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Swift Release

Swift Release is a combined nature transformation kekkei genkai which is created by combining lightning and wind. Members of the Raisō Clan or someone who has their blood can use Swift Release, as well as anything related to speed manipulation.

## Forms

* This kekkei genkai is considered the hardest of its type to master, Raisō Clan members always have difficulty to master it and for that reason, few members of this clan gets known. The most common form of utilizing Swift Release is to increase one's speed and to levels that can surpass even a Body Flicker, leaving a after image when used this way. Perception is also increased so the speed does not overwhelm the user.
* Other forms of using Swift Release are absurdly hard to master so almost no one bothers to learn them, but those with patience and persistance can learn how to vibrate their bodies at great speeds, allowing them to phase through solid objects and creation of vortexes if the user rotate its arms fast enough.
Miss Darla

## Background

Miss Darla is a resident of The Clutch just outside of Baker's Gap, Tennessee. She delivered the hands, teeth, and tongue of Junior Metcalfe to Mavis Tucker after she sent Junior to attempt to kill Dolores Jiminez and her child.

She then cornered Melvin Blevins with her other wolf girls as he tried to start a fight with Larry Sizemore as a distraction. She chided him for thinking he could outsmart her before turning into a wolf herself.

In an attempt to defend himself, Melvin held a bone mirror up to Miss Darla. A shadow crawled out of the mirror and took on the form of Miss Darla. She collapsed and Melvin fled.

About 10 years later we see Miss Darla again. She is with Georgie Triplett when she picks up Esther Campbell to go help out at the "poor folks camp", outside of Baker's Gap. Miss Darla is a member of Good Mother Ministries and is able to communicate with Esther and other members of the congregation through sign language.

## Appearances

* The Wolf Sisters Part One
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three
* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
Miss Lavinia

## Description

Not much more than five feet tall. Silvery blonde hair that fell in waves down her back and very pale, almost bloodless skin. Looks to be in her late teens/early twenties. She is first found wearing a light cotton sundress and bare feet.

Also referred to as Lavinia Thrice Dammed, Beast of Lonely Creek

## Background

Miss Lavinia was kept below Mamaw Cook's house for sixty years and was therefore unavailable to rebind The Dead Queen. When she was released by Merrilee Cook and Dave Cook, she killed them both to take revenge since Mamaw had already passed away.

Later, while she rested in the Cook house, Miss Lavinia was approached by Bartholomew to participate in the rebinding of The Dead Queen. He admonished Miss Lavinia for her part in the previous binding's failure. During the ritual, she was pretty severely injured but was able to finish out the ritual which was a success.

She is voiced by Cam Collins

## Appearances

* Door Under the Floor: Part 2
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Dave Cook

## Background

Dave Cook is the grandson of Mamaw Cook and the cousin of Merrilee Cook. He married and had kids but ended up divorcing his wife and going to therapy. When his Mamaw passed away, he came back to her house for the service and watch Merrilee be gifted the house from Mamaw's will. She left with the house instructions to protect the blue door in her basement and to never open it no matter who or what they heard from behind it. Thinking that this was simply dementia or something similar, Dave and Merrilee decided to see what was behind it.

They descended down the tunnel behind the door and discovered moonshine distilling equipment as well as a young woman humming to herself. They brought Miss Lavinia back to the house where she murders Dave and Merrilee as revenge for Mamaw keeping her under the house for sixty years.

## Appearances

* Door Under the Floor: Part 1
* Door Under the Floor: Part 2
Ep 16: A Mama's Heart

## Blurb

"Mercy and Deeley ride out to the White property to see about Deeley's schoolin'. It goes about like you'd think, Family."

## Plot Synopsis

Delia Hubbard does not feel right about Granny White. Though, she loves looking through her grandma Glory Ann Boggs's house. When they arrive at the White Property, they are greeted by a man with chalk-white skin who Mercy Boggs-Carter acknowledges she's met before. They're led to Granny White rocking on her porch who greets them.

They speak for a bit, and Deeley is skeptical of her demeanor and intentions. Granny White waves over Bryson (the chalk-skinned man) and asks him to take Deeley on a tour of the property while Mercy and Granny talk logistics. Deeley doesn't want to go but doesn't want to seem rude, so she goes.

Mercy explains to Granny White that with Glory Ann dead, someone needs to work as a witch of Easu county. Mercy believes Deeley can become that witch with Granny's tutoring. Granny tentatively agrees to tutor Deeley, with payment. The payment being Glory Ann's heart, hands, and eyes as a gift to her for the next new moon harvest. Granny then suggests that Deeley stick around until then. Mercy angrily declines the request but Bryson returns with a shotgun and Deeley is nowhere to be found. Shotgun in hand, Bryson walks Mercy off the property.

Mercy thinks about what she can do to settle this and decides to call her brothers. Inside the house she freezes when she hears Glory Ann's voice yelling at her. Glory Ann offers Mercy a chair and they begin to talk about what they're going to do about Deeley.

