Meredith NicEssus is a faerie princess turned private investigator (pseudonym Merry Gentry), as she hides from her homicidal family. During the series, Meredith returns to the Unseelie court of the Sidhe and is named as a potential heir to Queen Andais. She gains some terrifying powers: the Hand of Flesh and the Hand of Blood. She is also able to bring others to their full power through fertility rites.