gabrielle levion
WHO IS ARTEMIS FOWL?
A genius.
A criminal mastermind.
A millionaire.
And he is only twelve years old.
Yet as crafty as he is, Artemis may have met his match in Captain Holly Short, an elf from the LEPrecon Special Forces, when he plots to steal the richest treasure the world has ever known - the timeless treasure of the fairies!
The Fairy Race
“A lot of the magic attributed to the People is just superstition. But they do have certain powers. Healing, the mesmer, and shielding being among them. Shielding is really a misnomer. What fairies actually do is to vibrate at such a high frequency that they are never in one place long enough to be seen. Humans may notice a slight shimmer in the air if they are paying close attention - which they rarely are. And even then the shimmer is generally attributed to evaporation. Typical of Mud People to invent a complicated explanation for a simple phenomenon. ” (52-53) “Fairies had not operated in natural light for centuries. Even when hey had lived above ground, they were essentially night creatures. The sun diluted their magic like bleaching a photograph.” (124)
Designs based on insects and ground dwelling life, particularly: Dragonflie, Damselflie, Owl Moth (Borneo), Metalmark Butterfly (Caria Mantinea), Butterflies, Frog-Leg Bettles (Peninsular Malaysia), Flower Scarab (Madagascar), Jewel Beetle (Japan, Irian Jaya, Australia, Philippines, South Africa), Rainbow Stag Beetle (Australia), Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Peru), Longhorn Beetles (Thailand), UFO Beetle (Peru), Metallic Longhorn Beetle (Ecuador), Dimpled Longhorn Beetle (Chile), Blistered Ground Beetles (China)
Holly Short
First and only female Recon officer assigned to the LEPreconacence of the Lower Elements Police
At least 80 years old
Abode:
Haven City - ‘Holly Short was a city elf born and bred. Since the humans had begun experimenting with mineral drilling, more and more fairies had been driven out of the shallow forts and into the depth and security of Haven City. The metropolis was overcrowded and under serviced. “ (36) Family:
Cupid her great-grandfather Coral Short her mother - died after humans dumped radioactive waste on a LEPmarine submarine. Her mother’s last parting words to her daughter “Holly, I spent my life saving creatures. Do not undo my work. Save them as well.” This was in reference to Holly’s vow to destroy all humans.
Physical Attributes:
“Holly Short had nut-brown skin, cropped auburn hair, and hazel eyes. Her nose had a hook, and her mouth was plump and cherubic, which was appropriate considering Cupid was her great-grandfather. Her mother was a European elf with a fiery temper and willowy figure. Holly, too, had a slim frame with long tapered fingers, perfect for wrapping around a buzz baton. Her ears, of course, were pointed. At exactly three feet in eight, Holly was only a centimetre below the fairy average, but even one centimetre can make an awful lot of difference when you don’t have many to spare.” (31-32)
Specialized Skills:
First in the academy for Flying the Hot Shots (flares from the earths core to the surface of earth).
Personality:
Chatty, sarcastic, rash, smart, and heroic. Values life above all else.
Visual Character:
LEPrecon Field Uniform
“The fairy suited up, zipping the dull-green jumpsuit up to her chin and strapping on her helmet. LEPrecon uniforms were stylish these days. Not like that top-o’-the-morning costume the force had to wear back in the old days. Buckled shoes and knickerbockers! Honestly!” (32-33) The LEPrecon track suspected faires before LEPretrieval arrives to take them away. They will intervene if a call for help is interpreted as an invitation into a human dwelling.
Rank
Three Acorns = Captain
LEP Insignia The Red Fairy Ring of Mushrooms attached to the breast plate of each officer
Suit
Made of toughened material, the LEPrecon suit is designed for stealth. The camouflage pattern is designed from an Owl Moth and Metalmark (Caria Mantinea), one of the Eastern species with a wingspan of up to 6.3 inches. Its large spots are used to frighten predators. The Metalmark feeds on salts from damp ground and is almost entirely restricted to the tropics Green stands for the LEPrecon
Magnetized Material
The arms, crotch, and boot tongues are made of magnetized fish net material. All weapons, locators, and gloves are also magnetized and attached to the designated areas. The boot size is adjustable along the fishnet area. Wing Motors attach to a slightly tougher and stiffer magnetized material for comfort.
