====== Stefan Uccello ======
=====AKA=====
=====Physical Description=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Stefan was tallish, but always seemed to take up less space than he should. He was exactly the same height as Samuel and nearly as broad in the shoulders, though he lacked some of the werewolf's bulk<sup>169</sup>
  * His face had regular features and in repose he might be handsome. But his expressions were so big that Mercy lost the shape of his features for the bright engagement of his grin<sup>169</sup>
====Injuries====
=====Appearances & Mentions=====
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=====Classification=====
[[Vampires & Sheep]] - Vampire
====Description====
====Affiliation====
[[Mid-Columbia Seethe]]*Caveat
=====Residence=====
=====Family & Significant Other=====
====Menagerie====
=====Occupation=====

=====Character Traits & Facts=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Owns a VW Bus painted to match the Mystery Machine. Stefan briefly considered painting it black a few years ago when he started watching Buffy, but, in the end, he'd decided the vampire slayer was no match for Scooby Doo<sup>23</sup>
====Education, Work Experience & Languages====
====Spirituality & Personality====
[[Moon Called]]
  * Easygoing charm that usually had other people smiling<sup>170</sup>
====Talents & Skills====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Moving unseen is a talent of his, but he doesn't usually use it on his friends<sup>169</sup>
====Health & Fitness====
====Quirks====
=====Relationships=====

**With Mercy**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Runs a little interference so Mercy isn't bothered<sup>132</sup>
  * Visits Mercy quite often<sup>159</sup>
  * Helps Mercy fix his Bus<sup>159</sup>
  * Mercy is Stefan's friend<sup>175</sup>



**With the Pack**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Adam thinks Stefan isn't bad for a vampire<sup>132</sup>
  * Samuel and Stefan were not going to be instant friends--and it wasn't Stefan's fault<sup>170</sup>

Name:
Stefano UccelloMC-186

AKA:
Stefan | The Solider | ShaggyRM-12

Appearances and Mentions:

Mercy Thompson 1: Moon Called
Mercy Thompson 2: Blood Bound
Mercy Thompson 3: Iron Kissed
Mercy Thompson 4: Bone Crossed
Mercy Thompson 5: Silver Borne
Mercy Thompson 6: River Marked
Mercy Thompson 7: Frost Burned
Mercy Thompson 8: Night Broken
Mercy Thompson 9: Fire Touched

Gender:
Male

Classification:
Vampire
[Seethe Affiliation] | Former See Mid-Columbia Seethe | Lieutenant

Classification Description:
[Bound By] Name Unknown
a different vampire than MarsiliaBB-206
[Turned By] Marsilia
never properly subservient to her because he was bound by another vampireBB-206
has never been a thrallBB-169
usually such vampires are killed upon their first rising but Marsilia was in love and Stefan gave her an oath of obedienceBB-169

Vampire Powers:
can disappear, the only one of Marsilia's get to receive the giftBB-155
calling is one of his talentsBB-259; can call victims from a distance, and force any of them to come if close enoughBC-162
moving unseen is another of his talentsMC-158; FB-78
has a spell that can freeze other vampires in placeMC-182
has magic; tasted like Zee's of earth, but there were darker things in his spellMC-166
my powers lessen as dawn approachesBB-
can't read minds of his victims, except while he is feedingBC-171
can track his prey after two blood exchangesBC-162
after more time, can force a master-slave relationship as wellBC-162
he can feed off his menagerie from a distanceBC-75
can disguise what he is from other vampires if he's well fed; Stefan making it clear that he needed to feed in order to avoid detectionBC-
can teleport with another person; Anywhere. But taking another person with me has a cost. I’ll be useless for a day afterwardBC-
some vampire magic, that made him really hard to focus onFB-
can instant transport with; talking a couple of miles: Four. Maybe five if he doesn't need to be conscious after the last oneNB-

