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Aara Queen of the ancient Greek island of Didymos. Aara is the wife of Icarion, and mother of Acheron and Styxx.
Achilles Handsome hero of the Trojan War, Achilles was the son of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. His mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx as a babe, but she forgot that she was holding him by the backs of his heels... making this his most vulnerable spot. Achilles was later killed by Paris, prince of Troy and lover of the famous Helen, queen of Sparta.
Agrippina A lowborn slave who served in the Magnus family household in Rome. Valerius (the younger) acted as Agrippina's protector. She was later raped and killed in front of Val by his brothers.
Agrippina was afraid of the dark as a child, and Val made her a promise that she would never have to sleep in darkness. Val kept a statue of Agrippina at his house in New Orleans in her honor, accompanied by an eternal flame.
**Alkis Kyrian Hunter's wealthy father. Alkis disowned him when Kyrian married Theone, telling his son that women only loved men like him for their money. When he received word that Kyrian was dead, Alkis went insane and jumped out a window. He died calling Kyrian's name.
Althea Kyrian's quiet and bashful youngest sister who stuttered when nervous. Althea cut off all her hair when her beloved brother was killed.
Althea Onboard physician of Megeara Kafieri's salvage vessel in search of Atlantis.
Aristophanes Ancient Greek comedic playwright circa 450-388 b.c. Aristophanes was the author of The Birds, The Frogs, The Clouds, The Knights, The Wasps, and many more.
Arnhild A blue-eyed, white-haired girl that Wulf Tryggvason had a yen for in his past life, only he didn't want to stay on his father's farm and marry her.
Michelle Avery One of Cassandra Peters's friends from college.
Gentile Bellioi An artist whom Velkan Danesti spirited away from Venice to paint Esperetta's portrait before their wedding.
Brenda Friend of Cassandra Peters.
Rodney Carmichael Obsessive patient who stalked Grace Alexander. Rodney was killed by police when he attempted to shoot Julian. Believe me, the world is a better place without him.
Ceara Talon/Speirr's little sister, sacrificed in front of him only days before her sixteenth birthday. For two thousand years Ceara refused to cross over, haunting her brother, warning him of danger when it came, but unable to tell him the exact future. After Talon found happiness with Sunshine Runningwolf, Ceara finally chose to leave her brother and let her soul be reborn into the world of man.
Christof Captain of Megeara Kafieri's salvage boat.
Tom Cody The good-looking guy to whom Cassandra Peters introduced her friend Michelle at a bar.
Mathhias Corvinus Ancient member of the Order of the Dragon who lost his wife to a Daimon. He reestablished the order to purge the world of the undead... including Were-Hunters and Dark-Hunters. The Corvinuses and the Danestis have a loooong history of bad blood.
Richard Crenshaw Waiter at Mike Anderson's Seafood.
Crystal A woman in Sin's casino who was pulled from a gallu demon's clutches by Sin himself. Of course, the memories of the event were immediately erased from her mind.
Leslie Daniels The bank president of Wachovia, whom Vane Kattalakis calls when Bride's movers need to verify a money transfer.
Darius Brother of Ias of Groesia/Alexion. Died a year before Ias.
Dere One of Talon's sisters before Ceara, and only one year Talon's junior. Dere died at the age of four when—while searching for the fey folk Talon told her lived on the edge of the chiff—she slipped on the rocks and fell.
Tiyana Devereaux (deceased) Nickname: Tia. Sixth of the Devereaux sisters, Tia was a voodoo priestess. Tabitha used to refer to Tia affectionately as "Gladys", after the nosy neighbor from Bewitched.
Tia was killed by the Dark-Hunter Ulric, when he was possessed by the Daimon Desiderius.
HAIR/EYES: jet-black/blue
Diana Kyrian's sister, older than him by two years. Diana had a shrewish temperament. She named her first son Kyrian.
Dierdre The Gaulish-Celt woman Talon/Speirr was supposed to marry.
Dimitri A friend of Kyrian's while in the army.
Diokles of Sparta (aka Diokles the Butcher) A Spartan stratgoi (top general) with a scar that ran down the length of his left cheek. Diokles was the father of Julian Alexander—he slept with Aphrodite after saving one of her temples. Diokles died in 167 b.c.
Eala The mean-spirited smith's daughter in Talon/Speirr and Nynia's clan.
Father Anthony Dangereuse St. Richard's priest in Paris.
Feara of the Morrigantes Mother of Talon/Speirr and Ceara. Once the queen of her clan, Feara seduced their Druid High Priest and then ran away with him, leaving the clan without leadership. She died in sickness, orphaning her young children and forcing them to return to the clan from whence they came.
Fia One of Talon's sisters before Ceara. Fia died before she was a year old.
Frank The sleazeball guy who ran the general store in Fairbanks, Alaska, and charged Zarek entirely too much for all his supplies.
Terry Gagne Sunshine's ex-husband, whom she met in art school. Their marriage lasted exactly two years, four months, and twenty-two days.
Ty Gagne Bald, tattoo-covered African-American man who checks IDs at Club Abyss.
Rosalie Gallagher Daughter of Portuguese immigrants and wife of Jamie Gallagher (they were married June 17, 1925). Rosalie died of old age (Jamie broke the Code of Conduct and visited her in the hospital).
