The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

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Madden, Victor (vampire): Victor Madden cheerfully announces himself when he arrives at Sookie’s house the night of the takeover by Nevada king Felipe de Castro, secure in the knowledge that his side has prevailed thus far. He is willing to burn down both Fangtasia and Sookie’s house if Eric and Bill don’t capitulate. For a time, Victor remains in New Orleans to oversee Area One personally, but eventually he sends Felipe de Castro’s representative back to Nevada and attempts to watch over the entire state himself as he begins to consolidate his power.

Victor witnesses Sookie’s presentation of the knife to Eric, as Eric planned. Victor knows that she is Eric’s wife and that Felipe has extended his protection to Sookie. But when Sookie asks for help while she is being hunted by Breandan’s people, Victor ignores Eric’s petition for her protection. When Bill calls Eric with the news that Sookie has been kidnapped, Victor chains Eric and restrains Pam to keep them from going to her aid, unwilling to let the vampires get involved in the Fae War. At first he pretends to disbelieve that Felipe has made any promises to Sookie. And when Pam is finally able to contact the king, Victor tells Felipe he had forgotten that Eric and Sookie are married. Felipe forces Victor to let Eric go to her aid.

The ambitious vampire continues to amass more power and begins plotting to discredit Eric, the only sheriff left from Sophie-Anne’s regime. Unwilling to allow Eric to have use of Sookie’s telepathic ability and worried about her powerful grandfather, he secretly sends his second, Bruno Brazell, and a female vampire named Corinna to waylay Sookie and Pam. Sookie and Pam prevail and cover their tracks. When his two vampires don’t show up for work, Victor can make no accusations against the Area Five vamps or Sookie, as Bruno and Corinna were never officially there. Although Victor is named regent of the state, he soon moves his power base to Area Five, opening Vampire’s Kiss and Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse while living in a mansion between Musgrave and Toniton. He continues to bait Eric, summoning him for a meeting at Vampire’s Kiss and then preventing Pam from checking security, bringing Pam’s sickly human lover to the bar in an effort to goad her to react, rubbing fairy blood on glasses in the hope that Eric and Pam will drink from them and cause problems. Victor’s actions cement the decision that he must die, and he is lured to Fangtasia by the promise of a performance by Bubba. An ardent fan, Victor does indeed get to hear his idol sing. But the performance is cut short when Eric and his supporters make their move. In the ensuing fight, Victor meets his final death at Pam’s hands. (FDTW, DAG; dies DR; mentioned TB, DITF)

Maimonides, Simon (demon): Brother-in-law to Mr. Cataliades, Simon, also a lawyer, represents the state of Arkansas in the murder trial of Sophie-Anne, accused of killing her signed-and-sealed spouse, Peter Threadgill, King of Arkansas. (ATD)

Malcolm (vampire): No last name given. Vampire Malcolm brings his human Jerry with him to Bill’s when he, Liam, and Diane visit, offering Bill a taste of the real thing. When it is revealed that Jerry knows that he has Sino-AIDS, one of the few diseases that can infect vampires, Malcolm takes his human lover away to deal with him privately. Jerry has been disposed of by the time Malcolm, Diane, and Liam are incinerated along with Harlen Ives—a vampire visiting on his way to New Orleans—and an unidentified human female when their house is set on fire. (Dies DUD)

Marianne: No last name given. Sookie’s high school friend deserts her on a senior trip to Six Flags in Dallas to pair up with fellow classmate Dennis Engelbright. (Mentioned LDID)

Marley, Tyrese: Tyrese is Copley Carmichael’s bodyguard and chauffeur. (FDTW)

Marriot, Jay: Jeff’s twin brother, Jay, and their mother, Justine, search desperately for answers about Jeff’s death but accept his guilt when his car is found on a side road across from Sookie’s driveway. (DAAD)

Marriot, Jeff: Jeff Marriot is killed by Charles Twining and set up to take the blame for the fire at Sookie’s house. (Dies DAAD)

Marriot, Justine: Jeff Marriot’s mother, Justine, is devastated by his death and the report of his arson of Sookie’s house. (DAAD)

Martinez, Julio (wolf): An airman from Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport pack member Julio is one of the local victims of the Were war. (Dies FDTW)

Mary: No last name given. Mary and Denissa are planning on singing at the Lisle-Merlotte wedding. Although Mary attends the rehearsal in the morning, she doesn’t show up for the service, either unwilling or unable to make her way through the protesters. (STW)

Mason, Everlee: Gran’s friend Everlee likes to call with all the local gossip. (Mentioned DUD)

Maude (vampire): No last name given. The Queen of Minnesota, Maude and her husband, the King of Wisconsin, attend the summit at Rhodes. (ATD)

Mayfield, Hod: Hod and Kelvin are hired to kidnap Sookie but fail in their assignment when she hides at Bill’s house. They injure Dermot while looking for her, so he and Bellenos hunt them down and take their heads. Hod leaves behind his wife, Marge. (Dies DR)

Mayfield, Kelvin: Having been hired to kidnap Sookie, Kelvin and Hod knock Dermot out while searching for her, but she successfully hides at Bill’s house. The two men are hunted down and beheaded by Dermot and Bellenos. Kelvin leaves three children. (Dies DR)

Mayhew, Darryl: Prior to the murders by Rene Lenier, the most recent murder in Bon Temps was the shooting of Sue Mayhew by her husband, Darryl. (Mentioned DUD)

Mayhew, Dixie (panther): Dixie Mayhew, Dixon’s fraternal twin sister, has the dark, almost black, eyes of many of the Hotshot panthers. She and Dixon stand guard in the Grainger hospital lobby as Calvin recovers, and they continue watching over him after he is released. When Victor Madden moves to a mansion located between Musgrave and Toniton, he hires the twins as his daytime guards. (DAAD; mentioned DR)

Mayhew, Dixon (panther): Dixon takes after the other side of the Hotshot panthers, with lighter hair and a stocky build. He and his fraternal twin, Dixie, are stationed in the Grainger hospital lobby after Calvin is shot, and they guard him while he recovers at his home in Hotshot. The siblings are hired by Victor Madden to watch over him during the day at his mansion situated between Musgrave and Toniton. (DAAD; mentioned DR)

Mayhew, Sue: Prior to Rene Lenier’s murders, Sue’s death was the most recent murder in Bon Temps. She was shot by her husband. (Deceased; mentioned DUD)

McKenna: No last name given. McKenna works part-time as Tara’s assistant at Tara’s Togs. (DTTW, ATD, DR; mentioned DAG, DITF, IIHAH)

Melanie (vampire): No last name given. Petite Melanie is one of Sophie-Anne’s trusted guards, along with Chester and Rasul. Both she and Chester are casualties of Hurricane Katrina. (DD; dies; mentioned ATD)

Mendoza, Sister: Deputy Mendoza has been friends with Sam for a long time, and her affection hasn’t wavered. Even though they are off duty, Sister (yes, that’s her name) and her partner, Tony, stand guard at Bernie’s house while the family goes to the rehearsal. (STW)

Merlotte, Bernadette “Bernie” (pure shifter): The mother of Mindy, Craig, and Sam, Bernie remarries about two years after the death of Sam’s father and keeps her shifter status a secret, making excuses to explain her absence on full-moon nights. As they watch the Great Reveal on television, Bernie finally tells her husband, Don, her secret and shifts in front of him, but Don does not react as she hopes: He shoots her. He is charged and taken into custody, and they divorce while he remains incarcerated awaiting his trial, unable to make bail.

Bernie is working as a receptionist/secretary at an elementary school when she is shot. They hire a replacement for her while she heals, but she’s not at all certain she’ll still have a job when the new school year starts. Longtime friends become strangers, but she remains determined to see her son Craig safely married even as her town struggles with the presence of shifters in their midst. (STW; mentioned FDTW, DAG, DITF)

Merlotte, Craig: Craig, Sam’s brother, has plans to get married when the shifters reveal themselves, but his engagement is put on hold while his fiancée’s family adjusts to the fact that his brother and mother are shifters. Like his older brother, Craig proudly served his time in the military and now does tech support for a large accounting firm in Houston after graduating from UT Dallas. (STW; mentioned FDTW, DAG, DITF)

Merlotte, Deidra Lisle: Pretty Deidra is married to Craig, Sam’s brother. Although her parents are uncertain about the shifters in their new son-in-law’s family, Deidra is not worried about the effects on her future children. She’s currently training to become an EMT but may have to put her career on hold for a bit as she and Craig start their new life together by preparing for the baby that’s already on the way. (STW; mentioned FDTW, DAG, DITF)

Merlotte, Sam (pure shifter): Sam Merlotte did his duty for his country, serving in the army for four years before buying his bar with money left after the death of his father, a former military man and pure shifter himself, and settling in Bon Temps. A rare pure shifter, Sam can become anything he wants but prefers the form of a collie, and it is in this form that Sookie takes him home from the bar, thinking he is really a dog. Sam fully intends to wake first and leave, but he oversleeps and surprises Sookie in her bed. Sam tells her about himself and also informs her that vampires are really dead.

When Callisto arrives, he spends time with the maenad, offering his companionship as tribute, and they enjoy their romps in the woods around Bon Temps together.

Sam watches over Sookie as she goes deeper and deeper into the supernatural world. He’s especially worried about her involvement with vampires. Although he normally remains neutral in supernatural goings-on, he accompanies Sookie to the parley between Alcide and Furnan and changes into a lion to protect her when they are attacked by Priscilla Hebert and her Weres. He is then drawn into vampire affairs when he is captured by Sigebert, who, seeking revenge on Eric and Felipe, finds them in Merlotte’s parking lot. Freed by Sookie, Sam is saddened by the fact that he was attacked walking the short distance from his bar to his trailer and worries what more will come.

When the shifters announce the Great Reveal on TV, Sam and Tray Dawson shift at the same time in Merlotte’s. Across the world shifters are revealing themselves, including Sam’s mother, who is shot by her second husband when she shifts in front of him. Sam rushes to her side, leaving Sookie to manage the bar in his absence. While he is gone, Crystal is found crucified in the parking lot. Like many people, Sam wonders whether she was killed because she was a shifter or because of her actions. He returns as quickly as possible to take over from Sookie and finds out that she has unwittingly married Eric. He reacts badly. His overall concern for her grows as her new involvement with the fae leads to her kidnapping and torture.

The wedding of Sam’s brother, Craig, has been postponed as Craig’s fiancée’s family struggles with the shifter aspect of their future son-in-law’s family, and Sam continues to hope for a new date to be set. Having asked Sookie if she would accompany him months before, he confirms that she will attend with him even after he begins dating Jannalynn Hopper. Sam fears that Were Jannalynn is too intense for his family. When the wedding finally takes place, the families are faced with protests but wind up surrounded by shifters who have come from all around to offer support and protection. Jannalynn shows up unannounced, hurt and angry that Sam didn’t think she was appropriate to bring to a family function, and the two agree to discuss their relationship when they both get home. They do and decide to continue dating.

Sam is already worried about the future of his bar when a firebomb is thrown through the front window. Damages and injuries are minimal, and he is quickly able to reopen, but business continues to slide as customers are drawn to Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse, a new bar that Victor Madden has opened nearby. Sam’s problems increase when four thugs high on vampire blood enter Merlotte’s, intent on causing trouble and taking Sookie. Sam, Jannalynn, an off-duty Andy Bellefleur, and the suspiciously well-placed and well-timed private detectives Jack and Lily Leeds subdue the men. The motive behind both attacks is eventually revealed when a wild-eyed Sandra Pelt shows up at Merlotte’s, publicly admitting that she has been attempting to kill Sookie. With Sam’s help, Terry Bellefleur manages to disable Sandra, and she is taken first to the hospital and then to jail, but she manages to escape. Struggling with the bar’s mounting costs and lack of business, Sam reluctantly accepts a sizable loan from Sookie to tide the bar over. He and Jannalynn are spending the afternoon together at his trailer when they are accosted by Sandra and held at gunpoint. She forces Sam to call Sookie to lure her to his trailer, but sensing something is wrong, Sookie has Sam drive out to her house instead. When the trio arrives, Jannalynn takes advantage of a distraction and viciously attacks Sandra while Sam and Sookie stay on the fringes, trying to help. Sam’s nose is broken when he grabs Sandra’s hair and she punches him, but Jannalynn ultimately gets the upper hand and breaks Sandra’s neck, then crushes her skull to finish the job. Worried about the ramifications of reporting the death, Sam and Sookie decide to dispose of the body instead and, followed by a wounded Jannalynn, carry Sandra into the woods to the fairy portal and shove her through. After returning to the house, Jannalynn sets Sam’s broken nose before the pair leave for his trailer, disposing of Sandra’s rifle along the way.

