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Dutch

A Practitioner and member of the Light. He first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

Dutch had a strong penchant for conspiracy theories and apocalyptic scenarios, enough that it was notable even within a group of Doomsday preppers.⁠

He was killed in the Battle of Suite 1705.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 19
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 20
John

**John** may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* John of Normandy⁠
* John, a criminal and thug⁠
* John, a student at University of Washington⁠
* Jon, a guardian angel

## Poor Man’s Fight

* John Carson, an agent for the Archangel ministry of intelligence⁠
* John Gagne, an Archangel Navy officer⁠
* Jon Weir, Chief Administrative Officer at NorthStar Corporation⁠
* John, a Minoan insurgent⁠
* John, a Fremantle thug⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑ “Naked Justice”
3. ↑ “Supportive Relationships”
4. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 8
5. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 11
6. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 2
7. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 26
8. ↑ “Perspective”
Creeper

A demon which primarily preys on the homeless and other marginalized people. It first appeared in “Strangers”.

## General

Creepers seems to primarily prey on people who are homeless, addicts, or otherwise marginalized or isolated, but they can also single out and attack other people. They live and hunt in condemned buildings, underground areas, and transportation systems.⁠⁠

The known creeper appeared as a very tall human, with black pits for eyes, flat skin where there should be a nose, and two long strange-looking tongues. It hid its inhuman features using a trenchcoat and a hat.⁠

Lorelei appears to find them distasteful.⁠ It is possible that Rachel’s admonishment about “trench coat with tentacles” to her fellow angels is a reference to creepers.⁠

## Abilities

Creepers have powers of mind manipulation. They seem to have greater shape-changing powers than other demons while wearing a human skin, being able to elongate their arms and hands and turn them into serrated weapons. They are very durable and strong. It also seems that they can survive the destruction of their skin.⁠

## Theories

Creepers might be inspired by the Creeper in the Jeepers Creepers series of films. Given that, they might be more interested in the flesh and bodies of their prey rather than the souls, possibly taking body parts for themselves. That could explain the differences in appearance and function of their skin compared to other demons, as well as Lorelei’s distaste for them.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Skin*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “Strangers”
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
Katerina Sorrow

This article is about the undead girl. For other uses, see Katherine.

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*Past Due*, chapter 13

An undead girl in Vancouver, with abilities related to the dead and the ocean. She first appeared in *Past Due*.

## Biography

Katerina was an unpopular girl in her final year of high school. She was pushed off a boat in the Vancouver harbor in September and drowned. Instead of dying, she ended up in an undead state, still in control of her body and with several supernatural powers.⁠⁠

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She met Alex at the reception hosted by the Family. Meeting Alex proved a revelation to her, as her earlier contacts with the Shadows had been limited to “wizards and monsters.”⁠ After the Family had escaped Vancouver on the *Silver Delta* she helped him and the Crew locate and intercept the yacht. This led to the Battle of the Silver Delta. She was first overwhelmed by the battle, but discovered both new abilities and how to contribute to the Crew. She took the yacht as a prize after the battle, renaming it *Revenge*.⁠

She thinks she is better off with her new undead life.⁠ As a person she was shy and lonely, but with a quirky sense of humour. This together with bluntness has come to the fore after her death.⁠

It is unknown how Katerina ended up in her undead state. Rachel sees the abortion of the reincarnation process as very strange, and plans to look into it.⁠

## Relations

She describes her old home life as “pretty shitty”, but she connected strongly with the Crew.⁠⁠

Her guardian angel is likewise unknown.

## Abilities

Katerina can control the seas, including the weather, shipwrecks, and the drowned. Her powers were sufficient that the Family had respect for them.⁠

She can lead others into a realm—or plane—of death where drowned sailors reside, to cut down on travel time across the seas.⁠ In the fight on the *Silver Delta*, she showed the ability to rip the souls out of people.⁠

She has a similar ability to angels to become disembodied, passing through walls or letting objects pass through her.⁠

She can see souls the moment their body dies, an ability that only angels previously were known to have. She cannot however see angels unless they choose to be visible.⁠

## Possessions

Katerina owns the megayacht *Revenge*, formerly the *Silver Delta*, which she claimed as a prize after the Battle of the Silver Delta. Zafirah has assisted her in obtaining legal title and other necessary records.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2  *Past Due*, chapter 22
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Past Due*, chapter 29
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2  *Past Due*, chapter 27
5. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 13
6. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 23
7. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 25
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1  *Past Due*, chapter 24
9. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 28
Harrow

A powerful demon serving Baal. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Harrow was a famed demon, a hunter and the first warrior of Baal⁠⁠. Vincent had hunted and fought him for a very long time, though always inconclusively.⁠⁠

He was active in Seattle together with Lydia in September. Harrow was killed and permanently destroyed in Hell by Rachel’s angelic fire at the conclusion of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 18
4. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
Heaven’s light

A character under Heaven’s light is a mortal who has a guardian angel and is protected by them against at least some forms of supernatural threats. They are also destined for Heaven after death.⁠

Angels and at least some demons are capable of discerning if a mortal walks under Heaven’s light.⁠⁠ It is also possible that some mortals can be given the ability to sense this, at least temporarily. A possible examples would be Donny, and a less likely one Crystal.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 10
2. ↑ “Trust”
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 10
4. ↑ “God on the Run”
5. ↑ *Skin*
Mandah

A demon. She first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

Mandah used to serve under Baal. When Lorelei returned to Hell she, together with Hank and Kierrk, became her first follower.⁠

She acted as a trusted lieutenant and herald to Lorelei before, during, and immediately after the Battle of Perdition. She scouted the compound of the Light, distracted Azazel in his fight against Lorelei, and crucified his corpse. The last act she did after having been declared free by Lorelei.⁠⁠

Her current whereabouts and loyalties are unknown.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 21
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 25
Karana

A hobgoblin and de facto mayor of Zition. She first appeared in *Nowhere to Run*.

## Biography

Karana lived in Eastford, but was driven out soon after the Edict of banishment.⁠ She was among the first to arrive at Zition, and started to organize the camp as it grew to a town. While never elected, her leadership has largely become accepted by most inhabitants.⁠

## Abilities

Karana is a capable organizer and has some skill at arms. She is a keen judge of people.

## References

1. ↑  *Nowhere to Run*, chapter 9
2. ↑  *Nowhere to Run*, chapter 3
An Honest Business

“An Honest Business” is a novelette published in Habitual Heroes in 2021. *Phoenix* has an urgent delivery of medical supplies to the planet Endeavor, which has tense relations with its neighbor Independence.

## Synopsis

*Phoenix* had been chartered to deliver medical supplies to Endeavor. Upon arrival in the system they met the freighter *Charisma* and rendered medical assistance to her crew. The captain of *Charisma* warned them about the Independence system militia and the tension between Endeavor and Independence. *Phoenix* continued in-system, and had to fight off and past a forced “inspection”, much to Ordoñez’s delight.

### Characters

* On *Phoenix*
	+ Jesse Baldwin
	+ Sanjay Bhatia, boatswain
	+ Veronica Roldan, XO
	+ Lynette Kelly
	+ Charlotte, engineer
	+ Elise Jacobs, nurse
	+ Chun
	+ Val Ordoñez, gunner
	+ Edgar Cervantes, engineer
	+ Reyna
	+ Jorge Salgado, engineer
* On *Charisma*
	+ Barnes, Charisma
	+ Franco, medic
* On *Vigilance*
	+ Paxton, captain
	+ Crumpton, boarder
	+ Baker, boarder
	+ Green, boarder NCO
* Michelle Janeka (mentioned only)
* Tanner Malone (mentioned only)

### Locations & organizations

* *Phoenix*, a yacht
* *Charisma*, a freighter
* *Vigilance*, an Independence corvette
* *Gallat*, an Independence corvette
* The dual system of Endeavor and Independence

## Continuity

“An Honest Business” is set after *Last Man Out*, in November 2280.

## Trivia

Val Ordoñez is also named Sol Ordoñez in earlier stories.

## Publication history

“An Honest Business” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in December 2020.
International circle

A Circle of Practitioners based in the International District of Seattle.

## General

A Circle of mostly Asian Practitioners, but not all Chinese or Japanese, based in the International District of Seattle. They act as a neighborhood watch group and are one of the more powerful circles in the Seattle area.⁠⁠ They have a close relationship with several businesses in the area, but do not run or own them.⁠

They are friendly with the Native circle, and do not close their territory to other Practitioners. Their relation with Molly and Onyx is complicated by suspicion toward Lorelei.⁠

The Circle lost at least one senior member at the Battle of the Casino. Currently the Circle has four known active members and at least one junior Practitioner. Unlike many other Circles in and around Seattle, they do not seem to not have much mundane muscle to call on. They are however relatively prepared for violence.⁠⁠

See also Chinatown-International District (wikipedia).

## Members

* Chen Jin (leader)
* Daniel, a junior member⁠
* Michael, present at the Battle of the Casino⁠
* Natsuo
* Yumi

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 5
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 “Outsourced”
4. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 2
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 7
Eddie

An accountant and Michelle’s boyfriend. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Eddie worked as an accountant in Michelle’s corporate office. He and Michelle started dating in September, partially due to supernatural nudging from Lorelei.⁠⁠ His family lives in Olympia.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 18
3. ↑ “This Year, I’m Thankful For…”
Ahmed Kovac

An older bosniak and the manager of a pool hall. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Ahmed Kovac had built a successful business with a pool hall, but sold it to Robert Gorge. After Gorge’s destruction at the hands of Alex Carlisle and some of his friends, Lorelei transferred ownership to Alex, Drew, Jason, and Wade. Ahmed was hired as manager.⁠⁠

He is married to Emina.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 11
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
Lifestyle Changes

“Lifestyle Changes” is a short story published in the collection *Small Victories* in 2020. Alex adjusts to living with Lorelei and Rachel.

