This term encompasses two things: the original meaning of the word, and the person who made it his.
Grey is the word for Fey who have been cut off from The ScepterSee Mab (throne) and Jaden (scepter). and The ThroneSee Mab (throne) and Jaden (scepter). as an ultimate form of punishment. Fey, along with others among the MythosThe Mythos refers to six of the Seven Peoples of the Earth, i.e. the Sun and the Darkness, the Guardians..., require magic to live. The Scepter and Throne siphon Fey magic away from birth, giving it back in proportion to favor; those who don’t get it back tend to starve.
John Barron Grey, né John Barron MacCarrig, son of Owen MacCarrig, son of Leith of the Stone, son of Eithne the Offspring of Stars, daughter of MabThe originator of the Unseelie Fey.: runaway Unseelie prince and heir to The Throne said screw that, and made the name a point of honor. His primary goal in life is to stay under the radar. He made a daring escape from the power of The Throne, earning his freedom with blood, sweat, and tears, and he intends to hang on to it – even though doing so means pretending to be so much less than he is.
Grey is one of the rare handful of people NotteHe’s one of the oldest living beings among the Mythos. The father of all vampires (or Night-Children, as they’re called),... calls friend, which is second only to family. It’s an honor Grey can’t figure out how earned, and isn’t yet sure what it means.