When Tara and JB du Rone decide to renovate their bungalow to make a room for their new twins, Sam agrees to help and then gets some tips from Terry Bellefleur. As he is tearing down a wall, Sam finds the hammer used to murder Isaiah Wechsler in the 1930s. The handling of the hammer disturbs the murderer’s spirit, and both the adults and the babies react to the negative energy in the house. JB and Tara’s nanny, Quiana Wong, is a psychic who is able to channel the spirit and realizes that his bones must be buried nearby. Sam shifts to a bloodhound to scent the area and is able to locate the remains in the yard. Sookie and Quiana work together to identify the killer as the youngest son of the Summerlins, the family that lived in the house at the time. He was secretly buried in the yard by his parents after committing suicide. After the bones are uncovered and reinterred in Sookie’s family plot, the spirit finally rests, and Sam and JB make plans to continue the renovations. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, FD, DN, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, STW, DR, IIHAH; mentioned L, GW)

Merlotte’s Bar and Grill: Shifter Sam Merlotte bought a failing bar with an inheritance from his father, renamed it, renovated it, and turned it around. Carved out of the woods that still surround the parking lot, Merlotte’s attracts a wide range of clientele of both the human and supernatural kind. The bar is open till midnight on weekdays and one a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, serving light meals as well as drinks, including synthetic blood. Sam is still undecided about being open on Sundays and periodically gives it a try. He lives in a double-wide trailer placed at a right angle behind his bar.

Customers park on the black-topped front lot while employees park behind the building on the gravel, using the rear door to enter the bar, passing by Sam’s office and the kitchen on their way through to the main room. Merlotte’s has been through many cooks, including a vampire and a shifter, and many waitresses. Several come to tragic ends: waitress Dawn Green is killed by Rene Lenier, cook Lafayette Reynold is murdered by Mike Spencer and the Hardaways, and cook Sweetie Des Arts is a sniper who is killed by Detective Andy Bellefleur. Sam normally handles most of the bartending himself, but when he borrows bartender Charles Twining from Fangtasia after being shot in the leg (by Charles, as it turns out), the vampire attacks Sookie in retaliation for her involvement in another vampire’s death. Charles asks to be staked rather than turned over to the police, and the patrons oblige. Sam has recently hired Kennedy Keyes, a former beauty queen who has done time for manslaughter, as a regular bartender, with Terry Bellefleur still taking a shift here and there as necessary. Overall, work hours for all employees are flexible and balanced.

The bar takes a double hit when first Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse, a bar full of gimmicks and contests, opens nearby, and then Merlotte’s is firebombed by Sandra Pelt in an attempt to kill Sookie. Suffering financially, Sam struggles to keep his bar going and is both grudging and grateful when Sookie offers part of her inheritance to keep it afloat.

The moment Bill Compton walks in the door, Merlotte’s seemingly becomes the eye of the storm for supernatural events in Bon Temps. Whether it’s vampires as fellow customers, Sam and Tray Dawson shifting in the bar as the shifters announce themselves on TV, or even the crucifixion of Crystal in the parking lot, the regulars at Merlotte’s watch, wonder, and then order another round, apparently taking it all in stride. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, FD, DN, DAAD, DD, ATD, L, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned OWA, GW, TB, STW)

Michael (vampire): No last name given. Michael, an Illinois vampire, abducts and tortures the sister of Wisconsin vamp Jodi’s employee despite repeated warnings to stay away from the girl. In retaliation, Jodi breaks off one of his canines with a pair of pliers while he sleeps, so Michael brings suit against her. His behavior is deemed detrimental to vampires in general, and Jodi is allowed to stake him. (Dies ATD)

Michael (vampire): No last name given. Owner of the gentlemen’s club Blonde in Mississippi, devious Michael pretends to want to ally himself with the Nevada vamps as they attempt to take pieces of Mississippi from Russell, but he is actually playing his own game for financial gain. Unfortunately for him, so is his employee Mohawk, who takes advantage of the situation when Pam literally takes pieces of Michael, leaving him vulnerable and in agony. (Dies TB)

Mickey (vampire): No last name given. Mickey begins a relationship with an unwilling Tara, who has been passed to him as payment of a debt owed by her previous lover, Franklin Mott. Sookie calls in a favor from Eric for help for her friend, and he contacts Mickey’s maker, Salome. She orders Mickey to her side. Angered by Sookie’s interference, Mickey savagely abuses Tara and drags her with him to the duplex Sookie has made her temporary home. He first disables Eric with a rock to the head and then forces Sookie to invite him in. He attempts to attack her, but she is able to rescind his invitation in time and he is forced to retreat, unwillingly leaving Tara behind. Mickey clearly hears his maker’s call but tries to resist, fleeing into the night. Eric is confident that Salome will find and punish her child. (DAAD)

Minas: Minas was the yard slave of Jonas Stackhouse, Mitchell’s great-great-great-great-grandfather. (Deceased; mentioned DUD)

Mitchell, Susanne: Susanne is one of the few longtime barmaids at Merlotte’s. (Mentioned DUD)

Mohawk (vampire): No last name given. An employee at Blonde, a gentlemen’s club run by Michael in Mississippi, Mohawk—as Sookie refers to him—has his own agenda and happily seizes the opportunity to take over the club by finishing off Michael and his half-elf companion Rudy when they are incapacitated. (TB)

Mott, Franklin (vampire): Born in Sicily in 1756, urbane Franklin dates Tara, treating her as his mistress with Tara’s tacit consent. Owing a debt to fellow vampire Mickey, Franklin pays by passing Tara along to Mickey to be used both sexually and for blood. (CD; mentioned DTTW, DAAD)

Murray, Debi: Clarice nurse Debi has seen Claude strip at Hooligans. (FDTW)

Murry (fairy): No last name given. A close friend of Breandan, Murry sneaks up on Sookie while she is weeding her flower beds. He arrogantly announces that he’ll enjoy killing Sookie, which proves to be a fatal mistake. Sookie lunges up at him, metal garden trowel in hand, and stabs him in the stomach. The cold steel does its job and Murry dies, pale blue eyes wide with surprise. (Dies DAG)

Myers, Cal (wolf): Shreveport detective Cal Myers stands as Patrick Furnan’s second during the packmaster challenge between Furnan and Jackson Herveaux, cheating by using gloves laced with a desensitizing drug to handle a silver bar during the second part of the contest so that Furnan can hold the bar longer. Cal’s own thoughts betray him, and Sookie reveals their treachery. Although Furnan remains in the contest and does triumph, Cal is eventually punished by having his head shaved. Cal appears in the ectoplasmic reconstruction performed by Amelia and Octavia to determine who murdered Maria-Star Cooper. He is seen repeatedly stabbing the defenseless woman as another Were holds her down after breaking into her apartment. He is exposed as working with Priscilla Hebert, his half sister, against the Shreveport pack and is no doubt at least partially responsible for the deaths of Libby Furnan and Christine Larrabee as well. He is the first victim in the Were war, eviscerated by Furnan while simultaneously being partially beheaded by Alcide. (DAAD, DD; dies FDTW)

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Neave (fairy): No last name given. Lochlan’s sister and lover, Neave helps kidnap Sookie on Breandan’s orders in an attempt to force Niall to step down as Prince of Faery. Neave and Lochlan also gleefully murdered Sookie’s grandfather, Fintan Brigant, as well as her pregnant sister-in-law, Crystal Stackhouse. The siblings are true sadists and take joy in torturing Sookie. When Bill and Niall come to Sookie’s rescue, Bill dispatches Neave, but not before she seriously wounds him with her silver knife and silver-capped teeth. (Dies DAG; mentioned DITF)

Nella Jean: No last name given. Claude’s secretary Nella Jean does her job for Hooligans but stays out of supernatural business. (DR)

Nergal (demon): No last name given. A demon, Nergal is Mr. Cataliades’s half brother and the father of Diantha and Gladiola (by different mothers, of course). (Mentioned DD)

Newlin, G. Steve: G. Steve Newlin and his wife, Sarah, head the Fellowship of the Sun church in Dallas. After the revelation that they were planning to immolate a vampire and a human victim, and their involvement in the ensuing Dallas Midnight Massacre, they go underground. Steve surfaces briefly to encourage a devout follower on a suicide mission in Josephine’s as he plans to stake Betty Joe Pickard—Mississippi vampire King Russell Edgington’s second-in-command—but he flees when the attack is thwarted by Sookie and disappears once again. (LDID, CD; mentioned DAAD, DD, STW)

Newlin, Sarah: Sarah and her husband, Steve, go underground when their Fellowship of the Sun ministry in Dallas is raided, but they remain active in their hate campaign toward supes. After making contact with Jim Collins online, Sarah comes to Wright, Texas, incognito to protest Craig Merlotte’s wedding but is recognized by Luna and Sookie.

After the reception at the church, the shifters gather at Bernie’s, and Sarah visits Jim Collins next door to find out why he didn’t attend the protest. Jim suggests that he and Sarah go next door and start shooting, but she rejects being a martyr, believing that she has more work to do against the shifters. Jim gets angry and shoots her, and Sarah, wounded, shoots back, killing him. Injured enough that she cannot flee the scene, Sarah is discovered by Luna and Sookie, who gleefully call the police. She is arrested for murder before being taken for treatment. (LDID, STW; mentioned DAAD, DD)

Norris, Calvin (panther): Calvin Norris is a steady man. He works hard as a crew leader at Norcross, the lumber-processing plant, and at leading his extended family of werepanthers in the strange little community of Hotshot. He briefly courts Sookie, helping her look for her missing brother, Jason, and then helps Jason adjust to his new life as a bitten werepanther. Shot by a sniper targeting shifters, a badly wounded Calvin promises Sookie that Jason, who is a suspect because of his forced transformation to panther, will not be punished until all of the facts are known and his guilt is certain. His concern for Sookie when she is shot leads him to send Tray Dawson to watch over her, and during the confrontation with sniper Sweetie Des Arts, Tray’s presence distracts her, allowing Andy Bellefleur to shoot first.

Realizing that Sookie cannot adjust to his life and duties as packmaster, including his four children by different mothers, Calvin settles for being her friend and stands for his niece Crystal while Sookie stands for Jason at their wedding, even though they both have their doubts about the union. After a time he begins dating Tanya Grissom, and when Sookie tells him that Tanya has been bespelled by Sandra Pelt, he asks Amelia and Octavia to rid her of Sandra’s influence rather than having them cast a simpler spell that would force Tanya to leave.

A pregnant Crystal breaks her wedding vows, and as her punishment will be taken by Calvin, Jason selfishly decides that Sookie will take his place in administering the penalty. Calvin comforts Sookie even as she is forced to break his fingers, symbolic of his panther claws. Calvin is shattered when Crystal’s crucified body is found in Merlotte’s parking lot and is comforted by his now live-in companion Tanya. In keeping with the traditions of Hotshot, he, Jason, Crystal’s sister Dawn, and her cousin Jacky deal with Crystal’s killer themselves.

Calvin and Tanya decide to go to Arkansas to get married without fanfare but enjoy a Hotshot celebration when they get home. No word on who stands for Calvin or Tanya. (DTTW, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG; mentioned DITF, DR)

Norris, Carlton (panther): Carlton is Calvin Norris’s oldest brother. When Carlton is accused of statutory rape by the stepfather of a willing and experienced, albeit underage, girl, Bon Temps sheriff John Dowdy rides out to Hotshot to arrest him. Sheriff Dowdy’s car is found halfway between Bon Temps and Hotshot without a trace of either man in it, and neither is ever seen again. Carlton’s current whereabouts are unknown, although he is presumed dead. (DTTW)

Norris, Dawn (panther): Crystal’s younger sister, Dawn, has a son named Matthew. When first seen by Sookie, she is obviously pregnant, apparently doing her part to maintain the Hotshot panther pack. When Crystal is murdered and Mel Hart is suspected, Dawn joins her uncle Calvin, brother-in-law Jason, and young cousin Jacky to dispense the Hotshot version of justice. (DTTW, DAG)

Norris, Felton (panther): Obsessed with Crystal, Felton kidnaps Jason and repeatedly bites him to turn him into a panther in a twisted attempt to decrease Crystal’s interest in him. After Jason’s rescue from Felton’s shed, Calvin and the panthers of Hotshot kill Felton so that Sookie and Jason will not go to the police. (Dies DTTW)

Norris, Marvin (panther): Calvin’s uncle Marvin is the pastor of the Tabernacle Holiness Church, where the funerals of Hotshot residents are held. (Mentioned DAG)

Norris, Maryelizabeth (panther): The mother of Calvin’s daughter Terry, Maryelizabeth warmly welcomes Sookie into Calvin’s home and introduces her around when Sookie visits while he is recovering after being shot. As Calvin stands in to take pregnant Crystal’s punishment after her infidelity is revealed, Maryelizabeth leads the ceremony and tells Sookie, standing in for Jason, what she must do as punishment, even handing her the brick with which to do it. (DAAD, FDTW; mentioned DD, ATD)

Norris, Matthew (panther): Dawn Norris’s son is just a toddler when his aunt Crystal becomes involved with Jason. (DTTW)

Norris, Mitch (panther): As a member of the Bon Temps police department, Mitch helps remove Crystal’s body from the cross in Merlotte’s parking lot. (DAG)

Norris, Sterling: Mayor of Bon Temps, Sterling Norris is not one of the Hotshot Norrises. (DUD)