## Warning

“Lifestyle Changes” contains graphic sex, rampant profanity, polyamory, mushy conversations, fantasy depictions of demonic and divine beings bearing little or no resemblance to established religious canon, sex in private, kitchen sex, teasing, lingerie, expletives, lust, descriptive nudity, and a casual disregard for traditional Western family values.

## Synopsis

A series of vignettes centered around Alex adjusting to living with Lorelei and Rachel, and the reactions from his friends. Alex’s friends teased him about his girlfriends, which caused Rachel and Alex to discuss the semantics of “fucking every possible minute”. Lorelei delayed Alex’s departure for work. Alex aborted his gaming session in order to help Rachel. They found fault in the design of the kitchen counters. Alex and his friends discussed relationships in the pool hall.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Alex
* Carrie (online only)
* Robbie (online only)
* Chang (online only)
* Nicole (online only)
* Drew
* Jason
* Rachel
* Lorelei
* Taylor
* Wade
* Amanda (mentioned only)
* Eric (mentioned only)
* Fallon (unnamed, mentioned only)
* Britney and Brittany (mentioned only)

### Locations & organizations

* Suite 1705
* Ahmed Kovac’s pool hall
* The conservatory (mentioned only)

## Continuity

“Lifestyle Changes” is set in late September, after *Good Intentions* and “Live Like This”.

## Trivia

In *Personal Demons*, Rachel says she usually ghosts through the wall to home, leaving all the water outside in an angel-shaped stain.⁠ In this story she ghosts through the balcony door and drips on the doormat inside, bringing some of the water with her.

The story contains references to Amanda’s and Eric’s return and how it impacted Jason’s breakup with Britney and Brittany.⁠

## Publication history

“Lifestyle Changes” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in May 2019. It was re-published in *Small Victories* in 2020.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 1
2. ↑ *Days of High Adventure*
Gina Ramos

A former prostitute, now an Archangel intelligence agent. She first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

## Biography

Gina Ramos worked as a prostitute on at least two worlds before she ended up on Paradise.⁠ There she was recruited by Vanessa Rios in order to assist in stealing away *Aphrodite*. She obtained crucial information on how to make the ship operable.⁠ Upon their arrival in the Archangel system ten months later she was recruited to the Archangel Ministry of Intelligence.⁠⁠

After the end of the Debtor’s War she was assigned to keep track of Tanner Malone.⁠ She posed as another student on Fremont University, and had to join the xenoarcheology field school on Minos on very short notice.⁠ During this she befriended Tanner and he became impressed with her abilities.⁠⁠ After the rising of the Minoans, she evacuated the field school from Minos and assisted the Union relief effort with crucial intelligence.⁠

As a person, Gina is ambitious. She is very resourceful and a quick learner.

## References

1. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 10
2. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 4
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 9
4. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 23
5. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 24
6. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 6
7. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 9
8. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 22
9. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 33
Damien Blackthorne

A vampire. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Damien Blackthorne was a member of Anastacia’s Court and served as Lady Anastacia’s steward.⁠ He owned the manor where the gathering for formalizing the alliance between Anastacia’s Court, the Brotherhood of Apollo, and Lydia was held. This was also the place where they brought and tortured Alex and Lorelei after they had been abducted.⁠

Blackthorne was deeply suspicious of the motives of the Brotherhood. He was killed by Lord Stefan during the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
Casey

A pirate captain. He first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

## Biography

Casey was a Union Fleet officer and the commander of a destroyer when he saved an illegal NorthStar mining colony by fighting off three Krokinthian raiders. The exposure of the illegal colony however brought him too many powerful enemies, and he was court martialed and dishonorably discharged.

As a result, he became a pirate instead, soon taking command of the pirate ship *Vengeance* and starting a partnership with Lauren Williams. In 2271, he was approached by David Kiribati of the Archangel system, where Kiribati would be a steady customer, provide intelligence, and to a degree direct Casey’s operations.⁠

Over the following years, Casey became the *de facto* leader of a small pirate fleet. His capture of the NSS *Aphrodite* and the later raid on Qal’at Khalil in Hashem brought him more than a bit of notoriety.⁠⁠ His capture of the NSS *Pride of Polaris* however brought an end to his luck, when Tanner Malone managed to launch a one-man assault on first *Vengeance* and then *Pride of Polaris*.⁠⁠

Casey was taken captive and sent to prison, but the partnership with Kiribati continued.⁠ He was quietly moved from prison to a combination of prison and command of ASG *Argent*, formerly the *Aphrodite*.⁠ He participated in the evacuation of the Archangel consulate on Scheherazade and later on the Battle of Raphael.⁠⁠

He continued to fight in the Debtor’s War, gradually wresting control of the ship’s crew from the Archangel Ministry of Intelligence to himself.⁠ Upon the return to Uriel *Argent* required repairs, and Tanner Malone managed to infiltrate the ship, take Casey captive, and extract the two to the Hashemite consulate.⁠ His appearance there together with Tanner’s other revelations caused a constitutional crisis in Archangel.