## Relevant Characters

* Delia Hubbard
* Granny White
* Mercy Boggs-Carter
* Glory Ann Boggs
Aggie Norris

## Background

Aggie was a working girl who had befriended Vera Blevins. She passed away of a liver disease, but her surviving family, Kevin Norris and Junie Norris accepted Vera in when she fled McQueen's.

Aggie, originally Agatha Walker, is one of the seven Walker sisters, daughter of Shelia Walker. Shelia planted wards at her house that protected Vera and Aggie's family from the attack of the Hollow Men after Aggie's death. Kevin is not close with the Walkers and Junie does not know about her lineage.
The Gray Ladies

## Background

Nighttime tenders in charge of The Home to which Sarah Avery was assigned following the death of her parents and great uncle in the Old Number 7 Mine disaster in Barlo, KY.

The Gray Ladies are devotees of The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not.

In The Holiest Days of Bone and Shadow, The Gray Ladies collected items which were made from the shattered antlers of Horned Head including a ring from Nadine Rigg, a comb from Kenneth Carter, and a belt buckle from Eli Mullins. The ladies use it to summon The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not who's antlers had been shattered by Daughter Dooley

## Appearances

* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* Chapter One: Blood is Blood
* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
* Chapter Three: Something Old, Something New
Scorch Release

Scorch Release is a combined nature transformation kekkei genkai which is created by combining wind and fire. Members of the Kogasu Clan or someone who has their blood can use Scorch Release, which allows the user to create and manipulate hot air, as well as creating anything related to hot air with chakra.

## Forms

* By combining the two most offensive elements which are fire and wind, this kekkei genkai is created, being a full offensive element. Users of Scorch Release commonly create and compress hot air into spheres to attack their targets, due to the temperature of those attacks minimal contact can be extremely lethal since they can evaporate all the liquid inside a target's body.
* Another form of utilizing this kekkei genkai is by exhaling hot air waves through the mouth, creating bursts of hot air or simply heating up the environment.
Ep 3: Mama's Boys Part I - Vernard

## Blurb

"Meet Mama's eldest boy, Vernard M. Boggs."

## Plot Synopsis

Vernard Boggs is the oldest son of Wayland and Glory Ann Boggs. Vernard was twelve when his dad disappeared and he'd spend every day of that year waiting outside for him to return. After failing to join the army, Vernard found a job working a tobacco field in North Carolina. He worked his way up the ladder until he owned some land of his own. He married a woman named Dora Bradshaw and had a son named Indiana.

Vernard wants to show off his newfound wealth and success to folks from home. He decides to use his mama's death as an opportunity to build the Boggs Family Memorial Garden, the idea for which he received in a dream. Vernard reaches out to his brother Dale Boggs in a letter to have him help see this project through, as his dream was very clear the graveyard must be build a certain way. Vernard reveals that he's been in conversation with J.T. Fields of Dorchester about purchasing a piece of land for the project, but is skeptical if this will convince Dale to help.

In order to seal the deal with Dale, Vernard reaches out to his little sister Mercy Boggs-Carter to sell her on the graveyard project. He mentions feeling guilty for how he treated Glory Ann, and that he blamed her for Wayland leaving without taking Vernard with him. He emphasizes to Mercy that this garden is a profound project to him and it needs to be completed to honor Glory Ann's memory; he offered to pay for Mercy's daughter Delia Hubbard's schooling if she agrees to help.
Mamaw Cook

## Background

Mamaw Cook lived in a small house in a small town. When she died, she left the house to her granddaughter Merrilee Cook with the explicit instructions to protect the blue door in her cellar. It was imperative that nobody opened it no matter who or what they heard behind it. Thinking this was silly, Merrilee and her cousin Dave Cook decided to open it and see what was inside.

It turns out that Mamaw had been keeping Miss Lavinia trapped beneath her house for sixty years. Dave and Merrilee were murdered as revenge for that act.
Earl Hamner

## Background

Long-time manager for Barrow & Locke Mining Combine, initially from the home office up in Barrow, PA. Former stable manager at a mine in Avalon, present and unharmed by that mine fire. Operations Manager at Old Number 7 mine. Witnessed The Boy the morning of the Old Number 7 fire.

Earl initially went by Robert (or "Bobby"), and was a foreman or supervisor at six mines with terrible disasters before the Old Number 7. The Boy found him after the first explosion, noting that perhaps Bobby changing his name had helped him hide.

