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Audrey

The store manager of the lingerie store where Taylor worked.⁠ She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Audrey was disliked as a manager by Taylor. After Lorelei had encouraged a tryst between Audrey and Alex during the Pacific Place events, Taylor interrupted their tryst and would try to use it to get Audrey to another shift or store.

Her current status is unknown.
Elliott Kay

Elliott Kay is the writer of the books this wiki is dedicated to. For a full list of those, see the bibliograpy.

## Biography

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*Hot Restart*, About the Author

He regularly goes to and contributes as a panelist at Norwescon.

## Author’s warning

Story content from Elliott Kay commonly contains explicit violence, explicit sex, explicit expletives, economic discontent, municipal safety code violations, blasphemy, heresy, polyamory, feminism, militarism, space piracy, anarchy, predatory capitalism, toxic masculinity, monsters, demons, angels, ordinary jerks, humiliation and disrespect of vampires, lust, pride, wrath, treason, party fouls, assault with common hand tools, breaking and entering, frequent fandom and pop-culture references, descriptive nudity, planetary bombardment, consensual sexual misconduct in public/private/workplaces/places of worship, murder, attempted murder, mass murder, premeditated murder, light murder, kidnapping, punching, kicking, elbowing, biting, grappling, theft, bearers of false witness, fantasy depictions of the occult and witchcraft, consumption of alcohol, destruction of private and public property, sexual promiscuity and the enthusiastic enabling thereof, impalings, immolations, defenestrations, even more explicit sex, portrayals of divine and demonic matters bearing little or no resemblance to religious canon, abuse of authority, tax evasion, illegal immigration, perjury, transnational crime, sexual power exchange, lingerie, discharge of firearms within city limits, innuendo, interrupted foreplay, the Seattle housing market, flashbacks, reincarnation, PTSD, casual disregard for traditional Western family values, and uncomfortable conversations with mom.

## Interviews

Review and interview by T.A. Henry.

Review of *Good Intentions* and interview of Elliott Kay, published on July 18, 2016, between the releases of *Dead Man’s Debt* and *Personal Demons*. Topics include literary influences and the writing of *Good Intentions*.

### Videos

Interview with Six Figure Authors Podcast.

The interview was made on June 15, 2016, between the releases of *Dead Man’s Debt* and *Personal Demons*. Topics include starting writing, early Amazon experiences, and various aspects of marketing books.

## Relevant links

* elliottkay.com (current web site and blog)
* patreon.com/elliottkay/ (Patreon, active)
* @elliottkaybooks.bsky.social (Bluesky, active)
* elliottkay.tumblr.com (tumblr, active)
* twitter.com/ElliottKaybooks (Twitter, not active)
* Facebook (not active)
* elliottkay.blogspot.com (old blog)
Poor Man’s Fight Series

The Poor Man’s Fight is a series of military science fiction written by Elliott Kay, with a strong focus on low-level action.

See also the Poor Man’s Fight Timeline for a more detailed breakdown of the plot and stories, or the Poor Man’s Fight Reading Order.

## Novels

*Poor Man’s Fight**Rich Man’s War**Dead Man’s Debt**No Medals for Secrets**Last Man Out**No Man’s Land*

## Short fiction

The short fiction has been published in four different places:

* *Small Victories*, a collection (2020)
* *Habitual Heroes*, a collection (2021)
* *Low-Key Calamities*, a collection (2023)
* Patreon

The stories are ordered chronologically within each collection, but the individual stories can fall anywhere within the continuity. They can however be read in any order.

### *Habitual Heroes*

 “Perspective”
 “An Honest Business”
 “Soft Targets”

### *Low-Key Calamities*

 “Losses”
 “Mostly Hype”
 “Better Days”
 “Friends”

## Notes and references

1. ↑ This refers to the original self-published edition. *Poor Man’s Fight* was re-issued in 2015 by Skyscape.
2. ↑ This refers to the original self-published edition. *Rich Man’s War* was re-issued in 2015 by Skyscape.
3. ↑ Timelines and Updates (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, June 16, 2022)
Friends

“Friends” is a short story published in the collection *Low-Key Calamities* in 2023. Rhea hunts for an escaped bat. She discovers a stranger.

## Synopsis

Rhea’s bat Ruby had escaped, and she enlisted the help of Phoebe to find her. The two found a stranger standing outside Tanner’s empty room. Together, Rhea and Phoebe go for Tanner, who was discussing proper cohabitation practices in the dorms. Rhea decided to help Tanner in confronting the stranger.

### Characters

* Rhea
* Phoebe
* Joe
* Arthur
* Dan
* Jason
* William, Jason’s boyfriend
* Siraj
* Tanner Malone
* Heather (mentioned only)
	+ Her boyfriend the poet (mentioned only)
* Ruby, a bat

## Continuity

Per the Patreon timeline, the story is set in February 2281.

## Publication History

“Friends” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in May 2022. It was re-published in *Low-Key Calamities* on February 21, 2023.
List of angels

A list of angels encountered or mentioned in the Good Intentions Series. Unless mentioned otherwise, they are assumed to be guardian angels.

