Richard DiMercurio

Richard DiMercurio is the father of Erika DiMercurio and uncle of Luke Barringer. He is a high-ranking official for the United States government. It is through him that Erika inherited her Valkyrie Gene and her royal ties. He is a minor character in Threads of Fate and an antagonist in Threads of Fate: Destiny.

Personality
Richard is a cold and serious man who takes his job of protecting his country very seriously. When he was younger he was apparently quite charming, but years of professional pressure and paranoia cultivated by the nature of his position wore away at his personality. He is seemingly apathetic towards many things, including the well-being of his own daughter. Richard is a firm believer in altruism, and puts the security of the United States above all else in his life.

Appearance
Richard has straight black hair with a side-part. His eyes are an icy blue/grey. He is almost always seen in formal attire, particularly three-piece suits. Richard is actually fairly short and is shorter than most of the other male characters with the exception of his grandson. He constantly has a cigarette in his hand.

History
Richard was raised alongside his younger sister by their parents in Texas as a young boy. Because his father was in the Navy, the family moved frequently and his childhood was a turbulent one. The family had been on the North American continent for over 500 years by the time he was born, and thus had no inkling of their royal roots.

After college, Richard was hired by the CIA with a little help from his father's connections. He proved himself a hard worker and quickly rose through the ranks. Some time after he had become a somewhat powerful figure within the agency, he met Viola and eventually married her. In 1989 Erika was born.