Rose Gallagher Great-granddaughter of the Dark-Hunter Jamie Gallagher. Rose owns the locket containing the photo¬graphs of Jamie and Rosalie. Rose met Jamie in the hospital while visiting her friend Jenna, but she never knew it was really her long-departed relative.
HEIGHT: five foot ten
HAIR/EYES: jet-black/deep blue
Bradley Gambieri One of the docents who leads vampire tours around the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Cherise Gautier Nick Gautier's mother (she gave birth when she was fifteen). A former Bourbon Street exotic dancer and Miss Louisiana, Cherise later went to college on a full scholarship. Her parents were wealthy folks who lived in Kenner, but they disowned her when they discovered she was pregnant with Nick.
Nick bought her a house for her birthday when he was twenty with his earnings as Kyrian's Squire, but he never told his mother what he was involved in. She was convinced her son was dealing drugs.
Cherise was a cook and bartender at Sanctuary, and was always trying to get Ash to eat something. She loved romance novels.
Cherise was killed in her house by the Dark-Hunter Ulric, when he was possessed by the spirit of the Daimon Desiderius. It was her death that prompted Nick to commit suicide so that Artemis might make him a Dark-Hunter.
She is entombed in the Gautier family mausoleum at the St. Louis cemetery on Basin Street. Ash sends her flowers every day, and visits whenever he is in town.
HAIR: blonde
Spiro Gavrilopolous The official who denied Megeara Kafieri a permit to look for Atlantis. A callous little weasel, Spiro laughed at her for even suggesting such a thing.
George The Skotos Solin's personal chauffeur in Greece.
Gilbert Trusted servant and British butler of Valerius Magnus since he was fifteen years old (Lord knows how he managed it). The Squire Council refused to make Gilbert a Squire, due to the close nature of his relationship to Val. He was best man at Valerius and Tabitha's wedding.
Aloyius Grant Operated Tigarian Tech after the alleged death of Aristotle Tigarian.
Hector A Trojan prince, and a key player in the Trojan War. Hector was killed by Achilles.
Paul Heilig The Seattle Chief of Police who married an Apollite-turned-Daimon that Ravyn later killed. Paul was working alongside Stryker and the Daimons.
Hesiod Wrote the Theogony (with help from Clio).
Homer Author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. He once wrote a record of the birth of the Dark-Hunters called the Kynigostaia. He did not survive.
Iason Iason met Julian in the Spartan barracks. He was the leader of his group. When Julian took a beating for Iason, they became inseparable. When Julian became jealous of Iason's love for Penelope (and hers for him), Julian shot Iason's heart with Eros's lead arrow to kill his love. When forced by Priapus to drink water from the Pool of Memory, Iason challenged Julian. He was accidentally killed in the duel.
Icarion King of the ancient Greek island of Didymos. Icarion is the husband of Aara, mother of Acheron and Styxx.
Idiag Talon/Speirr's uncle and clan chief, who begrudgingly let Talon and Ceara back into the clan after they were orphaned Idiag was the one who personally gave Talon his tattoo. He died in Talon's arms on the battlefield, causing Talon to seek vengeance on the Gaulish clan he thought to be Idiag's murderers.
Jenna Neighbor of Susan Kontis.
Jenna(2) Young woman whom Jamie Gallagher saved from a Daimon attack. A petite brunette with large green eyes, Jenna is the friend of Rose Gallagher, Jamie's great-granddaughter.
Joanie A writer for the Daily Inquisitor in Seattle and official paranoid nutcase. She wears tinfoil in her bra. (Okay... maybe that's a rumor. Hopefully it's a rumor.)
John Erin McDaniels's grumpy, highly caffeinated boss, who also works as an Oracle for the Greek gods.
Justina Megeara Kafieri's second-in-command on her scientific team.
Athena Kafieri (deceased) The wife of Theron and mother of Tory.
Eneas Kafieri Megeara's father who died an alcoholic in 1990. Eneas carried out the family tradition in his lifelong pursuit of Atlantis. He was laughed out of both the publishing industry and the academic profession for his wild hypotheses. He died just after discovering artifacts that could have proven the island's existence.
Jason Kafieri Megeara's artist brother who died when his diving line tangled and his tank ran out of oxygen while searching for Atlantis.
Theo Kafieri Megeara's sage grandfather who was blinded by a raiding Nazi party on his ninth birthday and left for dead while the rest of his family was slaughtered. A mysterious man (his "Saving Angel") saved him and shipped him off to America.
Theron Kafieri (deceased) Megeara's uncle; Eneas's brother. Theron also died in pursuit of the elusive Atlantis. The father of Tory, Theron drowned in the Aegean in 1980 in a diving accident.
Charlie Laroux One of the doormen at the Belle Queen strip club. A friend of Tabitha Devereaux and Nick Gautier.
Kichka Tory Kafieri's cat, a Bengal, who liked Megeara so much she adopted her.
Kish Sin's non-Squire, Kish was originally a runaway slave. A liar and a thief, he bargained his soul with a demon in exchange for immortality and wealth. Kish met Sin when he was sent to kill him—which, to be fair, is how most people meet Sin. Kish asked Sin to kill him instead, so that he might be freed from his horrible life of pain. Sin could not ignore the humanity of that plea, so he bartered Kish away from his demon pact.
HEIGHT: five foot eleven
HAIR: black
Leonard Friend of the Squire Celena. Leonard specializes in fireproofing houses, underground bunkers for Dark-Hunters, sprinkler systems... you name it. If you happen to be in the Mississippi area, give him a call.
Liora Wife of Ias of Groesia/Alexion and secret lover of Lycantes. Liora did not love Ias as much as he thought, and so dropped the medallion when attempting the out clause after he had become a Dark-Hunter. Instead of freeing Ias, she doomed him to Shadedom, and a life as Acheron's Alexion. As punishment, Ash turned her to stone. Personally, I think she could have suffered a little bit more.
Lisa Grace Alexander's secretary.
Lycantes Had an affair with Liora, wife of Ias of Groesia/Alexion. Lycantes later killed Ias, who came back as a Dark-Hunter.
Aesculus Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Gaius Magnus Roman senator; father of Aesculus; Lucius; Marcus; Marius; Valerius; and Zarek (whom he sired on one of his Greek slaves). Gaius used slaves to train his sons for cruelty. He killed his wife for smiling at another man. Not exactly a sunshine and puppies sort of guy.
Lucius Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Marcus Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Marius Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Valerius Magnus The elder, non-Dark-Hunter. This Valerius captured pre-Dark-Hunter Kyrian in battle, tortured him, and took his wife as his mistress. This Valerius is the grandfather, and spitting image, of Valerius Magnus the Dark-Hunter. It would behoove you to remember this very important piece of informa¬tion. It's not something anyone likes to talk about, and when the subject is brought up in conversation it's a sure bet that someone in the room's temper is well past its breaking point. A wrong word could be your last.
Erin McDaniels A creative woman racked by nightmares and hunted by Skoti. Erin fell in love with V'Aidan, a Skotos dragon. She is currently a bestselling novelist.
FEATURED STORY: "Phantom Lover"
Deirdre McTierney Bride Kattalakis's sister who lives in Atlanta. Deirdre is divorced (her lousy husband left her).
Joyce McTierney Bride's mother. Joyce is a veterinarian like her husband Paul.
Patrick McTierney Bride's brother. Patrick works for a firm in the New Orleans business district. His wife's name is Maggie.
Paul McTierney Bride's father. Paul is a veterinarian in Slidell. He is the foremost expert in Louisiana on dog cases, and a strong advocate of "If you love your pet, neuter or spay". Paul did in fact know about the Were-world before his daughter brought home an Arcadian Lykos for a boyfriend.
Michael The slimeball husband of Dangereuse St. Richard. Michael betrayed Danger's family during the French Revolution in order to obtain Danger's father's house.
Min-Quan A fisherman who purportedly sold the best zong zi ever made. Min-Quan once told Acheron, "He who lets fear rule him, has fear for a master".
Morganette Danger St. Richard's insane aunt. Morganette thought her cat was her dead husband Etienne, so she would dress him up like a man.
Murrdyd Talon/Speirr's bastard cousin.
Margie Neely Assistant on-site nurse to Dr. Carson Whitethunder at Sanctuary in New Orleans. This petite, redheaded ex-waitress is currently attending veterinary school.
Ryssa A Greek princess who was one of Apollo's favorite mistresses. She bore him a son, which made the Apollite queen so mad she sent a team of Apollites to kill them both... the act that ultimately led Apollo to curse the Apollites. She was also, notably, the sister of Acheron.
Ningal Sin's unfaithful Sumerian wife, who publicly announced her affairs to shame her husband. (For example, she wore an Atlantean sun on her chest to advertise her relationship with Archon.) In revenge, Sin's twin brother Zakar made her dream of snakes and Gorgons while she slept.
Nynia Ancient Celt, fisherman's daughter, and Talon/Speirr's true love. Nynia was married to Speirr for five years. She died giv¬ing birth to Speirr's stillborn child. (See Sunshine Runningwolf.)
Ora Talon/Speirr's aunt who was murdered by Camulus's illegitimate son.
Sharon Parker Ex-waitress in Alaska whom Zarek saved (along with her baby) from freezing and starving to death. In return, Sharon gave Zarek her friendship and ran errands for him during the days of twenty-four-hour sun.
Trixie I'uker Sharon's daughter.
Penelope Born circa 178 B.C., Penelope was promised to Iason before the jealous Julian shot her with Eros's golden arrow. Years later, when Priapus forced her to drink water from the Pool of Memory, she went insane with the knowledge, killing her two children (Atolycus and Callista) and then herself.
Jefferson T. Peters Father of Cassandra and Phoebe Peters, Jefferson is the wealthy owner and founder of Peters, Briggs, and Smith Pharmaceuticals, one of the world's largest drug research and development companies.
Phaedra Kyrian's sister, younger by one year. Phaedra had the voice of an angel.
Plato Born Aristocles, Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. He founded one of the earliest known schools, and is known for his Dialogues. He also wrote extensively about the existence of Atlantis and its origins.
BORN: 427 B.C.
BIRTHPLACE: Athens
Rosa Kyrian's thin, elderly, Hispanic housekeeper and cook. Rosa had a heart attack when she was possessed by Desiderius and tried to kill Kyrian. Thankfully, she survived. She has a son, Miguel.
Daniel Runningwolf Sunshine's father. Daniel is a Native American with shamanic powers (and can therefore never touch a Dark-Hunter). He is the owner of Club Runningwolf’s on Canal Street in New Orleans.
Rain Runningwolf Sunshine's older brother; the middle child.
Starla Runningwolf Sunshine's mother; a daughter of the Morrigán. Starla can see auras; a power she passed on to her daughter Sunshine.