## Angels

* Abdul⁠
* Alfred⁠
* Alia⁠
* Amit⁠
* Ana, healer⁠
* Annalise⁠
* Bethany⁠
* Boris⁠
* Brian⁠
* Caleb
* Cassandra⁠
* Christopher⁠
* Colin⁠
* Daniel (angel)
* Dave⁠
* Dave⁠
* Donald
* Elizabeth
* Farizah⁠
* Frankie⁠
* Gabriel, archangel⁠
* George
* Greta⁠
* Hannah
* Hernando⁠
* Janice⁠
* Javier
* Jerome⁠
* Johann⁠
* Jon
* Jordan⁠
* Julia
* Lawrence
* Li⁠
* Lisa⁠
* Malik⁠
* Marcos⁠
* Martina⁠
* Marvin
* Mei⁠
* Melissa⁠
* Michael⁠
* Natalie⁠
* Nidal⁠
* Nikou⁠
* Patrick⁠
* Paul⁠
* Pierre⁠
* Qasim⁠
* Rachel
* Reyna⁠
* Robert⁠
* Rupert⁠
* Ryan⁠
* Sara⁠
* Sergio⁠⁠
* Sidney⁠
* Stan⁠
* Stephan⁠
* Susan⁠
* Theresa
* Timothy⁠
* Tobiah⁠
* Vincent

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 13
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 “Trust”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Past Due*, chapter 19
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2  *Past Due*, chapter 22
5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4  *Past Due*, chapter 5
7. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 8
8. ↑ “Secret Shoppers”
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 “Clear Communication”
10. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 13
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2  *Personal Demons*, chapter 15
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 “Rough Day”
14. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 14
15. ↑ “Amends”
Frank (police officer)

This article is about Anatole’s associate. For other characters, see Frank.

A Los Angeles police detective and muscle for Anatole. He first appeared in “God on the Run”.

## Biography

Frank seemed to have been in charge of security during Anatole’s party, and worked directly for Anatole rather than Christian Miller. He was also a police detective.

Evan described him as smarmy, and as being bald with a goatee.

He was killed by Evan during his escape from Anatole’s mansion.⁠ Anatole has used Frank’s death as a way to get the Los Angeles police to search for Evan.⁠

## References

1. ↑ “God on the Run”
2. ↑ “Dead Reckoning”
Native circle

A powerful circle to the north of Seattle, dominated by Native Americans.

## General

An unnamed circle to the north of Seattle, implied to have its origin in the remnants of various Native American circles.⁠ Some of their Practice is based on Shamanism, but it has absorbed elements from other Practices as well. They are one of the stronger circles in the area, with both magical and mundane resources. This includes trained guards and management of a casino. Their resources were such that the Brotherhood of Apollo were wary of them.⁠⁠

They have close relations with the International circle, and Kate Oakwood has emerged as one of the co-leaders among the Seattle Practitioners after the death of Elizabeth Van Dalen.⁠ Due to their status and resources, they hosted the first attempt to establish a neutral ground for Seattle’s Practitioners, which resulted in the Battle of the Casino. The circle lost three members in the battle.⁠

## Trivia

The circle is probably based in the real-world Tulalip Indian Reservation, northwest of Everett.

## Members

* Kate Oakwood, leader
* Sierra, mundane guard

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 6
4. ↑ “Authenticity”
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 14
Hank

A demon and juggernaut. He first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

## Biography

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

Hank became utterly devoted by Lorelei and breached the Wall of Perdition around Azazel’s realm after she had empowered him.⁠ He was killed by Azazel during the Battle of Perdition.⁠

## Trivia

Hank was inspired by *Alex Goes to Hell*, a piece of art commissioned from Julie Dillon.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 19
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 21
4. ↑ Elliott Kay’s blog, October 2016
Johanna Matthias

A vampire lord. She first appeared in *Natural Consequences*.

## Biography

Johanna Matthias assisted the lords Cornelius and Wentworth in investigating the events at Blackthorne Manor and participated in the Battle of the Bus Tunnel.⁠ There are no indications that she participated in the Battle of Magnuson Park.⁠

A few months later she attended the Family party in Vancouver in March, where she told about some of Alex’s exploits in Seattle. She left once Rachel turned up.⁠⁠

She is a short and pale Japanese woman, and more pragmatic and less inclined to pursue vendettas than other vampires. Following the events in Vancouver she correctly deduced the fate of the Family and decided to quietly sever the connection she had with Alex, by selling the syndicate where Alex’s father is employed.⁠

She has claimed the titles of “Arbiter of the Night Realm” and “Censor of the Ring of Fire”.

## Theories

It is unknown which city or area that Matthias claims, but the reference to the Ring of Fire (wikipedia) and having business interests in Las Vegas points towards the North American Pacific coast.⁠⁠ Since Los Angeles was held by Cornelius, Seattle by Anastacia, and San Francisco was claimed by Lord Kensington,⁠ two probable cities for her base would be Portland and San Diego.

## Trivia

* Johanna is a North Germanic name, and not associated with Japanese ethnicity. Matthias is likewise associated with Central Europe, and is used as a given name, not a surname.
* Her last name has been variously spelled "Ma**t**hias" and "Ma**tt**hias" in *Past Due*.

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Past Due*, chapter 15
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 18
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  *Past Due*, chapter 29
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  *Past Due*, chapter 13
Justice

## Wandering Monsters

“Justice” is a short story published in *Habitual Heroes* in 2021. The crew, and especially War Cloud, gets to navigate a very tricky situation involving prisoners and justice.

