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| - | ====== Marrok ====== | + | ====== |
| - | =====A Brief History===== | + | [[Bran Cornick]] |
| - | [[Moon Called]] | + | =====A Brief History===== |
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
| * In the Middle Ages, after the Black Plague, the werewolf population was almost wiped out along with real wolves because some of the Alphas were indiscreet< | * In the Middle Ages, after the Black Plague, the werewolf population was almost wiped out along with real wolves because some of the Alphas were indiscreet< | ||
| * It was decided that there would be a leader over all the werewolves< | * It was decided that there would be a leader over all the werewolves< | ||
| * In the US, all the packs follow the Marrok, a title taken from the name of one of King Arthur' | * In the US, all the packs follow the Marrok, a title taken from the name of one of King Arthur' | ||
| - | there had been a European ruler equivalent to the Marrok at one timeHG-87 | ||
| - | the first Marrok had been created after the ravages of the Black PlagueHG-88 | ||
| - | he hadn't been called the Marrok, that was Bran's decision in the New World--but that's what he had beenHG-88 | ||
| - | made Alpha of all the Alphas and by the power of that, able to take on any other. Or he should have beenHG-88 | ||
| - | kills any werewolves who allow the wolf to lead and the man to follow; preventing-mass-slaughter sorts of reasonsSB-54 | ||
| =====Hierarchy of the Marrok===== | =====Hierarchy of the Marrok===== | ||
| - [[Bran Cornick]] | - [[Bran Cornick]] | ||
| - [[Charles Cornick]] | - [[Charles Cornick]] | ||
| + | - [[Samuel Cornick]] | ||
| - [[Adam Hauptman]] | - [[Adam Hauptman]] | ||
| - [[Everett]] | - [[Everett]] | ||
| - | =====European Marrok===== | + | =====European Marrok |
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
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| + | Master of the Isles< | ||
| + | * [[Arthur Madden]] | ||
| + | * British equivalent of the Marrok | ||
| + | * began taking over all the packs in Great Britain | ||
| + | * he killed all the Alphas—but combining packs creates its own set of problems; he modeled his rule after the Marrok' | ||
| + | * Bran was convinced he called himself //the// Arthur because of Bran's decision to go by the Marrok; after all, Sir Marrok was only a knight of King Arthur' | ||
| + | * the closest equivalent to the Marrok that Chastel had allowed in Europe—mostly because Chastel didn't consider the British Isles to be a threat to him | ||
| + | * Arthur had started out kill the Alphas in Great Britian, then stopped; or found a better way to dispose of the wolves who would challenge him< | ||
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| + | The Beast of Gévudan\\ | ||
| + | * [[Jean Chastel]] | ||
| + | * ruled the European continent when he chose; he'd marked it as his territory to keep the Marrok from helping the European wolves cope with bringing the wolves out into the open | ||
| + | * there had been a European ruler equivalent to the Marrok at one time< | ||
| + | * the first Marrok had been created after the ravages of the Black Plague< | ||
| + | * the Black Plague had been horrible, dehumanizing; | ||
| + | * they knew that humanity would recover and come looking for the monsters who had fed upon the dying< | ||
| + | * he hadn't been called the Marrok, that was Bran's decision in the New World--but that's what he had been< | ||
| + | * made Alpha of all the Alphas and by the power of that, able to take on any other. Or he should have been< | ||
| + | * [[Jean Chastel]] killed him—and anyone else who tried to reestablish rulership; Chastel could have taken it for himself, but he didn't want it; didn't want the responsibility; | ||
| + | * Chastel ruled by killing all who challenged his place—and by terrifying the rest< | ||
| =====Mercy Thompson Series===== | =====Mercy Thompson Series===== | ||
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| * his pack is in for an exciting time< | * his pack is in for an exciting time< | ||
| * he seldom did things without reason< | * he seldom did things without reason< | ||
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| =====Alpha & Omega Series===== | =====Alpha & Omega Series===== | ||
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| * Alphas are supposed to keep the Marrok informed when people die, or when new wolves are Changed< | * Alphas are supposed to keep the Marrok informed when people die, or when new wolves are Changed< | ||
| * if there are many of a pack gone the Marrok will investigate< | * if there are many of a pack gone the Marrok will investigate< | ||
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| ====Cry Wolf==== | ====Cry Wolf==== | ||
| [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
