====== Identified Walkers & Archetypes ====== This is a quick list of the all identified walkers and their archetypes in the Mercyverse. Each name will take you to their individual character page that has expanded details.\\ ===== How to Read the Format: ===== **For Avatars**\\ **Name**: Alphabetical by first name (Some characters have had no last name reveal as yet) - Link will lead to individual character page with expanded details.\\ * **IA**: Initial Appearance (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.\\ * **Affiliated Archetype** (If Known): Some characters are linked with Archetypes as their avatars and this link will lead to pages with expanded details. \\ **For Archetypes**\\ **Name**: Alphabetical by first name (Some characters have had no last name reveal as yet) - Link will lead to individual character page with expanded details.\\ * **IA**: Initial Appearance (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.\\ * **Affiliated Avatar** (If Known): Some characters are linked with Archetypes as their avatars and this link will lead to pages with expanded details. \\ * **Human Guise**: Description \\ * **Known Characteristics & Information:**\\ ====== Main Characters ====== ===== Mercy Thompson Series ===== ==== Coyote|Archetype ==== [[Coyote]] **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ [[Carson Twelvespoons]] **Deceased**\\ [[Gary Laughingdog]] \\ [[Joe Old Coyote]] **Deceased**\\ [[Mercy Thompson]]\\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * leathers looked as if he'd worn them long enough that they fit him like a second skin; thin patches were rubbed on the insides of this legs, as if he'd ridden on horseback a lot * hide was darker under his arms and in the small of his back * wore a porcupine quill-worked belt from which a coyote tail swung freely; the colors on the quillwork were faded, and the coyote tail was a little ragged * workingman's hands, rancher's hands, callused and scarred; a man's hands, but not an old man; one finger had been broken and reset crooked * hair hung in two thick braids that were finished with a red leather tie stopped just below his shoulder blades * handsome and young with a devil-may-care air __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * a power but not one who asked to be worshipped * the reality of all coyotes; the archetype; the epitome * walks in one world at a time; can do this without being trapped because his sisters wait for him and his descendants anchor him * brings change and chaos; chaos is never simple unless you are Coyote * understands that the universe is all one * doesn't worry about understanding anything, which is why he understands so much * runs more on instinct than logic [[Night Broken]] * the spirit of mischief, of second chances, of adaptation [[Storm Cursed]] * trickster207 ====Gary Laughingdog==== [[Gary Laughingdog]] * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]] ====Mercy Thompson==== [[Mercy Thompson]] * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]] ===== Alpha & Omega Series ===== ====== Recurring & Minor Characters ====== ===== A ===== ===== B ===== ==== Bear|Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * Indian man; older with wrinkled face and white hair * wore very pale hunting leathers that were very plain except for the fringe around the shoulder seams * voice is a big rumbling sound that somehow fitting coming from that fierce old body __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest * happy for the [[River Devil]] to eat the world so it could be made new again; does not like change * unhappy with pollution; roads and railways; anything that destroys hunting grounds and leaves only a tiny fraction of the forests free * agrees with [[Wolf]] who believes Mother Earth cannot move underneath the cement and steel * joined forces to help Mercy defeat the River Devil; when they were all alive, they'd been able to harry her, to play off one another's strengths; but as they died, they lost the ability to distract her * likes sweets ==== Beaver|Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ * part of the [[Coyote]] story about the monster who lived in the Columbia river at the time of the (Archetype) first people, before we humans were here. * monster ate those who live in the river; who fished the river; Great Spirit sent Coyote to help * helped them to escape out its mouth, its gills, its bottom * Beaver was the last to leave; barely escaped out the beast's sphincter—and that's why the beaver's tail is flat and has no hair ==== Bobcat|Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * Indian man * traditional native garb; hunting leathers * rich dark brown with ornate quillwork around the neckline * stains on his clothes, as if he'd gone hunting many times wearing that particular shirt and leggings __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * liked by [[Coyote]]; could tell by the tone of his voice * was unhappy and uneasy and didn't like to be there * Coyote told him the hunting grounds are good here; you just have to find them—as was always true * sun is still warm and the flowers still smell sweet * Gordon suggested either Coyote or himself should take him to Disneyland * Calvin told him; to give it a chance and that he wouldn't find it so horrible here * Raven told him to not hold on so hard to the past that you die with it; and that things change whether you want them to or not * likes sweets ===== C ===== ====Carson Twelve Spoons==== [[Carson Twelve Spoons]] **Deceased** * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]] ===== D ===== ===== E ===== ===== F ===== ==== Fox|Archetype ==== [[Fox]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest ====Fred Owens==== [[Fred Owens]] * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]] ===== G ===== ====Garden==== [[Garden]] \\ * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] * **Archetype**: [[Singer in the Woods]] ===== H ===== ====Hank Owens==== [[Hank Owens]] * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]] ==== Hawk|Archetype ==== [[Hawk]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ [[Fred Owens]]\\ [[Hank Owens]]\\ [[Jake Campbell]]\\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * Indian man * traditional garb; had a red cloth wrapped around his head, almost like a turban, from which maybe a dozen brownish red feathers stuck straight up * wore a beaded breechclout that reached his knees in front and back * shirt was a striped cotton that looked to have been loomed by hand rather than machine from the irregularity of the weave * heavily accented voice __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * owes [[Coyote]] a few favors * does not approve of Coyote because he has always been more concerned with the two-legged people than the people