Character Name

Richard Alaric Zeeman

Also Known As

Ulfric of the Thronnos Rokke Pack, Jean-Claude's animal to call and trimate

First Seen in

Circus of the Damned

Character Description

Well built, but not bulky. He is described as having solid brown eyes, the color of rich chocolate. His wavy brown hair is shoulder length and contains many highlights of gold, copper, honey and bronze. His skin has an allover permanent golden color. His has a strong face with high sculpted cheekbones and soft lips. Estimated to be around 6'1".

Character Casting Picture

Model Marcus Schenkenberg as Richard Zeeman. To see or make other suggestions, see the Casting area.

Character Occupation

Junior High Science Teacher at Seckman Junior High; Ulfric of the Thronnos Rokke Clan

Character Race

Lycanthrope (Werewolf), undisclosed, honey brown wolf with amber eyes

Character Status

Living, he is twenty-six in CotD(?)

Character Associations and Ties

• He is a junior high school science teacher.
• He is Ulfric (after The Killing Dance) of the Thronnos Rokke Clan. He was Geri to Marcus whom he challenged and killed in tKD.
• His family includes: Charlotte Zeeman (mother); Beverly (eldest and only sister--married with four children who are all boys and is expecting a fifth); Glenn (married but his wife doesn't get along with Charlotte); Aaron (widowed, wife didn't get along with Charlotte either); then the family follows with Richard and then Daniel as the youngest
• Other ties: Metaphysical tie to Anita Blake and Jean-Claude (one-third of the triumvirate)
• His best friend is Louis Fane, a wererat.
• He has a treaty with the King of the Wererats, Rafael.

Also seen in

He has been in all of the books AFTER Circus of the Damned (except for Micah and Obsidian Butterfly).

Character Factoids

• When he is first introduced, he is in bed, naked, at the Circus of the Damned (He is on loan to the Master of the City from Marcus and Raina--the Ulfric and Lupa of the Thronnos Rokke Pack at the time)
• He drinks tea:, he does not like coffee. (tKD)
• He did not tell Anita he was a lycanthrope until after the battle with Mr. Oliver in CotD.
• He was infected via a bad dose of anti-lycanthropy vaccine. (CotD, DM)
• Briefly engaged to Anita (proposed in tLuC -- ended after he found Anita had slept with Jean-Claude)
• Degree in Preternatural Biology. He is working on his Masters degree part-time. (BM)
• He is two years older than Anita. (BM?)
• Considers himself a beta male in tLuC, since he has not killed Marcus yet to assume the role of Ulfric
• He is Episcopalian. (CotD?)
• He is a powerful lycanthrope, he has to ability to change only certain parts of himself into wolf form without actually shifting the entire way, to call or hold back another's beast, and to share blood and energy with other pack members. (tKD)
• He can use his powers to 'call the beast out' of members of his pack. (NiC)
• His nickname from Raina was "Honey Wolf" since his fur is a ginger, almost honey-color, when he shifts. His wolf eyes are an amber color. (??)
• Raina was his first lover.They started dating when he was ninteen. (??)
• He gets the ardeur which makes Anita want him and only him (BN)
• He received a part of Anita's anger when their marks were married which is why he has trouble controlling his emotions durring the most recent books. During BN Anita takes most of her anger back into herself. (BN)

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