Norris, Tanya Grissom (fox): Cousin by birth to Debbie Pelt, werefox Tanya is sent to Bon Temps to spy on Sookie by the Pelts, desperate for information about their missing daughter. She gets a job subbing at Merlotte’s and attempts to befriend Sookie but is rebuffed by the suspicious telepath. After the Pelts find out the truth of Debbie’s death, Tanya decides to stay on in Bon Temps and pursue her interest in Sam. When that interest doesn’t pan out, she eventually connects with the panthers in Hotshot, attending the Bellefleur-Vick wedding with Calvin Norris. Tanya begins spending an inordinate amount of time with Crystal Stackhouse, encouraging her to spend liberally during frequent trips to the mall in Monroe. Sookie realizes that Tanya is deliberately causing friction between Jason and Crystal as a result of a spell by Sandra Pelt. At Calvin’s request, Amelia and Octavia break Sandra’s hold on Tanya. She proves her steadfast affection for Calvin as she supports him when Crystal is murdered. She and Calvin drive over the state line to Arkansas and get married in a simple courthouse ceremony. When they get home, they enjoy a fun reception out at Hotshot. (DD, FDTW, DAG, DITF; mentioned DR)

Norris, Terry (panther): Calvin’s daughter by Maryelizabeth Norris, Terry is a forthright teenager who views Sookie with a strange mixture of hostility and respect. She is among the witnesses at the ceremony of the punishment for Crystal’s infidelity, watching as Sookie, standing in for Jason, breaks Calvin’s fingers as he stands in for his pregnant niece. (DAAD, DD, FDTW)

Northman, Eric (vampire): More than a thousand years ago, a tipsy Viking warrior stopped to offer aid to a fallen stranger and died for his effort, rising as vampire Eric Northman. Fatally cured of his good Samaritanism, Eric uses his innate intelligence and cunning to grow into a powerful and prosperous vampire. He eventually settles in Louisiana and becomes the sheriff of Area Five, a position that puts all the vampires in his area under his protection and his control. He uses his position to his advantage by requiring his vamps to spend time in Fangtasia, a vampire bar he opens in Shreveport with Pam after the Great Revelation.

Eric is intrigued when Bill Compton brings Sookie to Fangtasia in her search for clues about murders happening in her hometown of Bon Temps, and his interest is further piqued when Sookie reads the mind of an undercover cop in the bar and is able to alert Bill to an imminent police raid. The two signal Eric and bartender Long Shadow on their way out, and Sookie must admit that she is a telepath when Eric questions how she knew. When he discovers that someone is embezzling from the bar, he orders Bill to bring her back to Fangtasia to read his employees’ minds. When she worries that she could be sentencing a human to death by identifying him, Eric agrees to turn the thief over to the police if she will make herself available for further use. Although she cannot read vampire minds, Sookie does get the image of the embezzler from one of the waitresses and names Long Shadow. Eric is forced to stake his bartender when Long Shadow attacks Sookie. Even though the circumstances made it impossible to turn Long Shadow over to the police as promised, Eric holds Sookie to her end of the bargain.

A maenad passing through the area uses Sookie’s back as a billboard to tell Eric that she expects tribute. Eric arranges for a supernatural doctor to attend to Sookie’s wounds and provide a transfusion, joining Pam, Bill, and new bartender Chow in draining Sookie of most of her poisoned blood. After her recovery, he sends her to Dallas to help locate the missing nest mate of vampire sheriff Stan Davis. Although the deal calls for only Sookie and Bill, Eric decides to go in undercover as a visiting California vampire named Leif. When the Fellowship of the Sun attacks Stan’s house as the vampires are celebrating Farrell’s safe return, Eric takes a bullet while covering Sookie. He uses the situation to his advantage by telling Sookie she must suck out the bullet, even though he knows it will pop out on its own. By getting his blood in her, even a drop, he will have insight into her feelings.

Eric accepts Sookie’s invitation to an orgy but is taken aback when she requests that he pretend to be gay. Their attendance is, of course, a ploy to gain information on the murder of Lafayette Reynold, Sookie’s friend and co-worker at Merlotte’s. Eric shows up at Sookie’s house on time, resplendent in pink and aqua Lycra, and promises to keep her safe. Sookie does discover the killers through their thoughts and Eric gets her out of the immediate situation, but unfortunately for everyone involved, the maenad, Callisto, attends the orgy as well, attracted by the alcohol and debauchery. She sends her madness into the participants, sparing only Sookie, Tara, Eggs, Eric, and a newly arrived Bill, and the vampires clean up the mess afterward.

Eric relies on Sookie’s affection for Bill when Bill goes missing along with a valuable project he was working on for their queen, and he sends werewolf Alcide Herveaux to escort her to Jackson in search of her missing lover. Once again, he shows up on the scene loosely disguised as Leif, coming to Sookie’s aid when she is staked at Club Dead. They are taken to the King of Mississippi’s mansion so she can be healed, and after she confirms that Bill is there, Eric finds her transportation so that she can rescue Bill during the day and escape. In the meantime, Eric spends his time with an adorable vampire named Bernard who has taken a shine to the big Viking. Eric plays along to help facilitate their plan. While Eric drives Sookie back to Bon Temps, the two are attacked first at a gas station by thugs (hired by a biker gang involved with Bill’s captivity) and then by the gang members themselves at Sookie’s home. As payment for Sookie’s services, Eric has her entire driveway repaved.

A witch coven composed mainly of shifters who drink vampire blood comes to Shreveport to try to take over Eric’s business network. He refuses the coven leader’s offer of a better deal if he pleases her sexually and is cursed with amnesia when Chow attacks the witch who delivers the offer. Frightened, confused, and alone, he finds himself running down the road toward Sookie’s house early New Year’s morning and is taken in by a sympathetic Sookie. Jason makes a deal with Pam and Chow for Eric to remain at Sookie’s house as a paying guest while the witches are dealt with, and Eric and Sookie begin a brief, passionate affair. The witches are defeated in a joint effort by the local vampires and local Weres, and Eric and Sookie return to her house because his memory hasn’t yet returned. Upon entering the back door, they are surprised to find Debbie Pelt waiting for them with a gun. Eric steps in front of Sookie to take the bullet, giving Sookie time to grab a shotgun and blow most of Debbie’s head off. Eric disposes of the body and Debbie’s car while Sookie cleans up the mess. He returns in time to kiss her good night and climb into the hidey-hole in her guest room closet. By the time he awakens the next night, his memory is restored, but he has no recollection of what happened while he had amnesia, although he suspects it was more than a simple stay-over at Sookie’s.

When Sam is shot and it’s discovered that shifters are being targeted, he asks Sookie to ask Eric if he can borrow a bartender. Eric readily agrees, always happy to be owed a favor, and sends Charles Twining, a newly hired bartender from Mississippi. Eric is unhappy to learn that Mickey, vampire child of Salome, is in the area and tells Sookie to stay away from him. Tara becomes involved with Mickey, passed to him by another vampire she was dating, and Sookie asks for Eric’s aid again, this time for her friend. Eric uses the favor to call in one from Sookie: He wants to know everything that happened while he had amnesia, and she tells him. In return, he calls Salome to call off her child, who is violating the new rules the vampires are trying to live by. Eric becomes suspicious of Charles Twining and decides to further check his references. To his horror, he discovers that Charles is pledged to Hot Rain, the sire of Long Shadow, and is there to take vengeance on Eric by harming Sookie. By the time he reaches Merlotte’s, the human patrons have taken care of the problem.

Eric is unhappy when he has Pam call Sookie to a meeting and Sookie will not attend as she has a date with weretiger Quinn. Eric goes to her house instead and becomes enraged that not only is Sookie going on a date with the weretiger, but Quinn has delivered the news that vampire Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq is claiming Sookie’s services for the upcoming vampire summit, usurping Eric. Eric travels separately to New Orleans as Sookie is heading down with Mr. Cataliades to take care of her late cousin Hadley’s apartment and legal affairs, with Bill as a passenger. Eric finds her in the hospital after she is attacked by Jake Purifoy and, when Bill enters as well, forces him to tell Sookie that he was sent by Sophie-Anne to gain her confidence. Because Sookie and he have had each other’s blood, Eric is called upon to track her after she and Quinn are kidnapped. When the melee breaks out at Sophie-Anne’s spring party, Eric slays the Arkansas vampire who decapitated Wybert.

As planned, Eric, Bill, and Sookie all travel to the summit as part of the queen’s entourage. The King of Mississippi and the King of Indiana conclude their marriage contracts and decide to marry at the summit, but the priest doesn’t show up for the wedding. Ordained online by the Church of the Loving Spirit, Eric steps in as priest and performs the ceremony, keeping the ceremonial knife and cloak afterward. When Andre decides to force Sookie into a blood bond to tie her closer to the Louisiana vamps, Eric steps in again and offers himself in Andre’s stead, using the ceremonial knife to cut himself for Sookie. Eric and Pam are saved by Sookie during the bombing of the hotel and return to Shreveport to recover.

After calling in all his vampires, Eric himself is cut off from Fangtasia when the Nevada vamps arrive to take over Louisiana. He makes his way to Sookie’s house but has been tracked by Victor Madden and his crew. Victor makes an offer of surrender to Eric and Bill, informing them that he has Fangtasia surrounded and ready to burn. The vampires accept his terms, and Eric becomes the only sheriff from the old regime to survive the takeover. Fearful that King Felipe de Castro will force Sookie to work for him, taking her from her home, Eric sends her a wrapped bundle containing the ceremonial knife from the summit with instructions to present it to him in front of Victor. The formal presentation and acceptance signify a vampire marriage, making Sookie off-limits to other vamps. They eventually begin a romantic relationship, and though Sookie does not truly acknowledge the marriage, as it is not legal in human terms, Eric considers her his wife in every way that matters to him.

When Eric’s maker, Appius Livius Ocella, arrives with another child in tow, Eric takes them in. Ocella hopes that Eric’s presence will calm the child, Alexei Romanov, whom he saved from execution by Bolsheviks, but Alexei is a drain on Ocella and Eric and, through their blood bond, on Sookie as well. Alexei becomes uncontrollable, killing Bobby and Felicia at Eric’s house and badly injuring both Eric and Pam. He is finally stopped by silver chains in Sookie’s front yard, and Eric stakes his brother with a tree branch. Ocella is killed by a crazed fae intent on killing Sookie, and Eric mourns his maker even as he rejoices in his freedom.

His freedom is short-lived, as he soon receives word that Ocella arranged a marriage for him to Freyda, the vampire Queen of Oklahoma. He tries to extricate himself from the contract, even as he struggles under Victor Madden’s rule as Regent of Louisiana. Fangtasia is facing stiff competition from Victor’s new club, Vampire’s Kiss, and Victor himself is causing pain for Eric’s child Pam, denying her permission to turn her seriously ill lover. Eric includes Sookie in planning Victor’s demise but tries to hide his seemingly unavoidable nuptials to Freyda, finally admitting to the contract after pointed prodding from Pam. He tells Sookie that he will have to dissolve their vampire marriage. Unable to convince her of the need to honor his maker’s wishes, Eric concentrates his efforts on the assassination of Victor, persuading Bubba to sing at Fangtasia after hours to lure Victor to the club. The event goes fairly smoothly and culminates in the death of Victor at the hands of a vengeful Pam, while Eric kills Victor’s powerful second, Akiro. Eric becomes angry and frustrated with Sookie for what he perceives as her hypocrisy in not rejoicing over the death of Victor (when she knew it was necessary and even participated in both the planning and the deed), and without regard for her comfort, he takes the blood she offers to help him heal from his battle wounds. He lets Bill take Sookie home as he and his vampires begin to clean up the club. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DN, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned L, GW, TB, STW)

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Ocella, Appius Livius (vampire): Appius Livius Ocella was turned around the time of Jesus, so he is already centuries old when he turns Eric, his first success at siring a child. He teaches Eric how to be a vampire, educates Eric in Ocella’s own sexual proclivities, and finally sets Eric free after several centuries. Ocella is also successful in saving Alexei Romanov, the tsarevitch of Russia, from execution shortly after the Russian Revolution. Able to track the royal family because Rasputin has been giving hemophiliac Alexei his blood, the ancient vampire finds the royal family and watches as their bullet-ridden bodies are first thrown down a well and then dug up and reburied. Sensing a spark of life in Alexei, he can’t resist trying to save him. He arrives at Sookie’s house with Alexei in tow, hoping the presence of Eric will calm his troubled child. Spoiled in life, Alexei has descended into madness in death, haunted by the memories of the slaughter of his entire family. Even with Eric’s assistance, Ocella is unable to control Alexei, who sneaks out twice, resulting in a human death both times. Alexei finally completely snaps, killing Bobby Burnham and Felicia and badly wounding Eric and Pam. Ocella goes after his child, but Alexei severs his spinal column. Ocella lies in Sookie’s front yard, incapable of stopping Alexei, who is gleefully battling fairies Claude and Colman. After Alexei is finally killed by Eric, Ocella knows that Sookie is tempted to kill him as he lies helpless. She approaches him while Eric pleads for her not to do it, and she decides against it. Ocella realizes that Sookie is about to be impaled by Colman and mentally tells her to move, taking the fairy’s sword to the chest and dying almost instantly. For all his sins, Ocella is mourned by Eric, who soon learns that his maker has arranged a marriage between him and Freyda, the Queen of Oklahoma. Eric feels he must honor Ocella’s contract. (Dies DITF; mentioned DAG, DR)

O’Fallon, Miss: No first name given. Pretty Miss O’Fallon teaches in the Puppy Room of the kindergarten in Red Ditch. Her outward appearance belies a sick mind, as she fights the temptation to hurt the children in her care. Her thoughts frighten Hunter and cause Sookie to tell Remy to exclude Miss O’Fallon from consideration as Hunter’s teacher. Miss O’Fallon is surprised when Sookie approaches her and urges her to get help before she actually does damage. Stunned and scared by Sookie’s perception, the woman promises to do so. (DR)

Older Lisle brother: No name given. Deidra’s oldest brother is one of Craig Merlotte’s groomsmen, along with Sam Merlotte. (STW)

Olympio, Togo (unspecified shifter): Togo is in Wright to visit his lover, Trish, when he finds himself in the midst of the controversy over Craig Merlotte and Deidra Lisle’s wedding. Angered by the deaths of the shelter dogs, Togo joins in with Quinn, Trish, and other shifters to protect the Merlotte family and ensure that the ceremony does take place. Walking alongside the car as they head out for the actual ceremony, both Togo and Trish become battered and bloody by the time they reach the church. (STW)

O’Malley, Jake: Competing businessman Jake O’Malley plans to screw over Herveaux and Son by bribing one of their office staff for information on bids. His much younger wife has plans of her own for Alcide. (CD)

O’Malley, Mrs.: No first name given. Some twenty years younger than her sixtyish husband, Mrs. O’Malley thinks of jumping Alcide’s bones while her husband thinks about screwing him over another way. (CD)

O’Rourke, Sean (vampire): Lovers and dance partners, Sean and Layla Larue Lemay work for Blue Moon Productions, dancing in front of both human and vampire audiences. Sean turned Layla when she was mortally wounded by a former boyfriend. They seem to be beating the odds, because most vampire couples, even makers and children, don’t have long-term relationships. They dance at the summit in Rhodes and help defuse the tension between Sookie and Eric on the dance floor. Sean and Layla have their own novella. (ATD)

Osburgh, Mrs. Charles III: Elderly Mrs. Osburgh is one of Alcide’s neighbors at the condo building in Jackson, living in #502 with her nurse. (Mentioned CD)

Owens, Lucky (wolf): After receiving word from waiter Kendell Kent that Sookie and Eric are headed back to Bon Temps, Lucky, pretending to be a policeman, pulls them over and takes a shot at Sookie. Eric protects her, taking the bullet in the neck before he grabs Lucky and begins pulling him into the car. Lucky begs Sookie not to let Eric turn him into a vampire, but that is not Eric’s intent. The vampire has a fresh meal to help him heal from the bullet before disposing of Lucky’s body somewhere off the interstate. (Dies FDTW)

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Palomino (vampire): No last name given. After surviving Katrina, vampires Palomino, Parker, and Rubio get permission to settle in Area Five in Minden. As Eric’s vamps, they are called to take part in Victor’s assassination. Palomino struggles with Antonio until Maxwell Lee is able to stake him, then goes after Unknown Enemy Vamp #2 with Parker. (DR)

Pardloe, Preston (fairy): To repay a debt to Niall, fairy Preston pretends to be a Were and lies naked in Sookie’s woods on Christmas Eve, waiting for her to find him and counting on her innate kindness to get him into her home. Once safely inside, he uses just a touch of magic to spark the attraction between them, and they spend a satisfying night together. As the fairy magic fades, so do Sookie’s detailed memories of the encounter, but she retains the feelings of guilt-free pleasure and happiness. Preston retains all his memories but knows he must follow Niall’s instructions and have no further contact with Sookie, no matter how much he would like to. (GW)

Parnell (wolf): No last name given. Amanda’s partner at the meeting of the Weres and the vampires at Merlotte’s, Parnell almost overreacts when Eric leaps to Sookie’s defense after Amanda calls her a “vamp humper.” (DTTW)

Patty: No last name given. Michelle Stackhouse’s best friend, Patty does her best to be an honorary aunt to Sookie after Michelle’s death. (Mentioned LDID)

Paul, Andre (vampire): Andre is Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq’s faithful second-in-command. Orphaned as a teenager, he was found in the woods and turned by Sophie-Anne a few years after her own turning and has been her most loyal bodyguard, companion, and lover ever since. During the ectoplasmic reconstruction of Jake Purifoy’s turning at Hadley’s apartment, Andre is able to read lips and let the other watchers know what is being said. Afterward it is Andre who tells Sookie that she has fairy blood when they pretend to have sex as an excuse for time alone with Sophie-Anne to tell their story. Andre’s only concern is the well-being of Sophie-Anne; he kills her husband, Peter Threadgill, after Peter’s vampires attack at the reception for the couple at Sophie-Anne’s monastery and escorts his queen safely away. After the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Andre arranges a meeting with Sookie, Eric, and his vampires to make plans for the upcoming vampire summit, where Sophie-Anne will face charges for the death of Peter. Once at the summit, Andre demonstrates his willingness to do anything he feels necessary to benefit his queen by trying to force Sookie into a blood bond to strengthen her connection to him. He is interrupted by Eric, who bonds with Sookie instead. Quinn comes upon the scene and is furious that the vampires are attempting to control Sookie. After the hotel explodes, an injured Andre is found by Sookie at the same time she finds Quinn, and she walks away knowing that Quinn is moving toward Andre to eliminate the threat to Sookie’s free will. Andre meets his final death in the ruins of the Pyramid of Gizeh. (DD; dies ATD; mentioned FDTW, DAG)

Pearl (vampire): No last name given. Victor’s vamp Pearl and two of her cohorts forcibly stop Pam as she tries to enter Vampire’s Kiss to check out the club before Eric and Sookie arrive. Pearl suffers an injured arm for her trouble, and all three require blood to heal. (Mentioned DR)

Pelt, Barbara (wolf): The adoptive mother of Debbie and Sandra Pelt. Barbara and her husband, Gordon, indulge their Were daughter Sandra’s determination to find the truth of her werefox sister’s disappearance, hiring first private detectives to search for clues and then a private hit man to clean up when Sandra, breaking the rules of their Mississippi pack, bites and turns two young men, sending them after Sookie. They also send Debbie’s birth cousin, werefox Tanya Grissom, to spy on Sookie by getting hired as a waitress at Merlotte’s. When their plan to kidnap Sookie in New Orleans to force her to tell the truth fails and they are taken captive by Sookie, Quinn, Eric, and Rasul instead, they listen and accept Sookie’s recounting of the night Debbie was killed and give their word that there will be no further attempts on Sookie. Barbara and Gordon are killed in a traffic accident, leaving Sandra free to seek vengeance against Sookie. (DD; dies; mentioned DAAD, FDTW, DR)

Pelt, Debbie (fox): Debbie Pelt won’t let go of Alcide Herveaux. Even during her engagement celebration to another man, werefox Debbie can’t resist a few pointed comments to Alcide and Sookie, his date. After being bested verbally by Sookie, Debbie retaliates by burning a hole in Sookie’s shawl. That altercation is indicative of Debbie: She always retaliates. After breaking off her engagement and convincing Alcide that Sookie has reunited with Bill, Debbie renews her relationship with Alcide, who is dismayed when he realizes that she lied about Sookie and Bill being together. When Debbie joins the Weres for the Witch War, everyone is appalled when Bill identifies Debbie as one of the shifters who tortured him at Russell’s compound, and Alcide finally abjures her, essentially banishing her existence from his life. Debbie is not allowed to leave after being abjured for fear she will betray them all to Hallow, and she enters the building when the skirmish begins, trying to take advantage of the chaos to kill Sookie. She is stopped by Eric but gets away, only to break into Sookie’s house and lie in wait with a gun. Eric takes the bullet meant for Sookie, and Debbie is cut down by a blast fired by Sookie from Jason’s Benelli shotgun. Eric disposes of Debbie’s body and her car and promptly forgets how and where as the amnesia spelled on him by Hallow is lifted and he regains his full memory but loses his recent memory of events during the time he was cursed. Debbie’s sister and parents search for clues to her disappearance, hiring private detectives to trace her, but the only person who truly knows what happened is Sookie, who lives in fear that Eric will remember and realize the hold he has over her. The Pelt family finally learns what happened to Debbie after attempting to kidnap Sookie, and almost a year after that night, Eric finally remembers where he hid her body and her car. (CD; dies DTTW; mentioned DAAD, DD, FDTW, DITF, DR)

Pelt, Gordon (wolf): Debbie and Sandra Pelt’s adoptive father, Gordon, and his wife, Barbara, use private detectives to search for clues into Debbie’s disappearance, at daughter Sandra’s insistence, and arrange for Tanya Grissom, Debbie’s cousin by birth, to spy on Sookie in Bon Temps. The Pelts also hire a Were to take care of the problem when Sandra violates the rules of the Mississippi pack, biting and turning two young men to send after Sookie. The Pelts all work together to have Sookie kidnapped in New Orleans, but the plan backfires when Sookie and Quinn escape, and the family is captured by Sookie, Quinn, Rasul, and Eric instead. Sookie tells them the truth about what happened to Debbie and, knowing their daughter, they accept Sookie’s story and promise that they will no longer interfere in her life. Gordon informs Sandra that they have given their word and that he will take her down himself if she breaks it. She abides by the vow until Gordon and Barbara are killed in a traffic accident and then begins to plot revenge against Sookie once more. (DD; dies; mentioned DAAD, FDTW, DR)

Pelt, Sandra (wolf): Sandra adores her adopted older sister, Debbie, and is determined to investigate her disappearance. Unsatisfied by the report from the private detectives hired by her parents, Sandra decides to take matters into her own hands to find the truth. Violating the rules of her Mississippi pack, she turns two young men, and sends them to attack Sookie. When Sookie is defended by Quinn and the young men are arrested, Sandra’s parents arrange for their elimination to protect their daughter. Sandra then makes arrangements with her parents to kidnap Sookie, take her to an isolated house, and force her to talk. That plan fails when Quinn is captured as well, and he and Sookie are able to escape, tracking their captors to the house and taking the Pelts prisoner with the help of Eric and Rasul. Sandra is forced by her parents to accept the fact that Debbie attacked Sookie and was killed in self-defense, and reluctantly promises that no further harm will come to Sookie, a promise she keeps until her parents are killed in a car accident. Sandra then reestablishes contact with Debbie’s birth cousin, werefox Tanya Grissom, who had originally been sent to spy on Sookie but stayed in Bon Temps of her own accord. She bespells Tanya, persuading her to cause problems in Jason and Crystal’s marriage, but Amelia and Octavia are able to remove Sandra’s influence.

Sandra’s instability increases, and she spends time in jail for assault and battery on a cousin who benefited from the Pelts’ estate. After her release, she again focuses on Sookie, first firebombing Merlotte’s in an attempt to kill her and then hiring four thugs to grab her from the bar. She even attempts to enter Sookie’s house, but Amelia’s wards keep her out. Sandra finally goes to Merlotte’s, screams out her frustration at Sookie’s failure to die, and pulls a gun, only to be thwarted once again, this time by a baseball bat–swinging Terry Bellefleur. Sandra manages to escape from custody while at the hospital being treated for her injuries and lies low until she is able to take Sam and Jannalynn hostage at his trailer in an attempt to lure Sookie from her house. When Sookie balks at going to Sam’s, sensing something is wrong, Sandra forces Sam and Jannalynn to take her to Sookie’s, not knowing that Sookie’s suspicions have her lying in wait in the woods with her shotgun. The blast from the shotgun barely slows Sandra down, but a furious Jannalynn takes advantage and attacks, ultimately breaking Sandra’s neck and then crushing her skull. The body is disposed of through the fairy portal in the woods, much to the savage delight of whatever is just on the other side. (DD; mentioned DAAD, FDTW; dies DR)

Pepper, Madelyn: Betty Ford Elementary School custodian Madelyn panics when she yells at Cody Cleary, startling him into losing his balance and hitting his head. Mistakenly believing he is dead, she impulsively hides his body in her large garbage bin. She is miserable, and her thoughts betray her to Sookie, who instructs Kenya where to find the child in time to save him. (DD)

Perkins, Kyle (vampire): Illinois vampire Kyle Perkins is hired to make certain that Henrik Feith does not reveal the identity of the person who encouraged him to pursue the Arkansas case against Sophie-Anne. He hurls wooden arrows at Henrik as he stands on the stage before the court, killing him and wounding Quinn. He loses his own head to the blade of Britlingen Batanya’s throwing star. (Dies ATD)

Petacki, Alphonse “Tack”: One of Merlotte’s many temporary short-order cooks, Tack briefly dates Arlene before running off with her plates, forks, and CD player. (DTTW; mentioned DAAD)

