Niall Brigant is a fictional character from The Southern Vampire Mysteries by author Charlaine Harris.
Adele's husband could not give her children due to a prior bout with mumps, which left him sterile.
Niall is a fairy prince who has powerful enemies and wants to keep his new relationship with his great-granddaughter secret to protect her.
[2] In Dead and Gone it is revealed Niall's nephew, Breandan, is out to kill all those humans who have fairy blood in them and that, for a long time, Fintan was able to keep Sookie's whereabouts secret.
In the television series True Blood, which is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Rutger Hauer portrayed Niall Brigant.