Age:
[Human] looked scarcely twentyMC-168
[Vampire] @ 500 years old

DOB:
@1400-1500 [Renaissance Italy]

POB:
Italy[Not confirmed]

Menagerie:
See Naomi(X)
See Rachel
See Ford
See Josephine(X)
See Tommy(X)

Residence:
Kennewick See Tri-Cities, Washington | See Blueprints and Property Descriptions

Occupation:
[Former] Mercenary in Renaissance Italy before he was turnedBC-109

Vehicle:
VW bus painted like Scooby's Mystery Machine; was waiting on brake partsMC-; has at least three carsBB-07

Physical Description:
his face had regular features and in repose he might be handsomeMC-159
exactly the same height as Samuel (over six feet tall) and nearly as broad in the shoulders, though he lacked some of the werewolf's bulk MC-150
smells of woodsmoke and popcornMC-190
has pale skinBB-04
has fangs shorter and more delicate than a werewolf'sBB-17
vamped out he has curved claws on the ends of his elongated fingersBB-17
brown eyesBB-04the shade of well oiled walnutBB-17; under intense emotion they glow red/color of blood or rubiesBB-17
ash brown hairBB-; dark hairBB-04
has a generous smileBB-
too thin, too unkempt; Unwashed vampireRM-
his posture is military straightFB-
gained weight since; Not enough to bring him back to where he’d been before Marsilia had nearly broken him, but closeNB-

Character Traits & Facts:

Education, Experience & Languages:
swears in ItalianBB-
old enough to remember the Before Times; when vampires ate as they chose and reveled in the terror and the last throes of our prey. When they fed trulyBB-
I have become arrogant over the years, Mercedes. I hadn’t really believed he could do anything to meBB-
Stefan said it had to do with an old suspicion that if you spoke evil’s name, you drew its attentionBB-
He began to experiment. To look for ways the vampire could benefit the human raceBB-
Stefan already knew that longevity was something he could offer: one of his bound children had belonged to him for over a century before another vampire killed herBB-
With blood-borne diseases the vampires help a lot, things like sickle-cell anemia and a host of lesser known stuff. Stefan had some success with some of the autoimmune diseases, like MS and HIV. Except for the leukemia, though, Stefan found that he couldn’t help cancer patients—or full-blown AIDS patientsBB-
went to Chicago to make sure Andre didn't make more vampires thereBB-
powerful in his own right. He’d been a mercenary in lifeBC-
knows American Sign LanguageBC-154
he and Coyote know each other; Stefan has not battled with any walkers for a hundred years or moreRM-
I remember when all I wanted was to ride a horse. We had four at my home when I was growing up. Two were plow horses. One was a pony my mother used to go to market. The fourth was a riding horse that just showed up one day wearing the remains of a saddle. One of his knees was enlarged, and it was sore for months afterward. It never really went down, but it didn’t seem to bother him much after he rested up. We kept waiting for someone to come claim him, but no one ever did. I learned to ride on himNB-

Spirituality & Personality:
has an easygoing charm that usually had other people smilingMC-160
a habitual thing with him; he was seldom absolutely stillMC-
his mother taught me to take care of his friendsMC-
he used the phrase "I give you my word of honor.” Like a man who meant itBB-
swallowed enough death in years past that more sickens himBB-
the small touches that Stefan affected to make humans more at ease, like blinking or breathingBB-
calm, quiet StefanBB-
He is charming, funny, and generousBC-
It worried me that he wasn’t hiding his ability to teleport. As if it didn’t matter what people knew about himBC-
chivalrous and gallantBC-
thinks he's a villain, not anyone's heroBC-
Stefan didn’t turn on those he loved. No matter whatBC-
stubbornBC-
has a lot of controlBC-
another soldier who'd been used too hard and had finally brokenSB-193
Stefan was resilient, smartRM-04
like Superman, but with fangs and oddly impaired moralsRM-04
not such a bad guy for a vampireRM-27
Stefan was smart, dangerous, and competentFB-
had always liked people but the new, more vampiric Stefan seemed to enjoy killing moreFB-73
I don’t let people who hurt those I care about liveFB-
a lot of people underestimate our Soldier, our StefanNB-
patientNB-
tries to be honorable, as honorable as his condition allowsNB-

