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Mitchell

A vampire, Old West gunslinger, and member of Anastacia’s Court. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Mitchell was part of the group that captured Diana.⁠ He participated in the torture of Lorelei and Alex before the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠ He was killed by Alex and Diana as they escaped.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
Map of the Shadows of Seattle

This map shows markers for various locations in Seattle where the Crew has been active in various ways or that are of interest to the Shadows. Clicking on each marker will give a brief description of the location and a link to the corresponding article. Several locations are approximate and denote only a general area. This is a work in progress.

## Legend

* Green: general, places visited several times
* Yellow: places visited in *Good Intentions*
* Red: places visited in *Natural Consequences*
* Brown: places visited in *Personal Demons*
* Purple: places visited in *Past Due*
* Blue: places visited in various short stories
Michiko

A human Practitioner and a member of the Family. She first appeared in *Past Due*.

## Biography

Michiko was born into the Family as Tamar at around 1300 BCE. She prefers to go by her birthname.⁠

Michiko led Rico’s team in a raid on the Alexandrian Museum of Antiquities. She succeeded in awakening her brother Abdel, but failed to retrieve or interpret Onyx’s tablets due to the intervention of Zafirah and Mahmoud.⁠

She helped host the Family party in Vancouver, where she was much taken with Alex.⁠ Alex used this to gain entrance to her private rooms, which Zafirah otherwise had failed to penetrate. When Alex refused to have sex with her, she attacked him but was instead killed by Lilith.⁠

Zafirah and Alex then searched for and recovered a spellbook from her private library and ritual room.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Past Due*, chapter 4
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Past Due*, chapter 16
Andrea

Andre, Andrea, or Andrew may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* Andre, Evan Murphy’s sometime employer⁠

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Andrea Bennett, an Archangel politician
* Frank Andrews, NorthStar representative⁠
* Andrews, Oscar Company recruit⁠
* Andrew Janeka, Michelle Janeka’s son⁠
* *St. Andrew*, an Archangel corvette⁠
* Grace Andrews, a xenoarcheology student⁠

## References

1. ↑ “God on the Run”
2. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 2
3. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 5
4. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 15
5. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 13
6. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 6
Archangel Navy

The Archangel navy is a uniformed space force maintained by the Archangel system as the primary means for defense and peacekeeping.

## Personnel

### Uniform

The standard uniform for on-duty personnel is a gray vac suit. They are also provided with a "combat jacket"; essentially a longcoat with bullet-resistant armor inserts.

Any personnel who has been in combat may apply for a bloodstripe, a red stripe that runs on the outside portion on each of the pant legs.

## Ships

### Destroyers

* *Madrid*
* *Monaco*

### Frigates

* *Gallant*
* *Resolute*

### Corvettes

* *St. Bernadette*
* *St. Catherine*
* *St. Constantine*
* *St. Francis*
* *St. George*
* *Joan of Arc*
* *St. Jude*
* *St. Luke*
* *St. Mark*
* *St. Martin*
* *St. Nicholas*
* *St. Patrick*
* *St. Sebastian*
* *St. Valentine*
Jones

**Jones** may refer to:

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Jones, a crewman and member of the Archangel honor guard⁠
* Jones, a soldier in Precision Solutions⁠
* Ezekiel Jones, an Archangel covert ops agent
* Russell Jones, a xenoarcheology senior at Fremantle University⁠
* Steven Jones, a NorthStar auditor⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Rich Man’s War*, chapter 1
2. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 12
3. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 3
4. ↑ “Prisoners”
House 12573

The current home of Molly and Onyx. It first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

## Description

House 12573 is a well-maintained rambler house in brown and white, surrounded by greenery and with a small backyard. It is dominated by a living room with a fireplace, which is open to a dining room and its adjoining kitchen. There are two bedrooms on one end of the house and one on the other, located behind the fireplace. It has two bathrooms.⁠ One of the bedrooms has been furnished as a ritual room.⁠ A herb garden has been planted in the backyard.⁠

Becca serves as its property manager, and the owners live in Kirkland.⁠

The house was previously leased by a Practitioner who murdered Greg Fisher and bound his ghost to the building as its guardian. Greg remained after the disappearance of the previous tenant and drove away other prospectors for the house. Molly and Onyx managed to enter the house in early December with help from Alex, and then likely released Greg’s soul.⁠ They moved into the house between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and then hosted a New Year’s party as housewarming.⁠

## People

* Molly Murray
* Onyx

### Other associated people

* Becca, property manager
* Absent owners in Kirkland
* Greg Fisher, an involuntary guardian ghost
* The previous tenant, an unnamed Practitioner

## Theories

The exact location of the house is undisclosed, but one possibility based on its number is that it is located on either Densmore Avenue N or Corliss Avenue N in the Haller Lake neighborhood, placing it slightly north of North Seattle Community College and close to the lake.

The previous tenant is unknown. Both Molly and Onyx presumes he was a member of the Brotherhood of Apollo, but it is not confirmed. Given that the previous tenant used a necromantic ritual, the obvious initial candidate would be Warren. Another possibility is Garrison, who would have greater need to protect himself against other Practitioners, not being a member of a circle anymore.