## Warning

“Justice” contains lies, breaking and entering, abusive leadership, betrayal, conspiracy, corruption, social engineering, home invasion, ordinary jerks, bearers of false witness, and orc civics lessons.

## Synopsis

A group of novice adventurers had been taken prisoners by the group of orcs they attempted to raid. War Cloud had to explore the situation and its causes, and even more find justice for all.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Avany, a human and adventurer
* Kerim, a human wizard and adventurer
	+ Isodirun, his mentor (mentioned only)
	+ His mother (mentioned only)
* Butreth, a dwarven bard and adventurer
* Hemdil, a half-elven archer and adventurer
* The Crew (Wandering Monsters)
	+ War Cloud
	+ Teryn
	+ Scars
	+ DigDig
	+ Shady Tooth
	+ Yargol
* Yokto, Speaker for the orcs
* Various orcs
* Baron Lionel (mentioned only)
* King Dostin (mentioned only)
* Kam, an orc guard (mentioned only)
* Donto, an orc guard (killed, mentioned only)
* Vaino, a barbarian and adventurer (killed)

### Locations & organizations

* Lightbrook Barony, north of the mountains
* An orc settlement

## Publication history

The story was originally published under the title “Monster Justice” on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on December 31, 2020. It was slightly edited and re-published in *Habitual Heroes* in December 2021.
Battle of Perdition

A series in battles in Hell a Sunday in early January. The primary belligerents were Lorelei, Azazel, Belial, and Lilith.

## Background

Baal’s old realm was in chaos and his iron crown unclaimed. All prior attempts to claim the crown had failed. Azazel and Sammael had allied in order to claim Seattle and Lorelei, and through her the crown.⁠

With the Light bringing in many of Azazel’s demons to Seattle and Rachel missing, Lorelei resolved that the only way to quickly gain the power to combat them was to return to Hell, claim the crown for herself, and bring the battle to Azazel. In order to do this she allied with Lilith.⁠

## Events

See also: Battle of Suite 1705
With Lilith’s assistance Lorelei returned to Hell and claimed Baal’s crown. This turned her into a prince of Hell, breaking or weakening all other bonds upon her. Scouts were sent to locate and bring Lydia to her as a secondary task.⁠

Lorelei launched a full assault on Azazel’s realm, eventually defeating him and forcing him to open a portal directly to Seattle. This battle also caused the breakdown of both Baal’s iron crown and Azazel’s golden crown.⁠⁠ Lorelei’s last order before returning to Seattle and the Battle of Suite 1705 through the portal was to have Azazel’s dead body crucified in his throne room using some of the remaining pieces of the iron crown.⁠⁠

Belial launched a double assault against both Baal’s and Azazel’s realms, intending to claim them both, but met a rival claimant in Lilith. Lydia had also been brought to Azazel’s throne room, but only after Lorelei had departed. She freed herself with one of the shards of the iron crown and escaped, covered by the battle between Lilith and Belial. In the end, Lilith defeated Belial.⁠

## Results

* Lorelei’s bonds to Alex were broken, except for him as her prey
* Death of Azazel
* Belial’s defeat by Lilith
* Lilith increased her power dramatically
* Lydia, Mandah, and other demons were left without masters
* Xazzal and other demons free in Seattle

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 19
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 21
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 25
Doug Bridger

A Practitioner and member of the Special Task Force. He first appeared in *Natural Consequences*.

## Biography

Doug Bridger studied towards a masters in ancient history, with a focus on superstitions and mysticism. When he posited that it was real to the original believers and tried it out for himself, he found that it worked. He was later recruited by Colleen Nguyen to FBI and the Special Task Force.⁠

He took part in the investigation of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor led by Joseph Hauser, where he was coached in surveillance and field work by Nguyen. Bridger’s skills as a sorcerer was critical at several times during the investigation, especially in capturing Lorelei.⁠

In order to empower her escape, Lorelei seduced Bridger.⁠ As a result, Bridger has become somewhat obsessed with her.⁠ Despite censure over the episode he is still with the Task Force.⁠

His full name is Douglas Bridger, but only Lorelei is known to call him Douglas.

## Abilities

Bridger is well-versed in the basics but not particularly powerful as a Practitioner. He can create basic wards, detect magical influences or presences, dispell magic, and contact spirits.⁠⁠ His personal wards were not strong enough to block supernatural suggestions from Lorelei or the physical changes that the lover of a succubus experience.⁠

## Possessions

Bridger uses a rose quartz crystal as a tool for scrying.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 13
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 16
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 11
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “Constellations”
6. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 18
Characters in Wandering Monsters

Characters from the Wandering Monsters series. It is based on the character list in *Nowhere to Run*, but has been expanded with more characters and some spoilers for the first book have been removed.