POWERS: aura perception
Storm Runningwolf Sunshine's oldest brother. Storm is bad housekeeper who snores. (Well, he does!)
Wayne Santana Convicted and imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter at the age of sixteen, he served twelve years in jail. Wayne lucked out when Sunshine Runningwolf hired him to work in her father's club despite his record. The Runningwolf family lucked out too, in gaining a faithful friend and a good lookout for the absentminded Sunshine.
Heinrich Schliemann German treasure hunter obsessed with Homer's works and the discovery of Troy. In his haste and enthusiasm, Heinrich dug too deeply too quickly, possibly destroying important historical evidence of the Trojan War.
BORN: January 6, 1822
BIRTHPLACE: Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Scipio According to current history books, Scipio was the assassin of Julian and his family. But who believes the history books?
Cameron Scott Once commissioned a painting from Sunshine Runningwolf.
Scott A fixation of Cynthia's who joined her in Greece to hunt for Atlantis the summer that Megeara Kafieri met the Dream-Hunter Arikos.
Sisyphus Former king of Corinth, Sisyphus was doomed to Tartarus for his trickery. For all eternity he must push a boulder up a hill. Once he has almost reached the top, it slips and rolls down to the bottom again. Every single time. Forever. That's hell for you.
Stefan The man who, thanks to the Skotos Solin, ultimately signed the permit for Geary so that she could legally look for Atlantis.
Rudy St. Michel A human ex-con who works at Sanctuary, Rudy is responsible for the bar's arcade games and poker tourna¬ments. When needed, he is also a bouncer and all-around rule enforcer. He has lots of colorful tattoos. Ask him about them sometime.
HAIR: black
Edmonde St. Richard Brother of Dangereuse St. Richard. Edmonde died when the family was betrayed by Danger's hus¬band. He was only four years old.
Esmée St. Richard Dangereuse St. Richard's stepmother. Esmée had a weakness for hats.
Jacqueline St. Richard Sister of Dangereuse St. Richard. Jacqueline died when the family was betrayed by Danger's husband. She was less than a year old.
Tammy A friend of Maggie Tigarian. Tammy is a Goth ex-art major.
Teddy A colleague of Megeara's, Teddy is more like a father to her. With short brown hair and dimples, he is a puckish sort of fellow. My favorite kind.
Vlad Tepes (aka Dracula or Vlad the Impaler) Heir to the throne of Wallachia, and member of the Order of the Dragon. Vlad was the father of Esperetta Danesti. (See Esperetta Danesti, Velkan Danesti.) Vlad was widely known for his cruelty, his elaborate torture, and his tendency toward inflicting death by impaling.
Legend has it that he placed a golden cup in the middle of the square of Tirgoviste to tempt thieves. They were so scared of him that no one touched it for the entirety of Vlad's reign. It is also said that he invited the sick and poor to dine in a great hall in Tirgoviste... then he boarded it up and set it on fire.
Nice guy, really.
After Vlad's death, his head was sent to Constantinople and displayed on a stake for all to see.
BORN: a.d. 1431
BIRTHPLACE: Sighisoara, Transylvania
REIGN: a.d. 1456-62
Theone The daughter of a prostitute, a courtesan herself, and pretty much as evil as evil comes. Kyrian broke his engagement to the Macedonian princess in order to marry Theone. As a repay¬ment for his love, she drugged him, betrayed him to the Romans, and became the mistress of Kyrian's torturer (Valerius the older, not Valerius the Dark-Hunter). She deserves to be crowned Queen Bitch of the Universe... only last time I checked, Artemis still held that title.
Tina The skinny, fashionable secretary of Jefferson T. Peters.
Whitney Logan Trahan A member of Maggie Tigarian's study group.
Tress One of Talon/Speirr's sisters before Ceara. Tress died of the same illness that claimed their mother.
Trish Esperetta Danesti's assistant at her law office in Chicago.
Cosmo Tsiaris The Kafieri family attorney in Greece and pseudo-partner in Eneas Kafieri's salvage company.
Twisted Hearts The favorite local (Minnesota) band of Cassandra Peters and Michelle Avery.
Jose Vargas The cook at Sanctuary; Mama Peltier's right-hand man and assistant.
Vieux-Doo Dogs A local New Orleans biker gang that frequents Sanctuary.
Angie Warren (deceased) Childhood best friend of Susan Kontis. Susan introduced Angie to her husband Jimmy. Angie was the vegan veterinarian who freed Ravyn Kontis in his cat form from the pound by having Susan adopt him... right before the Spathi Daimons killed her and her husband.
James Warren (deceased) Nickname: Jimmy. A detective and best friend of Susan Kontis. Jimmy was killed by Spathi alongside his wife Angie.
Cara Winston A waitress and short-order cook at Sanctuary. She's quick with a comeback and loves to pick on both Alain and Kyle Peltier.
Tony Woodard Sanctuary office assistant and entertainment coordinator. Tony also handles publicity and does the Web site updates.
Xanthippe An infamous ancient Greek shrew. (Technically she wasn't ancient when she was infamous... but she was always a shrew. What can I say? You've got to watch out for those Greek women.)
Xenobia The Devereaux girls' gypsy aunt who specializes in curses.
Yves The best friend of Maria Divine.
Zetes Kyrian's uncle. Zetes bargained with Valerius the older for Kyrian's life.