## Trivia

There is a house on 12573 Corliss Avenue N in Seattle, but it looks nothing like the given description.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “More Than Friends”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 3
3. ↑ “Can’t Stab Everything” (noncanon)
Gabriel

A student and star basketball player at University of Washington. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Gabriel was Taylor’s boyfriend in high school and early college. He managed his popularity and status as a star player poorly, including many infidelities.⁠⁠ This caused Taylor to break up with him.⁠ Gabriel blamed this on Alex, causing a fight during Sherri’s party.⁠

His guardian angel is Timothy.⁠

## Trivia

Gabriel’s full name was listed as “Gabriel Brown” in *Angels, Demons, and Alex*, which was published on and later removed from Literotica.

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 9
Katherine Carlisle

This article is about Alex Carlisle’s grandmother. For other uses, see Katherine.

## Katherine Carlisle

### Relatives

* Michelle Carlisle (daughter)
* Alex Carlisle

## Good Intentions Series

### First seen

*Personal Demons*

The grandmother of Alex, the mother of Michelle, and the wife of Roy Carlisle. She first appeared in *Personal Demons*

Roy has implied that he and Katherine were swingers or polyamorous.⁠ She lives in Seattle.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 1
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 29
Adventures in Britneyland

A triad involving Jason, Britney, and Brittany.

## General

Jason’s relationship with the girls Britney and Brittany in September and possibly October, starting from Sherri’s party.⁠ The relationship lasted about two weeks. While Britney and Brittany were long-time friends and sexually active with each other, Jason thought they did not consider themselves to be in an serious relationship with each other. ⁠

Britney and Brittany both lamented that the only thing they felt they were good at was sex prior to hooking up with Jason.⁠

It ended at least partially due to the Great Open Teamspeak Mic incident, where Amanda seduced Jason.⁠⁠ The lasting effect of the relationship was that Jason moved out from his parents.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 4
3. ↑ *Days of High Adventure*
4. ↑ “Lifestyle Changes”
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
Janeka Finds Out

This work has only been published on Patreon.

“Janeka Finds Out” is a flash fiction published on Patreon in 2023. Janeka reacts to Tanner crashing a shuttle on the Hashemite embassy on Uriel.

## Synopsis

Having returned home, Janeka had to deal with her own feelings and returning to her family. Her simple kitchen chore was interrupted by the news of Tanner bringing Casey to the Hashemite embassy. She called Admiral Yeoh personally in order to find out how much she knew about this.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Michelle Janeka
* Andrew, her son
* Ms. Chang, his teacher
* Meiling Yeoh
* Chris Janeka, Michelle’s husband (mentioned only)
* Tanner Malone (on holovid)
* Casey (on holovid)

## Continuity

The story is set in August 2279, immediately after the events of *Dead Man’s Debt*.

## Publication History

“Janeka Finds Out” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on March 15, 2023.
Julie Dillon

Julie Dillon is a professional artist residing in the Pacific Northwest. She has provided cover art for several of Elliott Kay’s books and also done multiple art commissions for him. Notably, her *Alex Goes to Hell* inspired the inclusion of Hank in *Personal Demons*.

She has received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist three times, in 2014, 2015, and 2017.

## Cover art

* *No Medals for Secrets*
* *Last Man Out*
* *Nowhere to Run*
* *Small Victories*
* *Hot Restart*
* *No Man’s Land*

## Relevant links

* juliedillonart.com (web site and portfolio)
* Elliott Kay’s art gallery (contains several works by Julie Dillon commissioned by Kay)

## References

1. ↑ Alex Goes to Hell, Elliott Kay’s blog October 2016
2. ↑ 2014 Hugo Awards
3. ↑ 2015 Hugo Awards
4. ↑ 2017 Hugo Awards
Leticia Jones

The mother of Sandra and Drew, and Michelle’s best friend. She first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

## Biography

Leticia raised her children Sandra and Drew alone after an ugly breakup with their father. She befriended Michelle and the two assisted each other as single mothers.⁠

She is proud of all her children—which includes Alex—but is concerned about their welfare and the dangers they have encountered that she has heard about. She is not aware of Drew’s and Alex’s close involvement with the Shadows.⁠

She has a strong appreciation for nice furniture.⁠

## Trivia

Leticia’s name is variously spelled Leticia and Letitia in Personal Demons. Her last name is not explicitly given, but assumed to be the same as for her son.

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Guardians”
Gods in Wandering Monsters

## Gods in Wandering Monsters

### **Related pages**

* Wandering Monsters
* Characters
* Locations
* **Gods**

The gods and goddesses of the Wandering Monsters series.

## Dastia

Goddess of the hearth and its protection.⁠

## Ravaj

See Malis. Viewed by many as the creator of the goblins.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5  *Run Like Hell*, chapter 5
2. ↑  *Run Like Hell*, chapter 10
3. ↑ “The Mediator”
4. ↑  *Nowhere to Run*, chapter 2
Antonia Vega

An assistant operations manager at the SeaTac airport. She first appeared in “Strangers”.

## Biography

Antonia Vega lived with her cat somewhere on the south side of Seattle, possibly around Beacon Hill. She was stalked by a creeper on her way home from work, but her message for help reached Alex, who managed to come to her assistance.

She has poor experience of the Seattle Police Department and seems to prefer a quiet life.⁠
George (angel)

This article is about the angel. For other uses, see George.

An angel and the Dominion of Vancouver. He first appeared in *Past Due*.

George assumed Dominion of Vancouver in the late 19th century, as the native population was replaced by immigrants from the Europe and Asia. He blamed Rachel for the demons and other monsters that fled to Vancouver from Seattle under her Dominion there and viewed the Family as primarily Rachel’s problem⁠ Later he disregarded the report about Joel’s captivity because it came from Lorelei.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 10
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 20
Caleb’s pack

A werewolf pack in the rural area outside Seattle, probably east of the city.⁠

The pack was led by Caleb until he was challenged and killed by Diana.⁠ She led the pack into Seattle in order to claim Alex as her mate. They participated in the Battle of the Bus Tunnel where they suffered seven dead members.⁠⁠

Intent on revenge on Alex and Rachel, Diana allied the pack with George Wentworth and the vampires he had led into Seattle.⁠ They participated in the following Battle of Magnuson Park, which killed most known members.⁠ The fate of any survivors, if any, is unknown.

## Members

* Caleb, ex-leader
* Diana, leader
* Billy, a low-status member
* Jared
* Jimbo
* Red
* Sally, a new member
* several other unnamed members

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 3
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 10
4. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 15
5. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 17
Guardians

“Guardians” is a short story published in *Habitual Heroes* in 2021. Leticia has found a nice second-hand armoire, and enlists Drew and Alex to help her collect it.

## Warning

“Guardians” contains explicit violence, sorcery, kicking, stabbing, awkward shopping encounters, outdated sports merchandise, intimidation, hidings things from Mom, assault with common hand tools, pop culture references, and failure to disclose the cult origins of used furniture.

## Synopsis

Leticia had found a nice armoire for sale in the rural areas of King County on Craigslist, and enlisted the help of Alex and Drew to help her collect it. As the talk turned to cults, Alex and Drew had to tapdance around their involvement with the Shadows as the two became increasingly suspicious about the seller and Leticia raised her worries about Drew and Alex getting into trouble.

They arrived at Elegant Estates where they found the place increasingly spooky, but Alex and Drew managed to bully their way out—with the furniture and Leticia’s worldview intact. Rachel approved of their actions.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Leticia Jones
* Alex Carlisle
* Drew Jones
* A judgmental Starbucks customer
* Summer and Flint, possibly “normal” people
* Autumn, a cultist and magic user
* North, cult leader
* Miles, his assistant
* An imp
* Rachel

## Continuity

The story is set in late March, after *Past Due* and “Outsourced” but before “Like a Professional” and “Strangers”.⁠

## Theories

It is unclear how Autumn and North fit into the Shadows, but they are magic users with connections to Hell. Drew believes Autumn is a demon, and the way she acts has some similarity with Leanne, but the direct suborning of free will does not fit with the way demons usually work. The cult might be made up of human Practitioners, but then their ways of speech is off.

The pattern of speech from Autumn and North also changes considerably during their short interaction with Alex, Drew, and Leticia, going from very stilted to standard colloquial English.

Alex possibly recognizes the spiral symbol that the Elegant Estates cult uses, but it is unknown from where.

## Trivia

The story refers to Southeast 216th Way, which connects Hobart to Maple Valley and the Washington state highway system.

## Publication history

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

## References

1. ↑ Timelines and Links: Good Intentions (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2022)
Joel

An angel. He first appeared in *Past Due*.

## Biography

Joel served as Onyx’s guardian angel in her first known incarnation, around 1300 BC. She was aware of his presence, and managed to catch him in a summoning circle in order to get to know him better. The Family discovered them, took Joel captive, and forced him to do their bidding. When Onyx proved unable to free him, he advised her to escape.⁠

The study and use of Joel was behind much of the unique magic that the Family used, especially their ability to keep together over generations.⁠

Joel was finally freed by Molly during the Battle of the Silver Delta. He was taken in by Rachel.⁠

## Theories

Joel served as a guardian angel to both Onyx and Malike, despite them both being Practitioners. He only left Malike once Malike’s evil actions drove him off.⁠ Did Onyx’s capture of Joel lead to or contribute to that no Practitioners have guardian angels?⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Past Due*, chapter 20
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 19
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 25
4. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
Kate Oakwood

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

A Practitioner of Native American descent. She first appeared in “Authenticity”.

## Biography

Kate Oakwood is a Snoqualmie woman, Practitioner, and lawyer.⁠ She is the leader of the Native circle north of Seattle. Her Practice combines shamanism with other elements, like wand use and Tarot decks.⁠

After Elizabeth’s death she emerged as one of the most influential people within the Seattle Practitioner communities, and even more so after the destruction of the Brotherhood of Apollo. Together with Jin of the International circle she took the initiative to establish a neutral territory for Seattle’s Practitioners to meet and form better communication channels between them.⁠ The first such attempt led to the Battle of the Casino, but it ultimately led to the agreement that Fremont and the University district should be neutral territories.⁠

She was one of Molly’s and Onyx’s first contacts and allies among Seattle’s Practitioners, though their relationship has become complicated due to Molly’s and Onyx’s connections with Lorelei and the FBI.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
2. ↑ “Authenticity”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Past Due*, chapter 2
Columbia Tower

A skyscraper and the tallest building in Seattle. It first appeared in *Natural Consequences*.

During her tenure as Dominion, Rachel moved the main gathering place for Seattle’s guardian angels from St. Mark’s Cathedral to Columbia Tower. This provided a better vantage point for planning and observation.⁠ Javier continued this policy once he took over the duty of Dominion.⁠

That the access to superior snacks at the Columbia Tower was a reason for the move is a base slander.

## Trivia

The tower corresponds with the real-life Columbia Center.

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 5
Orefo DeVico

Orefo DeVico is a man better known as Angelis, due to his Aasimar heritage surfacing when he was young, is a prolific figure in Lowcleft. He is a child of the streets, grewing up the gangs. He originally joined the Band of the Rose and the Thorn as the Tenne Thorn, with the aims of getting his sister back from his former gang. Being a priest of Pharasma, Angelis, has both the powers of life and death are his to command. Therefore, he served both as a healer and a magical combatant for the Band. While both irritating and amusing his compatriots with his sonorous diction and shameless humor. His relationship with the Band's leader, Lilianne Jelleryn, but they earned each other's mutual respect. So when the Band ventured into the Shadow Realm to stop the Scaithe Sidhe, it was Angelis that The Rose left behind to keep things in order. Having few options, he rejoined The Family and for a year he did all he could to keep Lowcleft from falling to complete ruin, but he was ultimately over his head. When his former leader and the rest of the Thorns finally returned, he reached out to headstrong woman for help. He was relieved when the Lady Jelleryn replaced him, knowing that if it is anyone that could stand up to the Midnight Orchid, it would be Lily. He has been one of her most reliable confidants since, and holds both hers and Lowcleft's respect for his efforts.

Angelis is one of the few members of the Band that were actually born and raised on the streets of the Magnimar. He was the first child to FATHER\_NAME and MOTHER\_NAME along with his younger sister, Devara DeVico. He left the calling to Pharasma in his teens, and gravitated towards the Church of Pharasma as a means of away from his childhood gang, ANGELIS\_ORIGINAL\_GANG, since they were getting to be increasingly more extreme. Although, he did get roped back into the Family, and while he is loyal to the gangs, it is the family to his heart that has his true allegiance.

## Reputation

*"I like you Angelis, you're real Family material"* --The Thin Man

GENERAL REPUTATION HERE

## Items of Interest

* **Angelis' Ring of Warmth**:
* **The Horn of Valhalla**:
Mike (vampire)

This article is about the vampire. For other characters, see Mike.

A vampire of Australian extraction and a member of Anastacia’s Court. He first appeared in “Minor Errands”.

Mike escaped the Battle of Blackthorne Manor, knowing of no other survivors. He was attempting to contact and bring in other vampires to Seattle when he was discovered by Alex and killed by Rachel.⁠
Frank

**Frank**, **Franklin**, or **Frankie** may refer to:

## Good Intentions

* Frank, a restaurant guest⁠
* Frank, an FBI tactical team member⁠
* Frank, an EMT supervisor⁠
* Frank, a Los Angeles police officer

## Poor Man’s Fight

* Frank Andrews, NorthStar Corporation advisor⁠
* Frank, a pirate⁠
* Frank Heath, probably governor of Fairhaven⁠
* Frank, a civilian on Minos⁠
* Frankie, a Minos Enterprises security guard⁠
* Sam Franklin, Minos Enterprises⁠
* Franks, NorthStar Corporation security⁠
* Frank Jeffries, a NorthStar Corporation bodyguard⁠

## *Hot Restart*

* Frank Carpenter, an Aegis Enterprises troubleshooter⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 12
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 16
3. ↑ *Halloween for Life*
4. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 2
5. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 15
6. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 11
7. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 34
8. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 15
9. ↑  *Last Man Out*, chapter 7
10. ↑  *Dead Man’s Debt*, chapter 12
11. ↑  *No Man’s Land*, chapter 16
12. ↑  *Hot Restart*, chapter 5
Aaron

A Practitioner, ex-Marine, and a member of the the Light. He first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

## Biography

Aaron met Molly when he accompanied his father Leon to a meeting with Elizabeth Van Dalen. He unsuccessfully attempted to pick Molly up, and when he didn’t take no for an answer he was further interrupted by Onyx.⁠ At the time he was still enlisted in the Marine Corps, but mustered out sometime during the following four years.

He participated in the Battle of the Casino.⁠ Empowered by Evelyn, he cast the spell that sent Alex to Iraq as the Light retreated.⁠

He was killed by Alex during the Battle of Suite 1705.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, Prologue
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 7
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 8
4. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
Jinn

Various spirits of flame.

## General

Jinn are spirits of flame made flesh and beings of two planes, one of which is the mortal plane.⁠ They are neither divine, demonic, nor mortal.⁠ As supernatural beings some are users of magic, and they can associate more freely with angels and demons. They are also very numerous, likely more common than vampires.⁠

There are several types of jinn, and they tend to be as moral or pleasant as any individual mortal.⁠ The si’lat are tricksters.⁠ The efreet (or ifrit) are generally unpleasant. Another lesser type is the ghul that can inhabit and animate dead bodies. This is apparently a rather new behaviour; they used to primarily act as voices in the desert leading travelers astray.⁠

## Known jinn

* Zafirah
* Yusuf, an efreet
* Masood, an efreet
* Sumaya, a si’lat (mentioned only)⁠

## Trivia

See Jinn on wikipedia for more folklore and myths around jinn.

