▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁alphabet , ▁Z ▁( with ▁" Ze eman " ▁as ▁" Z - man "), ▁perhaps ▁to ▁highlight ▁that ▁the ▁educated , ▁comp ass ion ate , ▁and ▁na ive ▁Richard ▁is ▁the ▁" last " ▁person ▁one ▁would ▁expect ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁powerful ▁Ul fr ic . ▁ ▁Character ▁sketch ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁Richard ▁Al ar ic ▁Ze eman ▁stands ▁at ▁six ▁feet ▁and ▁one ▁inches , ▁with ▁brown ▁hair , ▁brown ▁eyes , ▁and ▁what ▁An ita ▁describes ▁as ▁disturb ingly ▁perfect ▁good ▁looks . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁Ul fr ic ▁( K ing ) ▁of ▁the ▁Th ron os ▁R ok ke ▁(" R ock ▁Th r one ") ▁pack ▁of ▁were wol ves ▁after ▁killing ▁Marcus , ▁the ▁previous ▁Ul fr ic . ▁ ▁Richard ▁holds ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁pre tern atural ▁bi ology ▁and ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁part - time . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁day ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁science ▁teacher . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁very ▁clos et ed ▁about ▁his ▁ly can th ropy ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁losing ▁his ▁job . ▁ ▁Richard ▁was ▁An ita ' s ▁boy friend ▁in ▁earlier ▁books , ▁her ▁one - time ▁f iance , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁her ▁on ▁again , ▁off ▁again ▁lo ver . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Jean - Cla ude , ▁Richard ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁An ita ' s ▁first ▁tri um vir ate . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁& ▁Ab