====== Marsilia ====== =====AKA===== [[Moon Called]] * Mistress of the Mid-Columbia Seethe186 [[Frost Burned]] * The Vampire Queen28 * Queen of the Damned100 * Bright Dagger300 * Lord of Night's Bright Blade330 =====Physical Description===== [[Moon Called]] * Looked like a woman in her early twenties186 * Blond hair186 * Dark eyes186 [[Blood Bound]] * Beautiful66 * Long, highly decorated fingernails67 [[Bone Crossed]] * Abyss-dark eyes199 [[Frost Burned]] * A beautiful woman. The night robbed her gold hair of its richness, but the moon kissed her even features and made her dark eyes mysterious282 [[Silence Fallen]] * Bone and muscle deep beauty45 * Intelligent brown eyes45 ====Injuries==== ^ Marsilia Injuries & Scars ^^ ^ [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] ^^ ^ Injury Type/Scar ^ Notes ^ | Burn Shaped like Sheep on Forehead191 | [[Mercy Thompson]] | ^ [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] ^^ ^ Injury Type/Scar ^ Notes ^ | Dislocated Shoulder322 | [[William Frost]] | | Body too Broken to Stand328 | [[William Frost]] | =====Appearances & Mentions===== ^ Appearances ^ |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]| ^ Mentions ^ |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]| =====Classification===== [[Vampires & Sheep]] - Vampire ====Description==== [[Moon Called]] * Her voice was pleasant, but there was power behind it, something akin to the power the Alphas could call upon174 * Her control is not as good as it once was189 * Faster than Mercy190 * Never been repulsed by a sheep before. Crosses, scriptures, and holy water, but not a sheep198 * Has been asleep for two centuries199 * Suffered from the same malady as the older wolves199 * Used to prefer wolves to more mundane prey—that’s why she lost her place in Italy and was sent here two hundred years ago201 [[Blood Bound]] * Has a preference for werewolves66 * Even five hundred years ago, sorcerers were rare; she had not seen one since they came to the desert77 * Gets glimpses of the future sometimes231 * Can vanish and reappear somewhere else264 [[Bone Crossed]] * Can break the bonds between Master and sheep. She can either take them herself, or simply dissolve them157 * Can vanish and reappear somewhere else250 * She can track her own blood288 [[Frost Burned]] * Really old, and didn't do emotions quite right284 * Changed before Mercy's eyes. Not physically, not a change of shape, but a change of personality. Gone was the sex goddess, the vicious woman who hated and despised her. Instead, she looked—ordinary, tired, and . . . and maybe a little scared286 * Didn't want to live in the “before times”296 * Well deserved reputation that followed her here. She is powerful and dangerous297 * Maybe Marsilia could see Frost's magic304 * Marsilia wasn't just the Mistress of the City-she was a Power305 [[Silence Fallen]] * Is a power in the vampire hierarchy51 [[Storm Cursed]] * Could teleport herself a lot farther than Stefan could247 ====Affiliation==== [[Mid-Columbia Seethe]]*Mistress =====Residence===== =====Family & Significant Other===== ====Menagerie==== [[Blood Bound]] * Only the Mistress is allowed to feed other vampires and feed from them207 * Without the blood she provides them, the weaker vampires would die207 * The lesser vampires, those not strong enough to live outside the seethe, are her menagerie211 [[Bone Crossed]] * Marsilia’s seethe there had once been five vampires who had reached some sort of power plateau so that they did not depend upon the Mistress of the seethe for survival; Stefan, Andre, Wulfe, Bernard and Estelle165 =====Occupation===== **Seethe Mistress** =====Character Traits & Facts===== [[Moon Called]] * Her voice was a deep contralto made richer by a touch of an Italian accent186 * There was something off about her expressions and her gestures, as if she were only aping humans. As if, without us here to perform for, she would not appear human at all187 * She had everything almost right. Her heart beat, she breathed regularly. Her skin was flushed slightly, like a person who has just finished walking in the cold. But her smiles were just slightly wrong: coming too late or too early. Her imitation of a human was very close, but not quite close enough to be real188 [[Bone Crossed]] * She’s not as smart as she thinks—and that will be her downfall186 [[Frost Burned]] * Had a three month old dark blue Mercedes S 65 AMG27 * Her Mercedes had bulletproof glass and was clean of tracking devices28 * Very, very wealthy264 ====Education, Work Experience & Languages==== **Languages** [[Frost Burned]] * Speaks Italian300 ====Spirituality & Personality==== [[Moon Called]] * Has not been herself since she was exiled here from Milan199 [[Blood Bound]] * Not the type to be concerned about the deaths of a few humans or even a few hundred humans31 * Marsilia has allowed greed to overcome her common sense by trying to control the sorcerer vampire248 * Obsessed with returning to Milan275 [[Bone Crossed]] * Marsilia is mad. She’s been mad since she awoke twelve years ago, and she hasn’t gotten better with time165 * The one thing Marsilia cared about was the seethe169 [[Frost Burned]] * Old vampires had money. Marsilia had been going through a fugue—old-vampire version of depression. She had sat around not doing much for years, and that made her look weak273 * Would never so much as blink unless it benefited her274 * Marsilia did everything with an audience288 * She was not some helpless girl but a sociopath who had outlived most of her enemies299 [[Silence Fallen]] * Vindictive123 ====Talents & Skills==== [[Bone Crossed]] * Marsilia had been sent here to die, but she hadn’t. Instead, she’d seen to it that her people survived72 [[Frost Burned]] * A bruiser and a trained boxer with tidy and agile footwork320 ====Health & Fitness==== [[Moon Called]] * Has been in a state of lethargy since she was exiled to the US177 * Marsilia has not been herself since she was exiled here from Milan; is once again potent with her hunger187 ====Quirks==== [[Blood Bound]] * Walked with fluid grace66 [[Bone Crossed]] * Marsilia laughed, a beautiful, ringing laugh199 [[Frost Burned]] * Dislikes using phones or surrogates when she can make you dance to her bidding264 * Hates stupid people315 =====Relationships===== **With Mercy** [[Blood Bound]] * Calls Mercy Stefan's pet66 * Asked for Mercy's help in killing Littleton143 * Told Mercy how to kill vampires154 * Marsilia told me that the reason vampires feared walkers was that we were resistant to vampire magics and could talk to ghosts154 [[Bone Crossed]] * Since she’d sent Mercy after Littleton she couldn’t seek retribution without risking losing control of her seethe. Vampires take things like that very seriously19 * Marsilia could have just killed Mercy, but she was playing44 * Not dumb enough to attack Mercy especially since she's under Adam's protection61 * First time Mercy met Marsilia, she'd kind of admired her … at least until she’d enthralled Samuel73 * Mercy killed her best hope of returning to Italy101 * If they had met at a different place and time, Marsilia could have liked Mercy. Or killed her199 * Marsilia would've liked Mercy, if Mercy wasn't what she was, and Marsilia wasn't what she was209 * Wants Mercy dead291 [[Frost Burned]] * Mercy is afraid of her261 * Mercy doesn't respect her262 * Marsilia wouldn't hurt Mercy because the werewolves would destroy her if she did266 * Had her car brought in for an oil change and Mercy ended up destroying it283 * Marsilia would kill Mercy if she didn't have the pack300 * Hated that Stefan and Mercy were friends305 [[Night Broken]] * Owes Mercy after her help with Frost134 * Marsilia hates Mercy because Stefan is more than a little in love with her272 [[Silence Fallen]] * Somehow, when Mercy is destroying other people’s carefully laid plans, Marsilia thinks she is not so annoying118 **With the Wolves** [[Moon Called]] * Has been “asleep” for two centuries; awakened when she fed off Samuel187 * Used to prefer wolves to more mundane prey189 * Fed off the werewolf mistress of the Lord of Night, which is taboo189 * This is why she lost her place in Italy and was sent to America189 * Bespelled Samuel with her bite194 [[Blood Bound]] * Taken with Samuel last time34 * When the two werewolves joined the hunt they became her responsibility206 * Owes the werewolves a blood price for the sorcerer vampire because of the hurt werewolves206 [[Bone Crossed]] * Used Wulfe to magic a trap for the wolves at Uncle Mike's; they never found out it was her doing thanks to Mercy covering it up94 * Bran doesn't know her well101 * Had to enter negotiations with the wolves for her attacks on Mercy105 [[Frost Burned]] * Because Marsilia benefited from our pack. No one wanted to take on Adam—and because Marsilia and Adam had cooperated a time or two, people thought that we cooperated more with the vampires than we really did270 * Considers Adam her colleague306 * She was so certain of her ability to incapacitate Adam made Mercy reevaluate her intelligence—and not upward311 [[Night Broken]] * Needs the pack to keep her seethe safe until she gets some more vampires with power here, but she doesn’t like us very