It's likely that agents of The Inner Dark shielded Earl from detection by The Boy, removing that protection when it was convenient to have The Boy cause the second explosion.
Pleasant Evenings / The Walker House

*"When she saw the house, she couldn’t believe it—it was like a castle or a fortress, but it felt warm and somehow right that she come here."*

## Pleasant Evenings

Later known as the Walker House set outside of the town, Baker's Gap, Tennessee. Now owned by Marcie Walker, it had originally been a hunting lodge for a northern family of some means, had fallen to auction when the family’s fortunes took a turn. It had been renovated by its new owners and expanded into what looked like a mountain paradise. It was a solid, sprawling place constructed of heavy stone and thick logs. A high porch was topped with a higher veranda with a third floor even above that. The thick columns supporting the front porch were carved with animals, plants, and flowers native to the region. The front windows featured fancy glass, and the thick doors were banded with cold iron. It was a striking sight, poised on a small hill with its backside set into the hillside behind it, as if it were a natural feature of the mountain.
Polly Barrow

*"E.P. Barrow considered Polly — pretty Polly — his greatest achievement."*

### Relevant Arcs

Episode 32 Runs in the Family, Episode 33 Special Delivery, Episode 35 More Harm Than Good, Episode 49 Sack Cloth and Ashes, Episode 50 Horns of the Alter

## Polly Barrow

Polly was the youngest child of E.P. Barrow's body, and by far the most like him in temperament. She was polished, poised, patient… and ruthless in pursuit of her goals. Polly Barrow was everything the Barrow patriarch could have desired in his progeny — brilliant, beautiful, and strong. Her particular talents began to manifest at the tender age of three. As three-year-olds are known to do, Polly was not ready to abandon her pursuit of lightning bugs to come inside for dinner. When her well-meaning nanny clasped Polly's hand, Polly responded with force, her tiny hand morphing suddenly into a huge gauntlet, armored with plates of bone. After crushing the bones of the young woman's hand Polly returned her attention back to her glowing friends.

E.P. Barrow could not have been prouder of his daughter’s strength, which was matched only by her relentlessness in pursuit of her aims. From birth Polly was honed into a weapon that could be used deftly in any number of situations, depending on her father's need. To the Barrow patriarch Polly was a tool that was versatile, adaptable, and above all ruthless. Her intelligence, stature and demeanor demanded respect, even from the human men who played at their petty politics. She could be counted on as a shrewd negotiator, charming dinner guest, and an ax to swing as E.P. Barrow needed. Sweet Polly could be counted on to make an example that made a lasting impression.
Nathaniel Locke III

## Description

Nathaniel is tall with broad shoulders, a neat and well-kept man with a sharp mustache and sparkling green eyes which ran in the family.

## Background

Nathaniel Locke is the heir to the Locke Railroad fortune and the fiancé of Nadine Rigg.

Nathaniel, upset that Nadine's father Benji Rigg died, snuck into Nadine's house to find "another suitable vessel", and was stabbed by Nadine who had sensed a dark presence. It takes more than a letter opener to kill a Locke and he is still alive.
Evelyn Hall

## Background

Evelyn Hall is also named Timothy. They are Evelyn during the day but Timothy when they're preaching for Good Mother Ministries. While they were born Evelyn, they also know Timothy is a name they were meant to have. Timothy preaches about the dark earth and the return of The Dead Queen.

## Appearances

* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green

## Plot Synopsis

Sarah Avery awakens in the ruins of Barlo, Kentucky, a few hours after the events of The Schoolhouse. She hears a voice speaking to her, and records its words, before falling back into a deep sleep.

## Relevant Characters

* Sarah Avery
* Daughter Dooley

## Trivia

* The poem itself is performed by Veronica Limeberry
* The main body of this episode is comprised of a poem, called "Let There Be Green," written by Steve Shell, before he began work on Old Gods of Appalachia, though with a stanza cut out to make it more fitting to the themes of the show; the stanza was specifically referring to the opioid abuse prevalent in the region.
* In an exclusive interview, Steve said that it was written "in anger," and as "a prayer to whatever god might hear it to de-people Appalachia."
* In the PDF transcription of the episode [1], it is explicitly stated that the voice Sarah hears is that of the Witch Queen.
Shane Shepherd

## Background

Shane Shepherd is a young boy, a bookworm living near his cousin Dallas Shepherd in Baker's Gap.

The friend group went to visit Death Island to show Cowboy Absher. There they saw something taking the form of the ghost of Curtis Kilgore's father. Cowboy tried to defend Curt and was killed in the process. The ghost was defeated by a wolf that sprung up from the earth.

When Cowboy came back to life and was moved to The Walker House, Shane and friends visited to say goodbye and thank Cowboy for destroying the ghost.

## Appearances

* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
Timothy Vanover

## Background

Timothy Vanover was born in 1794. He's a Logging surveyor and employee of Albert Dunaway, his father-in-law. He is a resident of Yellow Oak logging camp circa 1821. Husband of pregnant Clara Vanover. Rescued from death in a snow storm by Daughter Dooley and Bartholomew.

## Appearances

* Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt
Delia Hubbard

## Background

Deeley Hubbard is the daughter of Mercy Boggs-Carter and granddaughter of Glory Ann Boggs. Deeley has The Gift and can see and speak with spirits.

Due to Mercy's dream, Deeley is brought to Granny White and subsequently kidnapped by Granny. Deeley is used to convince Mercy to bring Granny Glory Ann's heart. During her time on Granny's farm, Deeley found many trapped souls that have been killed while working for Granny.

When Glory Ann and Mercy returned to destroy Granny, Deeley played an integral role by freeing the spirits so they may attack Granny and in doing so discovered that her Sight was not inherited by Glory Ann, but by her grandfather Wayland Boggs.

During the chaos of the fight, Mercy wanders off to look for Deeley and is killed offscreen inside a cursed barn. Deeley is able to see Mercy's ghost briefly and waves goodbye. She has a brief moment with Glory Ann before she dies too. Deeley is then left, with her cousin Indiana Boggs (the only other surviving member of the Boggs family) to take up the role of Witch of Esau County.

In 1928, Deeley and her cousin Indiana Boggs live in Boggs Holler together with Indy tending to the land and Deely acting as the county witch. On Christmas, Deeley's step father Kenneth Carter visits with a gift: comb carved from The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not's antler which she refused due to the dark energy and slammed the door on Kenneth. It turns out he was trying to lure her away from Boggs Holler to sell the land to Barrow & Locke Mining Combine.

Deeley was approached by Bartholomew to assist in the binding of The Dead Queen. He appeared in the form of a large man and referred to her as "Hope of Boggs Holler".

When Deeley meets Miss Lavinia for the first time, she notices that Deeley's gift comes from her father Wayland Boggs and not her mother's "Teasley" line. During the ritual, Deeley plays a huge part in taking down The Dead Queen's attacks and despite how close it came, it was a success. Deeley came out of the ritual looking older with a shock of grey hair.

## Appearances

* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen

### Build Mama a Coffin

* Ep 10: Deeley
* Ep 16: A Mama's Heart
* Ep 17: The Finale
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Ep 7: Daniel

## Blurb

"Meet the middle grandchild of the Family Boggs. Young Daniel and his new friend in the underbrush."

## Plot Synopsis

No one is born bad, but Daniel Boggs was born peculiar (which is not a euphemism for neurodivergent or developmentally delayed though it is implied that he has dyslexia). Daniel is the shadow child lost in the middle between Delia Hubbard, the golden child, and Indiana Boggs, the dumb jock.

One summer while staying with his granny Glory Ann Boggs, Daniel finds some books in an old wood shed that he is able to easily read. They hold stories about shadow creatures, haints, and The Inner Dark. After Glory Ann dies, Daniel finds a book she kept locked away; inside he finds words that will change his life. Specifically words that speak of dangerous beasts that wander the woods including mentions of Those Who Sleep Beneath. Daniel, being interested in knowing more than everybody else, focuses on a worm(wyrm?)-like beast that sleeps underground. When his father Dale Boggs sends him out to find wood for Glory Ann's coffin, Daniel sets out to free the beast.

Dale calls for Daniel who has been out too long. Daniel murmurs to himself about how he'll show everyone in the family that he's not dumb and prove himself more powerful. He takes a moment to calm himself before summoning Old Copperhead (it is implied that this is not the first time he's successfully summoned the creature). Old Copperhead regards Daniel, quietly celebrating both the confirmed death of Glory Ann Boggs and the delivery of her grandson right into his lap. Copperhead asks Daniel to prepare Glory Ann's body, cut it into many pieces, and deliver it to him, in exchange for power and wisdom. Daniel is extremely hesitant, but Old Copperhead pushes against this, reminding him that he will always be seen as a joke to his family if he does not do this. Daniel, moved by these words, asks how to do it.

## Relevant Characters

* Daniel Boggs
* Old Copperhead
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The Six Men

## Description

White dress shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows, tweed dress pants, and work boots. Empty eyes. Slack jaw. Sixy is the youngest, a slight man in his twenties with a short beard. Eugene is the largest of the group, a broad man, considered the battering ram.

## Background

Undead servants sent by Horned Head to assist Daughter Dooley, two of which are nicknamed Sixy and Eugene. They obey her commands exactly as given, and defend themselves against attack or interruption; she soon learns that she must be careful not to give orders that will result in them coming into contact or especially conflict with normal living folk, as any such encounter will end badly for the mortals.

## Appearances

* Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt
* Episode 10: The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor
Curtis Kilgore

## Background

Curtis Kilgore is a year older than his friends, and lives with his mother and siblings. He was a very serious boy. He worked his family land since his father Marsh died from an accident. He fell off the roof while working on the chimney, and as he died made dark confessions of his past deeds. Curt somehow manages to both go to school and play with the others in spite of the time he spends at home.

Archie Stallard visited Curt one night and he claimed to see the ghost of his dead father. Archie was able to see it too as it beckoned to Curt. Curt followed it into the woods, though he doesn't remember the event.

The friend group visited Death Island to show Cowboy Absher. The island, which wasn't an island, got its name because Curt saw a ghost there. When they arrived, the group saw the thing that wasn't Curt's father who demanded Curt come join them. Cowboy tried defending the group and was killed in the process. A massive wolf sprung from the ground and defeated the ghost.

When Cowboy came back to life and was moved to The Walker House, Curtis and friends visited to say goodbye and thank Cowboy for destroying the ghost.

## Appearances

* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
Ellie Walker

## Description

A short and soft girl with a cascade of bright red hair.

## Background

Heloise "Ellie" Walker lives in Esau County, VA, although most often appears when she has travelled to visit or help her sister Marcie Walker. She is one of the Walker Sisters, and is a witch.

### Season One

She is more delicate than her sister Marcie. She is first seen wearing a tea dress and carrying her knife Moonbone (or Welling Wound as she calls it) when she and Marcie go to retrieve their niece Sarah Avery from the Home after the fire in Barlo.

### The Wolf Sisters

Ellie lead an investigation into the suspicious behavior of the women of The Clutch. Ellie finds that their garden had been corrupted by a dark force which not only allowed them to turn into wolves, but also amplified their hatred towards men.

When she and her sister investigated The Clutch, she came across Naisme Jiminez who was possessed by the ghosts of Juanita and Judith. Naisme was convinced that her daughter Dolores Jiminez was killed, which was untrue. Ellie used her blade to free Naisme from the influences of the ghosts and The Inner Dark unfortunately killing Naisme in the process.

The women left The Clutch, deciding to let The Green take it back.

### Season Two

Ellie is present when Sarah Avery, now called Annabelle Calloway, brings Cowboy Absher to The Walker House. Marcie is unable to fix Cowboy's spiritual ailment, so sends Ellie, Melvin Blevins, and Cowboy to Boggs Holler in Virginia.

In 1913, Ellie received Vera Blevins at the Walker House when it was called Pleasant Evenings. When The Railroad Man came to collect Vera, Ellie snuck past his defenses and slit his throat.

## Appearances

* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* The Wolf Sisters Part Two
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
The Thing That Was Not...

## Description

As Pinky Avery: Covered in soot and ash and partly on fire. Black smoke wheezing out of the various holes in his body.

As Edgar Avery: Eddy wore a smoldering work uniform, but his chest cavity was an open wound. Where his right eye should be was a pulsing orange light similar to a cooling ember. His mouth was all black teeth and scorched gum.

## Background

The Thing That Was Not... is a Low Thing took the forms of Pinky and Eddie Avery after their deaths in the Number 7 Mine explosion in Barlo KY. They chased and attacked Sarah Avery. Pinky was able to take back control for long enough to allow Sarah to escape.

## Appearances

* Episode 1: The Path To The World of Men
* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
Season Two: In the Pines

The second season of Old Gods of Appalachia began on September 10, 2020 and ran until July 15, 2021. It covers the rising of The Dead Queen after the founding of Craw, and Cowboy's arrival in Baker's Gap. It also introduces The Railroad Man and the events culminating in the Siege of Pleasant Evenings. Finally, it introduces Jack to the non-Patreon audience.

## Episodes

* Episode 11: Season Two Prologue
* Episode 12: The Other Queen
* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night
* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
* An Interlude: The Scenic Route
* Episode 18: Where the Cold Wind Blows
* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
* Episode 22: Paper, Ink and Sorrow
* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
* Episode 26: Welcome to Paradise
* Episode 27: Strangers in Paradise
* Episode 28: Paradise Lost
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Episode 12: The Other Queen

## Content Warnings

"References to regional ghost stories, monster/dog sounds, vomiting, mind control."

## Blurb

These yarns were spun to teach you to stay safe and mind common sense, and most importantly, your mama. The stories that get lost though — the ones hardly nobody ever lived to tell — were often just blunt and simple warnings. There is darkness here: fear it. Trust those who can see through it and you might live to see the dawn. Or then again... maybe not.

## Plot Synopsis

There are two queens in the woods of Southern Appalachia. The Witch Queen’s story will continue to be told; now is the time to tell the story of the younger Queen. Stories said she died in childbirth as a 12 year-old girl and was buried deep in the dark woods, the father unknown. The father’s blood was said to have done strange things to both the mother and the baby.

The girl aged and grew beneath the soil, and on her 20th birthday, she crawled, decayed, from the grave with her baby at her breast, unable to know any peace and searching for vengeance. The things that walk her half of the woods are worse than dead, and witches and haints alike fear her. She is called The Dead Queen, and she has walked the hills for generations.

Big Jim Gibson and his family live in Craw, Tennessee. They left Isaac, West Virginia because Jim couldn’t find work due to his reputation as a man who had been to prison, along with his father and little brother Ricky Lee. Ricky Lee left first, and got a job with the Locke Railroad. Jim followed, and they purchased land along the North Carolina line. They name the land Craw, because it’s where they stuck.

Caleb Gibson, Jim’s 10 year-old son, has few friends and frail health, but is loved by his family. He sneaks out of bed at night, and he sees the Dead Queen at the edge of the property.

He asks his mother Brunetta about the “witchy woman” of the stories he’s been told and about the woman he saw. She sees how frightened he is and comforts him, telling him he was only dreaming.