Pettibone, Dennis: Dennis is the arson investigator who looks into the fire at Sookie’s house. Divorced with a daughter, Katy, he briefly dates Arlene. (DAAD)

Pettibone, Katy: Katy is the daughter of Dennis Pettibone. (DAAD)

Pfeiffer, Trudi: College student Trudi is dating Joseph Velasquez when they are caught in the Midnight Massacre at Stan’s house. She is mortally wounded, and Eric offers to bring her over, but she dies before Sookie can even consider making that decision for her. (Dies LDID)

Pharr: No other name given. Pharr is the cousin of Holly’s ex-husband, David Cleary. (Mentioned DTTW)

Phillips, Dell: Dell is as judgmental as his wife is not. He disapproves of Sookie staying with Alcide in Jackson even though they are adults and in separate bedrooms. (CD; mentioned DAAD)

Phillips, Janice Herveaux: Alcide Herveaux’s younger sister owns a beauty salon in Jackson. Married with one child, Janice hopes Alcide will settle down with Sookie and be able to cut Debbie Pelt from his life. She knows about her brother’s second nature and loves him unconditionally. (CD, DAAD, DD)

Phillips, Tommy: Tommy is Janice and Dell’s son. (Mentioned CD, DAAD)

Phryne (maenad): No last name given. The maenad Phryne sent her madness into the vampire Gregory in St. Petersburg, causing the Halloween Massacre of 1876. Gregory had to be staked, and it took twenty vampires to clean up the results of his insanity. (Mentioned LDID)

Pickard, Betty Joe (vampire): King Russell Edgington’s second-in-command, Betty Joe dresses like Mamie Eisenhower and hits like Muhammad Ali. When a Fellowship of the Sun member attempts to stake her in Josephine’s, Betty Joe takes him out with two quick punches, snapping his neck and shattering his skull. Fortunately for Bubba, who is captured at Russell’s mansion after Sookie leaves, Betty Joe accepts a phone call from Sookie and believes her when she tells her Bubba’s true identity. She is able to stop the planned crucifixion of the “Elvis impersonator.” (CD)

Pickens, Maudette: Maudette is the first Bon Temps woman murdered, and the marks on her thighs attest to the rumor that she liked being bitten, leading the investigators to consider a vampire as the killer; but she died of strangulation, not exsanguination. After tapes are discovered of Jason having sex with Maudette, he falls under suspicion for her death and the deaths that follow until the real killer is revealed as Rene Lenier. (Dies DUD)

Polk, Francie: Francie, her husband, and her three children bed down in the Fellowship of the Sun building for the lock-in so that they can be there to watch the self-immolation of Godfrey and the unwilling immolation of Farrell come the dawn. (LDID)

Popken, Lindsay: Popular Lindsay is voted Miss Bon Temps the year Sookie graduates from high school. (Mentioned DD)

Porchia, Diane: Insurance agent Diane is seriously considering selling her business in Bon Temps after processing numerous claims. (L)

Portugal (wolf): No first name given. On the order of Colonel Flood, Portugal works to ensure that the local Wiccans either assist the Weres and vampires or stay clear of the upcoming Witch War. He is among the victims and is mourned by Culpepper, who sits beside his body and keens her sorrow. (Dies DTTW)

Prescott, Lorinda: Lorinda artfully decorates her family’s home, located between Sookie’s and Merlotte’s, for Halloween. (Mentioned FDTW)

Prideaux, Danny: Recently honorably discharged from the army, Danny is working part-time at the home builders’ supply store and several nights a week as a bouncer at Merlotte’s, keeping an eye on new bartender Kennedy Keyes. His interest is more than professional, and his attentions pay off when they begin seeing each other outside of work. They are at Merlotte’s for a drink when the bar is firebombed, and Danny reacts quickly to get Kennedy out of danger. He, Sam, Terry, and Antoine work to get the bar back in order so it can reopen. Danny also spends time in Merlotte’s without Kennedy and is there playing darts with Andy Bellefleur the night four thugs come in and start trouble. He stands his ground, along with Andy, and throws a dart at one of the assailants to distract him before the thug can deliver a blow. (DITF, DR)

Prudhomme, Rafe: Rafe, a Pelican State Title Company employee, briefly dates Arlene, getting her involved in his church, the Fellowship of the Sun. (Mentioned DD)

Pryor, Jeneen: Kevin’s mother is controlling of her son, keeping him close. (Mentioned DUD, CD, DTTW, DD, DAG)

Pryor, Kevin: Quiet and lean patrolman Kevin is usually partnered with Kenya, working the same shifts whenever possible. Notoriously mother-ridden, he shocks Andy Bellefleur when he speaks up to tell him that he cannot use Sookie’s abilities to solve cases after she finds Cody Cleary. He’s convinced that the answers must be found through evidence, not telepathy.

Kevin stands up for himself again when he and Kenya decide to move in together, despite the dismay of both families. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DAAD, DD, DAG, DITF; mentioned DR)

Puckett, Jeff: Jeff works as a bouncer at Hooligans, where his former lover Claude Crane strips. He is angry with Claude’s sister Claudette because she interfered in his relationship with Claude, so he becomes a suspect in Claudette’s death, but he cares too much for Claude to have hurt his sister. Claudine erases his memories of the evening when he is cleared, and Jeff leaves relaxed and happy, having gotten a good-night kiss from Claude. (FD)

Pulaski, Trish Graham (unspecified shifter): Wright ranch owner Trish monitors the anti-supe websites and is not surprised when told that Jim Collins is involved in the deaths of the dogs at the Los Colmillos County Animal Shelter, a shelter she personally raised the money to build. She joins her lover, Togo, and the other shifters to guard the Merlottes, escorting their cars to the church for Craig and Deidra’s wedding and taking blows herself while protecting them when the crowd gets violent. Trish is dazed and bleeding by the time they reach the church. (STW)

Pumphrey, Selah: Real estate agent Selah begins dating Bill after he and Sookie break up. She resents Bill’s obvious continued feelings for Sookie and finally moves to Little Rock to work for a large firm that deals with vampire properties. (DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW; mentioned DITF)

Purifoy, Jake (former wolf, current vampire): Jake is working on Sophie-Anne’s wedding with Special Events, the supernatural offshoot of the highly regarded Extreme(ly Elegant) Events, when he suddenly disappears. He is found by Sookie in the closet of her cousin Hadley’s apartment in New Orleans, turned into a vampire by Hadley after she finds him drained by Jade Flower outside her gates. He has been kept from rising by the stasis spell cast on the apartment by Amelia under Sophie-Anne’s orders. Jake rises, attacks Sookie and Amelia, and is taken into custody to the queen’s headquarters to adjust to being a vampire. A rarity, former Were, current vampire Jake is a stranger in a strange land. He is unable to shift with the moon, so he is no longer part of the pack, but as a Were he is isolated among the vampires. His frustration and loneliness culminate in his alliance with the Fellowship of the Sun in planning the bombing of the Pyramid of Gizeh at the summit in Rhodes. He does suggest that Quinn take Sookie out for the day, in an attempt to spare them, and is last seen lying in his daytime sleep in the hallway of the hotel, apparently headed for Sookie’s room in another last-ditch effort to save her. (DD, ATD)

Pyramid of Gizeh Hotel: Located in Rhodes outside Chicago, the hotel has a view of the Great Lakes. Built roughly in the shape of a pyramid, all the walls are made of opaque, bronze-colored reflective glass, except for the floor designated for use by guests’ human companions. The main doors are manned by uniformed men to check the guests’ IDs, and there are reproductions of sarcophagi standing in an upright position on each side of the lobby doors.

The lobby is brightly lit and decorated with murals depicting Egyptian tomb art in an attempt to look like a human hotel. The floors are numbered in reverse order, with number one being the penthouse and number fifteen, the largest and the one used by humans, being the bottom, and a mezzanine area between the human floor and the lobby. The big selling point for any vampire hotel is the security and privacy of its guests, and the Pyramid is no exception: there are armed guards and a metal detector, as well as security cameras spread throughout the building. The staff is specially trained to cater to the needs of their vampire guests, and there is a small restaurant for the human guests.

The vampire summit is held at the Pyramid, with vampire kings and queens from at least sixteen states attending with their entourages. Sookie works for Louisiana queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq, reading the human companions of the vampire attendees, and testifies when the queen is put on trial for murdering her husband, Peter Threadgill, the former King of Arkansas. The hotel is blown up during the summit by a splinter group of the Fellowship of the Sun. (ATD; mentioned FDTW, DAG)

Q:

Queen’s monastery: An abandoned monastery deep in the Garden District of New Orleans, the property is owned by Sophie-Anne Leclerq, the vampire Queen of Louisiana, who uses it as a place to entertain. Located among the expensive houses of the area, it is a two-story building surrounded by a high wall. A large featureless structure with only a single small door in the middle of the façade, it is easily defensible with small windows regularly placed. Inside, one of the walls has murals depicting scenes from around the state: a swamp scene, a Bourbon Street montage, a field being plowed and lumber being cut, and a fisherman hoisting up a net in the Gulf Coast. These all seem to be scenes featuring humans. The wall surrounding the doorway shows the vampire side of Louisiana life: a group of happy vampires playing fiddles, a vampire police officer patrolling the French Quarter, and a vampire guide leading tourists through one of the Cities of the Dead. It is the site of Peter Threadgill’s assassination attempt against Sophie-Anne and the fierce battle between the Arkansas and Louisiana vampires. (DD)

Quiana Wong’s mother: No name given. Half-Chinese, half–African American, Quiana’s mother is killed along with Quiana’s father, Coop, when their car stalls on the railroad tracks. They leave behind their sixteen-year-old daughter and rumors that it wasn’t an accident. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Quinn, Francine: Frannie is the result of the brutal rape of her mother at the hands of hunters who captured her while she was in tiger form, causing her to revert to human. Frannie tries to take care of her now mentally unstable mother, while her mother tries to deal with her emotionally troubled child. She joins her brother, Quinn, at the summit, surviving the explosion thanks to Sookie’s call, and makes a tentative peace with her brother’s new girlfriend.

When their mother escapes from the home Quinn has had her committed to and the resultant mess is taken care of by the Nevada vampires, the siblings are first given the choice of Frannie becoming a blood whore or Quinn fighting in the pits. The vampires settle for blackmailing Quinn into providing them with information to help with the takeover of Louisiana and Arkansas. (ATD, FDTW; mentioned DAG, STW)

Quinn, John (tiger): Widely recognized and respected in the supernatural world, weretiger Quinn is known not only for being a partner in Special Events, the supernatural offshoot of a national event-planning company, but also for his past. After attacking the humans that captured his mother in tiger form and raped her after she shifted back to human, a teenage Quinn was forced to ask the local vampire nest for help cleaning up the scene and so became indebted to them. He worked off his debt by fighting in the pits for three years. The fact that he is one of the few to survive this brutal sport makes him something of a star among the supes.

Quinn attends Colonel Flood’s funeral in preparation for his upcoming job refereeing the Long Tooth packmaster contest between Jackson Herveaux and Patrick Furnan. He notices Sookie, first with Alcide at the funeral and then with Claudine and Claude at the contest. When she steps forward to accuse Furnan of cheating, Quinn listens to her claims and concurs, sending the pack into a vote on whether to disqualify Furnan. He asks Sookie to try to read the two Weres again just before the final test, and when she is scratched by an apparatus, he licks the blood from her leg and promises that she will see him again. Indeed, he walks into Merlotte’s one night and asks Sookie for a private conversation about both business and pleasure. She agrees, and he follows her to her house, where he first asks her out and then informs her that Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq is requesting her services at the vampire summit, trumping Eric’s prior request.

Quinn takes Sookie to the Strand Theatre to see The Producers, and they are attacked by bitten Weres in the parking lot after the show. After filing police reports, he takes Sookie to Hair of the Dog, a shifter bar in the area, where he informs Alcide Herveaux and owner Amanda Whatley that they were attacked and that he expects the local pack to investigate. He next sees Sookie in New Orleans after she has to break their second date to accompany Mr. Cataliades to settle Hadley’s estate. While Quinn is helping her pack up Hadley’s apartment, they are kidnapped by Weres hired by the Pelts, who are convinced that Sookie knows what happened to Debbie. They escape their captors and turn the tables on the Pelts with the help of Eric and Rasul.

Quinn tries to see Sookie as much as possible but has a hectic schedule. He arranges to take a month off after the vampire summit, where he is also working, to spend time with her, and they consummate their relationship with great hope for the future. They are only able to grab a few moments at the summit. When Quinn comes across Andre forcing Eric to forge a blood bond with Sookie, he becomes enraged with the vampires. Quinn later gets word that Sookie has found a bomb in the hallway outside Sophie-Anne’s room, so he rushes upstairs and tries to persuade her to hand him the bomb, telling her that he will heal faster than she will and that he doesn’t want anything to happen to her. A vampire bomb-disposal expert finally comes and carries the bomb away. After answering all manner of questions, Sookie finally gets to her room, where she finds Quinn waiting outside her door, and they spend the night just holding each other. During the trial of Sophie-Anne the next evening, a vampire in the audience hurls arrows at the stage to kill the last remaining Arkansas vamp at the summit, and Quinn jumps in front of Sookie, taking an arrow to protect her. When Sookie realizes that the hotel is going to blow up, her first action is to warn Quinn and his sister Frannie. Quinn suffers two broken legs but manages to kill Andre, who is lying injured nearby in the rubble, in an attempt to free Sookie from the vampires’ control.