much134 [[Storm Cursed]] * Marsilia likes and trusts Adam247 **With the Vampires** [[Moon Called]] * Lord of Night/Master of Milan stuck a pin in a map and exiled her with those who owed her life or vassalage190 [[Blood Bound]] * Considers Stefan her right hand, and Andre her left153 * Marsilia doesn’t want to waste a vampire—especially not one who has all the powers of a demon at his touch(Littleton)167 * Is Stefan's maker; Stefan never had to play slave; He was never a thrall. It happens sometimes, but such vampires are always killed upon their first rising. Any other vampire would have killed Stefan as soon as it was apparent that he wasn’t under their control, but Marsilia was in love. He gave her an oath of obedience, he never broke it169 * Stefan is a favorite of hers204 * Marsilia thinks Stefan's concern for his menagerie is "cute"207 * For a long time Marsilia was more of a figurehead than a leader. Stefan said she was pouting because she was exiled209 * Marsilia is losing her grip on the seethe. No one is in outright rebellion, but the Mistress is not in absolute control either212 * Dissension in the ranks; Bernard and Estelle are making new vampires212 * Believed that gifted the Master of Milan a sorcerer vampire would end her exile264 [[Bone Crossed]] * Marsilia knew that Stefan had hidden Mercy's crime of killing Andre; She’d have never hurt Stefan so badly for anything else. She’d tortured and starved him and let him free to come to Mercy to feed: if he’d killed her, no blame would have fallen on her20 * Marsilia had been sent here as punishment for sleeping around with someone else’s favorite. She’d been a person of influence, so had come here with attendants—mostly, as far as I knew, Stefan, Andre, Wulfe72 * The hierarchy of the seethe was restless. Stefan and Andre had been loyal followers, but there were a couple of other vamps who hadn’t been so happy to see Marsilia up and taking charge73 * Bernard and Estelle; They work against her where they can, and she knows it. They are of another’s making, given as gifts by a vampire not easily refused. She must take care of them, as she would any such gifts—but that doesn’t mean she has to trust them76 * Has some allies in Seattle102 * Didn’t see Marsilia being anxious to owe a favor to any vampire—and a vampire who was so territorial that he allowed no other vampires at all was a poor candidate for cooperative problem solving141 * Vulnerable with the loss of her powerful vampires180 * Civil war Marsilia had brewing in her seethe187 * Marsilia loves Lily dearly191 * Stefan serves her even though she has forsaken him191 * All a trick. You killed Stefan’s people—knowing he loved them. You tortured him. All to catch Estelle and me in our little rebellion … a rebellion born from the heart of your own Andre214 [[River Marked]] * She hadn't thought Stefan would object to her use of him and his menagerie once he knew that she'd done it to protect herself; she'd miscalculated how badly Stefan would deal with her betrayal5 [[Frost Burned]] * Held the Master of Milan in thrall for centuries293 * The Lord of Night might be angry with her, but he would enjoy avenging her293 * Called Iacapo for aid but he was intrigued with Frost and would not help296 * Painting the Lord of Night created on the evening when she was banished is still on the wall above his bed so that he can show his lovers that none can compare with his Bright Dagger301 * Frost was worried about fighting Marsilia306 [[Night Broken]] * Wulfe is her right hand now259 * Marsilia was courting Stefan with as much delicacy as a Victorian gentleman courted his chosen lady. He'd been her most loyal follower for centuries and she'd broken the ties between them with brutal thoroughness in order to maintain control of her seethe262 * With Stefan in the seethe, Marsilia will fight to protect Mercy because she is needed to keep him in line. Stefan has been Marsilia’s Soldier for four centuries and more. Marsilia needs him. Marsilia will give her word that she will not touch the bond Stefan shares with Mercy, won’t try to claim her for herself—no matter how useful a tame walker would be269 [[Silence Fallen]] * Marsilia would get more out of Wulfe than Adam could49 * Iacopo was Marsilia's Master49 * Marsilia was afraid of Iacopo49 * Will never pine for Jacob again, though she will remember him fondly303 [[Smoke Bitten]] * Tended to view Stefan as her property164 **With the Fae** [[Bone Crossed]] * Goblins, harriers, the carrion feeders—there are a lot of Marsilia’s allies who hunt in the day190 [[Silence Fallen]] * Likes Larry the goblin121