A week after his Papaw and uncle move into their own house, he sees the woman again. Creeping out of bed to investigate the sound of dogs, he finds her standing beneath a hawthorn tree. Caleb fears dogs, and the two he sees in the yard are “wrong” somehow. When he looks up, he sees the woman staring straight at him. She raises her hand, and the dogs collapse and disappear into the earth.

The next morning, he finds rotten leaves and old roots where the dogs were, and the smell of rotten meat. Investigating further, he finds an animal jaw and an eye. He shows his mother, but she finds nothing but Caleb’s vomit. She puts him to bed.

That night, Caleb wakes and is unable to stop himself from getting up, dressing, and going out into the yard. The woman is there, and he walks toward her involuntarily, where he can see how old and rotted her clothing is, how emaciated and horrifying her body is. She holds out her hand and he takes it against his will, following her into the woods.

## Relevant Characters

* Caleb Gibson
* The Dead Queen
* Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson
* Brunetta Gibson
Ep 14: The Golden Shovel

## Blurb

"Jack has made yet another deal, and in his own way, he keeps his word."

## Plot Synopsis

Glory Ann Boggs is dead. She struggles to operate her corpse while The Green is calling for her to rest. She leaves Jack's office and hitches a ride back to Boggs Holler. She contemplates her decision to have Jack take care of Vernard Boggs, but she needs to focus on saving Mercy Boggs-Carter and Delia Hubbard from Granny White.

Jack was the one who sold the land to Vernard for the memorial garden. He was excited to finally clear his second debt to The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not. Glory Ann interferes saying that she'd save Jack from his dying body if he agrees to keep Vernard away from whatever force is compelling him as well as keep Glory Ann out of that ground. Jack obliges by killing Vernard with a shovel to the back of the head.

## Relevant Characters

* Glory Ann Boggs
* J.T. Fields of Dorchester
* Vernard Boggs
Cowboy Absher

### Relatives

Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson, Brunetta Gibson, Robert Gibson, Ricky Lee Gibson, Floyd Absher

## Background

Cowboy Absher was born Caleb Gibson in Craw, Tennessee. Caleb was told many stories growing up, including one about a witch woman that kidnapped children. When Caleb was 10 years old, he snuck out of bed and saw The Dead Queen for the first time, standing on the edge of the property line. His mama assured him he was dreaming. Caleb saw The Dead Queen again a little while later accompanied by two supernatural hounds. Upon investigating in the morning, Caleb found the remains of the hounds proving what he saw was real.

The next night, Caleb woke and was compelled to walk outside to The Dead Queen. She reached out her hand and against his will, he took it and was led into the woods. The rest of his family died at the hands of The Dead Queen and he was spared.

Caleb, without any memory of his life or name, wandered into Baker's Gap and was found by Floyd Absher, named Cowboy, and adopted by the Absher family.

Cowboy was killed on Death Island, but got better; after this, he developed a peculiar awareness which allowed him to see people's coming lives and deaths. He found his way to the Baker's Gap schoolhouse, where the schoolteacher Miss Belle recognized the depth of the problem and took him to meet Marcie and Ellie Walker.

While at The Walker House, Cowboy remembers his life as Caleb and it is shown by Marcie that Caleb has no ties to the living, but is instead chained to death. Marcie, believing she isn't capable of fixing this, sends Ellie, Melvin, and Caleb to Boggs Holler in Virginia.

During the trip to Boggs Holler, Caleb encountered The Boy, or more specifically eight-year-old Grayson "Brownie" Brown. One of the dead children who accompanies The Boy. Grayson told Caleb about his experience in the Cotton Flower mine where he died and was rescued by The Boy. Grayson offers for Caleb to join them as Caleb isn't like regular boys, but Caleb declines. As Caleb leaves, the main Boy (vengeance in the shape of a boy) joins and instructs them not to talk to haints like Caleb.

## Appearances

* Episode 12: The Other Queen
* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night
* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
* An Interlude: The Scenic Route
Tommy Adkins

## Background

Tommy is a young man from Esau County, VA. He is in love with Ginny Estep who had dreams of moving to LA to become a movie star. Tommy worked odd jobs to raise enough money to go to Paradise to send Ginny to LA. The two were robbed and attacked on the way. This was witnessed by Jack who offered to send Ginny to LA as originally planned in exchange for Tommy staying behind in Paradise and working for Jack. Hesitantly, he agreed.

Tommy assisted Jack with various tasks ranging from mundane to outright strange before Jack declares his debt paid. As promised, he introduced Tommy to his friend from the railroad, Nathanial Locke. Tommy refuses at first, sensing a terrible power from Locke. Jack forces him to take the job and act as a spy on his behalf.

## Appearances

* Episode 27: Strangers in Paradise
* Episode 28: Paradise Lost
Andy Hodge

## Background

Andy Hodge is the sheriff in Baker's Gap. He's the older brother of Bill Ward's wife and because of this allowed Bill and his younger brother Arnie Ward run a speakeasy below their hardware store, which he occasionally attended.