When Quinn doesn’t contact Sookie after the summit, she assumes the worst—that he has lost interest. In truth, Quinn is dealing with his mentally ill mother, who has escaped from the home in Nevada where he had her committed and killed several tourists. She is found first by the Nevada vamps, who clean up after her and then hold Quinn accountable, telling him they will make his little sister, Frannie, a blood whore, he can fight in the pits, or he can pony up information about the Louisiana vamps. He tries to resist and refrains from contacting Sookie at all, fearing she will become another hostage to be used against him. He is waiting for Sookie in her room when she wakes after the takeover and is devastated when she breaks off their relationship. He tries to see her but is banned from Area Five by Eric. When he sneaks in anyway, Eric sends Bill to divert him, and they get into a fight that ends up injuring Sookie.

Quinn finally sees Sookie again at the wedding of Sam’s brother. He accepts her relationship with Eric but tells her that if she ever needs him, he will be there for her. (DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, STW; mentioned GW)

R:

Rachel (vampire): No last name given. Stan’s child, Rachel is also his nest mate. She is killed at the summit when the Pyramid explodes. (LDID; dies ATD)

Ralph (wolf): No last name given. Ralph works for one of Niall’s businesses as a courier. The huge Were does community theater, so he is the natural choice to play the part of Big Threatening Brute for Niall in his presentation of his Christmas gift to his great-granddaughter Sookie. (GW)

Rasputin: Grigori Rasputin, a Russian monk, claims to have powers of healing and prediction, taking on the care of the tsarevitch Alexei, who suffers from hemophilia. He uses Ocella’s blood to heal the boy during his episodes with the disease, creating a tie between Ocella and Alexei that Ocella uses to find the boy during the execution of the Russian royal family. (Deceased; mentioned DITF)

Rasul (vampire): No other name given. After his comrades Melanie and Chester die during Katrina, Rasul is paired with were-vampire Jake Purifoy for guard duty at the summit. Rasul survives both the bombing at the Pyramid and the Nevada takeover of Louisiana and is sent to Michigan as a spy by Victor and Felipe. (DD, ATD; mentioned FDTW, DITF)

Rattray, Denise: Denise and her husband, Mack, have already spent time in jail for draining vampires, but that doesn’t stop them from luring Bill to the Merlotte’s parking lot, wrapping him in silver chains, and slapping a tourniquet on his arm. Enraged when Sookie rescues Bill, the couple lie in wait for her in the parking lot a few nights later, viciously beating and kicking her until Bill comes to her aid and puts a permanent end to their criminal ways. Bill later destroys their trailer and the surrounding area, making it look as if the two were victims of a tornado. (Dies DUD)

Rattray, Mack: Mack and his wife, Denise, don’t learn their lesson even after doing time in jail for draining vampires and immediately target Bill when he comes into Merlotte’s, luring him to the parking lot and trapping him with silver chains. They are both furious when Sookie rescues Bill and return to the bar a few nights later to take their revenge, savagely beating her until they are stopped—permanently—by Bill. Bill disguises their deaths as the result of a tornado touching down at their trailer at Four Tracks Corner. (Dies DUD)

Ravenscroft, Pam (vampire): Turned by Eric at age nineteen in Victorian London, Pam immediately adjusts to the life of a vampire. After spending many years with her maker, first as lover and then as companion, they travel to North America together, where he releases her to go her own way. She remains his loyal child and returns from Minnesota when he calls her to Louisiana to open Fangtasia with him. Like all children, Pam obeys her maker, but unlike some, she does so willingly.

With a better sense of humor than most vampires and a stunning sense of style, Pam becomes something of a friend to Sookie, and she insists on Sookie being told of Bill’s betrayal so that she knows the truth. Yet she is still a vampire who believes that vampires come first and momentarily considers killing both Sookie and Jason when Eric has amnesia and is hiding at Sookie’s house. As Eric’s second-in-command, she leads the vampires into the Witch War, capturing Hallow herself and forcing her to undo the spell on Eric. Pam is among those who attend the summit at Rhodes and is saved during the bombing by Sookie with Eric’s help.

Pam briefly dates Amelia Broadway while she is staying in Bon Temps, using her interest to disguise the fact that she is keeping an eye on Sookie. During the actual takeover by the Nevada vamps, Pam escapes Fangtasia and systematically picks off any enemy vampire who strays too far from the group.

While driving Sookie back home one night after a visit with Eric, Pam and Sookie are waylaid by Victor Madden’s second, Bruno Brazell, and a female vampire named Corinna. Pam hands Sookie a knife to fight with Bruno while she takes on Corinna, and soon both of Victor’s vampires are disintegrating in the rain. Surprised and not at all pleased when Ocella shows up, Pam does her best to help Eric through the difficult times with his brother. Although she suffers a broken arm and leg, broken ribs, and various cuts and bruises when attacked by an insane Alexei, she still protests as she is left behind at Eric’s when Sookie and Eric race to confront him.

Pam quietly takes a human female as a lover, asking permission to turn Miriam, since she suffers from leukemia and is growing increasingly weaker. When Victor refuses to allow it and actually uses Miriam to taunt Pam instead, Pam becomes even more enthusiastic about eliminating him from their lives. She makes plans to turn Miriam in secret, but her lover takes a sudden turn for the worse and dies before she can do so. Pam teams up with Eric at Fangtasia to take Victor down, and she ends up beneath him, his teeth at her throat. Seeing Sookie standing above her with Akiro’s sword in her hands, Pam urges her to bring it down on Victor’s neck. Sookie checks her swing in an effort not to hurt Pam, who jumps up and grabs the sword, finishing the job herself. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DN, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, TB, DITF, DR; mentioned L)

Ray Don (vampire): No last name given. Ray Don’s talent is an overabundance of the chemicals in his saliva that promote healing, and he cleans Sookie’s wound after she is staked at Josephine’s. (CD)

Re-Bar: No other name given. Re-Bar is the bouncer at the Bat’s Wing in Dallas; his mind is permanently damaged when a vampire, probably Godfrey, removes his memories. Stan promises to take care of the now mentally impaired human because he was injured while working for vampires. (LDID)

Red Rita (vampire): No other name given. King Felipe de Castro appoints the formidable Red Rita as Regent of Arkansas. (Mentioned DR)

Remy Savoy’s aunt: No name given. When Remy’s father’s sister passes away, Remy asks Sookie to babysit Hunter overnight so that he can attend the funeral and a family lunch over in Homer. (Deceased; mentioned DITF)

Renfield: No other name given. Dracula’s human servant, Renfield is totally controlled by his master and eagerly does his bidding. Eric refers to any human who is controlled in such a way as a Renfield. (Mentioned DAG)

Renfield’s Masters (vampires): This “live” band played at Fangtasia on their way to New Orleans. (Mentioned DAAD)

Reynold, Lafayette: Merlotte’s cook Lafayette is cheerful, entertaining, clever, a good cook, and openly gay. His willingness to experiment brings a fatal result when he is killed at an orgy, and his body is dumped in Andy Bellefleur’s car in Merlotte’s parking lot. His killers are uncovered by Sookie, who has no real proof until his belongings are found in Mike Spencer’s car after the orgy regulars fall victim to maenad Callisto’s madness. (DUD; dies LDID; mentioned DITF)

Riordan, Dan: Father Riordan comes to Bon Temps every Saturday to celebrate mass with his Catholic parishioners. He freely expresses his prejudice against vampires, even attending Fellowship of the Sun meetings in nearby Minden, and tells Sookie that consorting with vampires is a type of death wish.

Approached by the Pelts in their search for their daughter, Father Riordan asks Sookie to meet with them and is disappointed in her when she refuses. He reluctantly ambushes her, bringing the insistent Pelts to Merlotte’s to speak with her anyway. (DD)

Robinson, Fay: Halleigh’s sister Fay is one of her bridesmaids. (FDTW)

Robinson, Linette: Despite Halleigh’s mother Linette’s discomfort around crowds, she manages to get through her daughter’s wedding shower and then celebrate her wedding. (ATD, FDTW)

Robinson, Mr.: No first name given. Mr. Robinson doesn’t walk his daughter down the aisle in deference to Portia’s solo walk but does meet his daughter at the altar to ceremoniously give her away. (FDTW)

Rodriguez, Carla: Carla, one of Jason’s ex-girlfriends, is in town the night he disappears but is being truthful when she tells Sookie that she did not see Jason and would have turned her back on him if she had. (DTTW)

Rodriguez, Dovie: Sookie calls on Dovie in Shreveport to question her visiting cousin Carla about Jason after he disappears shortly after New Year’s. (DTTW)

Rodriguez, Terencia “Terry”: Along with Amelia Broadway, Bob Jessup, and Patsy Sellers, Terry helps perform the ectoplasmic reconstruction for the Queen of Louisiana after a Were turned by a vampire rises in Hadley’s apartment and attacks Amelia and Sookie. Terry is Hispanic, in her mid- to late twenties, with full cheeks, bright red lips, and rippling black hair. She is short and, in Sookie’s words, “has more curves than an S-turn.” (DD)

Rogers, Bethany: A waitress at the Bat’s Wing, Bethany is working the night that Farrell is kidnapped and, with Sookie’s help, is able to recall what she saw. Stan keeps his word that she will leave unharmed, but the Fellowship of the Sun is not so forgiving of her interaction with vampires and executes her, leaving her body behind the Silent Shore Hotel. (Dies LDID)

Romanov, Alexei (vampire): Alexei is the progeny of Ocella. The tsarevitch of Russia is given the Roman vampire’s blood by Rasputin to help with his hemophilia, so when the Bolsheviks execute the royal family, Ocella is able to locate the boy and save him by turning him. In the beginning, Ocella enjoys Alexei’s company in every way, but Alexei’s spoiled childhood and the trauma of his family’s confinement and execution turn him sociopathic, and he begins draining the energy of his maker. Hoping his older child can help his younger one, Ocella brings Alexei to Eric, but Alexei becomes a drain on Eric and Sookie as well. He escapes custody twice, resulting in the death of a human each time. Alexei finally becomes completely insane, badly injuring Eric and Pam and killing Bobby Burnham and Felicia. With Ocella in pursuit, he runs first to Jason’s house and then to Sookie’s, where he severs Ocella’s spinal column before gleefully engaging Claude and Colman, the father of Claudine’s child, in battle. Sookie is able to ensnare him with a silver chain, and Eric uses a tree branch to send his brother to his final death. (Dies DITF; mentioned DR)

Romanov, Maria: During the assassination of the Russian royal family by Bolsheviks, the bodies of Maria and Alexei are buried separately and not found until sixteen years after the discovery of the burial place of the rest of their family. (Deceased; mentioned DITF)

Rose-Anne (vampire): No last name given. Rose-Anne works for Salome at the Seven Veils Casino. (DAAD)

Rudy (half elf): No last name given. Half-elf, half-human Rudy is Michael’s companion—sexually and criminally. His sharp, pointy teeth traumatize Sookie, reminding her of her experiences with the fairies, but not so much so that she cannot react to Rudy’s and Michael’s threats, shooting Rudy in the face and chest. (Dies TB)

Rushton, Lola: Lola had a crush on Sookie in high school but now dates India, a waitress at Merlotte’s. (Mentioned DR)

S:

Sadie: No last name given. Sam’s friend Sadie joins other supporters to watch over the Merlottes as they leave for Craig’s wedding. (STW)

Salazar: No last name given. Cute paramedic Salazar treats Sookie after Luna’s car is deliberately hit by Polly Blythe and Sarah Newlin. (LDID)

Sallie: No last name given. Sallie is the romantic partner of Katherine Boudreaux, the area representative for the BVA. (DITF)

Salome (vampire): No last name given. Mickey’s sire, Salome runs the Seven Veils Casino in Baton Rouge. Rumor has it she’s one hell of a dancer. (DAAD)

Sam Merlotte’s duplexes: Sam owns a block of three duplexes on Berry Street, a block or two behind the oldest part of downtown Bon Temps. They are small but well maintained. After the fire at Sookie’s house, he lets her move into one until the repairs are completed. (DUD, DAAD)

Sam Merlotte’s trailer: Sam’s three-bedroom double-wide is situated behind Merlotte’s at a right angle to the bar and facing the employee parking lot, which is illuminated by a security light on the electricity pole in front of his home. The small yard is enclosed by a boxwood hedge with a gate in lieu of a fence, and a covered deck leads to the front door.