in fur * feels the Great Spirit should have stopped with the Archetypes * helped to free his avatar from the mark of the River Devil; sand-and-drop thing * is impetous; left the stonehenge but came back for the fight * likes sweets * remained in animal form for the battle from the air ===== I ===== ====Iktomi Spider|Archetype==== [[Iktomi]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Coyote]]\\ [[Raven]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Storm Cursed]] * The Spider * trickster like Raven and Coyote; with a crueler edge than either of them207 ===== J ===== ====Jake Campbell==== [[Jake Campbell]] * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]] ====Joe Old Coyote==== [[Joe Old Coyote]] **Deceased** * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]] ===== K ===== ===== L ===== ====Leah Cornick Baby==== [[Leah Cornick Baby]] **Deceased**\\ * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] * **Archetype**: [[Singer]] ==== Lynx|Archetype ==== [[Lynx]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest ===== M ===== ===== N ===== ===== O ===== ==== Otter|Archetype ==== [[Otter]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * should feel he has something at stake * unfortunate; might be on the wrong side ==== Owl|Archetype ==== [[Owl]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * has a grudge against Raven; who stole his favorite shiny thing and accidentally dropped it in the ocean; a long, long time ago * clings to his angers ===== P ===== ===== Q ===== ===== R ===== ==== Raven|Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Coyote]]\\ [[Iktomi]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ * Indian man * in native dress; wore leggings, but his loose shirt was made of patterned red gingham and tied with a hemp belt that ended in a fringe to which tiny brass bells were tied * his hair was cut straight around his jawline * voice is hoarse, like a three-pack-a-day-for-twenty-years smoker * birdlike twitches * grins with big warm expression that is reassuring * eyes twinkle __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * is curious * tells Bobcat to not hold so hard to the past that you die with it; and that things will change whether you want them to or not * wanders like Coyote does; knows who the FBI are * good friends with Coyote * stole Owl's favorite shiny thing and accidently dropped it in the ocean; Owl still bears a grudge * Raven hung the stars under the Great Spirit's direction * died during the battle trying to keep snake alive [[Storm Cursed]] * trickster207 ===== S ===== ==== Salmon|Archetype ==== [[Salmon]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ ==== Singer|Proto-Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Leah Cornick]]\\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ [[Zander Fernwood]]\\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Wild Sign]] * proto-archetype: * could supply the spark of life - but required two human vessels to complete the act332 * not yet Become350 * not like the archetypes; required living men to get women pregnant; when it died, the life force in it's children it fathered on mortal women died350 * damaged, hungry, lonesome; it needs136 * being witchborn doesn't matter to it142 * a pretty name for a creature not friendly202 * doesn't bargain like demons or fae; doesn't follow the rules202 * it wanted walkers in the world; walkers to find out things for it and bring back food209 * bargains with intent209 * feeds on music; feeds on emotions254 * powers are music and memory; they can also be used to defend against him; something defiant296 * alien; not in body; it didn't matter what body it wore326 ==== Snake|Archetype ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * was wearing a modern cowboy look * brown boots, jeans, earth-tone striped shirt and a brown Montana-style (narrow-brimmed) cowboy hat * iron gray hair was braided tightly and fell over his shoulder and almost to his knees * voice silky smooth and beautiful __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * during the battle was able to drive his spear deep into the River Devil side due to the sacrifice of Raven ===== T ===== ==== Thunderbird|Archetype ==== [[Thunderbird]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * aren't any more Thunderbird walkers; no one to anchor him but he returned faster than Coyote __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]]:[[Gordon Seeker]]\\ * sharp brown eyes in a face that looked like it had been left out in the sun to dry too long; skin like beef jerky * white hair caught back in a smooth French braid down his back * horn-rimmed glasses and small gold studs in his ears * his back was bent, and his hands were curled up from arthritis; his fingers bent and knuckles enlarged * movements surprisingly easy * jeans, a plain red T-shirt under a Redskins jacket * a leather pouch; the most lurid pair of cowboy boots; bright lipstick red, each with a United States flag beaded in red, white and blue across the top * smelled of fresh air and tobacco from a pipe __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest * as a bird, he stood taller than the man he'd been * feathers looked several shades darker than the hawks' * with a massive wingspan ===== U ===== ===== V ===== ===== W ===== ==== Wolf|Archetype ==== [[Wolf]]\\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * Indian man * young looking in an expensive three-piece suit * pale blue eyes that looked wrong and somehow utterly right in that oh-so-Native-American face __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] * thought werewolves were an abomination when he first heard it; wolf trapped in the same skin as a human—always in opposition; in some ways it is abominable but thinks it is beautiful * the wolf is his but the man is not at all; yet it works * feels it is the perfect predator * was going to swat Mercy with the back of his hand but Adam bit him; a warning * thinks wolves shouldn't run with coyotes * in retaliation called Adam's wolf forward so he could change for days * took the nip personally but not one to cling to his angers * it takes power to pull forward Adam's wolf so strongly that his human half cannot change; none of the other archetypes have that power over here anymore which is probably why he did it; to show he's not to be trifled with * he could have killed Mercy if he desired; the punishment will fade away * agreed to sacrifice himself; unlikely that he will return to this place soon after that [[Wild Sign]] * talks like words cost money349 * wolf's children are fierce—and not too bright350 ===== X ===== ===== Y ===== ===== Z ===== ====Zander Fernwood==== [[Zander Fernwood]] **Deceased**\\ * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] * **Archetype**: [[Singer]]