## The Crew

Scars of No-Clan
a young half-orc warrior with a talent for leadership and business sense
War Cloud
a gnoll paladin in service to Dastia, the hearth goddess
Yargol
a magician constructed from parts of goblin folk stitched together through magic
DigDig
a goblin spelunker with a liking for shovels
Shady Tooth
a bugbear scout and assassin
Teryn
a human bandit on the run from family troubles
## Orcs and goblin folk

Ardnar
a priest of Ravaj
Barklip, Ears
goblin prison-guards
Cambri
DigDig’s half-sister
Dusklord
a self-proclaimed dark emissary
Ebrim
DigDig’s father
Fregg
a goblin
Girvig
a goblin community leader
Gutspike
a bugbear captain
Karana
a hobgoblin and de facto mayor of Zition
Koril
a hobgoblin sergeant in the employ of Olen Zuck
Libri
DigDig’s mother
Ostiin
a self-proclaimed reverend
Ralgo
a hobgoblin captive
Ruck
a bugbear tough and local leader
Sharl of Woodlock
a Midnight Guide
Tweez
a goblin cook
Venko
a hobgoblin sergeant and bodyguard to King Mierrek
Yokto
An orc Speaker
Zana
a goblin
## Humans

Andray
a mercenary captain
Alvana
an Enchantress and seductress⁠
Anla
a caravan leader⁠
Barret
a bandit chief
Brok
a bounty hunter
Chadwalt
Earl and commander of the Greyfalls Garrison
Dostin
King of Theralda
Dunning
mayor of Eastford
Edwin
a farmer⁠
Elbraacht
a guildmaster⁠
Leonden
Prince of the kingdom of Velic
Nicolo Vasta
a baron
Oscal
a bounty hunter
Rosile
a bounty hunter
## Swamp folk

Grassk
leader⁠
## The Druid Circle

Willowbark
an elf, moderator of the circle
Glendale
a half-elf with an adventuring past
Brookwater, Treeleaf, Windbreeze, Dewfrost
members of the circle
Snowflake
a sensitive soul
## Various nemeses

Chatter
a troll’s troll
Drazrakzich
a demon⁠
Geoffrey
a cleric and adventurer
Kiana
an elf with a fondness for sneak attacks
Lawrence
a prejudiced paladin and adventurer
Mierrek
a self-styled goblin king
Mishael
a wizard and adventurer
Olen Zuck
a wizard’s wizard
Rothgar
a dwarven warrior and adventurer
## Heroes of Darkest Dawning

Kyerva the Slayer
an orc warrior, innkeeper, and Scar’s mother
Mitchell Brightsong
a human bard, innkeeper, and Scar’s father
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Seduction”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Insiders”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Don’t Overthink It”
Don’t Make It Weird

“Don’t Make It Weird” is a short story published in the collection *Small Victories* in 2020. Michelle and Alex discuss Lorelei, and Alex and Lorelei discuss the earlier discussion.

## Publisher’s warning

Love isn’t exclusively about starry eyes and sexy shenanigans. Sometimes it means you've gotta get through some awkward conversations with Mom.

“Don’t Make It Weird” also contains polyamory, pop culture references, and casual disregard for traditional Western family values.

## Synopsis

Michelle and Alex discussed their respective new relations—Eddie and Lorelei—over dinner, the night after the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. Michelle queried Alex about Lorelei and worked out they planned to move together. Lorelei made sure Michelle accepted Alex moving out more quickly and easily using a few minor supernatural suggestions. After dinner, Alex and Lorelei discussed the ethics of magic suggestions and mind control.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Alex
* Michelle
* Lorelei
* Eddie (mentioned only)
* Rachel (mentioned only)

## Continuity

“Don’t Make It Weird” is set in September, the night after Good Intentions.

## Publication history

“Don’t Make It Weird” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in March 2019. It was re-published in *Small Victories* in July 2020.

## References

1. ↑ Story Post: Don't Make It Weird, Elliot Kay’s Patreon, March 21, 2019
Daniel

**Daniel**, **Danielle**, or variations may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* Daniel, a guardian angel
* Daniel, a Practitioner

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Daniel Figueroa, Ascension Honor Guard⁠
* Daniella Ramos, NorthStar Educational⁠
* Daniels, Archangel Navy⁠
* Danielle Temple, Naomi Watkins’s fiancée⁠
* Daniel, a corporate operative⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Hot Restart*, chapter 9
2. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 6
3. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 3
4. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 4
5. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 3
6. ↑ “Outsourced”
Diana

A werewolf. She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Diana was a Canadian student of literature and theater before she was turned into a werewolf by Caleb and became a member of his pack.⁠

Sometime in July or August she was captured by Anastacia’s vampires and kept prisoner in the cellar of Blackthorne Manor. She and Alex helped each other free themselves in the beginning of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. She escaped the battle, impressed by Alex and intent on making him into her mate.⁠⁠

Rather than rejoining her pack, Diana stayed in Seattle. When Alex rebuffed her advances in late October she returned to the pack, killed Caleb, and replaced him as its leader.⁠⁠ She then led the pack into the Battle of the Bus Tunnel. A confrontation with Lorelei led her to understand that she could not claim Alex for herself, and she sought an alliance with George Wentworth and his vampires.⁠⁠ They joined forces in the Battle of Magnuson Park. She was killed by Alex during the battle.⁠

## Relations

Diana treated Caleb as her father, and held firm control of the pack after she took over. Her relation to Alex was possessive, where if she could not have him, no one else could have him either.

## Abilities

Diana possessed all the abilities of a werewolf, including superior strength, speed, healing, and senses. She was more well-educated, ambitious, and capable of long-term thinking than most werewolves.⁠

## Theories

There is conflicting information how long Diana was separated from the pack, and it is also unclear why she remained in Seattle between early September and late October rather than rejoin her pack directly.