Sam manages to keep his private life separate from the bar in spite of the proximity, enjoying his time in his home with friends and girlfriends. (DUD, CD, DTTW, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW; mentioned DAG, DR)

Sandra Pelt’s thugs: No names given. Sookie nicknames the four men Bearded Leader, Blond Bristles, Pouty Lips, and Crazy Guy when they enter Merlotte’s and threaten the patrons. Hired by Sandra Pelt and paid with sex and vampire blood, the four are aggressive and unstable as they proclaim that they have come for the blonde, meaning Sookie, who is standing next to Lily Bard Leeds (also a blonde) and Lily’s husband. Both Jack Leeds and an off-duty Andy Bellefleur pull out their guns when Bearded Leader brandishes a knife. Crazy Guy, who is the most affected by the vampire blood, charges Sam, and bedlam breaks out. Pouty Lips fires his own gun, winging Jack, and is taken down by Lily in a series of moves that breaks his arm. Jannalynn, in the bar to see Sam, attacks Crazy Guy at the same time as Sam, breaking the thug’s jaw and femur. Andy is able to easily subdue Bearded Leader by putting his gun in the thug’s back, and Blond Bristles takes a dart, thrown by Danny, in the arm before being punched out by Sam. Andy calls for backup, and the four hoodlums are taken into custody. (DR)

Santiago: No first name given. Ms. Santiago is rescued by Sookie and Barry from the wreckage of the Pyramid of Gizeh. (ATD)

Sara (vampire): No last name given. Former stripper Sara hates her present job in Tunica, Mississippi, and makes arrangements to move to Shreveport to work at Fangtasia. (TB)

Sarah: No last name given. One of Halleigh’s best friends, Sarah is a bridesmaid at her wedding. (FDTW)

Sarah Jen: No last name given. Sarah Jen picks up the local gossip as she delivers the mail of Bon Temps. (DAG)

Savoy, Hadley Delahoussaye (vampire): Sookie’s first cousin, Hadley leaves the family behind and disappears into New Orleans to live by her wits and her body. She eventually comes into contact with Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq, who turns her as they become lovers. Devastated when Sophie-Anne arranges a marriage with Arkansas king Peter Threadgill, Hadley takes a diamond bracelet given to her lover by the king, a loss that could bring about the downfall of Sophie-Anne.

Finding Jake Purifoy drained in her driveway, Hadley turns the Were in a panic. Seeking answers, she arranges a visit to St. Louis Cemetery #1 with Waldo, the queen’s former favorite, to commune with voodoo priestess Marie Laveau. Waldo, jealous at being replaced in the queen’s affections, murders an unsuspecting Hadley.

Hadley’s estate passes to Sookie, who finds a marriage and divorce certificate among the papers in Hadley’s safe-deposit box. Unbeknownst to her family, the marriage produced a child, Hunter, who is ultimately found by Sookie. (Mentioned DUD; dies; mentioned OWA, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)

Savoy, Hank: Hank, Remy’s great-uncle, lives with his wife in Red Ditch. (Mentioned DR)

Savoy, Hunter (telepath): The child of Sookie’s late cousin Hadley, Hunter is thrilled when he meets Sookie and realizes that she is like him. Just a child, he struggles with his telepathy, not quite understanding why he can hear what people think and why he shouldn’t speak of it. His father, Remy, is relieved when Sookie offers to help Hunter, hoping she can train him to control his mind—and his tongue.

Hunter is fascinated when he realizes that he can’t “hear” vampires, and he already knows that there are other things out there, things he cannot yet identify but is open to because he carries the essential spark. He discovers that there is plenty to fear in human minds, from a mother’s thoughts of running away from her children, to a kindergarten teacher’s dark fantasies of abuse. (FDTW, DITF, DR; mentioned DAG)

Savoy, Remy: Hadley’s ex-husband is raising their son in nearby Red Ditch, having left New Orleans after Katrina. He is first wary, then grateful, when Sookie enters their lives and recognizes his son’s telepathic ability, offering to help his child. Remy encourages contact between Sookie and Hunter, trusting her to babysit while he attends a family funeral, and then asking her to Hunter’s kindergarten orientation, where he also trusts her advice about the teaching staff. He is dating Kristen Duchesne when he first meets Sookie, but the relationship turns sour when Kristen becomes spooked by Hunter’s abilities and tells others that something is wrong with the boy. Remy begins dating Erin, a young woman who already truly loves his son. When Sookie offers him Hadley’s estate, Remy turns her down, still bitter about Hadley’s abandonment of their son, and tells her that his great-aunt plans to leave her estate to Hunter, as she has no children of her own. (FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)

Schubert, Michele: Jason may have finally met his match in divorcée Michele, with her no-nonsense attitude and forthright personality. She begins seeing him while he is separated from Crystal, and their relationship survives Crystal’s death and the ensuing investigation. When approached by Alexei at Jason’s house, Michele sends him over to Sookie’s, feeling that vamps are Sookie’s problem, not Jason’s. (DAG, DITF, DR)

Schubert, Pop: Michele Schubert’s former father-in-law relies on his son’s ex-wife at his Ford dealer’s repair shop. (DITF)

Seabrook, Todd (vampire): The co-host of The Best Dressed Vamp with Bev Leveto, Todd has his throat ripped open on national TV when Devon Dawn doesn’t respond well to their criticism of her wardrobe. The show must go on, and he soon recovers. (DAG)

Seal shifter: No name given. Unsurprisingly, the father of an Olympic swimmer reveals himself as a wereseal. (DAG)

Sechrest, Sandy (vampire): Felipe de Castro’s area representative in Louisiana, Sandy is soon sent back to Nevada by Victor as he seeks more power over the state. (FDTW; mentioned DAG, DITF)

Sellers, Patsy (witch): Along with witches Amelia Broadway, Bob Jessup, and Terry Rodriguez, Patsy assists in performing the ectoplasmic reconstruction for the Queen of Louisiana after a Were turned by a vampire rises in Hadley’s apartment and attacks Amelia and Sookie. She is in her sixties and has a Bowflex body. (DD)

Seven Veils Casino, the: Located in Baton Rouge, like all casinos it is open 24/7. A female vampire named Salome is one of the powers that be at the casino. Mickey the vampire takes Tara there several times during their relationship. (Mentioned DAAD)

Sharp Teeth (wolf): No other name given. The unidentified St. Catherine’s Were attacks Sookie and Barbara Beck at the library. Whacked in the head by a book thrown by Sookie, he dies when he falls on his own knife. (Dies FDTW)

Shawn, Ra (vampire): Dreadlocked Ra Shawn precipitates the war between his home state of Arkansas and Louisiana by decapitating the guard Wybert at Sophie-Anne’s spring party. He is killed in the ensuing battle. (Dies DD)

Shelley: No last name given. Shelley is David Cleary’s stepdaughter. (Mentioned DTTW)

Shifter library: On each continent, the shifters maintain a library containing their history and their observations of other supes. Now online as well, the sites, both physical and electronic, remain closely guarded and are not made available to anyone other than shifters. The two-natured also maintain private message boards and monitor anti-shifter sites. (Mentioned DR)

Shreveport vampire bar: Though there are a number of “vampire bars,” including Fangtasia, located in different cities, they cater to both vampires and humans. There is another bar in the Shreveport area that caters only to vampires. Beyond being in or near Shreveport, its name and exact location have never been stated. (LDID)

Shreveport witches, the: The Shreveport Weres recruit local Wiccans to join the Weres and the Area Five vampires in attacking Hallow’s coven. The three witches—an older African American woman, a clean-cut young man, and a young woman—cast spells to make the coven members weak and indecisive and to identify the three innocent Wiccans who are being forced to help Hallow. As Mark Stonebrook begins a spell to cause a mist to permeate the room and confuse the space, the Shreveport witches, kept aware of the events through a scryer, retaliate by making it rain in the building to dissipate the mist. (DTTW)

Shurtliff, Delia: Wife and partner to contractor Randall Shurtliff, Delia runs their business very efficiently, making enough profit to easily provide for Randall’s ex-wife, Mary Helen, and his three children from his first marriage. Delia and Randall rebuild Sookie’s kitchen after it burns down. (DAAD)

Shurtliff, Mary Helen: Mary Helen is the ex-wife of Randall Shurtliff and mother of his three sons. (Mentioned DAAD)

Shurtliff, Randall: Contractor Randall and his second wife and partner, Delia, take the job of rebuilding Sookie’s kitchen after the arson by Charles Twining. (DAAD)

Sid (wolf): No last name given. Shreveport Weres Emilio and Sid track Hallow and her coven to the empty business in Shreveport where the Witch War takes place. Sid files his teeth into points in preparation for the battle with the witches. (DTTW)

Sigebert (vampire): No other name given. Along with his brother Wybert, Saxon warrior Sigebert, whose name means “Bright Victory,” is one of the Queen of Louisiana’s trusted bodyguards. Turned centuries ago when Sophie-Anne approached them before a battle, the brothers didn’t realize at first that the strength she promised meant they would be able to fight only at night from then on. After Wybert’s death during the battle at the monastery, Sigebert loyally continues guarding his queen and maker. At Sophie-Anne’s command, he slaughters Jennifer Cater and two of her party members at the vampire summit in Rhodes. He survives the hotel explosion and watches over Sophie-Anne in Baton Rouge as she attempts to recover from her injuries. He defends her from the invading Las Vegas vamps but to no avail, and he barely escapes with his own life. Intent on revenge, he targets Eric, whom he considers a traitor because he is the only surviving Louisiana sheriff. He ambushes Eric, King of Nevada Felipe de Castro, and Sam in the Merlotte’s parking lot. Sookie runs him over with her car and helps Eric and Sam escape, whereupon Eric decapitates Sigebert. (DD, ATD; dies FDTW; mentioned DAG, DITF)

Silent Shore Hotel, the: The Silent Shore, one of the grand old hotels in Dallas, is the only hotel in the area that has undergone the extensive renovations necessary to accommodate vampire patrons: light-tight rooms, blood supplies (both natural and artificial), and rooms for any human companions that may be traveling with the vampires. Sookie and Bill stay there during their trip to Dallas, and for the first time Sookie meets another telepath in Barry (the Bellboy) Horowitz. (LDID)

Simpson, Ben: Hooligans stripper Ben sometimes performs as a cop, and he uses the stage name Barry Barber because he likes to shave people by private appointment. A suspect in Claudette Crane’s death, Ben is cleared by Sookie, and his memories of her questioning are erased by Claudine. (FD)

Simpson, Mark: Fangbangers Mark and Mindy are part of Victor’s entourage, accompanying him and his vampires to Fangtasia to hear Bubba’s performance. When the battle begins and his wife is killed, Mark tries to join the fight but is hit with a bottle by Colton. He doesn’t get up. (Dies DR)

Simpson, Mindy: Mindy and her husband, Mark, are fangbangers in Victor’s retinue and join him and his vampires at Fangtasia to listen to Bubba sing. When Eric swings a stake at Victor, Victor’s second, Akiro, blocks his arm and cleaves through Mindy’s shoulder, killing her almost instantly. (DR dies)

Sino-AIDS: A variant of the blood-borne immune system disease, it is one of the few illnesses that can affect vampires, leaving them very weak for a month after drinking the infected blood. At the Monroe vampires’ house, Sookie warns Bill against drinking from Jerry, telling him the man is infected with the disease. (DUD)

Skinner, Dr.: No first name given. Dr. Skinner treats Maria-Star Cooper at the Clarice hospital, unaware that her patient is a werewolf whose injuries were sustained when she was hit while in her wolf form by a car driven by a witch. (DTTW)

Smith, Bailey: A high school classmate of Jason’s, Bailey is now a local insurance agent. Like the other agents, Bailey suffers a run of bad luck. (L)

Smith, Everett O’Dell: A student at Tulane Business School, Everett is Mr. Cataliades’s gofer and helps Sookie pack up Hadley’s apartment. He decides to rent Hadley’s place from Amelia, watching over her apartment as well when she heads to Bon Temps with Sookie. He and the building survive Katrina relatively intact. (DD; mentioned FDTW)

Sonntag, Dr.: No first name given. Attractive Dr. Sonntag takes care of Sookie after she is attacked by Rene Lenier and briefly dates JB du Rone. (DUD; mentioned LDID)

Sookie Stackhouse’s house: The Stackhouse farmhouse sits on twenty acres of land, well hidden from the road, and the long gravel driveway leads to a parking area in front with an additional area in the back. Built as a single-story home in the 1850s, the original rectangular house consisted of what is now the living room. The kitchen, bathrooms, downstairs bedrooms, and partial second story were added later. The second floor is currently comprised of two small bedrooms and an attic storage area, with room for another bedroom. The front door opens into the living room, with a hallway leading off of the back wall. On the left side of the hallway is a master bedroom with an en suite bath, and on the right is a smaller bedroom, complete with a light-tight vampire hidey-hole in the closet, a separate bathroom, and coat and linen cupboards. The hall continues to the kitchen, which is large enough to serve as the family dining room. After a fire destroys the kitchen and the screened-in back porch, the kitchen is renovated and the back porch, which doubles as a laundry room, is widened and enclosed. Overall, the furniture in the house is old and comfortable, just like the house itself. A tin roof adds to the charm, as does a bench swing on the front porch.

