"Don't get me wrong, I can sleep anywhere, but life is too short to sleep in the drafty inns."

Her argent-fire manifests when she casts life magic, infusing it with greater power.

The firstborn child of Paul and Viollca, Mercy exhibited a flare for magic at an early age. She was taught somewhat by her mother, but was later invited to attend a university of magic, where she stayed the full program. Alongside her magic, she also exhibits a gift for reading people's cues, speaking with canines, and empathizing with animals. She has a remarkable skill in negotiations, and a supernatural toughness.

Her appearance draws from both her parents. Under normal circumstances, she has her father's pale skin-tone and her mother's dark hair, but after a minute or more in the sun, her skin takes on her mother's tan complexion and her hair goes to golden blonde like her father's. This effect fades after more than a minute out of the sun. She is both home and sun faithful.

Mercy spends her time traveling Shem, and is always accompanied by a male black wolf (not a night-wolf, just a genetically black wolf), Coaldust. Mercy gave Coaldust warmth and shelter as a puppy--black wolves are shunned from the back because they stand out in the woods, not a survival trait.