Moon Called

• Siebold Adelbertsmiter of the Black Forest⁷³
• Siebold Adelbertkrieger aus dem Schwarzenwald¹⁷²

Iron Kissed

• Dark Smith of Drontheim⁹⁰

Frost Burned

• Loan Maclibhuin²⁰⁵

Moon Called

• His chosen form was moderately tall, balding, with a little potbelly. His face was craggy, but not unattractively so- just enough to give it character¹⁶⁰

Blood Bound

• Looked like a fiftyish, thinnish (with a little potbelly), grumpy man⁵⁰

Iron Kissed

• Fine white hair⁶
• Wrinkled, age-spotted skin⁷

Silver Borne

• Cool gray eyes⁷⁴

Storm Cursed

• Weighs maybe a hundred fifty pounds³⁴⁹

Mettalzauber (Fae)

Moon Called

• Was killing werewolves when this country was still a Viking colony⁷³
• One of the oldest of the Fae¹⁵⁰
• He’d worn it so long that he was more comfortable in human guise¹⁶⁰
• Liked the modern era, with its steel and electricity, better than the old days because there was more for a Metallzauber, a gremlin, to do than build swords to kill other folk²⁹⁷

Iron Kissed

• Perfectly capable of killing⁴⁹
• Zee is a gremlin only because he claims he is⁵¹
• He changed, dropping his glamour. This Zee was a good ten inches taller than normal and his skin was polished teak instead of age-spotted German pale. Glistening hair that could have been gold or gray in better light was braided in a tail that hung down over one shoulder and reached past his waist. Zee's ears were pointed and decorated with small white slivers of bone threaded through piercings that ran all the way around them³⁰³

Bone Crossed

• Is able to cast spells that can hide non-magical things while touching them⁴⁰

Silver Borne

• He dropped his glamour without fanfare or drama. One moment he was the tallish skinny old man with a little rounded belly and age spots on his neck and hands, and the next he was a tall, sleek warrior with skin dark as wet bark. Sunlight tinted his hair gold. It hung in a thick braid that flowed over one shoulder and hung lower than his belt. The last time I'd seen him, his pointed ears had been pierced many times, and he had worn bone earrings in the piercings. There were no decorations at all²⁸⁶
• Zee's true face was uncanny- beautiful, proud, and cruel²⁸⁶
• There are no others like Zee²⁹⁰
• There aren't very many fae who could open a back entrance into a fairy queen's lair²⁹¹

Frost Burned

• He was no slender, balding old man- his sharp-featured face was both unaged and ancient, with skin the color of fumed oak. His body showed the musculature of a man who spent his days before a hot fire bending metal to his will- wide shoulders and taut flesh that new hard work²¹¹
• White-gold hair slicked down over Zee's shoulders like a waterfall of pale wheat²¹¹
• Without glamour, his slate gray eyes were brighter and odder-colored²¹⁵
• Zee's magic had a flavor, one that spoke of oil, metal, movement, and red heat²²¹

Night Broken

• Created Excalibur²⁵

Fire Touched

• Could feel a tracking device transmit²²³

Storm Cursed

• Could tell the difference between zombies who were turned into zombies by black magic and zombies who were also black-magic users³⁴¹
• His real form might tip the scales at two hundred to two hundred-ten pounds³⁴⁹

Zee Adelbertsmiter House

Son - Tad Adelbertsmiter

Night Broken

• Went on a two-month drinking binge after Tad's mom had died of cancer⁷⁴

Mercy's Garage

Moon Called

• Owns a truck¹⁶⁰

Iron Kissed

• Zee's truck was older than Mercy. The upholstery wasn't in as good a shape as the engine⁶

Storm Cursed

• Lived for nearly a century in a valley below a dragon's lair³⁴²

Languages

Iron Kissed

• Speaks German⁹
• When he is angry, speaks in old German⁵⁵

Bone Crossed

• Speaks Spanish⁵¹

Bone Crossed

• is not a people person⁴⁹

Frost Burned

• Mellowed with age; no more killing people because they annoy him; no more making crazy weapons that will inevitably cause more problems than they solve because he had a bad day and wanted to destroy a civilization or two²⁰⁶
• Paranoid old fae²⁰⁶

