Character Name

Louis Fane

Also Known As

Louie, Professor.

First Seen in

Guilty Pleasures

Character Description

In GP we see Louis first in the restaurant where Anita has come to meet with Rafael. He has brown eyes, so dark they were almost black. His face is square; he has a small build and a slender body. The muscles in his forearms are very pronounced. His hair is dark, and he usually keeps it short. In LuC, we learn that he is five foot six, with black eyes, and his hair is straight and fine.

Character Casting Picture

Actor Goran Visnjic has been chosen to portray Professor Louis Fane.

Character Occupation

Louis is a professor of biology at Washington University, where he studies bats. He has an extensive knowledge of caves and enjoys teaching.

Character Race

lycanthrope - wererat, smaller than others when shifted. (GP) He is NOT a known lycanthrope, though in tKD he agrees to talk to a journalist. He keeps his status quiet to maintain his job.

Character Status

living

Character Associations and Ties

Richard's best friend
Dating Ronnie Sims
One of Rafael's lieutenants
A member of the educational community

Also seen in

The Lunatic Cafe, The Killing Dance, Incubus Dreams

Character Factoids

• He loves Richard like a brother, and for a time he thinks Richard should sever all ties with Anita to get over her.
• He came to Anita's aid when she was attacked by Gretchen on the university grounds, risking being exposed as a lycanthrope. (tKD)
• He was taken by witches, after agreeing to be interviewed by witch Elvira Drew for a fake book, and would have been skinned and killed to provide a shapeshifting amulet. He was rescued by Anita. (LuC)
• He wants to marry Ronnie, but she is ambivalent about marriage and monogamy, and hasn't yet agreed.(ID)
• He likes Stephen and admires his loyalty and tenacity.
• His mother was from Ecuador.(TH)
• Louis' doctoral thesis was on 'The adaptation of the Little Brown Bat' to human habitation'.

Character Quotes

Popular sayings, quotes and quips attributed to this character:

• book, pg, set-up, quote

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