 Other Characters
Lily’s
family
The Lupi
Lupi: the Clans
FBI: The Unit
FBI: The Task Force (Book 3)
General
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Only in Book One
Lily’s
family
Susan Yu
[2] Older sister; 32 when she married
(book 2.) The
perfect one. Dermatologist. Book 2
opens with her wedding reception.
Elizabeth Yu
(Beth) [2] Younger sister; 23 in
Book 1.
Julia Yu
[1, 2, 3] Lily’s mother. 55
at start of Book 1.
Edward Yu
[2, 3] Lily’s father.
Grandmother (Li
Lei Yu)
[1, 2, 3] Lily’s
father’s mother; the Tiger
Lady
Li Qin
[1, 2, 3] A nebulously related cousin who
lives with Grandmother; gentle. “Age
had softened the square of Li Qin’s face
and blurred the angular body into something more
androgynous than feminine. Her
voice was her one beauty--low and soft and clear
as bells.”
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The Lupi
Isen Turner
[1, 2, 3] Nokolai Rho or clan chief;
Rule’s father.
Benedict
[1, 2, 3] Rule’s oldest brother. Tall,
muscular, Native American on his mother’s
side; considered the greatest living lupi warrior. Responsible
for security at Clanhome; trains young Nokolai
in combat. Reclusive since the death of his
Chosen, Claire. His daughter is Nettie, the
shaman/physician.
Nettie Two Horses
[1, 2, 3] Tall, coppery-skinned
woman with a cloud of frizzy gray hair hanging
nearly to her waist. Physician
and Shaman. In Book2, it’s revealed
that she’s Benedict’s daughter. (She
is Nokolai but not lupus, since she’s female.)
Mick Roberts
[1] Rule’s second-oldest brother. Resents
Rule’s position as Lu Nuncio. Killed
in Book 1.
Toby Asteglio
[1, 2, 3] Rule’s son; 8 when
series opens. Lives
with his grandmother on his mother’s side. Visits
Rule often.
Sammy
[1] A young redheaded lupus who acts as
guard.
Hannah The Nokolai Rhej
A Rhej (always
female) is priestess/bard/clan historian, keeper
of the memories—literal memories, magically
recorded and retained, stretching back over two
thousand years. She’s also the clan’s
contact with their Lady. She’s blind
but Gifted—physical empathy allows her to
read her surroundings and function well.
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Lupi: the Clans
There are currently 24
clans; 10 are considered dominant. A dominant clan possesses a particularly
strong mantle. Occasionally a dominant clan will
accept temporary subordinate status to another
clan, as Kyffin did with Nokolai in Book 1; it’s
still considered dominant because the mantle is
unaffected. A clan loses dominant status—and
may lose its mantle and identity--when it loses
a Clan Challenge. Clan Challenges are rare
and can mean outright war, but fundamentally they
are a battle between the strengths of the clans’ mantles
so they can be settled by individual combat between
the two Rhos. All but two of the non-dominant
clans are subordinated to one of the dominants. Non-dominant
clans are small, since the size of the clan has
an effect on the strength of its mantle. Etorri
is the exception. It’s very small,
yet its mantle is extremely powerful.
The
most powerful clans currently are Nokolai and Leidolf,
closely followed by Ybirra and a still-to-be-determined
dominant clan that has two subordinate clans. Etorri
wields great influence based on its du, though
it lacks direct power because of its small size.
Below
are nine of the ten dominant clans:
Nokolai
Rule’s clan. Rho: Isen Turner. Rhej:
Hannah. Originally from the Brittany region
of France. Nokolai is the fourth largest
clan (Leidolf, Ybirra, and Mendoyo are larger)
and has the most subordinate clans—four—and
the most wealth.
Leidolf
A numerous clan, traditional enemies
of Nokolai, implicated in the attack on Rule’s
father [1, 2, 3] Randall Frey is the
Lu Nuncio (heir) in the first 2 books, but is killed
in Book 3. The Rho is Victor Frey. Victor’s
other son is Brady Gunning, a sociopath: “tall,
blond, and bony; nice chest.” Their
Rhej is Leah—African American, tall,
broad frame, Baptist. Leidolf currently has
no subordinate clans; in the past they’ve
absorbed (through Clan Challenge) three of the
smaller clans.
Ansgar
Scandinavian; clanhome in Sweden. Ben
Larson is Lu Nuncio. Clan members live
in Scandinavian countries and in the U.S. Not
a large clan, but three small clans are subordinate
to Ansgar, increasing its “voice.”
Etorri
A
tiny clan with great du (honor, face, magic,
history); Stephen Andros is Lu Nuncio. Previous
Rho was William Carr; current one is Frederick
Andros. Follows different rules for succession
and does not accept subordinate clans. Clanhome
is in Canada. Etorri is said to be Greek,
though the identity of its founder is one of many
secrets kept by the clan. Etorri is a puzzle
to the other clans.
Cynyr
A
Celtic clan; most still live in Ireland and Scotland,
some in Wales, but they have an American component. Lu
Nuncio: Connolly (Con) McGuire. One
subordinate (English) clan.
Kyffin
The
smallest dominant, based in Canada; Jasper Herron,
the Rho, is unusually young (40) & a friend
of Rule’s. Subordinate to Nokolai for
a year and a day, starting in middle of Book 1. The
Lu Nuncio is Jasper’s brother, as Jasper’s
son is too young. Kyffin’s influence
is due largely to their friendly relations with
pretty much every other clan.
Mendoyo
The
only African clan, started by a small group of
lupi who went to northern Africa after the Great
War. Out of communication with other clans
until 18th c. and have different customs. Lu
Nuncio is Ato Tsegaye.
Szós
Hungarian
clan that emigrated entirely to U.S.; Rikard
Demeny is Lu Nuncio in Book Two. Fierce
fighters. One subordinate clan (Czech.)
Ybirra
Large Spanish clan; the newest clan, founded
in 1882 by Tomás Ybirra. Javiero Mendozo is
Lu Nuncio. Clanhome in New Mexico. Acquired
a subordinate clan four years before the opening
of the series.
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FBI: The Unit
The Unit, as it’s
called, is actually Unit 12, a secretive sub-group
of the better-known Magical Crimes Division (MCD)
of the FBI.
Martin Croft
[1, 2, 3] Agent; tall, elegant dresser,
African American. Not
Gifted.
Abel Karonski
[1, 2, 3] Agent; surly, rumpled,
avg. height, slightly overweight; white; a witch
(Wiccan)
Dick Hayes
[2, 3] Acting Director of the FBI in
Book 2 while the Director recuperates from open
heart surgery. Thin
and tense, with a long, horsy face and short gray
hair. (“ the straightest eyebrows Lily
had ever seen.) They looked as if someone
had laid them on with a ruler.” Aka among
the rank and file (not affectionately) as the Big
Dick.
Ruben Brooks
[1, 2, 3] Very thin; a wasting disease
confines him to a wheelchair; a “polite steamroller.” He
has a narrow face, hooked nose, and a light, clear
tenor voice. Amazingly accurate precog (precognition
Gift); tests at about 70%, but may be even higher.
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FBI: The Task Force (Book 3)
Sherry O’Shaunessy
High Priestess for the oldest and largest Wiccan
coven in the U.S.; chubby, soccer-grandma look;
long gray hair flows to her hips. Water Gift.
Archbishop Brown
A fiery Catholic with reformist
leanings.
Dr. Xavier Fagin
Head of the task force; wild
hair like Einstein, abstracted manner, genius—and
secretly a touch sensitive, though less powerful
than Lily. Foremost
scholar on magical history, specializing in pre-Purge
days.
Hikaru Ito
Japanese expert on symbology; skinny, glasses.
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General
Sarah Harris
[B,1] Abducted with Lily when the
girls were eight. She
was killed; Lily lived.
Ginger Harris
[B,1] Sarah Harris’s
sister. Present at
Club Hell night of first killing; witness against
Rule. Disappeared at end of Book 1.
Most Reverend Patrick Harlowe
[1, 2] Top minister
of the Azá (Church of the
Faithful.) Rich, mellow voice; “an
older man, with a pleasant but nondescript face. The
kind you’d forget two minutes after meeting
him.”
Dirty Harry
[1, 2, 3] Large, battered orange
cat who claims Lily as his human.
T.J. (Thomas James)
[1, 2] San Diego homicide
detective
ni’Aureni Aeith
[2] a Lord of Faerie (mentioned
only)
Jiri
[2,3] A mysterious woman Cynna used
to know, her former teacher in the Msaidizi or
Dizzies; a shetanni
mwenye (demon master)
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Xitil
[2] Demon prince (female)
Gan
[2,3] A small, lowly demon; selected to possess
Lily. Able
to travel unsummoned between the realms, a rare
ability. In Book 2 becomes female.
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Only in Book One
Captain Frederick Randall
[1] In
charge of Homicide; Lily’s superior. As
a young patrol cop, rescued Lily.
O’Brien
[1] SOC officer; Irish, cheerful,
likes Lily. A
short, chubby man with a wide mouth and red hair
cut so short it looks like the fuzz on a peach
Larry Phillips
[1] Obnoxious uniformed officer
at scene of first killing; over forty, a long,
stringy man, well over six feet.
Frederick Randall
[1] Homicide captain.
Mech (Sgt. Mechtle)
[1] Homicide sergeant.
Sean Brady
[1] homicide sergeant
Carlos Fuentes
[1] The first victim.
Rachel Fuentes
[1] The first victim’s wife;
involved with Rule. Hispanic, butt-length
hair and large breasts, narrow face, eyes set close
over a prominent nose. Carries about fifteen
extra pounds.
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