Sherrilyn Kenyon’s characters

1. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s characters By Melissa Gunnink

2. Abigail Yager “I don’t obsess… I think intensely.” Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of Apollites and raised on one belief: Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both Apollites and mankind. They must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spend her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and trained for the day when she meets the man who killed her family…Jess Brady. • Nickname: Aby • Pronunciation: Ah-bah-gaelYaa-guhr • Main Series: Dark-Hunter • Designation: Human • Job: Executioner • Height: 5’3 • Hair color: Black • Eye color: Blue • Significant Other: Sundown • Worst Enemy: Sundown • Fave Pastime: Sharpening her collection of knives • Mode of Transportation: Audi R8 • Weapon of Choice: Anything that will take the head off a Dark-Hunter Abigail Andy’s Pride and Joy

3. Acheron Parthenopaeous “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Even though he was the youngest when he died, Acheron was the first Dark-Hunter ever appointed. He is also the writer of the Dark-Hunter Creed and the Code we abide by. Because of his Dark-Hunter age and the fact that he fought the Daimons alone for thousands of years, he is more phantom than real. He interacts with the other Dark-Hunters on a whim, and his sage advise is often sought. Eccentric and idiosyncratic to the extreme, he is a legend among legends. The Dark-Hunters never know what to expect when Acheron enters a scene. He runs the full gamut from friendly to intimidating to downright scary. It is said of him that there has never been a mortal born who could equal his physical perfection. He possesses a raw, rare kind of charisma. To look at him is to want him. To see him is to ache to touch him. Artemis herself once said to him: He had been built to please, and trained to pleasure. Everything about him from the sleek muscles that rippled to the deep, erotic timber in his voice seduced anyone who came into contact with him. Like a lethal wild animal, he moved with a primal promise of danger and masculine power. With the promise of supreme sexual fulfillment. Sunshine describes him as: He had such a deadly, graceful swagger. A predator’s lope. There was something intrinsically sexual about Acheron. Something compelling, seductive. Just being near him made her want to reach out and touch him. It was a sif he were putting off some powerful pheromones and at the same time, she was scared of him. He was like a lethal, beautiful animal in the wild that part of you wanted to cuddle while the other part of you knew he was just as likely to rip your arm off as he want to cuddle back. He was magnetic and fierce and he made her want to run for the door No one knows why he became what he did. Then again, no one knows much about him. Period. And he likes it that way. Trying to get any personal information out of him is an impossible task. No one even knows what his real hair color is. In his “god” form, he has swirling blue skin, black hair, black horns, lips, and claws. His eyes can appear read, swirling silver, yellow, or a yellow orange encircled by red. His voice has a deeper, more demonic sound to it.

4. Acheron Parthenopaeous cont. • Nicknames: Ash, Akri, T-Rex, Achimou • Pronunciation: Ack-HAIR-ohn Par-thin-OH-PAY-us • Main Series: Dark-Hunter • Designation: Dark-Hunter/Atlantean god/harbinger of destruction/godslayer/Chthonian • Job: Wrangler • DOB 9548 BC. May 9 then June 23 • Height: 6’8 • Hair Color: Blond, but usually any color other than blond. • Eye Color: Swirling Silver • Build: Lean • Significant Other: Tory • Parents: Apollymi • Children: Katra, Simi, Bas, Their • Best Friend: Savitar • Worst Enemy: Ambrose • Tattoos/Scars: Simi appears as a tattoo in any shape she wants. He doesn’t have a DH mark, but will manifest one to keep others from knowing he doesn’t • Fave Pastime: Playing guitar • Mode of Transportation: Hyabusa, Porsch, ‘65 Mustang, Helicopter • Weapon of Choice: Staff • Pets: Kichka (cat) • Other Facts: His birthday changes on his ID to keep him around age 21. In Night Embrace, it’s listed as 1980. Acheron’s Symbol Acheron