Fire Touched

• Doesn't play games¹⁶⁰
• Seldom cares for other people's opinions at the best of times¹⁸⁷
• Does a lot of small kindnesses²⁰⁹
• Not petty, and Mercy had never seen him be cruel²⁰⁹

Moon Called

• Knows more about cars and what made them run than a team of Detroit engineers⁷

Silver Borne

• Once said there was nothing he couldn't fix⁷²

Fire Touched

• Was very good at reading between the lines when he cared to¹⁶⁰

Moon Called

• He liked to play the gruff, nasty old man- but he had a marshmallow heart¹³⁴

Iron Kissed

• Didn't swear much, and never in English¹⁷
• When he's angry he swears in German. Not modern German⁵²
• Steelers fan⁸⁰
• Likes tartar sauce on his fries⁸⁰

Bone Crossed

• Zee loved gadgets⁴⁵

Silver Borne

• Not fond of Latin music⁷⁰
• Appreciates modern technology²⁸²

Frost Burned

• Makes a clicking noise with his tongue when confronted with a particularly difficult fix on a car⁶⁶
• Has around fifty power caches spread somewhere²⁰⁶

Storm Cursed

• Wore wire-framed glasses when doing close work¹³²
• Always sat so no one could sit behind him. It was why he had a truck²⁸⁵

Zee and Mercy

Moon Called

Blood Bound

• He only used Mercy's full name when he was angry with her⁵⁰
• Mercy may have bought the business from him, but when they worked together, he still gave the orders. Part of it was habit, but a larger part of it was that, though Mercy is a good mechanic, Zee is magic. Literally and figuratively⁵²
• Hired Mercy partly because he has a tendency to get bored with the easy stuff⁵²

Iron Kissed

• Taught Mercy how to build and engine from the ground up⁵

Silver Borne

• Zee was really in charge when he came in. Even though Mercy had bought the shop from him and now paid him to come in, they both knew who was the better mechanic, and Zee had been her boss for a long time⁷²

River Marked

• Zee argued with Bran for the honor of giving Mercy away³²

Frost Burned

• Never said good-bye to Mercy when he left just left a note telling her to be patient and not contact him⁶⁵

Fire Touched

• The only fae Mercy trusted enough to consider a friend was Zee¹⁵⁷

Smoke Bitten

• Zee was Mercy's very good friend, and useful in all sorts of ways³

Zee and the Fae

Iron Kissed

• Has an unreasoning fear of the Gray Lords¹⁷²

Silver Borne

• Zee had no influence with Ariana²⁶⁶

Fire Touched

• Zee wouldn't even walk across the street at the bidding of the fae- not after they put Tad in jeopardy¹⁶³
• Plans to deal with the fae who have offended him in such a way that others avoid annoying him for another century or two¹⁸⁷
• Never joined the Gray Lord because no one had asked him¹⁹⁸

Zee and His Wife

Iron Kissed

• Zee wasn't dealing well with his wife passing¹⁶⁹

Fire Touched

• He was forced to marry his wife, and he thought it would be easy so he allowed it. Then he fell in love for the first time. When she died- he was very angry. Angry at the Gray Lords who made him make himself vulnerable²⁸⁶

Storm Cursed

• Zee's wife died from cancer and Zee had tried to drink himself to oblivion²⁹⁷

Zee and Tad

Frost Burned

• Taught magic the way he taught mechanicking - by making Tad do all the work while he stood behind him and made acerbic corrections²²³

Frost Burned

• Liked Gabriel and Jesse-and adored, though he'd never have admitted it out loud, the little hellions who were Gabriel's sisters⁶⁵

Mettalzauber is a very broad category that contains very few membersIK-51 Fae who could handle metal of all kindsMC-67 Is able to cast spells that can hide non-magical things while touching themBC-40 [Glamour] Human Guise he’d worn it so long that he was more comfortable in human guiseMC-

cool gray eyesSB-74

Age: one of the oldest of the FaeMC-150

Other Relatives: [Brother in law] Name Unknown | serious looking man who looked a lot like TadFB-

Significant Other: [Widower] Wife | Name Unknown; died of cancerIK-80 a good-looking woman with brown hair; smile lights up a roomFB-[/li][/list]