## Relationships

Casey is close to Lauren Williams, though their relationship appears primarily to be professional.⁠ He seems to prefer sex without having to deal with romance.⁠

## Abilities

Casey is highly charismatic and a superlative tactician and shiphandler. He also has superior close combat skills. He can switch between brutality and charm at will.

## References

1. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, Prologue
2. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, Prologue
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 7
4. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 12
5. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 15
6. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 16
7. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 5
8. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 4
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 10
10. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 15
11. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 16
12. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 7
Keating & Rose

A Seattle law firm and Alex’s former part-time employer as a file clerk.

Alex was fired in late October, after he had rebuffed advances from Susan and Olivia.⁠

## Employees

* Alex, file clerk (past)
* Dana, office manager⁠
* Kat, file clerk
* Lambert, building security⁠
* Olivia, office manager⁠
* Shirley, grandmotherly receptionist⁠
* Susan, attorney⁠
* Stephanie, copy room clerk (past)
* Trinh, attorney⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 1
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 9
Hypatia

A hermetic Practitioner, married to Archimedes. She first appeared in “Authenticity”.

## Biography

Hypatia was present at the reading of Elizabeth’s will, where she met and antagonised Onyx. Together with her husband Archimedes she was bequeathed Elizabeth’s gargoyle. After the reading, she and Archimedes approached the representatives from the Brotherhood of Apollo about membership.

The two pursued Molly and Onyx after the reading with the help of the animated gargoyle, attempting to rob Elizabeth’s Book of Shadows from them, but their attempts were fought off.⁠

She and Archimedes were also invited to the meeting called by Kate Oakwood about the disappearance of the Brotherhood. They survived the following Battle of the Casino. Afterwards, Hypatia discovered that Lorelei was a demon.⁠

Hypatia lives in Olympia with her husband Archimedes. She has poor relations with Molly and Onyx, and appears to be a believer in the superiority of the hermetic tradition.⁠

Hypatia is skilled in perception.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Authenticity”
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 5
Mike

**Mike**, **Michael**, or **Miguel** may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* Michael, frontman of Rockerdammerung⁠
* Michael, a member of the International circle⁠
* Michael, an archangel⁠
* Michael Lopez, defense counsel associated with the Special Task Force⁠
* Michaelis, a demon of sorcery⁠
* Miguel, FBI tac team leader⁠
* Mike, a criminal⁠
* Mike (vampire), a vampire from Australia
* Mike, a bouncer in Vancouver⁠
* Mike, an upskirt photographer⁠
* Mike Dotson, school resource officer
* Mike, an enforcer in Los Angeles⁠

## Hot Restart

* Mike Cardona, human lieutenant and starfighter pilot⁠
* Mike Glenn, human owner-operator of Pick and Fix⁠

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Michael, a planet in the Archangel system
* Michaels, a non-graduating member of Oscar Company⁠
* Miguel Duran, an Archangel Navy officer⁠
* Mike, a crewman on Joan of Arc⁠
* Mike, a CDC xenoresearcher⁠
* Mike, a member of the Minos insurgency⁠

## References

1. ↑ *Halloween for Life*
2. ↑ “Outsourced”
3. ↑ “Trust”
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, Prologue
5. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 13
6. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 17
7. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 8
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 19
9. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 29
10. ↑ “God on the Run”
11. ↑ “The Morning After”
12. ↑  *Hot Restart*, chapter 6
13. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 5
14. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 6
15. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 2
16. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 9
17. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 32
18. ↑  *Run Like Hell*, chapter 10
Michael (Practitioner)

This article is about the Practitioner. For other uses, see Mike.

A Practitioner member of the International circle, based in the International District of Seattle. He first appeared in “Outsourced”.

## Biography

Michael participated in the Practitioner meeting in January and the later Battle of the Casino.⁠ He is heavyset and nearing middle age.

Unlike the other members of the International circle he seems to be of European origin, describing his spells as Celtic.
Jason’s apartment

Jason’s home. It first appeared in *Days of High Adventure*.

## Description

It is a small one bedroom apartment. The kitchen is cramped but large enough but large enough for two people.⁠ The living room has a futon with a gun case hidden under it.⁠

Jason moved into it in September due to his parents disapproving of his Adventures in Britneyland.⁠ It was the location of the Great Open Teamspeak Mic incident, that is Jason’s tryst with Amanda.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 4
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
4. ↑ *Days of High Adventure*
Charting Stars

This work has only been published on Patreon.

“Charting Stars” is a short story published on Patreon in 2024. Evan just might have found someone to trust.

## Warning

This story contains explicit expletives, blasphemy, ordinary jerks, attempted murder, kidnapping, fantasy depictions of the occult and witchcraft, portrayals of divine and demonic matters bearing little or no resemblance to religious canon, and reincarnation.

## Synopsis

Evan and Sunday bonded over truth and tacos.

### Characters

* Evan Murphy
* Sunday
* Anatole (mentioned only)
* Nahash, a demon (mentioned only)
* Estevan, a Franciscan and Practitioner (mentioned only)
* Flip-Top (mentioned only)
* Lily (mentioned only)
* Sofia (mentioned only)
* Christian Miller (mentioned only)
* Cornelius (mentioned only
* Frank (unnamed, mentioned only)

## Continuity

This is a direct continuation from “Dead Reckoning”.