One night he diffused a bar fight started by Frank Tilley and sent him home. That same night he received a call from a deputy about a stopped train that had broken bottles of moonshine and the head of Frank Tilly sitting in the engine.

He and his deputy James Mutter went to Cora Lee Tilley's house to give her the news about her husband's death. They didn't find her there, but she stumbled out of the woods covered in blood saying that the dark earth killed Frank.

Later, Andy receives a call from Marcie Walker saying she plans to send a lawyer to Cora Lee after having read about the events in the paper. He told her she doesn't need to get involved, but she waved him off.

When D.L. Walker arrived to represent Cora Lee, Andy was hesitant to allow her to speak with Cora Lee but his wife and station receptionist Sherry Hodge convinced him to let D.L speak with Cora Lee. After speaking with Cora Lee, D.L. convinced Andy to let her go, insinuating that Andy's sister Bonnie Ward was a much more prominent suspect. He reluctantly lets her leave.

## Appearances

* Episode 18: Where the Cold Wind Blows
* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
Bartholomew

## Background

Bartholomew is a gigantic bear, sometimes spirit, sometimes corporeal, seemingly made of the Green itself. Familiar or companion to Daughter Dooley and a very powerful entity, Bartholomew is closely associated with The Green.

In 1917, Bartholomew saved Sarah Avery from The Thing That Was Not her father.

Later Bartholomew returns in the form of a man. He summoned Skin't Tom, Delia Hubbard, Marcie Walker, Miss Lavinia, Old Sister, and Marigold Underwood to bind The Dead Queen. During the ritual itself, he was the one to throw The Dead Queen into the grave and cover her at the end of the ritual.

He is voiced by Dr. Ray Christian

## Appearances

* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
* Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Benji Rigg

## Background

Benjamin "Benji" Rigg is the father of Nadine Rigg, and husband of Inez Rigg (nee Teasley). Benji is wealthy thanks to the land he sold to Locke Railroad.

About two weeks after Inez died, Benji fell ill. His health fluctuates during Nadine's engagement to Nathaniel Locke III, but eventually, in a state of delirium, Benji walked in front of a Barrow and Locke train and was killed.
Juanita

## Background

A woman with raven hair who worked at a parlor house in Baker's Gap where regular customer Bill Huff fell in love with her, and she disappeared shortly after, taking all of her things with her. She was later discovered strangled and tucked into bed with Judith another working girl Bill had his sights on. Bill was hung and the site was renamed Lover's Clutch.
Baby Elkins

## Background

Child of Missy Elkins, born in Last Harbor.

Baby Elkins was delivered and then abducted by Dr. Harold Gillespie. It was meant to be a sacrifice to fulfill Horned Head's plan to reduce Daughter Dooley age to infancy. The baby was fought over by Daughter Dooley and Horned Head.

**Major Spoilers for Season Two**

In season 2, it became clear that Baby Elkins was less a "baby" and more "a living vessel for the power and will of Those Who Sleep Beneath". When Daughter Dooley smote Hornéd Head and picked up Baby Elkins, it tried to take her over. Daughter Dooley fought the child for seven years.
The two were entwined and became The Dead Queen.

Daughter Dooley is free six years out of every seven, but the year before TDQ's binding is renewed, she must return to the grave where TDQ is bound and stay there.

## Appearances

* Episode 10: The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor
Sheila Walker

### Relatives

Carol Anne Avery (daughter), Pinky Avery (son-in-law), Marcie Walker (daughter), Ellie Walker (daughter), D.L. Walker (daughter), Aggie Norris (daughter), Sarah Avery (granddaughter), Kevin Norris (son-in-law), Junie Norris (granddaughter)

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Tourniquet, WV

Madam based in Tourniquet, WV. Proprietor of the original Pleasant Evenings parlor house. Never married. Mother of seven daughters (including Carol Anne, Ellie, Aggie, Douglas Lillian, and Marcie). Grandmother of Sarah Avery and Junie Norris. On friendly professional terms with Edgar Avery.
Junior Metcalfe

## Background

Junior Metcalfe was sent by Mavis Tucker to kill Dolores Jiminez after learning that the was in a relationship with her son Jubal Tucker and was carrying his child. Junior goes to The Clutch outside of Baker's Gap, Tennessee and instead of finding Dolores who left for Arkansas two days prior, he finds several woman who taunt him before a wolf lunges at his throat, killing him.
Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?

## Content Warnings

"Religious themes, endangerment of a child, cannibalism, implied death of children in the care of an institution, ableist attitudes towards a being with a facial difference, supernatural/magical violence."

## Blurb

In this, our penultimate episode of Season One, we examine what makes a home and the power of kinfolk as we say good-bye to young Sarah Avery.

## Plot Synopsis

Since none of Sarah Avery's family can be found, the church women who descended upon Barlo after the disaster send her to live at a Home run by the Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love. The home is run by Elder Henry, thought to be a former miner that had been disfigured from an explosion. The home is also tended to by The Gray Ladies. Children begin disappearing from the home with the staff producing weak explanations for their sudden departure. Sarah decides she has to escape and hides herself in some of the goods being shipped out of the home.

