====== Samuel Cornick ======
=====AKA=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Sam<sup>83</sup>
  * Samuel Llewellyn Cornick<sup>212</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Samuel Marrokson, Samuel Branson, Samuel Whitewolf, Samuel Swift-foot, Samuel Deathbringer, Samuel Avenger<sup>267</sup>

[[Silver]]
  * Sawyl<sup>18</sup>
  * Samuel Healer<sup>48</sup>
  * Samuel Silverheart<sup>49</sup>

=====Physical Description=====
[[Moon Called]]
  * Built like a Chippendales' dancer<sup>94</sup>
  * Eyes were deeply set, his nose was too long, his mouth too wide. His coloring in human form was much less striking than his wolf; light blue-gray eyes and brown hair, streaked just a bit from the sun<sup>94</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * His wide mouth was soft under his long, aristocratic nose<sup>20</sup>
  * Ash brown hair covered his eyebrows<sup>20</sup>
  * Pale blue eyes<sup>20</sup>
  * Grey-blue human eyes<sup>96</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Looked like a person you could trust- something about the hint of humor that lurked in the back of his deep-set eyes and the corner and his mouth<sup>41</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Tall and rangy<sup>12</sup>

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Almost as tall as Charles, his features a rougher version of Bran's. That roughness made them not so bland or young-looking as his father. He was oddly compelling, but not handsome. His ditch-water brown hair was cut carelessly, but somehow he managed to look neat and well dressed anyway<sup>47</sup>

[[Silver]]
  * His eyes were some shade between noon sky and moonlit waterfall<sup>47</sup>
====Injuries====

^  Samuel Cornick Injuries & Scars  ^^
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Cut on Neck<sup>188</sup>  |  [[Lilly]]  |
|  Vampire Bite on Neck<sup>190</sup>  |  [[Marsilia]]  |
|  Tears on Neck<sup>194</sup>  |  [[Marsilia]]  |
^  [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Glass in Skin<sup>49</sup>  |  Car Wreck/Attempted Suicide  |
^  [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]  ^^
^  Injury Type/Scar  ^  Notes  ^
|  Scar from Temple down Face and into Beard<sup>356</sup>  |  |
=====Appearances & Mentions=====
^           Appearances                   ^                            
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]|
|[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]]|                         
^           Mentions                    ^                              
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #.5: [[Alpha & Omega (Novella)]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]|
|[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]]|
=====Classification=====
[[Werewolf]]
====Description====

Chat Archives
  *  Sam doesn't fit in Montana anymore, he can't join a pack without becoming Alpha–something he doesn't want; he's already responsible for all his patients<sup>2007-05-20</sup>

[[Moon Called]]
  * Smells like earth-and-spice musk<sup>84</sup>
  * Big, even for a werewolf. His fur was winter white, and his eyes appeared almost the same shade, an icy white-blue, all the more startling for the black ring that edged his iris<sup>85</sup>
  * Least volatile male werewolf Mercy had ever met<sup>92</sup>
  * Funny and charming; lightheartedness is not a gift often given to werewolves but Samuel had it in abundance<sup>97</sup>
  * Has none of the traits of older wolves; drove a car, had a stereo system and a computer<sup>98</sup>
  * One of his jobs had been teaching the new wolves control so they could be allowed to live<sup>112</sup>
  * His instinct to heal was not as strong as his instinct to kill. He always made certain to eat well before performing any kind of surgery<sup>118</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Calmest, most even-tempered werewolf Mercy knew<sup>21</sup>
  * Smelled of the river, desert and fur-and of the familiar sweet scent that belonged only to him<sup>23</sup>
  * He was so close to turning that the distinctive black ring around the outside of his pupils was clearly visible<sup>46</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Had no desire to be Alpha. He said that being a doctor gave him more than enough people to take care of<sup>42</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Samuel the man regularly overlooked breaches of etiquette that his wolf could not<sup>53</sup> 
  * Had forgotten that his wolf could take over; had been so long since they had battled for control; he let his wolf out to play when he chose to<sup>54</sup>
  * Wolf is white and fluffy<sup>64</sup>

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Age had never seemed to touch Samuel much-until he'd come back a few years ago after being gone on his own for over a decade<sup>67</sup>

[[Hunting Ground]]
  * at least 700 years old–was alive during the Black Plague circa 1340<sup>87</sup>

[[Wild Sign]]
  * Samuel was the healer- Bran's mother's magic took that path in him. Samuel wasn't a miracle worker; he couldn't raise the dead or cure old age or heart disease. But he used his magic to help people<sup>151</sup>
====Affiliation====
[[lone_rogue_wolves#samuel_cornick_lone_wolf|Lone & Rogue Wolves]]
=====Residence=====
=====Family & Significant Other=====