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 23
2. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 18
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2  *Past Due*, chapter 14
4. ↑ “God on the Run”
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 22
Capitol Hill

A neighborhood in Seattle. It first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## General

Capitol Hill is a neighborhood near central Seattle, noted for its counterculture but also for holding many affluent homes.⁠⁠⁠ The Circle’s End bookstore is located in the area, near or on Broadway.⁠⁠ It appears to be a popular location for meetings amongst Seattle’s Practitioners, but it is not considered a neutral area.⁠

St. Mark’s Cathedral is located on Capitol Hill. Lydia and Carlos Medina had a luxurious home there.⁠ Both Shannon Abrams and Kevin Murray had patrol areas that covered the neighborhood, and met for the first time there.⁠

See also Capitol Hill (wikipedia).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Halloween for Life*
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
4. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, Prologue
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
Muscle

Mundane helpers to Practitioners.

## General

Muscle are mundane (*i.e.* non-magical) helpers or personal staff to Practitioners, and as such at least partly tied to the Shadows. They might be tied to an individual Practitioner or a whole circle. Common duties include being a bodyguard, lookout, driver, or manservant.⁠ There are also some known cases of muscle for hire, or a circle hiring muscle for a limited time.

Depending on the circle and the individuals involved, muscle can be viewed as cannon-fodder, servants that are to do what they are told, or as valued people within the circle. However, most muscle appear to be very loyal to the Practitioners. Likewise the training and skills of the muscle varies highly.

## Known examples

Harold and Troy, serving Garrison.⁠

The Brotherhood of Apollo had Manny and at least three other thugs assisting Kenneth. Lord Stefan had two bodyguards in his meeting with Lydia later the same day.⁠

Archimedes’s and Hypatia’s driver.⁠

For all practical purposes, the Crew is muscle for Molly and Onyx. The relation seems more informal and focused on friendship than with most other known cases.

Sierra, serving the Native circle and fully informed about their use of magic. She is also very highly trained.⁠ The circle also hires other guards, but it is unclear to which degree they are associated with the circle, are aware of the supernatural, or the training they have received.⁠

The Light had an unknown number of non-Practitioners as members. The relation between Practitioner and muscle appeared to be more egalitarian than most other known examples.⁠⁠

Rico’s team to the Family. They were more mercenary and with less personal loyalty in comparison to most other muscle.⁠ The Family also retained both werewolves and vampires as muscle, something no other known circle has done.

The International circle enlisted the services of Alex Carlisle to help them in a conflict with another circle.⁠ It is unclear if this is because the circle lacked mundane helpers entirely, they doubted they would be of use in this specific situation, or had some other reason.

Anatole employed several mundane guards, including Frank, a police officer. He also employed at least one vampire.⁠ Oscar and his group was also likely in his employ.⁠

Sunday was well-established as a bodyguard, bounty hunter, and troubleshooter for hire in Los Angeles.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 25
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 1
3. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
4. ↑ “Authenticity”
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 6
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 10
7. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 19
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 24
9. ↑ “Outsourced”
10. ↑ “God on the Run”
11. ↑ “Constellations”
12. ↑ “Charting Stars”
Britney

A girl at Sherri’s party. She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Britney was dumped by her boyfriend Tucker during the party, perhaps partly due to showing too much interest in Alex. Together with her friend Brittany she hooked up with Jason as the party broke up.⁠ This led to the Adventures in Britneyland.

Britney lamented that the only thing she felt she was good at was sex. Jocelyn described her as brainless.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
Evelyn

A demon of magic serving Azazel, but who also had been wooed and recruited by Sammael. She first appeared in *Personal Demons*.

## Biography

Evelyn’s role as a demon was ensnaring Practitioners: offering sorcery, magic, and knowledge, and enabling them with infernal power.⁠ She had been active for a very long time under Azazel, and had also developed a relation with Sammael.

The Light was Evelyn’s greatest find for several centuries.⁠ Around four years ago Leon and the Light had started to look for greater powers, and Evelyn was their answer.⁠ She taught and empowered Leon with the spell that murdered Elizabeth Van Dalen around a year ago.⁠

Evelyn coached and empowered the Light in their assault on Seattle’s Practitioners in the Battle of the Casino.⁠ She also guided them in trying to take Alex captive, so Sammael could “regain” Lorelei.⁠

The first goal was a partial success, stymied by determined resistance from some circles and Alex’s quick counterattack and knowledge on how to best fight demons. The second goal failed due to Alex’s magical defenses, and instead teleported him to Iraq. Evelyn assisted Sammael in pursuing Alex.

Evelyn and Leon planned a continued assault, leading to the Battle of Suite 1705. When the inital assault failed due to Onyx’s quick reactions, Evelyn targeted Onyx and heavily wounded her. Drew went to Onyx’s rescue and killed Evelyn, banishing her back to Hell.⁠

She appeared as a blonde and sensous woman, enough so that Alex believed her to be a succubus.⁠

## Relationships

Evelyn had served Azazel for a very long time, but was also Sammael’s lover, serving him with information. A large motivation for her was that Sammael would claim or buy her from Azazel.⁠

## Abilities

Evelyn was a very capable Practitioner, reliant only on her will.⁠ She was extraordinarily capable of disguising her demonic nature, hiding it from Onyx as she was looking for it.⁠

## Trivia

When first encountered, Evelyn is described as dark-haired.⁠ She is later described as a blonde during the Battle of the Casino.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 11
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 10
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, Prologue
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 7
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 8
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2  *Personal Demons*, chapter 6
Poor Man’s Fight Reading Order

There are at least three different sets of reading order for the Poor Man’s Fight Series.