She emerges to discover she's in the creepy and winding basement of the house. Sarah watching is horror as Elder Henry, with his hood thrown back revealing a disfigured face and torso, eats the packaged organs from the missing children. Terrified, she tries to escape, but Elder Henry catches her, briefly revealing his true form; appearing as a human-beast hybrid with a faint amber glow. He senses the touch of The Witch Queen on her and demands to know why Sarah smells like her.

Ellie and Marcie Walker arrive, announcing that they have come to take Sarah Avery home. While it is a tense situation, Elder Henry apparently decides that discretion is the better part of valor, and Sarah Avery is released to go with her aunts.

## Significant Characters

* Sarah Avery
* Elder Henry
* The Gray Ladies
* Marcie Walker
* Ellie Walker
Verna Sargent

## Background

Nee Verna Teasley. Sister of Glory Ann Boggs, Inez Rigg, Dorothy Sargent, and others.

Verna and Dorothy married brothers, hence taking the same married name. It was the talk of the county.

Verna tried to take her sister Inez's thinking ring when she died. Inez's daughter Nadine Rigg insisted she keep it instead.
D.L. Walker

### Relatives

Sheila Walker (Mother), Marcie Walker (Sister), Ellie Walker (Sister), Carol Anne Avery (Sister), Pinky Avery (Brother-in-Law), Sarah Avery (Niece), Aggie Norris (Sister), Kevin Norris (Brother-in-Law), Junie Norris (Niece)

### Affiliation

The Walker Family, Cora Lee Tilley (as her attorney)

## Background

Douglas Lillian "D.L." Walker is a lawyer, and although one of the Walker Sisters, does not really consider herself a witch. She does have a particular Gift, though: she can "turn on the Charm." This allows her to pull people's testimonies to her and she can tell whether someone is lying or not. She does not seem to believe in the supernatural as strongly as her sisters, but she does listen and believe Cora Lee Tilley's story when Marcie convinces D.L. to represent Cora Lee after she was accused of killing her husband Frank Tilley.

D.L. convinced Sheriff Andy Hodge to let Cora Lee go after believing her story about The Good Mother.

## Appearances

* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
* Episode 53: Due Process
* Episode 54: Caveat Emptor
Edgar Avery

## Description

Reanimated Form: Eddy wore a smoldering work uniform, but his chest cavity was an open wound. Where his right eye should be was a pulsing orange light similar to a cooling ember. His mouth was all black teeth and scorched gum.

## Background

Edgar Avery is the uncle of Pinkerton "Pinky" Avery, and had a close and longstanding relationship with Sheila Walker, naming her in his will. He arranged for Pinky and Carol Anne's first date.

Edgar Avery lived with his nephew Pinky in Goshun Crick or The Crick, located in Barlo, KY. He and Pinky both worked at the Old Number 7 mine; both were on strike on the day of the collapse. Pinky and Eddy went back into the the mine after the first explosion to look for survivors, but were killed in the second explosion. Their burned, reanimated corpses tried to capture Sarah.
Season One

The first season of Old Gods of Appalachia began on October 31, 2019, and ended on January 30, 2020. It covers the introduction of Daughter Dooley and The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not in the late 1700s, as well as the fallout of the 1917 mine fire at the Old Number Seven in Barlo, Kentucky and the introduction of Sarah Avery.

## Episodes

* Episode 0: Prologue
* Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen
* Episode 1: The Path To The World of Men
* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
* Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green
* Episode 3: The Covenant
* Episode 4: The Sacrifice
* Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer
* Episode 5: The Boy
* Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt
* Episode 7: Afterbirth
* Episode 8: Homecoming
* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* Episode 10: The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor
Jayfred Dotson

## Background

Jayfred Dotson is the sheriff who was looking to arrest Curtis Taylor, known member of the KKK, after he killed a young black girl. Curtis evaded Jayfred, who was an outsider to Esau County, by selling his land to Dale Boggs with the hopes of buying it back later.

Later Curtis was found unconscious beneath The Tree after stabbing his friend and fellow KKK member Bobby to death. Jayfred arrested him, but he was kidnapped by the KKK before he could stand trial and was hung on The Tree as punishment for killing Bobby.

## Appearances

* Ep 4: Mama's Boys Part II - Dale
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson

## Background

Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson is the son of Robert Gibson, brother of Ricky Lee Gibson, husband of Brunetta Gibson, and the father of Caleb Gibson. When Robert Gibson's still was discovered, Big Jim took the blame and spent the first years of Caleb's life in prison.

After Ricky Lee ventured out to Tennessee to work for Locke Railroad, Big Jim followed and the family purchased a bit of land they named Craw.

When Caleb went missing, he, his brother Ricky Lee, and his father Robert went into the woods to search for him. He spotted Caleb with The Dead Queen before she killed him.

## Appearances

* Episode 12: The Other Queen
* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night