Achilles Handsome hero of the Trojan War, Achilles was the son of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. His mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx as a babe, but she forgot that she was holding him by the backs of his heels... making this his most vulnerable spot. Achilles was later killed by Paris, prince of Troy and lover of the famous Helen, queen of Sparta.
Agrippina A lowborn slave who served in the Magnus family household in Rome. Valerius (the younger) acted as Agrippina's protector. She was later raped and killed in front of Val by his brothers.
Agrippina was afraid of the dark as a child, and Val made her a promise that she would never have to sleep in darkness. Val kept a statue of Agrippina at his house in New Orleans in her honor, accompanied by an eternal flame.
**Alkis Kyrian Hunter's wealthy father. Alkis disowned him when Kyrian married Theone, telling his son that women only loved men like him for their money. When he received word that Kyrian was dead, Alkis went insane and jumped out a window. He died calling Kyrian's name.
Althea Kyrian's quiet and bashful youngest sister who stuttered when nervous. Althea cut off all her hair when her beloved brother was killed.
Althea Onboard physician of Megeara Kafieri's salvage vessel in search of Atlantis.
Aristophanes Ancient Greek comedic playwright circa 450-388 b.c. Aristophanes was the author of The Birds, The Frogs, The Clouds, The Knights, The Wasps, and many more.
Arnhild A blue-eyed, white-haired girl that Wulf Tryggvason had a yen for in his past life, only he didn't want to stay on his father's farm and marry her.
Michelle Avery One of Cassandra Peters's friends from college.
Gentile Bellioi An artist whom Velkan Danesti spirited away from Venice to paint Esperetta's portrait before their wedding.
Brenda Friend of Cassandra Peters.
Rodney Carmichael Obsessive patient who stalked Grace Alexander. Rodney was killed by police when he attempted to shoot Julian. Believe me, the world is a better place without him.
Ceara Talon/Speirr's little sister, sacrificed in front of him only days before her sixteenth birthday. For two thousand years Ceara refused to cross over, haunting her brother, warning him of danger when it came, but unable to tell him the exact future. After Talon found happiness with Sunshine Runningwolf, Ceara finally chose to leave her brother and let her soul be reborn into the world of man.
Christof Captain of Megeara Kafieri's salvage boat.
Tom Cody The good-looking guy to whom Cassandra Peters introduced her friend Michelle at a bar.
Mathhias Corvinus Ancient member of the Order of the Dragon who lost his wife to a Daimon. He reestablished the order to purge the world of the undead... including Were-Hunters and Dark-Hunters. The Corvinuses and the Danestis have a loooong history of bad blood.
Richard Crenshaw Waiter at Mike Anderson's Seafood.
Crystal A woman in Sin's casino who was pulled from a gallu demon's clutches by Sin himself. Of course, the memories of the event were immediately erased from her mind.
Leslie Daniels The bank president of Wachovia, whom Vane Kattalakis calls when Bride's movers need to verify a money transfer.
Darius Brother of Ias of Groesia/Alexion. Died a year before Ias.
Dere One of Talon's sisters before Ceara, and only one year Talon's junior. Dere died at the age of four when—while searching for the fey folk Talon told her lived on the edge of the chiff—she slipped on the rocks and fell.
Tiyana Devereaux (deceased) Nickname: Tia. Sixth of the Devereaux sisters, Tia was a voodoo priestess. Tabitha used to refer to Tia affectionately as "Gladys", after the nosy neighbor from Bewitched.
Tia was killed by the Dark-Hunter Ulric, when he was possessed by the Daimon Desiderius.
HAIR/EYES: jet-black/blue
Diana Kyrian's sister, older than him by two years. Diana had a shrewish temperament. She named her first son Kyrian.
Dierdre The Gaulish-Celt woman Talon/Speirr was supposed to marry.
Dimitri A friend of Kyrian's while in the army.
Diokles of Sparta (aka Diokles the Butcher) A Spartan stratgoi (top general) with a scar that ran down the length of his left cheek. Diokles was the father of Julian Alexander—he slept with Aphrodite after saving one of her temples. Diokles died in 167 b.c.
Eala The mean-spirited smith's daughter in Talon/Speirr and Nynia's clan.
Father Anthony Dangereuse St. Richard's priest in Paris.
Feara of the Morrigantes Mother of Talon/Speirr and Ceara. Once the queen of her clan, Feara seduced their Druid High Priest and then ran away with him, leaving the clan without leadership. She died in sickness, orphaning her young children and forcing them to return to the clan from whence they came.
Fia One of Talon's sisters before Ceara. Fia died before she was a year old.
Frank The sleazeball guy who ran the general store in Fairbanks, Alaska, and charged Zarek entirely too much for all his supplies.
Terry Gagne Sunshine's ex-husband, whom she met in art school. Their marriage lasted exactly two years, four months, and twenty-two days.
Ty Gagne Bald, tattoo-covered African-American man who checks IDs at Club Abyss.
Rosalie Gallagher Daughter of Portuguese immigrants and wife of Jamie Gallagher (they were married June 17, 1925). Rosalie died of old age (Jamie broke the Code of Conduct and visited her in the hospital).
Rose Gallagher Great-granddaughter of the Dark-Hunter Jamie Gallagher. Rose owns the locket containing the photo¬graphs of Jamie and Rosalie. Rose met Jamie in the hospital while visiting her friend Jenna, but she never knew it was really her long-departed relative.