Zee had been very careful to break Mercy of that habit of thanking a faeMC- when he's angry he swears in German. Not modern German.IK-52 speaks SpanishBC-51 when he swears in Modern German it's a good signSB-

Spirituality & Personality: He is not sentimentalBB- is perfectly capable of killingIK-49 Zee is a gremlin only because he claims he isIK-51 Zee had no patience with fools—or anyone else for that matterIK- is not a people personBC-49 mellowed with age; no more killing people because they annoy him; no more making crazy weapons that will inevitably cause more problems than they solve because he had a bad day and wanted to destroy a civilization or twoFB-206 paranoid old faeFB-206 Zee liked the modern era, with its steel and electricity, better than the old days because there was more for a Metallzauber, a gremlin, to do than build swords to kill other folkMC- doesn't think very highly of ChristianityIK- Zee could be cantankerous but he wasn’t stupidIK- Zee didn’t make threatsIK- Zee seldom forgives trespassesIK- Zee is almost always grumpySB- He’d been one to avoid if you could and to treat very, very courteously if you couldn’t. He’d mellowed a little with age and didn’t disembowel anyone who displeased him anymoreSB- He’s mellowed with ageFB- No more killing people because they annoy him. No more making crazy weapons that will inevitably cause more problems than they solve because he had a bad day and wanted to destroy a civilization or twoFB- has wry humorFB-

Talents & Skills: once said there was nothing he couldn't fixSB-72 there aren't very many fae who could open a back entrance into a fairy queen's lairSB-291 taught magic the way he taught mechanicking - by making Tad do all the work while he stood behind him and made acerbic correctionsFB-223 Zee didn’t have the kind of money the older fae generally amassMC- Most fae, including Zee, cannot tell a lie. They are very, very good at making you think they are saying one thing, when they mean another, but they cannot lieIK- Zee is not incompetent; Zee doesn’t make stupid mistakesIK- didn’t bother with theatricsSB- never gives anything for nothingRM- has to follow the rules of magicFB- Zee would be hard to hold if he didn’t want to stay somewhere. He’d gone to the reservation voluntarily—hostilely voluntarily, but voluntarily nonethelessNB-

Forged Swords: Hunger it is a hungry sword and likes best to eat magic—and it has a habit of betraying its wielderFB-; a black long sword and a plain-bladed katana with a gaudy red-and-purple hilt. [ Hunger’s reputation for deserting its wielderFB- it's scared of WulfeFB- Excalibur quenched and born when Zee used her to kill LughNB-

Health & Fitness:

Injuries:

Quirks: Zee preferred the modern American term “gremlin,” which he felt better fit his talentsMC- he's a Steelers fanIK-80 likes tartar sauce on his friesIK-80 Zee didn’t swear much and never in EnglishIK- has a strange sense of humourBC- has around fifty power caches spread somewhereFB-206 Fae often say things that sound odd to human ears: by charm or by harm;In fire or in death BC- trouble remembering the names of customers; were known by their vehicleRM-

Relationships:

With Mercy and Adam: Zee often ran the garage if Mercy had to be out of townMC- gave Mercy her first job out of collegeMC- tried to get Zee to tell her stories before, but like the werewolves, he would not say much. The past holds too many shadowsMC- hired Mercy partly because he has a tendency to get bored with the easy stuffBB-52 taught Mercy how to build and engine from the ground upIK-05 he’d given me the means to kill the vampires responsible for Warren’s limp and the nightmares that were leaving fine lines around his eyesIK- to ask for Mercy's help because someone had been killing fae in the reservation. Zee thought her nose might be able to pick out the killerIK- Zee had been her friend for a decade, she knew very little about the fae side of his life; didn’t know what he looked like beneath his glamourIK- Trying to figure out who Zee had once been was one of her favorite hobbiesIK- Zee was already mad at Mercy for sharing information when he was arrestedIK- Zee still felt guilty enough, because she got hurt trying to help himBC- even when Zee was Mercy's boss, he wasn’tBC= In her garage, every tool is exactly where it belongs at the end of the day. Sometimes there’s a little friction when Zee has been in there because they have a different idea of where some of the tools should beBC- Mercy trusts ZeeSB- never said good-bye to Mercy when he left just left a note telling her to be patient and not contact himFB-65 claimed the privilege of second witness of Mercy and Adam's wedding when it was going to be a small eventRM- Zee wanted to have the honor of giving her awayRM- Zee had been very clear that the fae would not be amused at where that walking stick had ended upNB- Medea likes himNB-

