Caroline Evelyn Merit

Caroline Evelyn Merit is the protagonist of the series, usually referred to only by her last name. She has brown hair, blue eyes and is about 5"8' tall.

Merit was made a vampire when she was 27 years old by Ethan Sullivan, the master of Cadogan House, after she had been attacked by another vampire.

Childhood
Her relationship with her parents is stressed. Even though her family was never truly religious, Merit developed a sense of spirituality which includes a belief in some form of a god.

Life
Merit was a graduate student at the University of Chicago, where her dad asked Ethan to make her a vampire for Cadogan House. Ethan declined and when Celina heard this she felt insulted so she had a rogue kill Merit at the campus. Ethan saved her by making her a vampire, Merit hated being a vampire at first. Merit had to leave school because the university did not admit vampires.

Stats
Merit is strong in the three areas of stats, which are physical -speed and strength, mental - how well you can resist glamour, and connections (i.e. people you know) as Merit's family are rich in money and real estate, and her granddad is the ombudsman.

Love Life
Prior to being turned a vampire she did not have a date for 14 months.

Merit goes on a couple of dates with Morgan Greer but nothing becomes of it.

Merit and Ethan have an on again off again romance.

Trivia

 * Merit drives an old orange Volvo.
 * Merit took ballet lessons for ten years.
 * Merit goes jogging.