal his magic; His soul then merged with Eva, allowing her to use magic and become immortal
Morgana Le Fay: "Gana" - Maja; Arthur's half sister; Leige of the Majae Council; One of the Magekind's most powerful witches; Is tall and beautiful with pale skin and ebony hair flowing to her hips; Belle's best friend
Davon Fredericks: Vampire; Cherise's partner & lover; Former surgical resident specializing in trauma at Chicago Mercy Hospital; A big man with broad shoulders; Is very handsome with chocolate skin, high, stark cheekbones, a full mouth, broad and a regal nose; Has curling black hair cut close to his scalp and big brown eyes; 33 years old
Cherise Myers: Maja; Davon's partner & lover; Has a heart-shaped face, enormous blue eyes and a tumble of blonde hair
Bors: "Sir Bors" - Vampire; A Knight of the Round Table (one of Arthur's original knights); Is very handsome with dark hair that falls around his brawny shoulders and a bearded face; About 1,500 years old; Has become a blood addict since his son Richard tried to kill Arthur
Gawain: "Wain" - Vampire; Lark's husband; Soon-to-be father; A Knight of the Round Table
Lark McGuin: Maja; Gawain's pregnant wife; Tristan's great-granddaughter; A petite blonde
Father John de Clairvaux: Was a Templar knight before becoming a vampire; Now he serves the spiritual needs of Avalon's many Catholics
James Sheridan: "Jimmy" - "James Wendel Sheridan" - Dire Wolf; 17 years old
Stephen Sheridan: "Steve" - Dire Wolf; Jimmy's older brother; Is a handsome, tall and athletic kid; Has blond hair, earnest hazel eyes and a wide mouth
Mrs. Sheridan: Dire Wolf; James & Stephen's mother; Howard's wife
Howard Sheridan: "Reverend Sheridan" - Dire Wolf; James & Stephen's father; Shifts into a graying wolf; Pastor of the Holy Rapture Baptist Church
Joan Devon: Dire Wolf; A lady of the Chosen; A slim, middle-aged woman; Is very pale with dark hair and big brown eyes; Just lost her husband, George and daughter, Amanda (killed by Logan & Giada after murdering a dozen Latents) after losing her son, Trey (a serial killer, killed by Kat & Ridge) at Christmas
Joelle Drake: Dire Wolf; Miranda's mother; Gerald's wife; A lady of the Chosen; A too-thin, perpetually wary woman; Had pale skin, flaming red hair and emerald green eyes; Shifted into a red-furred werewolf just shy of seven feet tall; Killed by her husband Gerald
Elena Livingston: "Elena Rollings" - Dire Wolf; Lucas Rollings' wife; Holds the Wulfgar Seat on the Council of Clans; A werewolf aristocrat; Owns Livingston Corporate Center; Is redheaded and delicately beautiful; A member of the Justice Committee; Has a 2 year old son
Lucas Rollings: Dire Wolf; Elena's husband; A cop; Has a 2 year old son; Is tall, dark-haired and ridiculously handsome
Wulfgar: One of the Saxon warriors Merlin chose to create the Direkind. The legends paint him as Direkind's Arthur, a courageous warrior and brilliant leader; Elena Rollings' ancestor
Linda Corley: Dire Wolf; Member of the Council of Clans; A motherly, gray-haired woman
Hannah Davis: Miranda's co-worker; A waitress at Flo's; A mother of two; Eddie Gibson's girlfriend
Mr. Green: Dire Wolf; A skinny young man; Father to a 5 year old little girl
Mrs. Green: Dire Wolf; A young woman; Mother to a 5 year old little girl
Merlin: The boy sorcerer; Nimue's mate; An alien from an alternate universe
Nimue: Merlin's mate; An alien from an alternate universe
Isolde: Tristan's ex-wife; A beautiful blonde who'd been adored by every man who met her; Deceased
Warlock: Dire Wolf & wizard; Is insane; Shifts into a huge white wolf (almost as big as a polar bear) with glowing amber eyes; About 1,500 years old
Wayne Warner: "Dice" - Is six-four with a lean body; Has a rear tattoo on his cheekbone and shoulder-length brown hair with streaks of gray at the temples and black eyes; Leader of the Demon Brotherhood
George Devon: Dire Wolf; Joan's husband; Trey & Amanda's father; A Chosen; Killed by Logan & Giada after murdering a dozen Latents
Trey Devon: Dire Wolf; Joan & George's son; Amanda's brother; A Chosen; Had blond hair and a big, muscular body; A serial killer, killed by Kat Danilo & Ridge Champion
Amanda Devon: Dire Wolf; Joan & George's daughter; Trey's sister; A Chosen; A redhead; Killed by Logan & Giada after murdering a dozen Latents
Gerald Drake: "Gerry" - Dire Wolf; Joelle's husband; Miranda's stepfather; Owned a very successful construction business; Killed by Miranda in self defense
Eddie Gibson: Hannah's abusive boyfriend; A wiry guy with a meth addict's bad skin and missing teeth; Has long, thinning, dishwater blond hair he wears in a ponytail
Richard Edge: Bors's son; Became enraged after being denied Merlin's Gift and turned to forbidden death magic he learned from the Dark Ones; Kidnapped Arthur and tried to sacrifice him as part of a spell that would have destroyed the Magekind; Bors fought his son and helped Arthur and Gawain kill him.