Gloves Tough material that attaches to the magnetic fishnet. Fitted with an armoured top layer. Gloves material is made of a slightly bumpy texture for grip.
Name Tag
Name written in Gnommish
Collar
A stand up collar to fit the LEP standard helmet.
Commander Julius Root
“Root’s face was purple with rage. This was more or less his general state of existence, a fact that had earned him the nickname ”Beetroot.” There was an office pool running on how long he had before his heart exploded. The smart money was on half a century, at the outside.” (35) Commonly known as Beetroot for his frequented purple facial complexion when his fearsome temper kicks in. Commander of the LEPrecon Most successful field operative in recon history giving him immense experience
Abode:
Haven City - ‘Since the humans had begun experimenting with mineral drilling, more and more fairies had been driven out of the shallow forts and into the depth and security of Haven City. The metropolis was overcrowded and under serviced. “ (36)
Family:
Brother Turnball Root
Physical Attributes:
Angry face with a purple hue
Broad chested elf with gray, buzzcut hair
Always smoking fungus cigars
Specialized Skills:
Skilled in strategy and marksmanship.
Favourite weapon his Tri-Barreled water -cooled, Blaster (”the most powerful production handgun under the world”).
Personality:
Willing to get his hands dirty.
Thinks outside of the box.
Has absolute trust in his officers, but is often annoyed by many military personnel (especially Foaly).
Little sense of humour (hasn’t laughed out loud in 200 years)
Likes “particularly noxious fungus cigars” (78)
Has a bit of a tummy
Lower Elements Police, the LEP
Lower Elements Police
Commonly known as the LEP, are the fairy law enforcers and army. LEP Headquarters is located in Police Plaza, Haven, Underground. Their technical genius is Foaly, the centaur. In the past they wore, “buckled shoes and knickerbockers! Honestly. No wonder leprechauns were such ridiculous figures in human folklore. Still, probably better that way. If the Mud People knew that the word ‘leprechaun’ actually originated from LEPrecon, an elite branch of the Lower Elements Police, they‘d probably take steps to stamp them out. Better to stay inconspicuous and let the humans have their stereotypes.” (33)
The LEP ransom fund has been adapted by humans as a large sack of gold carried by leprechauns at the base of a rainbow.
LEPrecon Field Uniform
“The fairy suited up, zipping the dull-green jumpsuit up to her chin and strapping on her helmet. LEPrecon uniforms were stylish these days. Not like that top-o’-the-morning costume the force had to wear back in the old days. Buckled shoes and knickerbockers! Honestly!” (32-33)
The LEPrecon track suspected faires before LEPretrieval arrives to take them away. They will intervene if a call for help is interpreted as an invitation into a human dwelling.
Suit
Made of toughened material, the LEPrecon suit is designed for stealth.
The camouflage pattern is designed from an Owl Moth and Metalmark (Caria Mantinea), one of the Eastern species with a wingspan of up to 6.3 inches. Its large spots are used to frighten predators. The Metalmark feeds on salts from damp ground and is almost entirely restricted to the tropics
Green stands for the LEPrecon
Magnetized Material
The arms, crotch, and boot tongues are made of magnetized fish net material. All weapons, locators, and gloves are also magnetized and attached to the designated areas. The boot size is adjustable along the fishnet area. Wing Motors attach to a slightly tougher and stiffer magnetized material for comfort.
Gloves
Tough material that attaches to the magnetic fishnet. Fitted with an armoured top layer. Gloves material is made of a slightly bumpy texture for grip.
Name Tag
Name written in Gnommish
Collar
A stand up collar to fit the LEP standard helmet.
Artemis Fowl II
How does one describe Artemis Fowl?
Highly intelligent, child prodigy.