Talents & Skills:
could not be easily imprisonedBB-
Stefan has more care when he bites someone; he wouldn't leave a markBB-
Stefan’s return donations keep her cancer in checkBB-
all of them lose control sometimes when they are feeding. Even StefanBB-
bows gracefullyBC-
not without resources. I was in this room for a quarter of an hour, and none of you noticed me. If I feed well, no one will know what I amBC-
You don’t get to be as old as Stefan is without being able to take care of yourselfBC-
f I have exchanged blood with someone twice, I can always find him, no matter where he goes. I could call him to me—and if he is near, I could force him to come to me. But that is with a true blood exchange—yours to me, mine to you. Eventually ... it is possible to force a master-slave relationship upon those you exchange blood with. A precaution, I suppose, because a newly turned vampire can get nasty. A simple feeding is less riskyBC-
a flick of his wrist and the magic of a Highlander episode, he held a sword in one hand. It was efficient-looking rather than beautiful: deadlyBC-
seldom teleported in front of peopleRM-10
Stefan had always liked people. I hadn’t noticed before that he also enjoyed killing them. Maybe that was part of the new, more vampiric StefanFB-
Stefan had incapacitated both men without either making a sound. Pretty efficientFB-

Health & Fitness:
his pulse and breathing tended to be erratic; sometimes Mercy thought he only breathed because he knew how uncomfortable he made people when he didn'tMC-165
after Littleton bespelled him he was moving like Marsilia; like a puppet, or an old, old vampire who had forgotten how to be humanBB-
Stefan once told me that most vampires breathed because not breathing attracted human attention. I think, though, that some of them do it because their not breathing is as troubling to them as it is to the rest of usBB-
seen Stefan lift his VW Bus without a jackBB-
Stefan was tortured by Marsilia; human-sized something, black and crunchy; She’d tortured and starved him and let him free to come to MercyBC-
Old vampires are subject to fugues; We don’t handle change as well as we did when we were humansRM-
Stefan is in real trouble. He’s lost a lot of his menagerie, and he hasn’t replaced them. They’re dying; he was dyingRM-
wasn't emaciated, but he had never regained the healthy look that he'd had before Marsilia's betrayalFB-71
Marsilia’s betrayal and the destruction of his menagerie had nearly destroyed himFB-
he had an awkwardness about him now, like most older vampires; as if he knew how he should act but couldn't quite feel it anymore; like he'd given up his last firm anchor to his humanityFB-72

Quirks:
thinks Buffy is no match for Scooby DooMC-
Scooby-Doo song is on his answering machineMC-125
enjoys teaBB-
he and Medea like each otherBC-
argued with Chad about which was better Dragon Ball Z or Scooby-DooBC-
likes to talk—so he breathesBC-
hadn't gone back to wearing his jeans and graphic t-shirts since he left the seetheFB-71
Stefan liked Kyle, who was snarky and happy to argue tactics in Scooby-Doo episodes as if defending a doctoral thesisFB-
is a fan of The Princess BrideFB-

Relationships:

With Mercy:
he loves Mercy but doesn't really understand herChat 2007--06-24
everything he knows about walkers is what an enemy knows about anotherChat 2008-07-27
Mercy called him to make sure it was okay if Mac slept in his VW busMC-
Word is that he runs a little interference so she’s not bothered by other vampiresMC-
visits Mercy quite oftenMC-
asked Mercy to come with him as an impartial witness when he first met LittletonBB-
Stefan had known what I was for years, but had kept it from his seethe until I’d gone to them for help. He’d gotten into trouble for itBB-
Stefan had to spend the day in Mercy’s closet; she made him use a blanket and pillowBB-
to Mercy he smells like vampire and popcornBB-
Stefan a long time, most of our conversations are about carsBB-
Christmas I’d gotten him a life-sized Scooby Doo to ride in the passenger seat of his VW Mystery Machine busBB-
worked on them from time to time in lieu of making a cash payment to the seethe. All the businesses in the greater Tri-Cities who weren’t affiliated with more powerful groups paid protection money to the vampires. That’s how I first met Stefan. He had helped me negotiate my payment from cash (which I couldn’t afford) to work—mostly on his van, as it turned out, though I did the upkeep on the seethe’s cars as wellBB-
exchanged blood with Mercy to help her get the strength to kill LittletonBB-
he and Wulfe covered up the fact that Mercy killed Andre; Wulfe killed Andre's menagerieBB-
Stefan had kissed me—Stefan who had killed two people to save me. He’d been right that I wouldn’t have forgiven him for doing it—he just hadn’t realized that I still held him responsible no matter who had done itBB-
often went months without seeing each otherIK-
Stefan has been my friend since the first day I moved here to the Tri-CitiesBC-
Stefan was awake ... and somehow he’d invaded my mind. It had been his panic attack I’d felt; Stefan had been so far in my head that I had smelled like himBC-
I’m not used to being so alone. I was dreaming, and there you were, the only one left with a tie of blood to me. I thought I dreamed that, tooBC-
because of Blackwood Stefan and Mercy exchanged blood again; she tied herself to him rather than be Blackwood's; But I’d made the decision to put myself in Stefan’s powerBC-
he's the only vampire that can enter her garageBC-
he knew she a walker the first time they met which was almost ten years agoBC-
Stefan had taken blood from me and hadn’t seemed to be much affected by itBC-
told Mercy that Blackwood broke their bondBC-
hadn’t heard from Stefan for months, not since Christmas; called him four times to invite him to Bad Movie NightRM-
fed from Mercy when she went to his house to get him to come to BMNRM-
helped Mercy after her injuries with the River Devil; We do seem to be in the same boat, no? I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in a position to be of use to them, and we will remember how much easier it is to give help than it is to accept itRM-
had once had a thing for Mercy, not so much in love, but interested in that directionFB-77
lied to Mercy about their bond being broken because he knew she'd hate itFB-
She’ll never be off-limits to StefanNB-
You think to keep her, and that keeps you from rejoining Marsilia because through you, Marsilia would have access to MercyNB-
You’ve been hiding your secret bond from the coyote-girlNB-[/li]
[li]If Stefan was killed; I would only take her with me at this point. She accepted the bond willingly, and that makes it a lot stronger than one that is forced on someoneNB-[/li]
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With Marsilia:
was in love with Marsilia and she killed it with her neglectChat 2007--06-24
Stefan, who of all of us, is able to resist the Mistress’s, his maker’s, commandsBB-
Stefan never had to play slave as the rest of us did; 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 itBB-
When she quit paying attention to the seethe, Stefan and Andre ran things for herBB-
Stefan believed that Marsilia is losing her grip on the seethe. No one is in outright rebellion, but the Mistress is not in absolute control eitherBB-
was trusted by Marsilia with the location of the place she sleepsBC-202
rises a full hour before MarsiliaBC-202
loves Marsilia more than he loved his seethe, his menagerie of sheep, or his own lifeBC-213
he was dropped into Mercy's house after he was tortured with Marsilia hoping Stefan would attack Mercy and we’d both be out of the wayBC-
Disciplining me, she said. But I think it was revenge as much as anything. And I can feed off them from a distance. She wanted me starving when I landed at Mercy's feetBC-
she underestimated youBC-
even after she tortured and he thought she killed his sheep he felt anguish that Marisila was all by herself and she doesn't know itBC-
she broke him but she made a mistake when she chose to throw him awayBC-
If she weren’t mad, she would never have tortured you—her favoriteBC-
Marsilia was certain that you were so fond of your last flock that you wouldn’t have the stomach to replace them soonBC-
I am an old soldier,” he told Bernard. “I serve only one, even though she has forsaken meBC-
Maybe Stefan wasn’t the only one who lovedBC-
He might love her, but he didn’t like her very much at the moment—and, I hoped, didn’t trust her eitherBC-
You were never mine, really,” she told him. “You had always your free willBC-
she destroyed his power baseBC-
Stefan, of all of us, was loyal to the death. So you tortured him, killed his people, threw him out—because you knew that he’d refuse us. That his loyalty was such that despite what you had done to him, he’d still remain yoursBC-
For some reason she had to convince Stefan that he was out of the seethe. Then, when her traitors approached him, he had to refuse their offers before he could witness that they’d made them; she needed outside verificationBC-
she had no understanding of Stefan’s attachment to his people ... because humans were foodBC-
You didn’t actually kill his people; You just hurt them and ripped his ties from them so he’d think they diedBC-
wasn't recovering well from Marsilia's betrayalRM-05
Marsilia, the mistress of the local vampire seethe, was courting Stefan with as much delicacy as a Victorian gentleman courted his chosen ladyNB-
With you in the seethe, Marsilia will fight to protect Mercy because she is needed to keep you in line. You have been Marsilia’s Soldier for four centuries and more. Marsilia needs youNB-
Marsilia will give her word that she will not touch the bond you share with Mercy, won’t try to claim her for herself—no matter how useful a tame walker would beNB-
Stefan refused to rejoin the seethe; he would not take the chanceNB-
With Mercy bound to Stefan, Marsilia would not dare kill her because her actions hurt so many of those I protect—I would kill her, or she would be forced to kill meNB-