Novels and novellas are in italics. Collections are in bold. Patreon-only stories are marked with (P).

## Quick

1. *Poor Man’s Fight*
2. *Rich Man’s War*
3. *No Medals for Secrets*
4. *Dead Man’s Debt*
5. *Last Man Out*
6. *No Man’s Land*

This one is mainly focused on Tanner Malone and the main storyline.

## Pragmatic

* *Poor Man’s Fight*
* *Rich Man’s War*
* *No Medals for Secrets*
* *Dead Man’s Debt*
* *Last Man Out*
* From **Small Victories**
	+ “Grunt Work”
	+ “Prisoners”
	+ “Stress Management”
	+ “Priorities”
	+ “Odd Jobs”
	+ “Room and Board”
* From **Habitual Heroes**
	+ “Field Testing”
	+ “Perspective”
	+ “An Honest Business”
	+ “Soft Targets”
* From **Low-Key Calamities**
	+ “Vigilance”
	+ “Losses”
	+ “Mostly Hype”
	+ “Better Days”
	+ “Friends”
* *No Man’s Land*
* From Patreon
	+ “Janeka Finds Out”
	+ “Conduct Unbecoming”

## Strict chronological

For more details, see the Poor Man’s Fight Timeline. This largely follows the timeline posted on Patreon.⁠

* *Poor Man’s Fight*
* “Grunt Work”
* *Rich Man’s War*
* “Prisoners”
* “Stress Management”
* *No Medals for Secrets*
* “Priorities”
* “Better Days” (first section)
* “Conduct Unbecoming”
* “Field Testing”
* “Vigilance”
* “Losses”
* “Mostly Hype”
* *Dead Man’s Debt*
* “Janeka Finds Out”
* *Last Man Out*
* “Odd Jobs”
* “Room and Board”
* “An Honest Business”
* “Soft Targets”
* “Perspective”
* “Better Days” (second section)
* “Friends”
* *No Man’s Land*

## Strict publication

Strict publication order takes online publication dates (Patreon) into account.

* *Poor Man’s Fight*
* *Rich Man’s War*
* *Dead Man’s Debt*
* *No Medals for Secrets*
* *Last Man Out*
* “Grunt Work”
* “Odd Jobs”
* “Stress Management”
* “Prisoners”
* “Room and Board”
* “Priorities”
* “An Honest Business”
* “Perspective”
* “Soft Targets”
* “Field Testing”
* “Better Days”
* “Friends”
* “Vigilance”
* “Losses”
* “Mostly Hype”
* “Janeka Finds Out”
* “Conduct Unbecoming”
* *No Man’s Land*

## References

1. ↑ Timelines and Updates (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, June 16, 2022)
Perspective

“Perspective” is a short story published in Habitual Heroes in 2021. A Hashemite hit squad has hired a bunch of local muscle for a kidnapping.

## Synopsis

Loto is hired to assist a Hashemite hit squad in kidnapping Tanner Malone. He realized he has some principles, some new opportunities, and who had paid him the most.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Loto Leniu
* Tony (mentioned only)
* Dominic
* Two unnamed Hashemite
* John, Carl, Thorn, muscle
* Tanner Malone

## Continuity

“Perspective” is set in February 2281, after *Last Man Out*.⁠

## Publication History

“Perspective” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in March 2021.

## References

1. ↑ Timelines and Updates (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, June 16, 2022)
Julia

A guardian angel. She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Julia served as Taylor’s guardian angel. She strongly disapproved of Taylor’s trysts with Lorelei, leading to conflict with Rachel. However, she appreciated that Taylor broke up with Gabriel, and could see how Alex had grown after Rachel became his guardian angel.⁠ Together with Jon, Marvin, and Daniel (angel) she came to help Taylor, Wade, Drew, and Jason during the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠

Julia was badly wounded by Sammael during the Battle of the Casino.⁠ Partly as a result of that, Rachel is currently filling in as Taylor’s guardian.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 8
4. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 20
Innocent bystanders

Not all mortals touched by the Shadows are changed or dragged into them. Some only see them from afar, some choose to walk away, some try to keep their distance, some do not understand what they have brushed against, and some walk unknowingly besides those in the Shadows. And some are innocent victims.