5. Adara “Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.” Fiercely devoted to her people and her land, Queen Adara refuses to let a power mad usurper steal her crown. But the only way to protect her people from a tyrant is to seek out the man she married in childhood. A man she never wanted to see again who hasn’t been home to his native country in years. • Pronunciation: Uh-dar-rah • Main Series: Brotherhood of the Sword • Job: Queen • Height: 5’2 • Hair Color: Dark Brown • Significant Other: Christian • Best Friend: Phantom • Worst Enemy: Christian Adara

6. AdarianMalachai “Some people are like Slinkys…they’re really good for nothing…but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.” Nick’s career felon father and the elder Malachai. Cruel and vicious, Adarian takes nothing from no one and will kill anyone who gets in his way- this includes Noir and Azura. But there’s a deep secret he keeps, and it’s one he wants to pass on to Nick- provided they both live long enough. He is currently serving three life sentences in Angola for killing demons who attacked him while he was robbing a bank. His defense of “he was a demon, Your Honor. A crap load of them were trying to kill me and if I hadn't killed them, they’d have killed me where I stood, then taken over the city and enslaved all you petty and pathetic humans.” didn’t sit well with the judge. And they refused to allow an insanity plea since his whole defense was based on: I am no insane. You pathetic humans have to understand that demons need killing. • Nickname: Dare • Pronunciation: Uh-dare-ee-uhn Mal-uh-kii • Main Series: chronicles of Nick • Designation: Malachai • Job: Killing humans • Height 6’6 • Hair Color: Black (short) • Eye Color: Blue in human form • Build: Muscular • Significant Other: Cherise • Parents: Darkness (Adarian) and Destruction • Children: Nick Gautier • Best Friend: Caleb • Worst Enemy: Jared • Tattoos/Scars: Hate on fingers of right hand. Kill on fingers of his left. • Fave Pastime: Sucking the souls out of my enemies • Mode of Transportation: My wings • Weapon of choice: My hands. I need no other weapon to kill you. • Pets: Caleb • Other Facts: covered in prison tattoos. Malachai Mark Adarian

7. Adidiron “Agreeing to disagree is lame. Let’s agree to take turns slapping each other until one of us admits we’re wrong.” Tough and battle-worn, Adidiron has guarded mankind and the order of the universe since the dawn of time. He takes his duties seriously and his oaths even more so. He is one of many who will stop at nothing to kill the Malachai and make sure he never reaches his full potential. • Pronunciation: Uh-did-uh-rahn • Main Series: Chronicles of Nick • Designation: Nasaru • Job: Guarding Time and Order • DOB: Before Recorded Time • Height: 6’4 • Hair Color: Blond • Eye Color: Hazel • Build: Muscular • Best Friend: Suriyel • Worst Enemy: Ambrose • Tattoos/Scars: Scar down his face. • Fave Pastime: Reading • Mode of Transportation: Wings • Weapon of Choice: Sword Adidiron

8. Adrian Lesley Cole “It’s not Attention Deficit Disorder, I’m just not listening to you.” Adrian is an overworked programmer who heads the IT department of a major Fortune 500 company. With little time for himself, he has quirky sense of humor and a secret crush on one of his employees. Adrian’s color blindness was inspired by Sherrilyn’s older brother who also could see no color whatsoever. Their mother would hang his clothes together so that they would match. Whenever Sherri would get angry at him, she’d mix his clothes up. • Main Series: Other Books • Designation: Human • Job: Programmer • DOB: 6/6/1975 • Height: 6’5 • Hair Color: Blond • Eye Color: Chocolate Brown • Build: Athletic • Significant Other: Samatha • Fave Pastime: Gaming • Mode of Transportation: Corvette 1969 Stingray • Weapon of choice: Controller • Other Facts: He’s completely color blind. Adrian

9. Adrianna LaFontaine “You should worry when I’m smiling, and I smile a lot.” I never asked to be a Sterling Witch, but I’ve never complained about having all that power at my fingertips…until getting stick with VIPER. Signing on with them was never my idea, but everyone has to pay an unexpected debt at some point in their lives. Once I get this tab settled, I plan a little extra payback. What’s the point of being in a powerful coven of black witches if I can’t mete out a little vengeance of my own some times? • Main Series: Belador • Designation: Sterling Witch • Height: 5’5 • Hair color: Blonde • Eye color: Hazel Adrianna