12 years old
Vampiric smile
Head of a disintegrating criminal empire
Family motto: Aurum potestas est (Gold is Power)
Abode:
Fowl Manor
200 acre estate on the outskirts of Dublin. Late medieval/early modern
Built by Lord Hugh Fowl 15th century
Affluent Lifestyle
Lives with only the company of his Mother Angeline Fowl, Butler, & Juliet
Family:
Irish ancestors with an elaborate history in crime.
Extremely wealthy
Mother [Angeline Fowl]
Father [Artemis Fowl I] - head of a criminal empire from Dublin to Tokyo. Aspired to establish himself as a legitimate businessman
Loyal manservant and bodyguard Butler
Physical Attributes:
“Sun did not suit Artemis. He did not look well in it. Long hours indoors in front of a computer screen had bleached the glow from his skin. He was white as a vampire and almost as testy in the light of day.” (3)
Abnormally pale
Vampiric smile
Very slender
Not physically fit
Raven hair
Blue eyes
Personality:
Cold, ruthless, and almost psychopathic nature.
Controlled, cruel, and manipulative
“ . . . the gracious host, albeit a sinister, evil, intelligent, and determined one.” (152)
Believes himself to be superior but eventually regards others with true affection, trust, and respect - evolves a moral compass “Something was troubling Artemis. It was plain in the web of premature lines that spread from the corners of his deep blue eyes.” 71)
Still holds a childlike belief in fairies
Originally a villain, eventually an ally of the fairy civilization.
Visual Character:
An eccentric wealthy criminal master mind who likes to wear more traditional designer clothing, tailored to fit. His lack of human contact renders his clothes a bit eccentric. He knows the physiological effects that clothing can have, so he has tailored some of his pieces to appear more intimidating [the peaked, slightly wider shoulders and the use of dark colours]. As head of the house hold, however, he mostly imitates his father, simply because he misses him and honours his role in the family. He wears his father’s Fowl insignia ring on is right hand.
“He still retained a childlike belief in magic, tempered by an adult determination to exploit it”(19) Artemis sometimes appears to be more childlike, as if an adult’s clothes were made for children. This shows he is vulnerable and still very young.
Because family is important to him, Artemis likes to wear his family’s Irish tartan. Its origins believed to come from the oldest Irish tartan, Ulster. Artemis himself has tweaked the tartan to make it appear more modern and more to his taste.
Fowl Tartan
Artemis’ cashmere Fowl tartan V-neck sweater, white dress shirt, and Fowl tartan tie. Shown without suit jacket or jacket. He also wears designer sunglasses to protect him from the fairy mesmer.
Jacket
Artemis wears a deep blue wool cashmere designer jacket. The shoulders are tailored to peak, and are slightly wider than his own shoulder width.
He wears a pair of charcoal gray wool suit trousers, a cashmere Fowl tartan V-neck sweater, a white dress shirt, and a Fowl tartan tie. Detailed with silver buttons and his father’s cuff links.
Suit
“Artemis put on his best sinister face. Evil, he told himself, evil but highly intelligent. And determined, don’t forget determined.” 152) Wears a custom wool cashmere charcoal gray suit. The jacket’s shoulders are tailored to peak, and are slightly wider than his own shoulder width. Artemis wears a cashmere Fowl tartan V-neck sweater, a white dress shirt, and a Fowl tartan tie. Detailed with silver buttons and his father’s cuff links.
Stakeout
Outfit worn when kidnapping Holly Short. He wears his Driza-Bone jacket fitted with a hood. Scottish sailor Emilius Le Roy discovered that torn ship sails could be recycled and made into waterproof coats by painting oil on them. This is highly effect for sailors against unrelenting seas, hence an excellent choice for a hunter stalking prey. His trousers are of similar waterproof material, except custom printed with Fowl tartan. He wears a pair of black designer hiking boots made more for comfort than for practicality. He has on night vision goggles for protection from the fairy mesmer.
Stakeout without Driza-Bone
He wears a charcoal gray turtle neck, that gives him the appearance of a stylish young child.