**Mate - [[Ariana Cornick]]**

**Father - [[Bran Cornick]]**

**Brother - [[Charles Cornick]]**

[[Moon Called]]
  * His first wife died of cholera, the second of old age. His third wife died in childbirth. His wives miscarried eighteen children between them; a handful died in infancy, and only eight lived to their third birthday. One died of old age, four of the plague, three of failing the Change. He has no living children and only one, born before Samuel Changed, made it into adulthood<sup>106</sup>


[[Silver]]
  * Had a younger brother that died of a wasting sickness<sup>3</sup>
  * Grandmother turned him into a werewolf<sup>6</sup>
  * Grandda was Dafydd<sup>45</sup>
=====Occupation=====
[[mercyverse_businesses#Kennewick_General_Hospital|Kennewick General Hospital]]
=====Character Traits & Facts=====
[[Moon Called]]
  * His voice was soft, with just a touch of Celt<sup>93</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Has a license to practice medicine in Texas, Montana, and Washington<sup>41</sup>
  * Loves children<sup>99</sup>
  * Independent, which was an unusual trait for a werewolf<sup>103</sup>
  * Had a reputation as a very patient hunter<sup>135</sup>
[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Owns a Mercedes<sup>71</sup>

[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Prefers low pulp orange juice<sup>28</sup>
  * New cherry red Mercedes<sup>231</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Tried to commit suicide by drowning; running his car off the Vernita bridge near Hanford Reach<sup>50</sup>
====Education, Work Experience & Languages====

**Education**

**Work Experience**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Worked at [[mercyverse_businesses#stop_and_rob|Stop and Rob]]<sup>295</sup>

**Languages**

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Welsh was Samuel's first language<sup>46</sup>
====Spirituality & Personality====

Chat Archives
  * Sam is a control freak. He's trying to control the things that make his life unbearable<sup>2007-06-24</sup>
  * Sam likes to torment anyone he cares about<sup>2008-01-06</sup>

[[Moon Called]]
  * Liked playing practical jokes<sup>84</sup>
  * Honorable<sup>96</sup>
  * Funny, charming and lighthearted<sup>104</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Had a tendency to get possessive and dictatorial<sup>2</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * His easygoing exterior masked a patient and ruthless predator<sup>4</sup>

[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Sometimes he seems like the old Samuel, funny and lighthearted; a lot of times he was just going through the motions, like an actor given a cue<sup>37</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Wasn't quite right; broken but functional with an underlying depression<sup>12</sup>
  * Feels he no longer belongs, that he accomplishes nothing by his existence; even an Omega cannot fix him<sup>55</sup>

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Spends a lot of time trying to figure out where spirits fit into Christianity<sup>14</sup>
====Talents & Skills====
[[Moon Called]]
  * Good judge of character<sup>277</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Plays the violin, guitar, bodhran, and an old Welsh harp<sup>45</sup>
  * Learned to write before typewriters and computers rendered penmanship an art practiced by elementary school children. His notes always looked like formal wedding invitations<sup>71</sup>
  * Good cook<sup>71</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Had the gift of never being out of place, always fitting in, while at the same time he conveyed the sense that here was someone special, someone important. People liked him instinctively and trusted him. It served him well as a doctor, but Mercy was inclined to think it served him a little too well as a man. He was too used to getting his way. When charm didn't cut it, he used a tactical brain that would have done credit to Rommel<sup>10</sup>

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Most people weren't as perceptive as Samuel<sup>177</sup>

====Health & Fitness====
====Quirks====
[[Moon Called]]
  * Liked people-even humans<sup>105</sup>
  * Had never been afraid of change<sup>156</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Not a tea drinker<sup>260</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Sometimes watching Samuel perform was more like a stand-up comedy act than a concert. It all depended on how he was feeling at the moment<sup>41</sup>
  * Takes his guitar or violin to work and plays when he got the chance to relieve stress<sup>41</sup>
  * Addicted to those forensic, soap opera-mystery shows<sup>70</sup>

[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Has taken over the grocery shopping in Mercy's house due to her lack of adventurous food choices<sup>28</sup>
  * Prefers low pulp orange juice<sup>28</sup> 
  * Listened to heavy metal and watched Star Trek reruns<sup>32</sup>
  * Empties all of Mercy's pockets before doing her laundry<sup>306</sup> 

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Snores but not very often<sup>207</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Loves the water<sup>30</sup>

[[Wild Sign]]
  * "Walk on the Ocean" is one of Samuel's favorites<sup>18</sup>
=====Relationships=====