10. Adron Sheridan Keifer “Death should never be your worst fear. How you live can be far more gruesome.” The eldest son of Nykyrian and Kiara, Adron was the fiercest of The League assassins ever trained. As his father before him, he was untouchable . . . until the day he traded himself for a pregnant hostage to one of the nastiest criminals in existence. Butchered and left for dead, he barely survived. That single act of kindness cost him everything. His life. His wife. His dignity and body. Now he lives embittered and angry at the world over the fact that he has limited mobility and is in constant, unrelenting pain. Most of all, he hates his brother for saving his life when Jayce, according to League Law, should have killed him. • Nickname: A • Pronunciation: A-druhnKee-ach-uh-dees • Main Series: The League • Designation: Andarion Prince (1/4 Andarion- ¾ Human) • Job: Ex-Asassin • DOB 8562.30.3 • Height: 6’6 • Hair color: White Blond • Eye Color: Blue • Build: Lean • Significant Other: Livia • Parents: Kiara and Nykyrian Quiakides • Children: Jayce (JJ) • Best Friend: Zarina • Worst Enemy: Jayce • Tattoos/Scars: to many to list • Fave Pastime: Drinking himself into oblivion • Weapon of Choice: Blaster • Pets: Tiernan Adron

11. Agapa “Love may be blind but jealousy has 20-20 vision.” The fiery-haired Goddess of Love, Agapa is the Atlantean version of Aphrodite with one major exception–Agapa is virginal and she is blind, hence the statement “Love is blind.” The embodiment of pure love, she has never allowed anyone to touch her. She is also the Goddess of Childbirth and Hearth and Home. It is said that she was born the moment Archon first looked at his half-sister Apollymi. His heart swelled to ten times its normal size and out of it popped Agapa (love) and her fraternal twin sister Chara (joy). • Pronuncation: Ah-Gah-Pah • Main Series: Dark-Hunter • Designation: Goddess of Love • Height: 6’ • Hair Color: Red • Eye Color: Blue • Build: Voluptuous • Best Friend: Chara • Worst Enemy: Misos Agapa

12. Aidan O’Connor “Do unto others before they do it to you, and believe me they will.” An Academy Award winning actor, Aidan O’Connor thought he had it all. Until the day his own brother tried to take his life in every sense of the word. He isn’t prejudiced at all– he hates all people equally. Bitter and harsh, he only wants to interact with people when he changes the channel to a new station because they’ve already gotten on his nerves. The only thing he loves are his dogs. The rest of the world can go straight to hell and if he never sees a human face again, it’ll be too soon. Scarred by his past, he has decided that life alone is infinitely better than anything else. But when a mysterious woman shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, he finds more than just his convictions challenged. • Pronunciation: Ay-don • Main Series: Dream-Hunter • Designation: Human • Job: Actor • Height: 6;2 • Hair Color: Blond • Significant Other: Leta • Children: Kari, Iole • Best Friend: Leta • Pets: Dogs Aidan

13. Aimee Peltier “Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.” Mama’s only daughter, she’s the bookkeeper, waitress, and takes care of permits and bribes. BTW, anyone who looks at Aimee gets a meeting with her brothers and father in the back room where would-be suitors go in, but they don’t come out. She is the darling of the Peltier clan and the future of their seat on the Omegrion. Something they all take very seriously. But for all her fun qualities, Aimee harbors a dark secret. One  she’s afraid to breathe a word. One she fears might end her very life. • Nickname: Aims • Pronunciation: Uh-May Pell-tee-aaa • Main Series: Were-Hunter • Designation: Were-Hunter Arcadian Bear • Job: Waitress/Bookkeeper • DOB: 6/6/1502 • Height 6’ • Hhair Color: Blond • Eye Color: Blue • Build: Skinny • Significant Other: Fang • Parents: Aubert & Nicolette Peltier • Children: Dev & Fang (They both at like children most of the time.) • Best Friend: Wren • Worst Enemy: Eli • Tattoos/Scars: Mating mark on her hand • Fave Pastime: Reading • Weapon of choice: claws/Fang • Pets: Dev & Remi • Other Facts: She plays pool with Sunshine