## Publication history

“Dead Reckoning” was published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on January 1, 2024.
Battle of the Bus Tunnel

A large-scale fight in the Westlake Station bus tunnel during Halloween.

## Background

Following the Battle of Blackthorne Manor, the vampire lords Lord Cornelius and Wentworth started an investigation on the fate of Anastacia’s Court.⁠ Their mortal helpers managed to abduct Alex, Jason, and Amber during the Emerald City Halloween Ball.⁠ At the same time, Diana had brought her werewolf pack into Seattle in order to claim Alex.⁠

## Participants

### The Crew

* Alex Carlisle
* Jason Cohen
* Amber Maddox
* Rachel

### Vampires

* Gaius Cornelius Vaspasianus
* George Wentworth
* Johanna Matthias (unnamed)
* Rosario
* Bjorn
* Unferth
* around 40 vampires in total

### Werewolves

* Diana
* Caleb’s pack

## Events

Alex goaded Cornelius into a duel and slew him. Alex then crippled Bjorn. The battle turned into a three-way fight as the werewolves attempted to get to Alex, and Rachel arrived to rescue Alex, Amber, and Jason.

Rachel covered the retreat of her friends. With no mortals nearby she could unleash her powers of Dominion against the around forty vampires and the werewolf pack, forcing the survivors to flee.⁠⁠

Lorelei, Molly, and Onyx arrived and picked up Alex, Amber, and Jason. They settled in for the night in Suite 1705.

## Results

* Death of Lord Cornelius
* The death of seven werewolves and an unknown number of vampires⁠
* Bjorn is taken captive by the Special Task Force⁠
* Amber becomes fully aware of the Crew’s relation to the Shadows⁠
* Johanna Matthias learns about Alex and Rachel⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 6
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 3
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
5. ↑ “Strangers”
6. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 10
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 8
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 15
9. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 29
Fitting room

A fitting room is a facility where demons can be given mortal shells or “skins”. They might include a soul mirror to help bring demons from Hell. They require considerable magical investment, but can still be operated and hidden in rather minor locations.⁠⁠

The demon Lester operated a fitting room in the cellar of the strip club Vixens in Seattle. It was discovered and wrecked by Alex and later destroyed by Rachel.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Skin*
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 18
Filip

A werewolf serving the Family. He first appeared in *Past Due*.

Filip worked as a ship’s engineer on the Silver Delta in service to the Family. He was an experienced mariner of Russian origin, and worked closely with Evgeni. As a person he appeared taciturn but took pride in the ship.⁠⁠

Filip was killed by Katerina Sorrow during the Battle of the Silver Delta.

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 23
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 25
Dalton McGinley

A colonel in the US Army. He was first mentioned in *Personal Demons*.

## Biography

Dalton McGinley was a colonel in the US Army and the former commanding officer of Rico’s team.⁠ His sins and actions caused Lorelei to claim him as her prey. The fallout from his death was kept quiet, but Rico’s team was very quietly expelled from the army.⁠

It is implied that McGinley had connections with the Shadows or even demons. For further discussion on this, see Theories under Rico’s Team.

## Theories

It is not stated outright when Dalton was killed, but Lorelei was active in Washington DC about two years before recent events.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, Epilogue
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 8
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
Alex’s gladius

A short sword of Roman pattern used by Alex.

## History

Alex’s *gladius* was first carried by and probably made for Cornelius, an ancient vampire from Roman times. Alex claimed it after his victorious duel against Cornelius during the Battle of the Bus Tunnel, and brought it with him afterwards.⁠⁠

As preparation for the Practitioner meeting in January, Onyx enchanted the sword to make it easier to hide.⁠ Alex used it through the Battle of the Casino and carried it on his trek from Iraq to Beirut, but lost it in the fight against Sammael in Zafirah’s nightclub.⁠⁠

Zafirah recovered the sword, had it sharpened, and returned it to Alex when they met again in March. Onyx’s enchantment on the sword still held, and was recognised by Helen Robinson. Alex used the sword again during the Battle of the Silver Delta.

## Properties

The sword has been enchanted for concealmeant by Onyx, and can even pass through a pat-down.⁠ It is unknown if additional enchantments had or have been placed on it by Cornelius or Zafirah.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 8
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 6
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 7
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 22
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 18
7. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 7
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 6
Good Neighbors

“Good Neighbors” is a short story published in the collection *Small Victories* in 2020. Rachel and Alex hunt a neighborhood demon.

## Warning

“Good Neighbors” contains explicit violence, rampant profanity, a homeowners association, perfidy, destruction of private property, fantasy depictions of demonic and divine beings bearing little or no resemblance to established religious canon, ambitious neighbors, stabbing, beating, defenestration, false identification, dangerous misuse of gym equipment, assault, harsh words, immolation, explicit expletives, demons, angels, ordinary jerks, attempted murder, punching, kicking, elbowing, grappling, bearers of false witness, and innuendo.