Domovoi Butler
Artemis Fowl II’s bodyguard
The 3rd deadliest man in the world - behind one of his relatives and a martial arts master who spends his days on a tropical island beating up palm trees.
First human in history to survive and defeat a troll
Abode:
Fowl Manor
200 acre estate on the outskirts of Dublin. Late medieval/early modern
Built by Lord Hugh Fowl 15th century
Eccentric Lifestyle:
Lives with only the company of his sister [Juliet Butler], his charge [Artemis Fowl II], and Mrs. Fowl.
Family:
Ancestry of a long line of the Butlers, who have served ‘the Fowls for centuries‘. ‘The first record of this unusual arrangement was when Virgil Butler had been contracted as servant, bodyguard, and cook to Lord Hugo de Fole for one of the first great Norman crusades.’ (15)
The surname Butler originated in the 12th century by Theobald le Botiller FitzWalter, Lord of Preston. Lord FitzWalter accompanied King John to Ireland to help secure Norman areas.
Sister Juliet Butler, Uncle Major Butler [Artemis Fowl I bodyguard]
Physical Attributes:
Massive Eurasian man
Deep blue almost black eyes
Mammoth hands
Specialized Skills:
SAS-level marksmanship, material arts including Cos Ta’pa, emergency medication, information technology, and Cordon Bleu cooking. Fluent in several languages. Spent several years working freelance including for the British and French secret service.
Personality:
‘Man of honour’ (244)
Extraordinarily Loyal , except when it comes to the protection of his baby sister, Juliet
Has a strong moral compass that is dampened by his professional duty as a bodyguard, loyalty and trust in Artemis Fowl II
Butler Tartan
Suit
Wears expensive deep navy cashmere wool suits, tailored to his size and to hold all his weapons and gadgetry. His suits are often made of more woolly/rougher material because of the weather in Ireland. Likes to wear a tweed cap and scarf instead of a tie. His wool scarf is made of the Butler tartan. Owns a Rolex watch. Owns a pair of leather gloves for professional purposes. Wears combat boots and long socks in case he needs to use his expertise in material arts. He carries his customary pimped Sig Sauer.
Stakeout
Outfit worn when stalking or hunting a creature, in this case the fairy, Holly Short. He wears his field Driza-Bone jacket with a peaked hood and Driza-Bone quilted vest - a brand born out of necessity. Scottish sailor Emilius Le Roy discovered that torn ship sails could be recycled and made into waterproof coats by painting oil on them. This is highly effect for sailors against unrelenting seas, hence an excellent choice for a hunter stalking pray in stormy conditions. It is lined with the Butler tartan and custom printed with a personal favourite tartan. His trousers are of similar waterproof material. He wears Farmington Steel Toe Pull-on Boots, which are perfect for being ‘forced to make three trips to the jeep in order to hump he equipment across a stile, a bog, and two fields.’ (71) He wears his night vision goggles for protection against the fairy mesmer and to see in the dark. He carries his Ivory Hunter’s Rifle. “This was no ordinary dart rifle. It had been specially tooled for a Kenyan ivory hunter, and had the range and rapid fire capacity of a Kalashnikov. Butler had picked it up for a song from a government official after the ivory poacher’s execution” (73)
Butler wears his customary tweed cap, scarf, Rolex watch, and leather gloves.
Troll Suit of Armour
“The human, Butler, was strapping on a medieval suit of armour. Incredible as it seemed, he apparently intended going toe-to-toe with the troll.” (235) Having been cured by Holly Short’s magic, Butler straps on a medieval suit of armour to successfully defeat a troll. The suit of armour is an old piece that comes from the days of the Norman crusades. Worn once by a Fowl family member or worn by an enemy of the family . It is plated with silver. In theory it should be quite simple and easy to strap on - especially seeing Butler must attack the troll before it eats his baby sister. Therefore he only puts the easier parts of the armour on leaving bottom legs free of armour. He carries a nasty jagged mace, and his customary pimped Sig Sauer.