It is also unclear why Caleb’s pack kept away from the vampires in Seattle for three months, when Diana had only been captive for two months.⁠ Another question is why the werewolves did not notice the disappearance of Seattle’s vampires.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 1
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 10
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 15
7. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 17
Minor Errands

“Minor Errands” is a short story by Elliott Kay, published as part of *Small Victories* in 2020. Alex goes shopping at Target and encounters a vampire.

## Warning

“Minor Errands” contains blasphemy, rampant profanity, fantasy depictions of demonic and divine beings bearing little or no resemblance to established religious canon, mugging, stabbing, disrespect for vampires, assault, immolation, explicit expletives, municipal safety code violations, wrath, murder, assault with common hand tools, innuendo, and phone calls of questionable timing.

## Synopsis

Alex was shopping for closet shelving, but when taking a selfie for Onyx he discovered that Mike was a vampire. Alex confronted Mike and forced him to flee. The fleeing vampire was intercepted by Rachel.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Alex
* Onyx (on the phone)
* Mike
* Anastacia Kanatova (mentioned only)
* Damien Blackthorne (mentioned only)
* Rachel

### Locations & organizations

* A Target in downtown Seattle
	+ Anastacia’s Court (mentioned only)
* Brotherhood of Apollo (mentioned only)

## Continuity

The story is set in early October, between “Rough Day” and “Secret Shoppers”. Since Onyx refers to photography class, it means the story is probably set either a Monday or a Friday, with a Monday more likely to make room for “Secret Shoppers” a Friday in early October.

## Publication history

“Minor Errands” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in September 2019. It was re-published in *Small Victories* in July 2020.
Human (Poor Man’s Fight)

Humans originated from Earth and spread out into space to found interstellar colonies across multiple planets. After the initial contact with extraterrestrial lifeforms, many of these colonies banded together to form the Union, a single united front to represent and protect the species against the two other alien races.
Kyra

A skilled thief. She first appeared in “Trust”.

## Biography

Kyra turned to theft of high-value cars in order to pay for her mother’s medical treatments. She stole Lorelei’s Lexus in mid-November and sold it on to a car fencing operation. Lorelei tracked her down, and she helped Lorelei locate the car.⁠

After the recovery of the car, Lorelei provided her with a sizable amount of money taken from the fences.

Kyra is young and of Indian ancestry. Lorelei assesses that she is a very skilled and capable thief. Her guardian angel is Alia.
Dominion

1. An area under protection of an angel
2. The title of the angel protecting said area

## General

Dominion is used in two different but related ways. It is an area, often corresponding to a city and its environs, that is under protection of an angel. The angel is said to be in Dominion or hold Dominion, and sometime it is used as a title in and of itself.

Angels that hold Dominion are similar to guardian angels, but serve their area and all who live there rather than individual souls. They are to “battle and banish the darkness” from their land, and are amongst the most powerful angels active in the mundane world.⁠⁠ Angels in Dominion have greater freedom to act against supernatural evils within their Dominion than guardian angels, though they are still expected to work within the great balance.⁠

Angels in Dominion also lead the guardian angels who are active within their area in various ways. It can be through policies, direct management, or by leading by example.⁠⁠⁠ Generally, the angel in Dominion sets constraints on how active the individual guardian angels can be.⁠

It is unclear how large the geographical area that falls within a single Dominion is. The Dominion of Seattle covers far beyond the city limits, but how far is an open question.⁠ Rachel acted as Dominion in the meeting hosted by the Native circle and the following Battle of the Casino, held north of Everett.⁠⁠ The next known Dominion is in Vancouver, but it is unclear exactly where the border is, or how far away the seats of other neighboring Dominions are.

## Known Dominions

* Seattle
	+ Vincent (past)
	+ Rachel (past)
	+ Javier (present)
* Vancouver
	+ George
* Baghdad
	+ The angel in Dominion hates Rachel⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 19
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
6. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 5
7. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
8. ↑ “Clear Communication”
9. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
10. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 8
11. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 12
Carter

This article is about the character in Good Intentions. For the character in Poor Man’s Fight, see Madelyn Carter.

## Good Intentions Series

### Last seen

*Past Due*

A black ops soldier and member of Rico’s team. He first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

Carter served in the US Army under Dalton McGinley, until he and the rest of Rico’s team were dismissed due to unknown crimes.⁠ Together with his teammates he was recruited by the Family to act as highly skilled muscle and for specialized missions.⁠

Carter is a highly skilled and professional black ops soldier. He serves as the team’s medic and computer specialist.⁠⁠ While a medic, he is still a combatant.⁠ He is a black man with a sharp mind and good education.

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Past Due*, chapter 4
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 21
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 12
Blackthorne Manor

A mansion outside Seattle and the site of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. It first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## History

A secluded mansion in the style of a southern plantation manor, located in the northeast suburbs of Seattle, near the shore of Lake Washington; possibly in or near the Cedar Park area (wikipedia). It was owned by Damien Blackthorne.⁠

Blackthorne Manor was used to host the planned alliance between Baal, Anastacia’s Court, and the Brotherhood of Apollo. It had a dungeon in the cellar where Diana, Alex Carlisle, and Lorelei were imprisoned and tortured.⁠⁠

It was burnt down to the ground by Rachel in the aftermath of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠ The fire and the property records of the mansion proved of interest to the Special Task Force.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 18
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, Prologue
Alexandria raid

A commando raid on the Alexandrian Museum of Antiquities in March.