## Synopsis

Rachel had noted traces of a demon in their building after the Battle of Suite 1705.⁠ She was unable to locate it herself and enlisted Alex as bait. He started in the condominium gym, where he first suspected Ransom of being the demon. Sarah entered and made a pass at Alex before she went to the sauna. A demon—Xazzal—spoke to Alex on how he could have her, and Alex realized the demon had found him.

He went to the sauna in order to give Rachel a shot against Xazzal, but it turned out Sarah was a demon wearing a mortal skin. The following fight banished both Sarah and Xazzal to Hell and left the gym wrecked. Rachel and Alex blamed it all on Sarah as Ransom saw the damage.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Alex Carlisle
* Rachel
* Melanie, a resident of the building
* Ransom, another resident of the building
* Sarah
* Xazzal
* Lorelei (mentioned only)
* Robert Gorge (mentioned only)

## Continuity

“Good Neighbors” is set in January, the week after *Personal Demons*.

## Theories

It is unclear how long Sarah had been a demon, or which type she was. That Rachel was unaware of her presence implies that her skin had been fitted well and carefully, and not in a rush. On the other hand, Sarah makes a reference to having seen Alex with his girlfriend before, and it is well established that other demons can easily sense and identify Lorelei.⁠ Other demons can also sense Lorelei’s presence on Alex up to a day after any sexual contact between the two, and would avoid him for that reason alone.⁠

Sarah attempted seduction to get Alex alone, but she was assisted by Xazzal, and so it doesn’t appear to be her usual way of working. Sarah also says ”I’m an—” before she is interrupted by Rachel, implying that the name of her type begins with a wovel sound.

## Publication history

“Good Neighbors” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in June 2020. It was re-published in *Small Victories* in July 2020.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 8
3. ↑ *Skin*
Aurora Avenue

A major road in Seattle, running northwards from central Seattle to Shoreline.

## General

Hector Kingston has his gun store on Aurora Avenue, “just north of the park”.⁠ Kevin Murray lived near the road in his house in Greenwood, and Aurora was the location for his naked shootout with a gang.⁠ Drew Jones lives in an apartment near the road.⁠ There are also creepers living in condemned houses along the road.⁠ Parts of the road has a reputation for being gathering spots for sex workers.

The 358 bus ran along Aurora.⁠ Nowadays it has been replaced by RapidRide E Line.

## References

1. ↑ “Authenticity”
2. ↑ “Naked Justice”
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 9
4. ↑ *Skin*
5. ↑ “On the Bus: Lewd Intentions” (noncanon)
Kenneth

A Practitioner and junior member of the Brotherhood of Apollo. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Kenneth was given the task of recruiting Molly and Onyx to the Brotherhood and, if that failed, to kidnap them.⁠ The attempt left him injured and arrested by Kevin Murray and Tyrone Johnson. He was released from custody by Mr. Woods.⁠

There is no known evidence that Kenneth was present at the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. He escaped Seattle afterwards, only to be captured and tortured by vampires under the command of Lord Cornelius. His current fate is unknown.⁠

Kenneth appears to not have been highly regarded in the Brotherhood.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
Last Man Out

*Last Man Out* is the fifth book in the Poor Man’s Fight Series by Elliott Kay. It was published on April 22, 2018.

## Publisher’s summary

THE DEADLIEST UNPAID INTERN IN THE GALAXY

Some people struggle to get to college. Tanner Malone had to fight through an interstellar war. Far from home, under a cloud of scandal and propaganda, hunted by assassins and haunted by trauma, Tanner is finally enrolled in a top university.

He didn’t plan for an archaeological expedition on the far side of human space. He didn’t want more corporate mercenaries or space pirates in his life, either. Yet ancient alien secrets don’t come without cost. If his classmates want to survive the summer, their infamous intern is the only chance they’ve got.

## Continuity

*Last Man Out* is set in 2280.

The book is set against the events of all the prior books. *No Medals for Secrets* serves as important background.

## Publication history

*Last Man Out* was published as an ebook on April 22, 2018. It was published as an audiobook by Audible on October 23, 2018, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon. The paperback was published in February 2019.
Lester

A demon serving Sammael. He first appeared in *Skin.*

## Biography

Lester had a long history with Lorelei, going back at least two centuries. He owned and operated the strip club *Vixens* in Seattle. It served both as a way to corrupt mortals through carnal lust and as the cover for a fitting room. He employed no less than three temptresses. He also maintained a large network of contacts with other demons in Seattle.

When Lorelei wanted to learn more about demons and their activities in Seattle in November, she sought out and confronted Lester. Alex assisted her as a decoy for the temptress who Lorelei knew Lester employed.

He was killed by Lorelei in the fight that erupted when Alex broke away from two of the temptresses.⁠
Kat

This article is about the Keating & Rose file clerk. For other uses, see Katherine.