“’Let me fill you in on the weapons status,” continued Artemis. ‘I am unarmed. But Butler here, my . . . ah . . . butler, has a Sig Sauer in his shoulder holster, two shrike throwing knives in his boots, a derringer two-shot up his sleeve, garrotte wire in his watch, and three stun grenades concealed in various pockets. Anything else, Butler?’
‘The cosh, sir.’
‘Oh, yes. A good old ball bearing cosh stuffed down his shirt.’
Nguyen brought the cup trembling to his lips.” (5)
Juliet Butler
The younger sister of Domovoi Butler
At the age of sixteen she is extremely skilled in wrestling.
Abode:
Fowl Manor
200 acre estate on the outskirts of Dublin. Late medieval/early modern
Built by Lord Hugh Fowl 15th century
Eccentric Lifestyle
Lives with only the company of her brother [Domovoi Butler], Artemis Fowl II, and her charge [Angeline Fowl]
Family:
Ancestry of a long line of the Butlers, who have served ‘the Fowls for centuries‘. ‘The first record of this unusual arrangement was when Virgil Butler had been contracted as servant, bodyguard, and cook to Lord Hugo de Fole for one of the first great Norman crusades.’ (15)
The surname Butler originated in the 12th century by Theobald le Botiller FitzWalter, Lord of Preston. Lord FitzWalter accompanied King John to Ireland to help secure Norman areas.
Brother, Domovoi Butler
Physical Attributes:
Very attractive “Miss Sugar Beat Fair 1999”
Enormous blue eyes
Glitter mascara, with lashes like clock springs
Long and painted spangled nails
Blonde hair
Personality:
Charming, clueless girl
Loves and looks up to her big brother Domovoi Butler
Visual Character:
In an attempt to look professional Juliet wears a white button down button down shirt. She has covered it however with her own personality: tartan skorts, pink midriff wrestling top, and colourful knee high socks.
Her midriff top reads in rhinestone “I Wrestle, What’s Your Super Power.”
Her skorts are made of one of the original Butler tartans.
She stole her large cable knit sweater from her massive older brother.
She wears boots in case of an emergency wrestling move is required.
Angeline Fowl
Artemis Fowl’s mother.
Schizophrenic and hallucinatory - bed ridden
Pretty
Aversion to Juliet Butler, the name ‘Mother’, and light
Abode:
Fowl Manor
200 acre estate on the outskirts of Dublin. Late medieval/early modern
Built by Lord Hugh Fowl 15th century
Affluent Lifestyle:
Lives with only the company of her son Artemis, Butler, & Juliet
Family:
Irish ancestors with an elaborate history in crime.
Extremely wealthy , husband [Artemis Fowl I], son [Artemis Fowl], help Juliet Fowl
Physical Attributes:
“Angeline Fowl sat hunched on the bed, her pale limbs glowing white in the gloom.”(21) “Artemis stepped into the shadowy folds of his mother’s robe. She smelled perfumed, like petals in water. But her arms were cold and weak.”
“’Send her with cucumber slices and water.” (22)
‘Wraithlike’, white, and smells of money
Personality:
Suffers from schizophrenia, apparent bipolar disorder, symptoms similar to those of narcotics withdrawal, hallucinations and delusions.
“’I hear things. At night. They crawl along the pillows and into my ears.’” (22) Apparently caused by the disappearance of her husband Artemis Fowl I.
Visual Character:
Night Gown
Angeline’s hallucinations and delusions have caused her to relive her and her husband, Artemis Fowl I’s, wedding. She remains in her dated nightgown she worn on her wedding night or during her honeymoon. The gown is now almost two sizes to big for her, due to her illness. She is however, still able to look extremely graceful. She likes to wear the jewellery she wore on her wedding day.
Wedding Dress
“His mother was seated on the chaise longue, resplendent in her own wedding dress, face clumsily coated with makeup. But that wasn’t the worst of it.”(116)
Her wedding dress is dated but very elegant and beautiful. It is covered in original vintage Irish lace. The lace is embroidered with fairies. Her ‘clumsy makeup’ shows the signs of her madness.