| * the one all the Alphas answered to—and no one dominated an Alpha werewolf by being sensitive and gentle< | * the one all the Alphas answered to—and no one dominated an Alpha werewolf by being sensitive and gentle< | ||
| - | * the überkind | + | * the überking |
| + | * most rogue wolves were smart enough to stay away from the Marrok' | ||
| + | * the Marrok was possessive and territorial—it wasn't like him to allow someone who belonged to him to wander off< | ||
| * he keeps track of werewolfkind as closely as any dragon kept watch on its treasure< | * he keeps track of werewolfkind as closely as any dragon kept watch on its treasure< | ||
| * has fought for centuries for the wolves< | * has fought for centuries for the wolves< | ||
| + | * he protects his own and has a much confidence in his reputation of invulnerability as everyone else does< | ||
| * the Marrok controls all of the werewolves in North America< | * the Marrok controls all of the werewolves in North America< | ||
| ====Hunting Ground==== | ====Hunting Ground==== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
| + | * he could fade into the shadows as if he were just another man and not the Marrok< | ||
| + | * the Marrok could speak to any of his wolves mind to mind, though he couldn' | ||
| + | * [[Charles Cornick]] is the Marrok' | ||
| + | * while the Alpha can pull strength, even magic, from all the pack, the Marrok—and this is only the smallest part of what makes him scary—can pull from all of his Alphas< | ||
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| ====Fair Game==== | ====Fair Game==== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
| + | * mild-mannered facade; monster behind the nice-guy mask< | ||
| + | * the Marrok who ruled all the werewolf packs in his part of the world by the sheer force of his will< | ||
| + | * he liked to say: just because you could heal fast didn't mean you could heal fast enough< | ||
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| ====Dead Heat==== | ====Dead Heat==== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * the Marrok who ruled the werewolves in North America and also, the rest of the world; defacto if not officially< | ||
| + | * if he gave an order to any wolf in the world, Alpha or not, there was no a werewolf who wouldn' | ||
| + | * not blind to his faults; he was focused on the werewolves to the exclusion of anything else< | ||
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| ====Burn Bright==== | ====Burn Bright==== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * has a group of wolves who live in [[Aspen Creek, Montana] not part of the Marrok' | ||
| + | * not a separate pack but bound to the Marrok' | ||
| + | * you didn't get a permanent spot in the Marrok' | ||
| + | * [[Charles Cornick]] does a sweep a couple of times a week for electronic spyware at the Marrok' | ||
| + | * the Marrok kept his wildlings secret from everyone except for his mate and his two sons; and Asil when he joined the pack< | ||
| + | * guardian of the wildlings< | ||
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| ====Wild Sign==== | ====Wild Sign==== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] | ||
| + | * the Marrok' | ||
| + | * most of the Marrok' | ||
| + | * there are hundreds of female werewolves out there—and the Marrok only brings in one or two women a year who need assistance< | ||
| + | * the title " | ||
| + | * the Wolf Who Rules< | ||
| + | * he can convince the FBI that he's the Marrok whenever he wants to< | ||
| + | * even a torturer would not get the Marrok to admit he believed mundane humans should be protected< | ||
| + | * couldn' | ||
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| =====Mercyverse Short Fiction===== | =====Mercyverse Short Fiction===== | ||
| ====Seeing Eye==== | ====Seeing Eye==== | ||
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| * no one knocked at the Marrok' | * no one knocked at the Marrok' | ||
| * the other wolves thought of the Marrok as some magical wolf far removed from them—because it wasn't in a werewolf' | * the other wolves thought of the Marrok as some magical wolf far removed from them—because it wasn't in a werewolf' | ||
| + | * sometimes the Marrok' | ||
| * every few years, when the idiots had forgotten too much, or new idiots were born—the Marrok had to remind them why they obeyed him and not the other way around< | * every few years, when the idiots had forgotten too much, or new idiots were born—the Marrok had to remind them why they obeyed him and not the other way around< | ||
| * sheer enormity of his power< | * sheer enormity of his power< | ||
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| + | ====In Red, with Pearls==== | ||
| + | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]] | ||
| + | * the Marrok who ruled the wolves in this part of the world—the man who made being a werewolf less of a nightmare than it might have been< | ||
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