## Good Intentions Series

### Last seen

*Natural Consequences* (mentioned only)

A filing room clerk at Keating & Rose. She first appeared in *Good Intentions.*

Kat worked closely with Alex and was friendly and teasing with him. She was however committed to her boyfriend.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 1
Carlos Medina

A high-ranking member of the Ciudad Juarez cartel and Lydia’s prey.⁠ He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Carlos Medina married Lydia in Ciudad Juarez in August, where she assisted him to seduce his brother Pedro’s wife. The fallout caused him to be sent to Seattle to handle the cartel’s operations there.⁠

After their encounter with Lorelei, Lydia used him as the vessel to summon Baal to the mortal plane in September, killing him.⁠ His disappearance was a concern for the FBI.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 13
Pool hall fight

An attempt by a demon to gain a hold over Lorelei.

## Background

The corruptor demon Robert Gorge had become aware of Lorelei’s connection to Alex. In order to approach him and his friends Drew, Jason, and Wade in private, Gorge first purchased Ahmed Kovac’s pool hall.

## Events

Gorge approched Alex about purchasing Lorelei, but was refused. When Gorge continued to threaten Alex, Alex attacked Gorge, helped by his friends. However, Gorge’s demon strength and the resilience of his mortal skin made him into more than a match for the Crew.

Alex however remembered the symbolic nature of a demon’s tail, wings, and horns from the Sacred Heart Cemetery Fire, and managed to cut away Gorge’s tail, weakening him. This allowed the Crew to subdue Gorge and bring him to a nearby Episcopal church, where Caleb destroyed him.

## Results

* Destruction of Gorge.
* Drew, Jason, and Wade are introduced to the Shadows.
* Ownership of the pool hall passed to Alex, Drew, Jason, and Wade, though Lorelei’s intervention.
Alicia Wong

A marine in the Archangel Navy and a past member of Oscar Company. She first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

## Biography

Alicia Wong was born in the Archangel system. Her grandfather Hideki Otsuka and mother Minako were refugees from Izumoto’s Star. She gave up a promising gymnastic career in order to enlist as a marine in 2274.⁠ She met and befriended Tanner Malone during basic training in Oscar Company.⁠⁠ She served on the ANS *Los Angeles* where she met and began dating Brent Collins.⁠

Gunny Janeka quickly saw Alicia’s potential, and began taking her on various covert missions.⁠ She was also promoted to corporal.⁠ She took part in the Battle of Raphael and the boarding action against NSS *Hercules*.

Soon afterwards she, together with Gunny Janeka and Ravenell, participated in a covert mission to obtain evidence of illegal xenobiological research by CDC.⁠ The mission was a success, but not in the way that the mission planners had envisioned, and Alicia disobeyed a direct order from the mission commander when she freed the captive Nyuyinaro alien.⁠ The beyond-top-secret nature of the mission, the death of the mission commander, and the questionable legality of the order shielded her from any repurcussions.⁠

In 2279 she had made sergeant and joined the Archangel attack against Fairhaven, which ended the Debtor’s War.⁠

After the end of the war she decided to become an officer and joined the academy, where she did an early cadet cruise that took her to Minos on the ANS *Beowulf*.⁠ Her presence there proved very fortunate when they made contact with the Nyuyinaro at Qin Kai, and Alicia was declared a “human with Nyuyinaro trust”.⁠ She participated in the following rescue and evacuation mission to Minos.⁠

## Relations

Alicia dates fellow marine Brett Collins. She is close friends with Tanner Malone since their days together in Oscar Company.

She is on good terms with her family, mother Minako, father Hai, brother David, and her maternal grandfather Hideki Otsuka, but has trouble navigating the many secret missions she has taken part in which she has to keep from them.⁠ Her grandfather has however worked out that there are things she cannot tell.⁠

## Abilities

Alicia is small in stature, but is strong, very quick, and with very quick reactions. She is a very capable soldier and leader.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 2
2. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 5
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 6
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 7
5. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, Prologue
6. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 3
7. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 12
8. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 13
9. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 15
10. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 11
11. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 25
12. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 37
13. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 8
Locations in Good Intentions

Locations mentioned or visited in the Good Intentions Series. Several of them have their own pages.

## North America

Los Angeles
See Los Angeles.
New York
Claimed by the vampire lord George Wentworth.⁠
Olympia
See Olympia.
Portland
Wade goes there to purchase Everclear.⁠ Has the best strip clubs, according to Lorelei.⁠ Professor Hood lives there. The Crew know little else about the supernatural there.⁠
San Francisco
Claimed by the vampire lord Spencer Kensington III.⁠
Seattle
See Seattle and Map of the Shadows of Seattle.
Tacoma
See Tacoma.
Vancouver
See Vancouver.
Washington DC
The demon Nicolai is active there. Lorelei was there two years ago.⁠
## South America

Rio de Janeiro
Zafirah’s mortal lover Tokol lives there.⁠
## Africa

Alexandria
Home of the Alexandrian Museum of Antiquities. Mahmoud lives in the city and used to work at the museum. Zafirah has contacts in the city.⁠
## Asia

Baghdad
The angel in Dominion hates Rachel.⁠
Beirut
Zafirah runs a night club there.⁠
Damascus
War-torn by civil war. Lorelei has not been there for a long time.⁠
## Europe

Paris
Home to Marie during World War II and possibly still.⁠⁠
## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 6
3. ↑ *Skin*
4. ↑ “Legitimacy”
5. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 13
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
7. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 28
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 4
9. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 12
10. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 18
11. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 15
12. ↑ *Halloween for Life*
13. ↑  *Past Due*, Prologue
Masood

An efreet—jinn—living in Bellevue outside Seattle.