HEIGHT: five foot ten
HAIR/EYES: jet-black/deep blue
Bradley Gambieri One of the docents who leads vampire tours around the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Cherise Gautier Nick Gautier's mother (she gave birth when she was fifteen). A former Bourbon Street exotic dancer and Miss Louisiana, Cherise later went to college on a full scholarship. Her parents were wealthy folks who lived in Kenner, but they disowned her when they discovered she was pregnant with Nick.
Nick bought her a house for her birthday when he was twenty with his earnings as Kyrian's Squire, but he never told his mother what he was involved in. She was convinced her son was dealing drugs.
Cherise was a cook and bartender at Sanctuary, and was always trying to get Ash to eat something. She loved romance novels.
Cherise was killed in her house by the Dark-Hunter Ulric, when he was possessed by the spirit of the Daimon Desiderius. It was her death that prompted Nick to commit suicide so that Artemis might make him a Dark-Hunter.
She is entombed in the Gautier family mausoleum at the St. Louis cemetery on Basin Street. Ash sends her flowers every day, and visits whenever he is in town.
HAIR: blonde
Spiro Gavrilopolous The official who denied Megeara Kafieri a permit to look for Atlantis. A callous little weasel, Spiro laughed at her for even suggesting such a thing.
George The Skotos Solin's personal chauffeur in Greece.
Gilbert Trusted servant and British butler of Valerius Magnus since he was fifteen years old (Lord knows how he managed it). The Squire Council refused to make Gilbert a Squire, due to the close nature of his relationship to Val. He was best man at Valerius and Tabitha's wedding.
Aloyius Grant Operated Tigarian Tech after the alleged death of Aristotle Tigarian.
Hector A Trojan prince, and a key player in the Trojan War. Hector was killed by Achilles.
Paul Heilig The Seattle Chief of Police who married an Apollite-turned-Daimon that Ravyn later killed. Paul was working alongside Stryker and the Daimons.
Hesiod Wrote the Theogony (with help from Clio).
Homer Author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. He once wrote a record of the birth of the Dark-Hunters called the Kynigostaia. He did not survive.
Iason Iason met Julian in the Spartan barracks. He was the leader of his group. When Julian took a beating for Iason, they became inseparable. When Julian became jealous of Iason's love for Penelope (and hers for him), Julian shot Iason's heart with Eros's lead arrow to kill his love. When forced by Priapus to drink water from the Pool of Memory, Iason challenged Julian. He was accidentally killed in the duel.
Icarion King of the ancient Greek island of Didymos. Icarion is the husband of Aara, mother of Acheron and Styxx.
Idiag Talon/Speirr's uncle and clan chief, who begrudgingly let Talon and Ceara back into the clan after they were orphaned Idiag was the one who personally gave Talon his tattoo. He died in Talon's arms on the battlefield, causing Talon to seek vengeance on the Gaulish clan he thought to be Idiag's murderers.
Jenna Neighbor of Susan Kontis.
Jenna(2) Young woman whom Jamie Gallagher saved from a Daimon attack. A petite brunette with large green eyes, Jenna is the friend of Rose Gallagher, Jamie's great-granddaughter.
Joanie A writer for the Daily Inquisitor in Seattle and official paranoid nutcase. She wears tinfoil in her bra. (Okay... maybe that's a rumor. Hopefully it's a rumor.)
John Erin McDaniels's grumpy, highly caffeinated boss, who also works as an Oracle for the Greek gods.
Justina Megeara Kafieri's second-in-command on her scientific team.
Athena Kafieri (deceased) The wife of Theron and mother of Tory.
Eneas Kafieri Megeara's father who died an alcoholic in 1990. Eneas carried out the family tradition in his lifelong pursuit of Atlantis. He was laughed out of both the publishing industry and the academic profession for his wild hypotheses. He died just after discovering artifacts that could have proven the island's existence.
Jason Kafieri Megeara's artist brother who died when his diving line tangled and his tank ran out of oxygen while searching for Atlantis.
Theo Kafieri Megeara's sage grandfather who was blinded by a raiding Nazi party on his ninth birthday and left for dead while the rest of his family was slaughtered. A mysterious man (his "Saving Angel") saved him and shipped him off to America.
Theron Kafieri (deceased) Megeara's uncle; Eneas's brother. Theron also died in pursuit of the elusive Atlantis. The father of Tory, Theron drowned in the Aegean in 1980 in a diving accident.
Charlie Laroux One of the doormen at the Belle Queen strip club. A friend of Tabitha Devereaux and Nick Gautier.
Kichka Tory Kafieri's cat, a Bengal, who liked Megeara so much she adopted her.
Kish Sin's non-Squire, Kish was originally a runaway slave. A liar and a thief, he bargained his soul with a demon in exchange for immortality and wealth. Kish met Sin when he was sent to kill him—which, to be fair, is how most people meet Sin. Kish asked Sin to kill him instead, so that he might be freed from his horrible life of pain. Sin could not ignore the humanity of that plea, so he bartered Kish away from his demon pact.
HEIGHT: five foot eleven
HAIR: black
Leonard Friend of the Squire Celena. Leonard specializes in fireproofing houses, underground bunkers for Dark-Hunters, sprinkler systems... you name it. If you happen to be in the Mississippi area, give him a call.