With Tad and his late Wife: plays nervous fatherMC- his human wife had died of cancer shortly before Mercy met himIK-80

With Mundanes: They couldn’t defend themselves for fear of the Gray Lords. Whatever the humans did to them, the Gray Lords would do worseMC- knew what Tony’s name was but called him the Politze ; he even liked him, though he did his best to hide it. He just disapproved of letting the human authorities get too closeMC- hatred has its own scent. When Zee first came out, there was a group of people who’d marched around the shop with placards. Some of them came out one night and spray painted FAIRYLAND in angry red letters across my garage doorsBB- has been registered with the BFA for seven yearsIK-49 was arrested for allegedly killing O'DonnellIK- Tony had been one of the arresting officersIK- Zee would like Mercy's pastor—everyone liked Pastor JulioIK- feels it is a habit of humans to put labels on thingsIK- Mercy's mother didn’t like Zee. She blamed him for her decision to stay in the Tri-Cities and fix cars instead of finding a teaching jobBC- likes Gabriel and Jesse; adores Gabriel's sistersFB-65 Gabriel had seen what Zee could do for a car and had acquired a case of hero worship for the grumpy old faeFB-

With the Wolves: was killing werewolves when this country was still a Viking colonyMC-68 from a story Samuel heard: the Dark Smith was a genius and a malicious bastard, a son of the King of Norway. The sword he made had a nasty habit of turning on the man who wielded itIK- forbidden to give aid to anyone associated with the werewolf packsFB-67 used to hunt werewolves; had an encounter with Asil once (outsmarted Zee for three weeks in high winter in the AlpsFB-213 Asil had triumphed over one of his bladesFB- Honey likes ZeeNB-

With the Fae: Zee is unique. He started out as one thing, and built himself into something else. There are other fae like him – all of the Gray Lords are like thatChat 2008-11-08 Zee's not quite – quite in that [gray lord] power catagory, yet. But no one crosses him lightlyChat 2008-11-08 On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being brownies and the like and 10 being the Gray Lords, Zee is an 8, he can rise to a 9 when really angry, The Fideal is a 3 or 4, though this would depend on if Zee and The Fideal are working within their area of expertiseChat 2008-11-08 was forced public by the Gray LordsMC-150 Zee was convinced the reservations were only a first step in the Gray Lords’ plansMC- Zee knew everyone in the fae communityMC- Zee had been forced to come out a few years ago by the Gray Lords who rule the fae (like the werewolves, the fae had come out a little at a time to avoid alarming the public)BB- Zee’d risked the wrath of the Gray Lords to loan Mercy a couple of the treasures of the faeIK- Too many of the fae treated him with awed respect for him not to be in stories somewhereIK- is brilliant and older than dirt, but he has this unreasoning fear of the Gray Lords. He thinks they can’t be stoppedIK- was a fae other fae gave a good deal of respectful space toSB-195 holed up in the fae reservation in Walla Walla after one of the fae Gray Lords declared the fae to be a separate and sovereign nationFB-9 doesn't think the death of the otterkins was a tragedyFB-65 He killed Lugh because he was more interested in making a cool weapon than killing someone who might be a danger to the world—but, as he likes to point out, it served both purposes, so he is happy to take credit. The fae world heaved a sigh of relief, shook their collective and disorganized finger at Zee, and then went about their businessNB- Zee was holed up in the fae reservation in Walla Walla and had been since one of the Gray Lords killed a US senator’s son and declared the fae to be a separate and sovereign nationFB- Whatever else Zee is, he is fae, firstFB- Beauclaire may not like him, but no one can hold such a one as the Dark Smith of Drontheim when he is unwilling. There are too many old fae who forget what they once knew and believe in the old quarrelsome man they see. There will be no need for a rescue attempt, and indeed, such an effort might backfire. You will not be able to contact them, however, until matters play outNB-

With the Vampires: thinks vampires are bad newsMC- he knows something of vampiresMC- For an evil bloodsucker, thinks Stefan is not a bad sortBC- Zee didn’t like vampires, muchSB-