With the Wolves:
obvious that Samuel and Stefan were not going to be instant friends—and it wasn’t Stefan’s faultMC-
Warren and Ben went with him to hunt for LittletonBB-
after Stefan was tortured by the seethe Adam fed himBC-
Peter then Ben were willing to feed him nextBC-
he and Adam are more than casual acquaintances; the wolves feel they owe Stefan for him helping him when they were captured by the demonBC-
Adam stopped Stefan from making Mercy one of his sheep after he thought that Marsilia had killed all his menagerie; Adam made Mercy his mate and she became packBC-
Warren thinks he's cute when he's madBC-
Adam thinks that If you have to listen to a vampire, Stefan’s not the worst choiceBC-
fed from Warren during Bad Movie NightRM-
Adam talked to him and told him to replenish his menagerie; Ben watched his people and Warren would go with him to Portland to look for more peopleRM-
been seeing more of the vampire and less of my friend in him lately, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t like it enough that I seriously considered not contacting him for helpFB-

With Andre:
is angry with Andre for making Daniel who belonged to StefanBB-
Stefan’s friend and rivalBB-
Andre would have given Daniel back but he was waiting for Stefan to ask; dominance gameBB-
Stefan was convinced that Andre had done it on purposeBB-
when Andre thought he was dead both he and Marsilia wore white to honor himBB-
Stefan revoked Andre’s entry into his houseBB-
Anything that could take out Stefan could wipe the floor with old Andre out thereBB-
He was terribly jealous of Stefan because Marsilia favored him—and at the same time he loved Stefan like a brother. So when he was angry he attacked one of us instead. Vampires don’t usually care too much about the sheep in their menageries. I don’t think Andre realized just how angry Stefan would getBB-
Stefan had known there was a good chance he’d be freed: that’s why Stefan had worked so hard to get evidenceBB-

