The Walker Family

*"...life in Tourniquet had been hard. As a woman trying to live, you either knew how to sell or you knew how to be sold, and the Walker girls weren't anyone's property." - Ep. 7 Afterbirth*

### Affiliation

The Green

Members of the Walker Family are recurring characters in the stories told in Old Gods of Appalachia. They are a window into the practices and networking of women, supernatural and not. Many members of the family possess Gifts, and even the ones who don't have a better understanding of the supernatural than the average denizen of Appalachia.

## Known Members

### Sheila Walker

Matriarch of the known members of the Walker Family. One of seven daughters, gave birth to seven daughters, father(s) unknown. Sheila was a well known and respected Mistress and Witch in Tourniquet, WV. She was known to have the Gift and passed it as well as many teachings to her daughters. She recruited her daughters into sex work for hers as well as their survival. As her life was ending, she did her best to make sure all of her daughters were taken care of. Eddie Avery cared for her enough to take her daughter, Carol Anne, in as well as leave his property to her, but it is unknown how much Sheila returned those affections. She at least cared enough to call "one last favor" on Eddie to see Carol Anne married to Pinky.

### Carol Anne Avery (née Walker)

Posited to be the eldest Walker child and didn't have any Gift. Married to Pinkerton Avery, whom everyone called Pinky, the nephew of one of her mother, Sheila's, customers, Eddie Avery. Carol Anne moved to Barlo, KY shortly after getting married and gave birth to her only daughter Sarah. Her two closest sisters, Marcie and Ellie, attended the birth and put protections on her and Sarah to make sure they'll both be safe, even if Carol Anne dies. She did this because her mother warned her when she was pregnant how powerful a daughter of a daughter of seven of a daughter of seven would be. That is, Sheila is one of seven daughters and she had seven daughters, so any children of those daughters could potentially be more powerful than an average practitioner, even though Carol Anne did not posses a Gift. When Old Number 7 was destroyed, she recognized that this meant trouble and tried to send Sarah away as well as protect her home, but she did not foresee B&L coming into possession of her property because of a legal technicality and was murdered by Ignatius Combs.

### Marcia "Marcie" Walker

The eldest Walker Child with a Gift. Marcie is a strong and fierce figure with a strong Gift she uses to protect her family and anyone seeking asylum at her house, once known as Pleasant Evenings, in Baker's Gap, TN. Her mother, Sheila, had sent her "off with enough money to establish the finest parlor house on the east coast." Marcie had run the house as "a place where folks could work in safety and dignity, not just for room and board, but for a fair day’s pay." for a few years until the the Siege of Pleasant Evenings and the house's reputation was ruined. After which, it became a refuge for women and children as well as other fellow practitioners, thereby known only as the Walker House. She and Ellie were present at the birth of Sarah and helped put certain protections in place to keep them both safe. She became a guardian of Sarah after the destruction of Barlo, KY, looked over Caleb "Cowboy" Gibson, and called D.L (who she calls "Douggie") to represent Cora Lee Tilley after her husband was murdered. Acted as weaver in the rebinding of the Dead Queen in 1928.

### Heloise "Ellie" Walker

Another one of Sheila's children who inherited a strong Gift. She and Marcie are very close, but Ellie is a lot more feminine than her sister. She wields Moonbone, a magic and powerful knife she uses to bind and sever the ties of the Railroad Man in the Siege of Pleasant Evenings. Ellie lives in Esau County, VA but spends a good amount of time with Marcie in Baker's Gap, presumably so they can be near Sarah. Ellie also has a large tuxedo cat, Vespertilio (Latin for "bat"). She and Marcie were present at Sarah's birth and helped put certain protections in place to keep her safe if her mother, Carol Anne, ever died. She became the guardian of Sarah after the destruction of Barlo, KY and brings Caleb to her home in Esau County with Marvin Blevins to release him from his binding to the Dark Earth.

### Douglass Lillian "D.L." Walker

One of the youngest Walker Children, D.L. struck out on her own to become an attorney instead of following in the family business. She lives in Boone, NC but is also licensed to practice law in Tennessee and specializes in divorces. Having an attorney in the family is very useful to the Walkers as she can represent the family legally as well as help Marcie free women in unfortunate marriages through divorce. D.L. doesn't possess a traditional Gift as her sisters and mother did, but instead is able to "turn on the Charm" which allows her to elicit people's testimonies from them and lets her know if they are telling the truth. At the behest of Marcie (who calls her "Douggie" much to her annoyance), D.L. comes to Baker's Gap to represent Cora Lee Tilley after her husband is murdered. D.L. doesn't put as much stock in the supernatural as her sisters, but she does listen to and believe Cora Lee's story as well as acquit her.

### Agnes "Aggie" Norris (née Walker)

The only other named child of Sheila Walker thus far. Didn't posses a Gift. She did sex work for a number of years before settling down in Hazel County, VA with Kevin Norris and giving birth to Junie. Sheila had come herself to Agnes's home to set up wards and they have held up well to protect the Norris Family, as seen in A Bad Night for Hollow Men. Considered Vera Blevins to be her best friend. Died around ~1912-1913 due to illness.

### Sarah Avery (aka Annabelle "Miss Belle" Calloway)

The daughter of Pinky and Carol Anne, born in Barlo, KY. Their family lived in Goshun Creek (or the Creek as locals called it) a ways from Barlo and didn't go to church much. Her grandmother, Sheila Walker, foretold that Sarah might have a particularly strong Gift. Her mother, father, and great uncle Eddie were all killed in the destruction of Barlo and she was chased by supernatural beings who seemingly knew how special she was. She was sent to the Home by the Blessed Folk of His Undying and Unending Grace before being rescued by her Aunts Marcie and Ellie. She traveled and became educated before moving to Baker's Gap, TN and becoming the schoolteacher under the pseudonym Annabelle Calloway. She takes Caleb to her Aunt Marcie's house to hopefully unbind him.

### Junie Norris

The daughter of Kevin and Aggie, lives in Hazel County, VA. It is unclear whether Junie possesses a Gift or whether the same rules apply as Sarah (a daughter of seven of a daughter of seven). Junie doesn't know much about the Walker Legacy as her mother died when she was maybe 12 or 13 and her Father did not want her to be involved. She does know that her grandmother put wards down and at least where the Walker House is located.