Liora Wife of Ias of Groesia/Alexion and secret lover of Lycantes. Liora did not love Ias as much as he thought, and so dropped the medallion when attempting the out clause after he had become a Dark-Hunter. Instead of freeing Ias, she doomed him to Shadedom, and a life as Acheron's Alexion. As punishment, Ash turned her to stone. Personally, I think she could have suffered a little bit more.
Lisa Grace Alexander's secretary.
Lycantes Had an affair with Liora, wife of Ias of Groesia/Alexion. Lycantes later killed Ias, who came back as a Dark-Hunter.
Aesculus Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Gaius Magnus Roman senator; father of Aesculus; Lucius; Marcus; Marius; Valerius; and Zarek (whom he sired on one of his Greek slaves). Gaius used slaves to train his sons for cruelty. He killed his wife for smiling at another man. Not exactly a sunshine and puppies sort of guy.
Lucius Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Marcus Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Marius Magnus Brother of Valerius Magnus; half-brother of Zarek of Moesia.
Valerius Magnus The elder, non-Dark-Hunter. This Valerius captured pre-Dark-Hunter Kyrian in battle, tortured him, and took his wife as his mistress. This Valerius is the grandfather, and spitting image, of Valerius Magnus the Dark-Hunter. It would behoove you to remember this very important piece of informa¬tion. It's not something anyone likes to talk about, and when the subject is brought up in conversation it's a sure bet that someone in the room's temper is well past its breaking point. A wrong word could be your last.
Erin McDaniels A creative woman racked by nightmares and hunted by Skoti. Erin fell in love with V'Aidan, a Skotos dragon. She is currently a bestselling novelist.
FEATURED STORY: "Phantom Lover"
Deirdre McTierney Bride Kattalakis's sister who lives in Atlanta. Deirdre is divorced (her lousy husband left her).
Joyce McTierney Bride's mother. Joyce is a veterinarian like her husband Paul.
Patrick McTierney Bride's brother. Patrick works for a firm in the New Orleans business district. His wife's name is Maggie.
Paul McTierney Bride's father. Paul is a veterinarian in Slidell. He is the foremost expert in Louisiana on dog cases, and a strong advocate of "If you love your pet, neuter or spay". Paul did in fact know about the Were-world before his daughter brought home an Arcadian Lykos for a boyfriend.
Michael The slimeball husband of Dangereuse St. Richard. Michael betrayed Danger's family during the French Revolution in order to obtain Danger's father's house.
Min-Quan A fisherman who purportedly sold the best zong zi ever made. Min-Quan once told Acheron, "He who lets fear rule him, has fear for a master".
Morganette Danger St. Richard's insane aunt. Morganette thought her cat was her dead husband Etienne, so she would dress him up like a man.
Murrdyd Talon/Speirr's bastard cousin.
Margie Neely Assistant on-site nurse to Dr. Carson Whitethunder at Sanctuary in New Orleans. This petite, redheaded ex-waitress is currently attending veterinary school.
Ryssa A Greek princess who was one of Apollo's favorite mistresses. She bore him a son, which made the Apollite queen so mad she sent a team of Apollites to kill them both... the act that ultimately led Apollo to curse the Apollites. She was also, notably, the sister of Acheron.
Ningal Sin's unfaithful Sumerian wife, who publicly announced her affairs to shame her husband. (For example, she wore an Atlantean sun on her chest to advertise her relationship with Archon.) In revenge, Sin's twin brother Zakar made her dream of snakes and Gorgons while she slept.
Nynia Ancient Celt, fisherman's daughter, and Talon/Speirr's true love. Nynia was married to Speirr for five years. She died giv¬ing birth to Speirr's stillborn child. (See Sunshine Runningwolf.)
Ora Talon/Speirr's aunt who was murdered by Camulus's illegitimate son.
Sharon Parker Ex-waitress in Alaska whom Zarek saved (along with her baby) from freezing and starving to death. In return, Sharon gave Zarek her friendship and ran errands for him during the days of twenty-four-hour sun.
Trixie I'uker Sharon's daughter.
Penelope Born circa 178 B.C., Penelope was promised to Iason before the jealous Julian shot her with Eros's golden arrow. Years later, when Priapus forced her to drink water from the Pool of Memory, she went insane with the knowledge, killing her two children (Atolycus and Callista) and then herself.
Jefferson T. Peters Father of Cassandra and Phoebe Peters, Jefferson is the wealthy owner and founder of Peters, Briggs, and Smith Pharmaceuticals, one of the world's largest drug research and development companies.
Phaedra Kyrian's sister, younger by one year. Phaedra had the voice of an angel.
Plato Born Aristocles, Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. He founded one of the earliest known schools, and is known for his Dialogues. He also wrote extensively about the existence of Atlantis and its origins.
BORN: 427 B.C.
BIRTHPLACE: Athens
Rosa Kyrian's thin, elderly, Hispanic housekeeper and cook. Rosa had a heart attack when she was possessed by Desiderius and tried to kill Kyrian. Thankfully, she survived. She has a son, Miguel.
Daniel Runningwolf Sunshine's father. Daniel is a Native American with shamanic powers (and can therefore never touch a Dark-Hunter). He is the owner of Club Runningwolf’s on Canal Street in New Orleans.
Rain Runningwolf Sunshine's older brother; the middle child.
Starla Runningwolf Sunshine's mother; a daughter of the Morrigán. Starla can see auras; a power she passed on to her daughter Sunshine.