## Background

The Family had located one of their reincarnated members at the Alexandrian Museum of Antiquities, and had also learned that an ancient set of clay tablet crafted by one of Onyx’s earliest incarnations was exhibited there. Michiko was given the job to retrieve both, assisted by Rico’s team.

Unbeknowst to the Family, Zafirah had shadowed Rico’s team and followed them to the museum.⁠⁠

## Events

Rico’s team broke into the museum and killed at least three guards. They ambushed Abdel and Mahmoud, leaving the latter seriously wounded while chasing and catching Abdel. This allowed Zafirah to heal Mahmoud and gain his assistance. Mahmoud also raised a silent alarm with the surviving museum guards.

Michiko “reawakened” Abdel to his prior persona as a member of the Family. As they attempted to retreive the clay tablets, Zafirah and Mahmoud intercepted them, raising a general alarm. They could not prevent the escape of the raiders, but prevented them from retrieving the tablets.

Zafirah helped Mahmoud to handle the aftermath. She examined the tablets, recognising that the magic in them was similar to the one she had seen on Alex’s *gladius*.

## Results

* Abdel reawakened into the Family.
* Zafirah learned of Alex’s second-hand connection with the Family.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, Epilogue
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 4
Leone

This article is about the Archangel spacer. For other uses, see Leon.

An Archangel spacer and machinist’s mate. He first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

Leone served on the ANS *St. Jude* as a machinist’s mate. He mostly kept himself private, and had been a target for bullying on the ship.⁠⁠

He was killed on the *Yaomo* when the boarding party from *St. Jude* was ambushed.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 8
2. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 12
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 10
Ghost

A disembodied spirit of a dead mortal.

## General

A ghost is one form of undead, in the form of the disembodied soul of a dead mortal. They can no longer change.⁠ They are also called the *spirits of the restless dead* by at least some Practitioners.⁠

There are necromantic rituals that can bind a person’s soul to a place as they are murdered. This can be used to create a supernatural guardian for a building or location.⁠

Wards hold off ghosts. Burnt sage can be used to banish both spirits and ghosts, and ghosts also avoid large numbers of the living.⁠⁠

Katerina Sorrow titles herself a Ghost-Queen and calls herself a ghost at times, but considers herself distinct in type from the ghosts she has met.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Past Due*, chapter 24
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
3. ↑ “More Than Friends”
4. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 17
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
Celestial Navigation

This work has only been published on Patreon.

“Celestial Navigation” is a short story published on Patreon in 2023. Evan got magic powers, a repo’d Lamborghini, and probably an APB.

## Warning

“Celestial Navigation” contains explicit violence, explicit expletives, blasphemy, monsters,
murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, punching, kicking, biting, immolation, and fantasy depictions of the occult and witchcraft.

## Synopsis

Evan realized that he had magic powers, a repo’d Lamborghini, and probably an APB after escaping with and freeing Mitu.⁠ His main priority was however to get home and take care of his cats Lily and Flip-Top. Meanwhile, Anatole had sent out an APB of his own to all his muscle and every freelancer in the Shadows in Los Angeles.⁠ Evan had to make it past Sunday before he could leave with his cats.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Evan Murphy, a young man just the right side of the law
* Lily, a generally mellow tortoise cat
* Flip-Top, a hungry black cat
* Sunday
* Oscar, muscle for Anatole
* Anatole (on the phone)
* Mitu (mentioned only)
* several of Anatole’s muscle and at least two disgruntled neighbors

### Locations & organizations

* Los Angeles
	+ Griffith Park
	+ A very low-rent apartment complex in Hawthorne

## Continuity

The story is set in the world of Good Intentions but is unconnected to the main storylines.

It is set sometime after *Past Due* and immediately after “God on the Run”.⁠

## Theories

Sunday said the stars changed and became more visible during the night. It is almost certain this is connected with the release of Mitu.⁠ It is also unclear how the angels will react to this event, or what larger implications it has, can have, or will have.

## Publication history

“Celestial Navigation” was published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on August 4, 2023. It was revised and re-published on Patreon on December 1, 2023.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “God on the Run”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Constellations”
Aura

The supernatural or spiritual appearance of a person.

## General

Every living being has an aura as a sensoric representation of their soul or life energy.⁠⁠ At least some undead also have auras, distinct from that of someone living.⁠ It is most usually described using visual cues. Lorelei sometimes mention tasting auras,⁠ and Rachel often uses smell as a description.⁠

It is possible to read a person’s general emotional state from their aura. Some known emotions read via auras include sexual or romantic interest,⁠ sexual activity,⁠ and fear.⁠ It can also be used to determine if someone is meaning what they say.⁠

The look of a person’s aura largely depends on their personal qualities.⁠⁠ Every act a person does leaves a trace on their auras, and especially encounters with the supernatural can leave lasting traces.⁠ Too many sins can overwhelm the aura and make it hard to read.⁠

Demons and angels also have auras, but these are generally too dark or bright to read, even for other demons and angels.⁠ However, sexual acts can make it possible to read the aura with greater clarity.⁠⁠ It is unknown if there are other ways to increase the clarity of the aura.