## List of innocent bystanders

* Adam, a conservatory associate⁠
* Brett Arneson, runs Arneson Recoveries⁠
* Audrey
* Becca, property manager⁠
* Brigitte, a Holocaust survivor⁠
* Britney
* Brittany
* Katherine Carlisle
* Michelle Carlisle
* Roy Carlisle
* Carrie, friend to Jason and Alex
* Carrie, a conservatory sponsor
* Cassie, a student at UW
* Chad, a young proselytizer⁠
* Courtney, assistant for hire⁠
* Claire, a flight attendant⁠
* Eddie
* Greg Fisher, a victim⁠
* Hugo, the Suite 1705 concierge⁠⁠
* James, a conservatory sponsor⁠
* Jocelyn
* Leticia Jones
* Sandra Jones, Drew’s sister⁠
* Kathy
* Ahmed Kovac
* Kyra
* Lambert, Keating & Rose building security⁠
* Lisa, staff at North Seattle Community College⁠
* Lisa, lingerie store attendant⁠
* Lupita, conservatory staff⁠
* Mahmoud
* Marie, Simon’s fiancé⁠
* Melanie, lingerie store attendant⁠
* Michael, singer⁠
* Nathan, a young proselytizer⁠
* Nick, a crooked parking lot attendant⁠
* Nicole, friend to Alex⁠
* Orion
* Ransom, a resident in Suite 1705⁠
* Reggie, a car thief⁠
* Richard, a conservatory staffer⁠
* Robbie
* Sherri
* Sofia, friend to Evan Murphy⁠
* Stelia, daughter of one of Lorelei’s prey⁠
* Tanya, a conservatory staffer⁠
* Ted
* Timothy, a homeless man with second sight⁠
* Trish
* Antonia Vega
* Victoria, a realtor⁠
* Webster, a sinful artist⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Constellations”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “More Than Friends”
4. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 12
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “Tempted and Tested”
6. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 9
7. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
8. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 24
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 “Good Neighbors”
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 “Like a Professional” (noncanon)
11. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 1
12. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 “Secret Shoppers”
14. ↑  *Past Due*, Prologue
15. ↑ *Halloween for Life*
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 “Trust”
17. ↑ “Lifestyle Changes”
18. ↑ “Amends”
19. ↑ “Rough Day”
20. ↑ “Live Like This”
21. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
Guardian angel switchboard

The practice of some guardian angels to redirect calls to Alex’s phone.

## General

When Zafirah asked to get in touch with Alex after the Alexandria raid, Rachel relayed his phone number through several guardian angels. Given access to the number, several angels started to redirect calls to Alex.⁠

In the beginning, this involved calls from various churches and calls about mundane troubles.⁠⁠ Despite efforts from Rachel, this behaviour went on for several weeks and has proven hard to end.⁠ On several occasions this has caused Alex to take various actions. The most serious case involved a woman stalked by a demon.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 5
2. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 10
3. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 19
4. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 29
5. ↑ “Strangers”
Dead Reckoning

This work has only been published on Patreon.

“Dead Reckoning” is a short story published on Patreon in 2023. Evan’s second attempt to get rid of the Lamborghini backfires.

## Warning

This story contains explicit violence, explicit expletives, economic discontent, municipal safety code violations, ordinary jerks, murder, attempted murder, grappling, fantasy depictions of the occult and witchcraft, reincarnation, and discharge of firearms within city limits.

## Synopsis

Evan takes the Lamborghini to the dealership which sold the car to Christian Miller. However, Anatole already had an agent watching the place. Evan leaves after a tense conversation over the phone. He is cornered by some of Anatole’s muscle, but receives help from an unexpected quarter.

### Characters

* Evan Murphy
* A receptionist
* Peter, a mid-level employee at Santa Monica Elites
* An unnamed associate of Anatole’s
* Anatole (on the phone)
* Sunday
* Sofia (mentioned only)
* Lily (mentioned only)
* Flip-Top (mentioned only)
* Brett Arneson (mentioned only)
* Gerard Peltier, owner or manager of Santa Monica Elites (mentioned only)
* Christian Miller (mentioned only)
* Frank (mentioned only)
* and several unnamed car shoppers and goons

### Locations & organizations

* Los Angeles
	+ Santa Monica Elites, a supplier of high-end cars

## Continuity

This is a direct continuation from “Constellations”.

## Publication history

“Dead Reckoning” was published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on December 1, 2023.
Magnimar/Naos

## Magnimar

Disparagingly called the "new-money district" by the city's more established nobles the Naos is actually one of the nicest, best maintained parts of the city. It lies in the wealthy area known as the Summit and is centred around the Avenue of Hours. it is bordered by the Alabaster District to the north, and the Capital District to the north west. The rest of the Naos borders are made up either by the natural barrier of the Fogwall Cliffs to the east or the city walls to the south. The district is home to both great public spaces like the Starsilver Plaza and the Lord-Mayor's Menagerie and great buildings like the Triodea and the Heidmarch Manor which serves as a lodge for members of the Pathfinder Society.

## Monuments

### Founder's Flame

Founder's Flame is a magical fountain in the Naos district of Magnimar. Antholus Kaddren built it as a gift for city at its founding. Green oil fills the bronze bowl and is perpetually on fire. The color of the fire cycles from yellow to orange to violet to blue. Legend holds that, if a spellcaster meditates here, she casts fire-based spells more strongly.

### The Guardians

The Guardians are a monument in Magnimar's Naos district, located just inside the Twins' Gate at the south end of the Avenue of Hours.[1] Two 200-foot-tall statues depict the local twin heroes Cailyn and Romre Vanderale, who saved the burgeoning settlement of Magnimar from a shriezyx attack unleashed from the Irespan. The statues wield flaming staves that form the namesake arch of the city's Grand Arch district. Scholars of magic maintain that studying this monument improved their concentration.

## People of Interest

* Reina
* The Sisterhood
* Nicoletti Glycia-Brucal
* The Grulhunds
Lee Moyer

An artist and illustrator.