POWERS: aura perception
Storm Runningwolf Sunshine's oldest brother. Storm is bad housekeeper who snores. (Well, he does!)
Wayne Santana Convicted and imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter at the age of sixteen, he served twelve years in jail. Wayne lucked out when Sunshine Runningwolf hired him to work in her father's club despite his record. The Runningwolf family lucked out too, in gaining a faithful friend and a good lookout for the absentminded Sunshine.
Heinrich Schliemann German treasure hunter obsessed with Homer's works and the discovery of Troy. In his haste and enthusiasm, Heinrich dug too deeply too quickly, possibly destroying important historical evidence of the Trojan War.
BORN: January 6, 1822
BIRTHPLACE: Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Scipio According to current history books, Scipio was the assassin of Julian and his family. But who believes the history books?
Cameron Scott Once commissioned a painting from Sunshine Runningwolf.
Scott A fixation of Cynthia's who joined her in Greece to hunt for Atlantis the summer that Megeara Kafieri met the Dream-Hunter Arikos.
Sisyphus Former king of Corinth, Sisyphus was doomed to Tartarus for his trickery. For all eternity he must push a boulder up a hill. Once he has almost reached the top, it slips and rolls down to the bottom again. Every single time. Forever. That's hell for you.
Stefan The man who, thanks to the Skotos Solin, ultimately signed the permit for Geary so that she could legally look for Atlantis.
Rudy St. Michel A human ex-con who works at Sanctuary, Rudy is responsible for the bar's arcade games and poker tourna¬ments. When needed, he is also a bouncer and all-around rule enforcer. He has lots of colorful tattoos. Ask him about them sometime.
HAIR: black
Edmonde St. Richard Brother of Dangereuse St. Richard. Edmonde died when the family was betrayed by Danger's hus¬band. He was only four years old.
Esmée St. Richard Dangereuse St. Richard's stepmother. Esmée had a weakness for hats.
Jacqueline St. Richard Sister of Dangereuse St. Richard. Jacqueline died when the family was betrayed by Danger's husband. She was less than a year old.
Tammy A friend of Maggie Tigarian. Tammy is a Goth ex-art major.
Teddy A colleague of Megeara's, Teddy is more like a father to her. With short brown hair and dimples, he is a puckish sort of fellow. My favorite kind.
Vlad Tepes (aka Dracula or Vlad the Impaler) Heir to the throne of Wallachia, and member of the Order of the Dragon. Vlad was the father of Esperetta Danesti. (See Esperetta Danesti, Velkan Danesti.) Vlad was widely known for his cruelty, his elaborate torture, and his tendency toward inflicting death by impaling.
Legend has it that he placed a golden cup in the middle of the square of Tirgoviste to tempt thieves. They were so scared of him that no one touched it for the entirety of Vlad's reign. It is also said that he invited the sick and poor to dine in a great hall in Tirgoviste... then he boarded it up and set it on fire.
Nice guy, really.
After Vlad's death, his head was sent to Constantinople and displayed on a stake for all to see.
BORN: a.d. 1431
BIRTHPLACE: Sighisoara, Transylvania
REIGN: a.d. 1456-62
Theone The daughter of a prostitute, a courtesan herself, and pretty much as evil as evil comes. Kyrian broke his engagement to the Macedonian princess in order to marry Theone. As a repay¬ment for his love, she drugged him, betrayed him to the Romans, and became the mistress of Kyrian's torturer (Valerius the older, not Valerius the Dark-Hunter). She deserves to be crowned Queen Bitch of the Universe... only last time I checked, Artemis still held that title.
Tina The skinny, fashionable secretary of Jefferson T. Peters.
Whitney Logan Trahan A member of Maggie Tigarian's study group.
Tress One of Talon/Speirr's sisters before Ceara. Tress died of the same illness that claimed their mother.
Trish Esperetta Danesti's assistant at her law office in Chicago.
Cosmo Tsiaris The Kafieri family attorney in Greece and pseudo-partner in Eneas Kafieri's salvage company.
Twisted Hearts The favorite local (Minnesota) band of Cassandra Peters and Michelle Avery.
Jose Vargas The cook at Sanctuary; Mama Peltier's right-hand man and assistant.
Vieux-Doo Dogs A local New Orleans biker gang that frequents Sanctuary.
Angie Warren (deceased) Childhood best friend of Susan Kontis. Susan introduced Angie to her husband Jimmy. Angie was the vegan veterinarian who freed Ravyn Kontis in his cat form from the pound by having Susan adopt him... right before the Spathi Daimons killed her and her husband.
James Warren (deceased) Nickname: Jimmy. A detective and best friend of Susan Kontis. Jimmy was killed by Spathi alongside his wife Angie.
Cara Winston A waitress and short-order cook at Sanctuary. She's quick with a comeback and loves to pick on both Alain and Kyle Peltier.
Tony Woodard Sanctuary office assistant and entertainment coordinator. Tony also handles publicity and does the Web site updates.
Xanthippe An infamous ancient Greek shrew. (Technically she wasn't ancient when she was infamous... but she was always a shrew. What can I say? You've got to watch out for those Greek women.)
Xenobia The Devereaux girls' gypsy aunt who specializes in curses.
Yves The best friend of Maria Divine.
Zetes Kyrian's uncle. Zetes bargained with Valerius the older for Kyrian's life.