14. Alain Peltier “Mess with the bear and get the claw.” Mama Lo’s eldest son. Extremely refined, he manages the bar and is a bouncer no one wants to cross. His mate is named Tanya. Quiet and reserved, he’s not as open as his younger brothers. Part of this is due to the fact that he is in love with another women (Rachel), but the Fates mated him to Tanya who, in turn is in love with another man. • Pronunciation: Uh-layn Pell-tee-aaa • Main Series: Were-Hunter • Designation: Katagaria Bear • Job: Business Manager • Height: 6’6 • Hair Color: Blond • Eye Color: Blue • Build: Muscular • Children: Bryce, Rhys, Alister • Best Friend: Aimee • Worst Enemy: Eli • Other Facts: Mate: Tanya

15. Alex Peltier “School is just an elaborate plot by Daimons to obtain the blood of teeagers through periodic blood-drives.” Son of ElizarPeltier, he’s the oldest of Mama Lo’s grandsons. But Alex holds a secret that he’s terrified of allowing anyone in his family to know, and especially his father. What the humans don’t know is that even though he appears a sa teenager, he’s actually 27 years old. He goes to public school to appear normal and to learn human behavior so he can pass as one. • Nickname: Alex • Pronunciation: Pell-tee-aaa • Main Series: Chronicles of Nick • Designation: Bear • Job: Busboy • Height: 6’ • Hair color: Blond • Eye color: Blue • Build: Lean • Parents: Elizar • Best Friend: Tad

16. Alexion (Ias) “Choose well or die. I don’t care which. Just don’t get blood on my coat.” Brutally betrayed by the love of his life, Alexion is a quiet man who believes whole-heartedly in talking soft and carrying a big stick. He is truly the angel of death. No one ever wants to face him in the dark of night. Lightning fast and brutally frank, he never takes prisoners. As he would say, he was a science experiment gone wrong. • Nickname: Lex • Pronunciation: Uh-lex-ee-ohn • Main Series: Dark-Hunter • Designation: Other • Job: Alexion • DOB: 7432 BC • Height: 6’6 • Hair Color: Blond • Build: Muscular • Significant Other: Danger • Best Friend: Acheron • Tattoos/Scars: He bears the mark of Acheron. • Weapon of Choice: Sword

17. Alix Garran “Don’t shoot the mechanic. We always leave a surprise for you in the engine only we know about.” A woman of many mysteries and with a past she refuses to talk about, Alix takes no crap from anyone. She gives new meaning to the world scrapper. Fiercely loyal and brilliant with anything mechanical, she’s the best friend you’ll ever make. Or the last enemy you’ll ever face. And whatever you do, don’t threaten what she loves. • Main Series: The League • Designation: Human • Job: Engineer • DOB: 8569.3.12 • Height: 5’10 • Hair color: Pale Blond • Eye Color: Dark Blue • Build: Athletic • Significant Other: Devyn • Parents: Tyson and DoriaGerran • Children: Omari, Dorian and Does Sway count? • Best Friend: Devyn • Worst Enemy: Merjack • Fave Pastime: Hiding • Mode of Transportation: Fighter. The faster, the better • Weapon of choice: Blaster • Other Facts: Sister’s name: Tempest Elenari

18. Allison “Books are the greatest escape. Too bad they can’t stop bullets…” When all of her friends made the decision to leave home and go to college, Allison stayed to take care of her ailing mother. Stuck at a dead end job, she finds her only escape through romance novels. Until her best friend from high school shows up and gives her the adventure of a lifetime. • Nickname: Ally • Main Series: BAD Agency • Job: Store Clerk • Hair Color: Blonde • Significant Other: Vince