With the Vampires:
used the vampires super-insult towards Littleton; That’s what happens when you are newly made and abandonedBB-
was bespelled by Littleton who gave him false memories to make him think he was in bloodlustBB-
If they believed that Stefan had really lost control, the way he remembered doing, they would execute him; The vampires would not tolerate anyone who threatened the safety and secrecy of their seetheBB-
have never answered to your own maker, you believe a new-made vampire—excuse me—sorcerer was able to hold you in thrallBB-
Wulfe betrayed him to Marsilia about covering up Mercy killing AndreBC-
not impressed with BernardBC-
And Wulfe owes me in such a way that even if Marsilia has declared me enemy to the seethe, he could not turn down my requestBC-
both Estelle and Bernard tried to persuade Stefan to join them in overthrowing MarsiliaBC-
no longer part of the local seetheFB-62
Stefan liked Hao. I hadn’t known that there were any vampires left that Stefan likedFB-
acted as Master of Ceremonies for the Marsilia/Frost challengeFB-
Stefan cut off one of Wulfe's hands with his sword when he was going to use magic again MercyNB-

With His Menagerie:
doesn't kill those in his menagerieBB-
there are fourteen that live at his house; and maybe a dozen more who visit occasionallyBB-207
Daniel was one of Stefan’s when he was human. He was more fragile than he appeared and he died while he fed Andre; who turned him and made him hisBB-
Stefan was in the habit of talking with his peopleBB-
Stefan is seldom typical of anything;  the stereotype of a sheep is present here, but not all encompassingBB-
at least ten people besides Stefan living in the houseBB-
is Stefan doesn't come back they're all dead; Marsilia will farm them out or kill themBB-
Most of them aren’t as careful with their food as StefanBB-
He doesn’t kill those of us in his menagerie; When he gets us, we have to stay a couple of years, but after that we’re free to go; It takes that long for him to establish enough of a connection to make sure we won’t go telling anyone we meet about vampiresBB-
The longer they stay bound before they die, the better the chance they’ll rise again. Stefan is patient, his people almost always rise because he waits for years longer than most vampiresBB-
but most of them don’t have Stefan’s control. But we are Stefan’s. That means that their mind tricks won’t work as well on us—and those of us who are bound like Joey…When a bound one is made over by someone they’re not bound to, odd things happen. I’ve heard people say that’s why Stefan was never properly subservient to Marsilia, that he was bound by a different vampire. They won’t want to keep us around longBB-
There are fourteen of us who live here, and maybe a dozen more who visit occasionally. Stefan doesn’t usually kill his preyBB-
Stefan began to be concerned about the same things that caused the fae to reveal themselves. He told the seethe—and the ruling council of vampires—that they could no longer live as they were and expect to survive. He had already been maintaining a large menagerie because he didn’t kill his people—he has a reputation for being softheartedBB-
not many vampires can afford to support as many people as he isBB-
most vamps cannot control as many people as Stefan. There aren’t many vampires who can make their sheep love themBB-
somehow doubted that those people, mostly women, could live together devoted to one man without some sort of vampire mesmerism at workBC-
had been trying to prove that it was possible to live without killing but after the betrayal wasn't trying very hard anymoreRM-06
It was Stefan’s job to take care of his peopleRM-06
Stefan makes Ford stay insideRM-
Stefan wouldn't talk to any of his menagerie after Naomi diedRM-11
only had four left in his menagerie after Marsilia's betrayalRM-11
Poor Stefan had tried to curl up and die because Marsilia had sold him out—and he’d done his best to take the remnants of his menagerie with himRM-
a vampire’s menagerie is made up of victims,” Adam answered. “Most of them die very slowly. Stefan’s better than the average vampire, but they are still victimsRM-
Stefan was gentler on the people he fed from than other vampires I’d come into contact with. He found broken people or people who needed something from him so that the exchange—their blood and the course of their lives for whatever a vampire might provide them—was, if not even, a little more balancedNB-
Most members of a vampire’s menagerie died slowly, but Stefan’s people, mostly, thrived under his careNB-

With the Fae:
For an evil bloodsucker, he’s not a bad sort.” High praise from ZeeBC-