Most mortals are unable to perceive auras, but Practitioners, people with natural second sight,⁠ angels, and demons can perceive them to varying degrees.

Being able to perceive auras not only makes it possible to better understand a person, but also increases the ability to manipulate or hurt the soul in various ways.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Legitimacy”
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 10
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 22
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Clear Communication”
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  *Past Due*, chapter 17
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1  *Personal Demons*, Prologue
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1  *Past Due*, chapter 26
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
10. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 11
11. ↑ “Guardians”
12. ↑ “Rough Day”
Anatole

A Practitioner and being of unknown type, but with great power and influence. He first appeared in “God on the Run”.

## Biography

Anatole was originally a mortal servant to supernatural beings. He managed to find and claim “the secrets of their power” at some unknown time, and has continued to grow in power and influence since then.⁠ He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1940s, after the end of World War II.⁠

Some years ago he made a deal with the demon Nahash to provide the demon with a body. All attempts to provide the demon with a living host failed until he took Sunday captive as she was investigating the disappearances, and Nahash could possess her.⁠

After the death of Cornelius’s in October, Anatole claimed many of Cornelius’s possessions, and possibly also some of his network and underlings. This included a carving which tied Mitu to Earth.⁠

After the carving had been taken by Evan Murphy, Anatole set all of his many resources to find and capture Evan.⁠

He probably resides in a large mansion in Hollywood Hills; according to Evan it is large enough to hold two hundred guests for a party together with servers and security.⁠

## Relationships

Anatole has a strong network of contacts and underlings through many different groups of the Shadows as well as outside it. They included Christopher Miller—a rich celebrity and influencer—and Frank—a corrupt police officer. He also is well-known in the Shadows, employed at least one vampire as muscle, and could hire capable independent beings such as Sunday.⁠⁠ His greater network included at least half of the supernatural-connected accounts monitored by the Special Task Force in the Los Angeles area. Despite that, he was unknown to the Task Force.⁠

## Abilities

He is very strong physically and has powers of mind control. Other magical powers are unknown, but Mitu judged him to be too powerful for Evan to confront during his escape.⁠

## References

1. ↑ “Dead Reckoning”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Charting Stars”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 “God on the Run”
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Celestial Navigation”
5. ↑ “Constellations”
Legitimacy

“Legitimacy” is a short story published in *Habitual Heroes* in 2021. Molly, Onyx, and Alex travel to an occult book faire.

## Warning

“No sex OR violence this time. Weird, I know, my mind is blown, too. Mostly this one is a slice-of-life sort of story with a little relationship stuff and some world-building along the way.”

“Legitimacy” also contains sorcery, fluff, polyamory talk, Tacoma traffic, snarky book titles, price gouging, pop culture references, fantasy depictions of the occult and witchcraft, and innuendo.

## Synopsis

Alex accompanied Molly and Onyx to Olympia for an Extraordinary Antiquarian and Esoteric Book Faire, introducing him to a different aspect of Practitioner culture. Onyx found an extremely rare and valuable book, but it was very expensive. In the end, Molly settled for less expensive but still filling offerings.

### Characters

* Molly Murray
* Onyx
* Alex Carlisle
* Professor Hood, a hermetic and dealer in rare books
* Various traders of magical wares
* Elizabeth Van Dalen (mentioned only)
* Justina Straliene, a witch (mentioned only)

### Locations & organizations

* Tacoma (passing through)
* Olympia
* Portland (mentioned only)
* Special Task Force (unnamed, mentioned only)

### Items

* *Coldwater’s Guide*, a book on Practices and traditions
* *Shadow and Echo*, a book on witchcraft in North America
* And many other rare or not so rare books

## Continuity

The story is set in late March, after *Past Due* and “Proper Focus”, but before “Outsourced”.⁠

## Trivia

Several of the book titles that appear in the short story can be read as references to plot points or people in *Past Due*.

Devour their Past
The Tyranny of Heaven
References to the Family.
Still Among Us: Lesser Elder Gods
Beings at the Family party; possibly Zafirah.
Astral, Ether, and Otherwhere: A Brief Guide to Extraplanar Travel and Dangers Therein
Water
Katerina Sorrow.
Hermetic Etiquette
The Family party.
Go Your Own Way: How to Escape Your Hermetic Family Tradition and Live Free
Onyx.
## Publication history

“Legitimacy” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in July 2021. It was re-published in *Habitual Heroes* in December 2021.

## References

1. ↑ Story Post: Legitimacy (Good Intentions) (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2021)
2. ↑ Timelines and Links: Good Intentions (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2022)
Bill Everett

This article is about the Archangel spacer. For other uses, see Bill.

An Archangel spacer and Chief Boatswain’s Mate. He first appeared in *Poor Man’s Fight*.

## Biography

Bill Everett was a veteran spacer and Chief Boatswain’s Mate in the Archangel Navy. Together with Michelle Janeka he planned, proposed, and executed the ‘new guard’ training regimen in the Archangel Navy, with Oscar Company as the lead unit.⁠⁠ As such he learned to know the capabilities of Tanner Malone, Alicia Wong, and many others well.⁠

He served on the *Guillotine* during the Battle of Raphael, commanding the ship after the death of Lieutenant Alvarez.⁠⁠

He participated in the invasion of Fairhaven, where he was badly wounded.⁠

Everett is a superior helmsman and ship handler, well versed in all aspects of the life and duties of a spacer.

