Adam Trueblood

**Lightwood Family**

* Alec Lightwood
* Isabella Lightwood
* Max Lightwood

**Adam Trueblood** was the former head of the Trueblood family, husband of Marisa Trueblood, and father of Max and Maryse Trueblood.

He and his wife were killed by Alystair Satanachia after they discovered the Khaos Brigade to infiltrate the Clave.

## Appearance

Adam was described as a stern-looking man with tanned skin, thinning black hair and cold dark-brown eyes. He had a large scar that ran from the left side of his face down to the middle of his torso.

## Personality

According to Max, Adam was a cold, stern, and authoritative man who always wanted the best for Idris and for the Clave and to advance his political career to become the new Consul. Maryse described him as a "politician with mind of steel and heart of stone".

Both of his children have little memories of him, much less any good one, as he was extremely harsh with an almost impossible expectation for the two of them. As a result, none of them truly cared much about him, even long after his death, with Max even said in a drunken fit that he "wished that old fuck [Adam] died much sooner".

After discovering the truth behind his death and his final sacrifice, his children's opinion toward him did become slightly better, but not by much as, quoted by Robert, "death doesn't mean atonement".

## History

Adam Trueblood in 19XX into the prestigious Trueblood Family, an old shadowhunter family in Idris who can trace their lineage back to many European noble houses. Due to an unnamed genetic disorder, he was less healthy than the rest of his peers, and when he first got his first mark at the age of 12, his body reacted negatively to it and he was admitted to hospital for nearly 3 years.

Sometimes in his mid-20s, he married Marisa and began his political career soon after, using both the backing of his and Minisa's family as leverage for his success. When he was in his late 30s, he had his son Max and, about a decade later, his daughter Maryse.

Due to his weak condition, he couldn't follow his dream of becoming an active shadowhunter and was forced to stay behind doing paperwork, which he admitted in his private journals to be something he detested and was ashamed about. As a result, he pushed his dreams onto his children, especially on Max who he saw as a younger and more fortunate version of him.

In 19XX, after an investigation led him to discover the Khaos Brigade's plans to infiltrate the Clave and use them to control the entire shadowhunter population, he and his wife were killed by Alystair Satanachia and their deaths were staged as a hunting accident to the public.

## Abilities

**Shadowhunter Physiology**: While he was inactive due to his failing health, Adam was still a shadowhunter and presumably possessed all the standard traits and abilities of a regular shadowhunter, such as an innate angelic power and an enhanced condition compared to mundane humans.

## Trivia

* He had pollen allergy and would have violent sneezing feats during spring.
* Although he was inactive, he was still affiliated to the New York Institute similar to his wife.
* He had a sweet tooth with a favorite for cakes. Therefore, his family would often have special cakes to celebrate whenever he achieved a victory in his political career.