Alexandra Mercer

[Alexandra Mercer]

NICKNAME • Alex or Lex but mostly goes by Alex
AGE/BIRTHDAY • 37 - 13th November 1975
ZODIAC • Scorpio
PLACE OF BIRTH • Lazarus.
ETHNICITY/NATIONALITY • English/Scottish with a dash of Russian and Irish thrown into the mix.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT • 5ft11in/64.2kg
SEXUALITY • Bi-Sexual
FAMILY •
Father: Daniel Mercer
Mother: Wendy Mercer nee Matthews (Deceased)
Brother: Adrian Mercer - Younger Twin (Deceased)
RELATIONSHIPS • Not currently in one but she and Josh are flirting.
EDUCATION • Secondary.
RELIGION • N/A
LANGUAGES SPOKEN • Primarily English but can speak Scottish and Irish Gaelic, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Russian and broken Latin.
ECONOMIC STATUS • Very Wealthy.
CRIMINAL RECORD • Theft, B&E, Assault, Assualt w Deadly Weapon (Mostly all from teenage years).
OCCUPATION • Owner/Lead Trainer of Shadow Warrior Lodge. Ex Army Colonel and Sniper.



PETS • Bosco - Black Great Dane.
TATTOOS/PIERCINGS • Tattoos of a Dagger, Wolf Head, Card suits, paw prints and only studs as piercings now.
LIFETIME ASPIRATION • The Tinkerer.
TRAITS • Hot Headed, Rebellious, Brave, Genius, Handy.
FAVORITE FOOD • Cheese Steak.
FAVORITE COLOR • Black.
FAVORITE MUSIC • Custom.
HOBBIES • Tinkering with things and improving them, painting, reading, taking time out with Bosco and the stallions.
STRENGTHS • Street smart, book smart, honest, loyal, born leader and a good friend.
WEAKNESSES • Very blunt, short temper with some people.
FUN FACT • Big on Natural horsemanship, has a soft spot for abused animals and children.
PET PEEVES • Pony club brats - hates the ones with million dollar ponies that never take care of them themselves. She also hates it when things aren't tidy around the stables.
FAVORITE HANGOUTS • Hanging out with Josh at the stallion block or working her horses in the arena and if she's not there she's usually working as part of a fundraiser for the Island.



Alex was born at 3:15am on November 13th 1975 to Daniel and Wendy Mercer; her twin brother, Adrian, was born fifteen minutes later.
Alex hasn't always had the best life, her father was a mean drunk who constantly beat his wife and children but Alex stood strong through all of it and always helped her mother and brother pick up the pieces after each and every one of his vicious rampages, this is also where her lack of religion stems from.
On the afternoon of September 3rd 1982 her father took one of his drunken rampages too far, he ended up pushing Adrian down a stairwell, Adrian ended up in a coma and died a week later, their mother didn't last much longer and took her life a month later; her father was arrested and sentenced to prison on the mainland far from his home and family leaving Alex's grandfather to care for her.
Alex would often help out after school at her grandfather's stud, Shadow Warrior Lodge, a stud that she inherited along with the Mercer Family household when he eventually passed on shortly after her 32nd birthday.
Alex's first horse, Winston, was one of the local native horses, she recused him after he became trapped in a barbed wire fence at the local cemetery and stayed with him keeping him calm until help came and then helped nurse him back to full health afterwards, the two traveled down a long road together and Alex trained Winston under her grandfathers watchful eye. The two of them took quite a few first place ribbons and trophies before Winston's retirement, he now resides at the Mercer family household with Alex and is enjoying his retirement in a sunny pasture with a big old Weeping Willow.
Alex got into trouble as a teen often starting fights with Liam Holton, whose family also helped found Lazarus, she was charged multiple times and a long lasting feud started between them and has lasted through the years, the two have very different ideals and ideas for the island, Alex wishes to preserve Lazarus and Liam wants to develop it. Liam has tried many times to force a closure on SWL but to no avail, the people of Lazarus stand behind the Mercer family and all the hard work they've put into the island.
When Alex turned 18 she joined the island's military academy before shipping off to join an elite commando squad, with a quick trigger finger and exceptional sight she soon specialized as a sniper, but joining the military meant she left behind Lazarus and a boy she'd grown close to since she was 15, Josh Maddox, by the time Alex came back to Lazarus (for her first shore leave after training) at age 22 Josh had long since started working at the stud as a rider under Alex's grandfather's careful instruction and had started to pursue a career path towards becoming an Olympic rider.
Alex ventured back and forth between Lazarus and her military postings and steadily climbed the ranks as she did, shortly after turning 29 she was awarded the rank of Colonel and a Victoria Cross, the events that led to her gaining both rank and medal were also the events that ended her career, with a bullet lodged next to her heart and metal pins fusing the bones in her left wrist, hand and lower arm together she was no longer seen as fit for active duty and shipped back home to Lazarus as soon as she was out of the hospital and her retirement papers were settled.
Alex spent her time helping with the stud and engaging in the community often funding projects to preserve the island and it's local wildlife, equine life and fauna. She has never and will never turn down a chance to help out the community or the island and always helps out with fundraisers.
Alex is very proud of her heritage and, side by side with the Heritage and Preservation council, runs a breeding program for the local native horses; she is very deeply involved in promoting them as a breed, which is sadly bordering on the edge extinction, the breeding program was originally set up by her great - great grandfather.
Alex herself is an accomplished rider these days, she doesn't ride track work anymore by is often found exercising the stallions and riding Cross Country or Show Jumping, her two "babies" are Lazlo (a giant 18hh TB who wouldn't hurt a fly) and Taz (a 17.2hh Cleveland Bay) both stallions have excelled under Alex's careful training and riding. Alex and her babies are inseparable most days.
Alex has always worked closely with her staff, she doesn't tolerate abuse towards any of her staff and most certainly doesn't tolerate it towards her horses or any other animal at SWL. Most recently Alex has started to work even closer with Josh and has begun to see him in a different light.
Alex is always looking for ways to expand both her knowledge and SWL, she is always more than willing to sit down with her staff and talk things through with them but has little patience for people who waste her time.