## Biography

Lee Moyer is a professional artist, illustrator, and designer residing in Portland, Oregon. He regularly provides cover art or book designs for Elliott Kay’s published books.

At the 2018 Worldcon in San Jose he created the cover for *Run Like Hell*, largely in front of an audience.

An interview with Lee Moyer about the making of the book cover:

He received the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist for his work on *Small Gods*. It also won the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.

## Cover art

For all these books, Moyer also made the book designs.

* *Good Intentions* (2013 cover)
* *Natural Consequences*
* *Days of High Adventure*
* *Poor Man’s Fight* (2014 and 2015 covers)
* *Rich Man’s War*
* *Life in Shadows*
* *Dead Man’s Debt*
* *Personal Demons*
* *Run Like Hell*
* *Past Due*

## Book designs

* *No Medals for Secrets*
* *Last Man Out*
* *Nowhere to Run*
* *Small Victories*
* *Habitual Heroes*
* *Low-Key Calamities*
* *No Man’s Land*

## Relevant links

* leemoyer.com (web site and portfolio)
* leemoyer.wordpress.com (blog)
* smallgodseries.com (Small Gods series, with Seanan McGuire)
* Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ Pocket Program Guide, Worldcon 76, 2018
2. ↑ Elliott Kay’s blog, August 2018
3. ↑ 2022 Hugo Awards
Clear Communication

“Clear Communication” is a short story published in *Habitual Heroes* in 2021. Rachel has to deal with prejudice from other angels and how to communicate her feelings for Lorelei.

## Warning

‘I think Archive of Our Own would tag this with “fluff” and “smut,” because it's definitely both, but there’s some relationship and some world-building content with it. A few details about Heaven and angels peek through here amid the fluff & smut.’

“Clear Communication” also contains explicit sex, explicit language, angel gossip, assertive sex, judgmental peers, passive aggression, baiting, angels, lust, pride, wrath, pop culture references, nudity, consensual sexual misconduct, consensual sexual misconduct in private, sexual power exchange, innuendo, and casual disregard for traditional Western family values.

## Synopsis

Three guardian angels and Rachel were overseeing a badly injured woman coming out of surgery. Rachel had to face both envy and accusations for her relation with Alex and Lorelei.

At home, Rachel’s desires for Lorelei—and guilt over those desires—reached new heights. Lorelei found a way to taste Rachel’s aura, letting her understand Rachel’s desires and love for Lorelei at a more intimate level. Together, they embraced Rachel’s secret and sinful desires.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Rachel
* Janice, an angel
	+ Keandra, her ward
* Paul, an angel
	+ Oscar, his ward
* Nikou, an angel
	+ Martha, her ward
* Alex Carlisle (asleep)
* Lorelei
* Sammael (mentioned only)
* Vincent (unnamed, mentioned only)

### Locations & organizations

* Seattle
	+ A hospital
	+ Suite 1705

## Trivia

The concept of deadly sins is referred to, and there is a discussion over what makes a sin a sin. The deadly sins pride, wrath, envy, and lust are all referred to in various ways.

## Publication history

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

## References

1. ↑ Story Post: Clear Communication (GI) (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, December 2, 2021)
2. ↑ Timelines and Links: Good Intentions (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2022)
Natalia

A vampire and a member of Anastacia’s Court. She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

Together with Spade, Natalia ransacked the records of North Seattle Community College in order to find information about Alex. She took part in capturing both Lorelei and Alex before the start of the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠

Together with Lucien she went to investigate and possibly capture the Crew outside Blackthorne Manor. She was killed by Wade.⁠

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 16
Losses

“Losses” is a short story published in the collection *Low-Key Calamities* in 2023. *St. Catherine* is crippled after an attempt to intercept a NorthStar convoy leaving Raphael.

## Synopsis

*St. Catherine* took part in an attempt to intercept a NorthStar convoy out from occupied Raphael. She was crippled by the NorthStar escorts and out of power as the frigate *Jackson* closed in to capture. Tanner conceived of a desperate plan to ambush *Jackson* and fight free.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Tanner Malone
* Martin Ravenell
* Jesse Baldwin
* Sanders, a marine private
* Quesada, a marine
* Espiga, a marine
* Michelle Janeka
* Kilmeade, a marine lieutenant
* Alicia Wong
* Brent Collins, a marine
* Villa, chief engineer
* Joey, an engineer
* Franco, a machinist’s mate
* Brown, a damage controlman
* Barrett, an electrician’s mate
* John Snyder, an admiral
* Bob Norris, a journalist
* Nores, a marine (mentioned only)
* Simonson, a marine (mentioned only)
* Ruiz, a marine (mentioned only)
* Garcia, an engineer (mentioned only)
* Johnson, an engineer (mentioned only)
* Everett (mentioned only)

### Locations & organizations

* *St. Catherine*
* *Jackson*, a NorthStar frigate
* *Beowulf* (mentioned only)
* *Joan of Arc* (mentioned only)
* *St. Mark* (mentioned only)

## Continuity

The story is set in April 2278, according to the story introduction. It falls chronologically between “Vigilance” and “Mostly Hype”.

## Publication History

“Losses” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon on December 1 2022. It was re-published in *Low-Key Calamities* on February 21, 2023.