Artemus Gordon Meriwether

Artemus Gordon Meriwether is the son of Howard and Anne Meriwether, and one of the principal Mortal characters in the Elf Academy series, beginning with Elf Academy, Part Deux. He is an "intelligence officer", formerly employed by the Agency to spy on the Elves and particularly Amroth.

Names
"Artemus Gordon" was the name of a character from a Western. Artemus' aliases include Alex Grant, Gary Martin, Mick Alford, and Alejandro "el Grande" Martinez. "Alex Grant" is the alias he chose for his mission in Wiseman, Alaska, and becomes his preferred name after his resignation from the Agency.

Friends/Allies
Artemus' friends and allies include the Wiseman Elves, particularly Amroth, who he knew as Ambrose Elwood - his mentor during their Agency days. He had a "friend" in the Agency called "Junior", who betrayed him during an incident in Spain. Another Agency friend is Edward Finlay, or simply "Finlay", and his wife Sakari.

Enemies
Artemus' chief enemy is Mark Farrell, who wants him eliminated regardless of who else gets in the way. Farrell is also gunning for Amroth.

The Enemy, whoever that might be at this time, also seems to take a special interest in Artemus, doubtless because of his direct descent from Beren and Luthien.