**Samuel and Mercy**

Chat Archives
  * Sam can't stay with his father, can't go lone wolf. He needs someone to balance him. Mercy is his pack<sup>2008-01-06</sup> 
  * Samuel is an Emergency room doctor and a dominant Both mean he has to take care of everyone. As a wolf, he needs his pack. So much responsibility over all those years has worn him out. With Mercy as his only pack – and she is very independent – he has a respite<sup>2009-01-24</sup>

[[Moon Called]]
  * Mercy had been in love with Sam since she was fourteen<sup>83</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * He'd been there for Mercy as she struggled to live in a world with no place for her<sup>40</sup>
  * Samuel taught Mercy a lot about independence<sup>103</sup>
  * Egged Mercy into taking Bran's Porsche<sup>142</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Taught Mercy to pick locks when she was fourteen<sup>69</sup>
  * Mercy loved Samuel with all of her heart, but had no desire to tie herself to him for the rest of her life<sup>137</sup>
  * Mercy is Samuel's pack<sup>144</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Samuel's wolf ascendant had always been even more protective of Mercy than Samuel himself had<sup>122</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Samuel still came to visit a lot<sup>29</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Mercy is part of his family by choice<sup>306</sup>

**Samuel and Bran**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Bran had always given close consideration to Samuel's advice<sup>156</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Hearing the Marrok and both of his sons, Samuel and Charles, sing together…“it's not something you forget”<sup>43</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Not living in Montana because he didn't want his father to know for certain how badly broken he really was<sup>12</sup>

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Bran tried matchmaking with Mercy and Samuel<sup>42</sup>
  * If Samuel killed an innocent to protect Bran, and not for the survival of all wolves, Bran would kill Samuel himself<sup>63</sup>
  * There had been nights he'd had to lean on the Marrok pack for stability after he had come back from Texas<sup>67</sup>
  * Took him years to defeat the Marrok at his worst when Anna did it with a couple of songs<sup>284</sup>

[[Hunting Ground]]
  * Only Samuel and Charles can tell when Bran is lying<sup>85</sup>

[[Silver]]
  * Bran had always known when Samuel was in trouble<sup>2</sup>
  * It took Samuel a long time to forgive Bran for living through the Change<sup>7</sup>
  * Bran promised Samuel's mother that he would never allow him to stay in his mother's hands<sup>11</sup>

**Samuel and Charles**

[[Cry Wolf]]
  * Samuel is the elder brother and tormentor<sup>59</sup>
  * Charles could always tell when Bran was talking to Samuel in his head, something in Samuel's face gave it away<sup>60</sup>
  * Samuel could sometimes be persuaded to tell stories to his younger brother. And Bran as berserker had been one of his favorite stories until he'd grown old enough to understand that it wasn't just a story<sup>267</sup>

[[Hunting Ground]]
  * Charles usually trusted his father and Samuel to take care of themselves<sup>113</sup>

[[Wild Sign]]
  * Only with Samuel and their father did the impassive shield Charles kept around himself loosen<sup>5</sup>
  * Seeing Samuel home and saved relieved a worry that always lurked in Charles's heart when those he loved were away<sup>356</sup>

**Samuel and Ariana**

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Samuel told Ariana that if she ever needed him, he would come. It was a promise and a threat, though he didn't mean it that way at the time<sup>269</sup>
  * It had been when Zee had called and Ariana spoke that Samuel came back from yielding to his wolf<sup>272</sup>

[[Silver]]
  * Haida's lady's home approves of Samuel<sup>44</sup>

**Samuel and the Columbia Basin Pack**

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Honey liked Samuel<sup>122</sup>
  * Samuel liked Jesse, too<sup>128</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Warren liked Samuel, but Samuel wasn't his Alpha. He wouldn't cede the lone wolf the right to question his actions<sup>179</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Samuel considers Adam his brother by marriage<sup>306</sup>

**Samuel and Humans**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Actually liked people-even humans- and Bran used him to interface with police and government officials when it was necessary<sup>98</sup>
  * Samuel liked humans. I remember him coming down to play with the elementary school kids-all human- at recess. Most werewolves avoid children, but not Samuel. They all knew who he was, of course, and when they saw him as a man they called him Dr. Cornick and treated him as they would have treated any other adult. But when he came to school as a wolf, they put him to work playing pony, runaway dog, and ferocious, but loyal, wolf-friend. He did it with the same fierce enjoyment as the children<sup>210</sup>

[[Wild Sign]]
  * Samuel used his magic to help people. His da said it was the reason that Samuel spent so much time on his own out in the world with the humans-because it was the humans who needed his touch<sup>151</sup>