## Relationships

Everett is married. His husband’s name is unknown.

## References

1. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 12
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 5
4. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 10
5. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 11
6. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 14
Dwayne

A black ops soldier and member of Rico’s team. He first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

Dwayne served in the US Army under Dalton McGinley, until he and the rest of Rico’s team were dismissed due to unknown crimes.⁠ Together with his teammates he was recruited by the Family to act as highly skilled muscle and for specialized missions.⁠

He is the sniper and second-in-command of the Team. He is a highly skilled and professional black ops soldier.⁠⁠ He sought advice from Alex on how to best handle the revelations about the Shadows.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Past Due*, chapter 4
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 9
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 12
Overhead

## Wandering Monsters

“Overhead” is a short story published in *Small Victories* in 2020. The crew attempts to find shelter for the night and ends up working for it, adventurer style.

## Warning

“Overhead” contains explicit violence, perfidy, mugging, stabbing, beating, banditry, breaking and entering, assault, harsh words, jerks, assault with common hand tools, murder, attempted murder, grappling, and false identification.

## Synopsis

The crew arrived at an inn, both on a mission of recovery and to find a place for the night. Scars and Teryn entered openly, while the rest of the crew sneaked into their room. Scars and Teryn successfully baited the bandits they were looking for, but they caught more than expected.

## Appearances

### Characters

* The Crew (Wandering Monsters)
	+ Scars
	+ Shady Tooth
	+ Teryn
	+ War Cloud
	+ DigDig
	+ Yargol
* Anna (mentioned only)
* Helgo, a dwarven innkeeper
* Alston Silvernote, a bard
* Four unnamed bandits: three robbers and a mage

## Trivia

Scars says “[they] say adventurers always have a five percent chance of fucking up anything”, a reference to the natural one in D&D.

Alston was supposed to have written a famous ballad, but it is unnamed in the story.

## Publication history

“Overhead” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on February 5, 2020. It was re-published in in *Small Victories* on July 6, 2020.
Bjorn

An ancient vampire from the Viking era. He first appeared in *Natural Consequences*.

## Biography

Bjorn and his brother Unferth participated in Thialfi’s raid together with Skorri. He and his brother were in danger of being taken captive by the pursuing Danes when Skorri came to their rescue. They however left Skorri behind themselves and abandoned him on the shore, forcing him to winter in enemy land, and also told his wife Halla that he was dead.⁠

After Skorri’s return a year later, the brothers were driven out into the wildlands, where they were made into vampires.⁠

Both were supremely skilled fighters and very loyal to each other, but also less focused on claiming personal status than most powerful vampires. They even held most practices of vampire lords in contempt. Instead they worked as mercenaries and fighters for hire.⁠

They were recruited by Lord Cornelius to assist him and George Wentworth investigate the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠ They participated in the Battle of the Bus Tunnel, where they goaded Cornelius into his fatal duel with Alex. When Bjorn himself attacked Alex, he was crippled by a neck strike and later captured by the Special Task Force.⁠⁠

Bjorn was freed from captivity by Unferth during the Battle of Magnuson Park, but soon thereafter killed by Lorelei.⁠

## Trivia

* Bjorn (more properly Björn or Bjørn) means “bear” in Old Norse and modern Scandinavian languages, and was a well-known name both in the Viking and later ages.

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 17
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 8
Cornelius

An ancient vampire from the imperial Roman era. He first appeared in *Natural Consequences*.

## Biography

Gaius Cornelius Vaspasianus was the most powerful vampire lord in North America, but also considered mad by many other vampires. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s, where he claimed the title of Consul of the Republic of Los Angeles, but ruled mainly from the raw power of his age.⁠⁠

Together with Wentworth, he led an effort to investigate the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. He was goaded into a duel by Alex and killed by him at the start of the Battle of the Bus Tunnel. Alex scrounged Cornelius’s *gladius* after the battle and is still using it.⁠⁠

The last person he turned into a vampire was Rosario, just before the start of the Battle of the Bus Tunnel.

Many of Cornelius’s possessions were claimed by a being called Anatole. This included the statuette that tied Mitu to the Earth.⁠

## Trivia

Cornelius’s cognomen is spelled both Vaspasianus and Vespasianus in *Natural Consequences*.

Cornelius’s typical term of address—“Lord Cornelius”—is incorrect as it is his nomen gentilicium and refers to his gens.⁠ The correct address would either be “Gaius Vaspasianus” or, in informal situations, “Vaspasianus”. For further information, see Roman naming conventions.

Based on his name, Cornelius was part of the Cornelia gens, one of the more widespread and more influential families of Rome. However, not all stirpes (branches) were of equal influence or status. His praenomen Gaius was common in the Cethegi stirpes, though not unique to it.

## References

1. ↑ “Charting Stars”
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
4. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 7
5. ↑ “God on the Run”
Lucien

A vampire and a member of Anastacia’s Court. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*. Amongst his duties were handling at least one officer of the Seattle Police Department: Mike Dotson.⁠

Lucien escorted Anastacia to her first meeting with Lydia.⁠ Together with Natalia he intercepted the Crew before the start of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor. He was interrogated and killed by Wade.⁠

## References

1. ↑ “Accomplished”
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16