Isaac Sorenson

**Isaac Sorenson** is a Merlin and the Kingsmage of Lord Martin Davis.

## Biography

### Early History

After Martin Davis claimed that his Kingsmage Natasia Kane opened the Gates in 1995. Isaac Sorenson agreed to be Davis' new Kingmage. Isaac trained Sel at the Merlin academy and drove him to the Davis' house to be pledged to Nick.

### Legendborn

Isaac is at the Selection Gala, where he meets Bree for the first time. While Nick is dancing with her, Isaac interrupts to tell him that his dad would like him to join him in the antechamber. Isaac remains after Nick leaves, staring at Bree in a creepy and dangerous manner. Sel appears and asks to dance with Bree, forcing Isaac to leave. Sel brings Nick and Bree to a private room to escape the angry mob that forms when Nick asks Bree to be his Squire. An attendant interrupts them to bring Nick to Martin, claiming he needs Nick immediately. With Bree left alone, Isaac arrives and mesmers Bree into unconsciousness then brings her to Lord Davis' house.

While Martin is telling Bree his plans, Isaac arrives in Lord Davis' study at his house with Alice Chen, who he has also kidnapped. He has mesmered Alice into a daze. As Martin threatens Bree if she refuses to leave the Order, Isaac begins erasing Alice's memories, taking whole days at a time. When Bree gives in to Martin, Isaac stops and the two girls flee back to their dorm.

After Lord Davis' plan fails, Isaac mesmered Sel, and then successfully kidnapped Nick.

### Bloodmarked

Issac, Martin, and Nick continue to move around the country to stay in hiding from the Order. They eventually discover why Bree is the Scion of Arthur. They begin trying to find the next heir. When two Mageguards discover them Issac kills them.

Later, when Erebus arrives at the cabin they are staying in, Isaac fights off the Mageguard. Erebus orders Guard Zhao to kill Nick, but Martin save his son when a construct spear goes through him. Nick and Isaac are both frozen in shock. Zhao tries to kill Nick once again, but Nick cuts off his head. Isaac fights Erebus, with Erebus appearing to win (it is unknown if Isaac is still alive.

## Physical Description

Isaac has a severe and undeniable beauty, but it's been channeled into unsettling qualities. He's all arches and sharp, aggressive features. Bree describes him as a "silent ghoul." He has yellow-red eyes set deep in a pale face under hawkish black brows. There is power and a fierce intelligence in his eyes. There are slight points at the top of his ears and he has long fingers. Unlike other Merlins, Isaac has incredibly long canines, they are fully fangs. There are fine lines around his eyes. Bree describes his gaze as feeling like “a sweltering late July heat.” He speaks in a deep baritone.

## Personality

Isaac is dangerous. He treats Nick with a mocking kind of respect. He appears to enjoy hurting others.

## Powers and Abilities

As Isaac was selected to be Martin's Kingsmage, he must have been the second most powerful Merlin of his generation, after Natasia. At his age, and with his power, Isaac's mesmer is far more powerful than even Sel's, and works much faster. His mesmerwork lacks precision. Bree describes is mesmer as "tearing through Alice's mind without care, wiping away whole days like a tornado, leaving nothing behind." His mesmer is quite draining. When he uses it on Bree, it takes her some time to recover her access to her powers. Isaac's mage flame is silver-gray. Isaac's aether signature smells acrid and cloying, like bile.

* **Aether Affinity:** The ability to control and use aether.
* **Mesmerwork:** The ability to erase, manipulate, and replace someone's memories and to cast illusions.
* **Ward Casting:** The ability to create magical barriers used for protection.
* **Constructs:** The ability to create physical manifestations of aether that take the form of objects or animals.
* **Sight:** The ability to see magic and Shadowborn.
* **Enhanced abilities:** Super strength, super speed, enhanced endurance, self-healing abilities, and super senses.
* **Attraction:** The ability to make others feel attracted to them.

## Appearances

* *Legendborn*
* *Bloodmarked*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Legendborn*: pg. 407
2. ↑ *Bloodmarked*: pg. 163