Carl Rosen: Dire Wolf; The chairman of the Council of Clans; An upright, graying werewolf with stern features and cool hazel eyes; A member of the Justice Committee; A Bitten descendent
Thomas Andrews IV: Dire Wolf; A werewolf aristocrat; A Chosen; The tanned and manicured CEO of Andrews Oil; A member of the Justice Committee
Robert Tanner: "Bob" - Dire Wolf; A Chosen; A member of the Justice Committee; A handsome, older man; Is lean and fit with graying hair clipped short and intense gray eyes
Mordred: Arthur and Morgana's bastard son (was born before they knew they were half siblings); Was 19 years old when he failed Merlin's tests; Led a rebellion against Arthur after being denied the power and immortality the Grail conferred; Was finally killed by Arthur at the Battle of Camlann, after a fight that nearly cost the king his life
Anderson: Dire Wolf; Member of the Council of Clans
Marvin: Dire Wolf; A wiry man; Works for the state Department of Natural Resources
Lord's Club: Was built in the style of an English gentleman's club—a purely male bastion of solid redbrick and cream cornices, complete with oxblood leather armchairs and dark wainscoting. It features an impressive library, a magical wine cellar with bottled blood from every Maja in Avalon and a movie theater that features flicks dear to the heart of anyone with an XY chromosome. If your mood is more violent, you can usually find a sparring partner in the state-of-the-art gym and dojo that occupy the lower floor.
Joyous Gard: Mediterranean villa built by Belle to house all recruits, male and female until they build a place of their own in Avalon.
Knights of the Round Table: Consists of 12 knights lead by Arthur (Arthur, Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Gawain, Tristan, Percival, Marrok, Kel, Cador, Lamorak and Baldulf)
Direkind Council of Clans: Made up by thirteen of the Chosen (Carl Rosen, Elena Rollings, Linda Corley, Thomas Andrews IV, Robert Tanner, Anderson)
The Dark Ones: They were predatory invading aliens who lived on the energy of human suffering; The creatures were big, horned bipeds that looked like a medieval woodcut of a devil.
The Chosen: The aristocratic descendents of those Merlin personally selected to become Direkind. Became werewolves by being the descendents of the original Saxon nobles Merlin had chosen to make Direkind.
Justice Committee: Has five member (William Justice, Elena Rollings, Carl Rosen, Thomas Andrews IV & Robert Tanner)
Magus: "Vampire" - Are always male; Cannot work spells; One of the abilities Magi rarely use is the ability to shapeshift, a trick they usually reserve for healing particularly deadly injuries.
Maja: "Majae" (plural) - "Witch" - Are always female; Can works spells
Dire Wolf: Merlin selected some people to become Direkind and watch over Arthur to make sure he did not overstep his bounds. Most of the rest are Bitten—transformed by the magic of a werewolf’s bite.
Merlin's Grail: Whoever drank from it had their DNA altered by the magical potion the cup contained, transforming the men into vampires and the women into witches; It also made them immortal
Latents: Children of vampires and witches; They are mortal; Only transform if the spell is triggered when they have sex at least three times with one of the Magekind
Kingslayer: Warlock's massive battle-axe; Has a great red gem that tips the shaft between massive double blades; The gem can act as a focus for Warlock's power, amplifying it as a ruby intensifies light into a laser.
Truebond: A psychic link between mates; When one partner in a Truebond dies, the psychic shock tends to kill the other.
Dragonkind: Dragons; They can use magic and shift into a human form
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