## Biography

Masood was a jinn, a capable sorcerer and an “international shipping expert”. Another term for the latter might be “smuggler”.⁠

He had previously worked for Azazel, one of the princes of Hell. He had enough contact with Anastacia’s vampire court that he provided safe haven for Ellison, one of the surviving vampires after the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. He also had contacts with the Family, and had received an invitation for the Family party, delivered by Helen Robinson.⁠

Zafirah enlisted Alex to steal the invitation from Masood. However, the attempt to do so by stealth backfired. Masood was killed by Alex in the following fight.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Past Due*, chapter 6
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 7
Don’t Overthink It

## Wandering Monsters

“Don’t Overthink It” is a short story published in *Habitual Heroes* in 2021. The crew investigates the death of several cows in a remote village by a lake.

## Warning

“Don’t Overthink It” contains explicit violence, sorcery, impersonation of a cow, stabbing, shooting, sorcerous inadequacy, rampant speculation, ambushes, monsters, assault with common hand tools, innuendo, and the social and emotional trauma of a superior sense of smell.

## Synopsis

The crew investigated the death of several cows, and discussed possible causes and means of investigation at length. In the end they made a simple stakeout and confronted two different monsters.

## Appearances

### Characters

* The Crew (Wandering Monsters)
	+ DigDig
	+ Scars
	+ Shady Tooth
	+ Teryn
	+ War Cloud
	+ Yargol
* Edwin, a farmer
* A goxaroth
* Drazrakzich, a demon

### Locations

* Rosebay and Snowhaven, villages by the lake

## Publication history

“Don’t Overthink It” was published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on August 2, 2021. It was republished with some minor edits in *Habitual Heroes* on December 27, 2021.
Michelle Janeka

This article is about the gunnery sergeant. For Alex Carlisle’s mother, see Michelle Carlisle.

## Michelle Janeka

### Relatives

* Chris Janeka (husband)
* Andrew Janeka (son)

## Poor Man’s Fight Series

### Last seen

*Last Man Out*

A gunnery sergeant in the Archangel Navy, usually simply called “gunny”. She first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

## Biography

Michelle Janeka served as a gunnery sergeant and was a living legend within the Archangel military. Together with Bill Everett she planned the “new guard” and led the training of Oscar Company together with him.⁠ She led many of the newly trained spacers and marines during the Battle of Raphael and the Debtor’s War.

Besides her duty as a regular gunnery sergeant, she often participated in various covert operations. In particular, she participated in the capture of the pirate ship *Guillotine* in March 2276 and the mission to obtain evidence of illegal xenobiological research by CDC in January 2277.⁠ The mission was a success, but not in the way that the mission planners had envisioned when a captive Nyuyinaro alien was freed.⁠

She participated in both the invasion of Fairhaven and the evacuation of Minos.

Besides Tanner Malone she is the only known living recipient of the Archangel Star. It is unknown when she received it.

## Relations

Janeka is married Chris. Together they have the son Andrew.⁠

## Abilities

Janeka is very strong and a very talented fighter. She has great experience both as a soldier, spacer, and undercover agent.

As a spacer she is very skilled in damage control and has some ship handling skills.

## References

1. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 3
3. ↑  *No Medals for Secrets*, chapter 12
4. ↑ “Janeka Finds Out”
Bill

**Bill** may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* William, Katherine’s lover in 11th century Normandy⁠
* Billy, a werewolf and member of Caleb’s pack
* Bill, a Practitioner and member of the Light
* Bill Ward, a police officer⁠

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Bill Everett, an Archangel Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate
* William, a student of Fremantle University and Jason’s boyfriend⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑ “Rough Day”
3. ↑ “Friends”
Ahmed Kovac’s pool hall

A pool hall and favorite spot for several members of the Crew. It first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## General

A successful pool hall and a favorite spot for Alex and several of his friends.⁠ It was owned and operated by Ahmed Kovac until it was bought by Robert Gorge just before the pool hall fight. After Gorge’s destruction, Lorelei transferred ownership to Alex, Drew, Jason, and Wade. Ahmed was hired as manager.⁠ Soon afterwards, Drew started working there as assistant manager.⁠

There are hints that the pool hall is named *Southlake Billiards*, which could place it in the South Lake Union area of Seattle.

The pool hall has fixed monthly expenses of around $80,000 and a yearly profit of around $72,000.⁠⁠ This gives a revenue of at least $1 million per year.

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
4. ↑ Elliott Kay on Facebook, February 17, 2016
5. ↑ “Can’t Stab Everything” (noncanon)