Humans, shifters, vampires, and fairies regularly roam the woods around the house, and the property has been the site of murder, arson, a demon’s pyre, buried bodies, staked vampires, and disintegrating fairies. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DAAD, OWA, DD, ATD, L, FDTW, GW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned FD, DN)

Sophie-Anne Leclerq’s headquarters: The Queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Anne Leclerq maintains her business headquarters near downtown New Orleans. She owns a block of buildings near the edge of the French Quarter, a not inexpensive area. The three-story office building takes up an entire city block. The windows have all been covered with panels that are decorated in a Mardi Gras theme, with pink, purple, and green designs on a white or black background to offer protection to the vampires who use the place as a retreat or reside there. The iridescent patches on the shutters give them a look like Mardi Gras beads. Because it is publicly known where Sophie-Anne holds “court,” the sidewalks teem at all hours with souvenir peddlers, tour guides, and the curious who have just come to gawk at the vampires. (DD; mentioned ATD)

Special Events: Special Events is a secret division of Extreme(ly Elegant) Events, a nationwide event-planning company well known by its E(E)E logo. Special Events does the same sort of thing for the supernatural community, handling events such as packmaster contests, rites of ascension, and vampire hierarchal weddings. Basically, if you want your supe events done right, you go to Special Events. As one of four partners in the company, weretiger John Quinn arranges the staging of the Shreveport packmaster contest, the wedding of Sophie-Anne and Peter Threadgill, and all the official ceremonies at the summit in Rhodes. (Mentioned DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, STW)

Spencer, Mike: Mike Spencer, owner of Spencer and Sons Funeral Home, is also the Renard Parish coroner. This seemingly upright citizen becomes involved in group sex parties and is directly responsible for the death of Lafayette Reynold, along with fellow partier Tom Hardaway. Mike succumbs to maenad Callisto’s madness when she’s drawn to their orgy, and Lafayette’s belongings are found in his car. (DUD; dies LDID)

Splendide: A real bell rings when the door opens at Brenda Hesterman and Donald Callaway’s antiques shop, Splendide, in Shreveport. The two owners appraise and buy antiques of all shapes and sizes, including jewelry, furniture, and clothing. When Sookie cleans out her attic, the partners come to her home to appraise the items, and they purchase several pieces of furniture, including Mitchell’s desk, as well as some smaller objects. (DR)

Spradlin, Whit: Arlene’s latest boyfriend, Fellowship of the Sun official Whit is both furious and appalled when the shifters are revealed. Although they know Sookie is not a shifter, he decides to make her an example of what happens to shifter sympathizers and crucify her, aping Crystal’s death even though he and his cohorts had nothing to do with it. Whit persuades Arlene to go along with the despicable plan and gets her to lure Sookie to her trailer. Sookie is able to discern their intentions from a distance and calls Andy, who soon arrives with Agents Lattesta and Weiss. Whit is badly wounded in the shoot-out, his co-conspirator Donny is killed, and Arlene suffers a minor injury. (DAG)

Stackhouse, Adele Hale: Adele raises her two grandchildren after her son’s death and is murdered in her own kitchen by Rene Lenier, a substitute victim of his insane rage against women involved with vampires.

It is eventually revealed that Adele’s two children were fathered by half-fairy Fintan. Because her husband, Mitchell, was rendered infertile by mumps, Adele got involved with Fintan when he promised her the children she so desperately wanted. (Dies DUD; mentioned LDID, CD, DTTW, DN, DAAD, OWA, DD, ATD, FDTW, GW, DAG, DITF, DR)

Stackhouse, Corbett Hale (half fairy): Sookie’s father, Corbett, never knows that he is the son of half-fairy Fintan, but he dies because of it, killed with his wife by the fairies and water sprites loyal to Breandan, the enemy of his grandfather Niall. (Deceased; mentioned DUD, CD, DAAD, FDTW, DITF)

Stackhouse, Crystal Norris (panther): Thin and intense, with short, curly, dusty-looking black hair, Crystal looks younger than her real mid-twenties age. Looking for a good time, werepanther Crystal accepts a date for New Year’s Eve with Jason after meeting him in a Wal-Mart. After suffering a miscarriage, she has been excused from her responsibility to contribute to the pack because she is too inbred and can barely change with the moon. She sees Jason as both an exciting challenge and a chance for a different life. But fellow Hotshot werepanther Felton Norris is so obsessed with Crystal that he kidnaps Jason and bites him until he is turned in a warped attempt to level the playing field, feeling that if Jason is a panther, Crystal will not find him as desirable. Sookie and Sam go to Calvin Norris and are able to rescue Jason, and Felton pays for his crime at the claws of the pack so that they don’t go to the police. After suffering another miscarriage, Crystal becomes pregnant again, so she and Jason marry. Although she makes her vows, she isn’t sincere about keeping them and begins an affair with Dove Beck, one of Jason’s co-workers. She further jeopardizes her marriage by spending money recklessly, a task she is encouraged in by a bespelled Tanya Grissom on behalf of Sandra Pelt. Suspecting the lovers will meet at his house while he is on errands, Jason arranges for both Calvin and Sookie to witness them together. Because Calvin stood for Crystal at the wedding and she is pregnant, he will take her punishment. Sookie stood for Jason, so Jason chooses to have her deliver the punishment instead of doing it himself. Sookie has no choice but to break Calvin’s “claw” just as Crystal broke her vows, and she brings a brick down on his hand. Crystal moves back to Hotshot but continues to be a presence in Jason’s life. When she drops by his house and finds Mel Hart waiting for him, she taunts Mel until he slaps her unconscious, and he leaves her in the truck, still out cold, as he goes into Jason’s house to settle his nerves. While he’s inside, she is found by Lochlan and Neave, who crucify her in Merlotte’s parking lot in their depraved version of fun. Jason and Sookie both mourn the loss of Jason’s child and are saddened by Crystal’s death, believing that, for all her sins, she did not deserve to die afraid and alone at the hands of two twisted and perverted fairies. (DTTW, ATD, FDTW; dies DAG; mentioned DITF, DR)

Stackhouse, Jason (panther): Jason Stackhouse is a ladies’man, romancing his way through Bon Temps and surrounding areas. His carefree ways almost prove to be his undoing when he is suspected of killing several women, including his own grandmother, but he is cleared when his sister, Sookie, is attacked by Jason’s co-worker Rene Lenier, the real killer, and is able to defend herself, leading to Rene’s arrest. Jason attempts to change his ways but is unable to stick with one woman for long until he meets Crystal Norris, a werepanther from the nearby town of Hotshot. Crystal decides to find a man outside Hotshot and the panther pack, and his involvement with her causes another local werepanther, Felton Norris, to kidnap Jason and change him into a werepanther to level the playing field in the competition for Crystal’s affections. Jason is “bitten, not blood,” so he only partially changes with the moon, but he runs with the pack and continues dating Crystal. They marry on the spur of the moment when Crystal finds out she is pregnant again after an earlier miscarriage. Jason soon regrets his impulses, both sexual and legal, as Crystal turns out to be a most unsuitable wife. When he discovers that she is being unfaithful, he sets up Sookie and Calvin Norris, Crystal’s uncle, to catch her in the act with her lover. Sookie and Calvin stood for Jason and Crystal at their wedding, pledging responsibility for them, and when it comes time for the punishment of Crystal by the panther pack, Calvin stands for her, as she is pregnant, and Jason selfishly has Sookie stand for him. His sister must shatter Calvin’s fingers, symbolic of his panther claws, with a brick, and she vows to never speak to Jason again. Jason attempts to mend fences with his sister, but his charm is lost on her and he is finally forced to change his self-centered nature. Separated from Crystal, he begins dating Michele Schubert, a local divorcée with a no-nonsense attitude. When Crystal is found crucified in the parking lot at Merlotte’s, Sookie mourns the loss of his wife and baby with him, and they begin to reconnect. Jason suffers another loss when his new friend, fellow werepanther Mel Hart, is revealed to have injured Crystal after she taunted him about his feelings for Jason, leaving her vulnerable to her real killers. Mel admits his love for his friend before Jason, Calvin, and Crystal’s sister and cousin exact justice for his actions. Jason finds out about his fairy heritage from Sookie and is angered that his great-grandfather doesn’t want to know him because of his selfishness and his close resemblance to his great-uncle Dermot, and he says a bitter good-bye to Niall when he closes the door to Faery. He continues rebuilding his relationship with Sookie, escorting her to the Were trial at Alcide’s house, and continues dating Michele, seemingly serious about their relationship.

For all his charm, Jason lacks the essential spark so treasured by his fairy grandfather, Fintan, so the telepathy gifted to his family by Desmond Cataliades passes him by, as it did with his father and aunt. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned FD, OWA, L, GW)

Stackhouse, Jonas: Jonas, Mitchell Stackhouse’s great-great-great-great-grandfather, knew Bill before he was turned. He lived at the Stackhouse family home with his wife and four children and owned two slaves, although he worked his own fields. (Deceased; mentioned DUD)

Stackhouse, Michelle: Michelle Stackhouse never realizes that it is her husband’s fairy heritage that enthralls her, making her jealous even of the attention he pays his own children. That same heritage is responsible for her death alongside her husband when they are drowned by water sprites loyal to the enemy of his birth grandfather Niall. (Deceased; mentioned DUD, CD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)

Stackhouse, Mitchell: Adele’s husband, Mitchell, becomes sterile after having the mumps and is not the father of Corbett and Linda. (Deceased; mentioned DUD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)

Stackhouse, Sookie (telepath): Small-town girl Sookie Stackhouse waits tables and reads minds. She is never alone in her own head, constantly barraged by the thoughts of those around her. Vampires have been “out of the coffin” for two years when one comes into the bar and Sookie meets Bill Compton, former Confederate soldier and local landowner. When Bill foolishly leaves the bar with a couple who turn out to be Drainers (people who drain vampires of their blood to sell it), Sookie comes to his rescue. Bill returns the favor a few nights later when the couple return to retaliate against Sookie, beating her badly. Sookie discovers that she cannot “hear” Bill, and she finds in Bill that which she wants and needs most: companionship that gives her a respite from the “blah blah blah” of other people’s thoughts that crowd her brain. They begin a relationship that continues even after several local women connected with vampires are murdered. When suspicion falls on her brother, Jason, Sookie seeks information to clear him, going with Bill to a vampire bar in Shreveport to ask questions. She comes to the attention of Fangtasia bar owner Eric Northman, who is doubly interested when he realizes her telepathic abilities.

Believing she was the intended target when her grandmother becomes a victim of the killer, Sookie struggles with her guilt even as her relationship with Bill deepens. Adding to her problems, Eric Northman has decided to use her abilities to uncover an embezzler at Fangtasia. When the culprit is revealed as vampire Long Shadow, the bartender, Eric stakes Long Shadow as he attacks Sookie. Bill leaves town to campaign for a place in the vampire hierarchy as a measure against Eric, and Sookie is assaulted by the murderer, Rene Lenier, stabbing him in self-defense. Bill returns with the news that he has been named Area Five investigator, placing him under Eric’s protection.

Bill and Sookie are on the way to Fangtasia to get an assignment from Eric when the car breaks down and they quarrel. Sookie is attacked by a maenad as she walks home. Bill is able to get her to Fangtasia, where blood draining and then transfusions wash the maenad’s poison from her system, and after some recovery time, Eric informs them that they are going to Dallas to help find a missing vamp. Once there, Sookie and a human companion attempt to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun, an anti-vampire “church,” but her companion betrays her. Sookie is injured while escaping, with the help of first Godfrey, a vampire renouncer who seeks to meet the dawn, and then Luna, a shifter who has also infiltrated the organization. After Bill and the local vamps rescue the missing vamp, Sookie returns in the morning to the deserted compound to witness Godfrey’s self-immolation. Upon her return to Bon Temps, Sookie becomes involved in finding the murderer of the cook at Merlotte’s, Lafayette Reynold, whose body she had found in the bar’s parking lot in Andy Bellefleur’s car before going to Dallas. Invited to an orgy by those she suspects, Sookie asks Eric to escort her, as Bill has had to make a brief trip back to Dallas. She finds out the identity of the murderers, but before she, Eric, and a just-returned Bill can leave the orgy, a drunken Andy stumbles from the woods. Desperate to find the murderer and clear his name, he calls on Sookie to read the minds of the orgy participants. Callisto, the maenad, arrives, drawn by the atmosphere of lust and drunkenness. She sends her madness into the orgy, and Sookie is almost drawn into the insanity through her telepathy. Satisfied by her tribute, the maenad moves on, leaving Bill and Eric to clean up her mess. Andy is cleared when evidence of the murder is found in one of the automobiles of the deceased partygoers. Bill and Sookie relax at her home, finding a cake from Andy’s grandmother on her doorstep the next day as a gesture of thanks. Hearing her full name, Bill realizes that the Bellefleurs are his descendants through his daughter Sarah.

When Bill leaves town under suspicious circumstances, Sookie is hurt and angry but nevertheless becomes determined to find him when told he is now missing and considered kidnapped. Accompanied by werewolf Alcide Herveaux, she travels to Jackson and goes to Josephine’s, a supe bar nicknamed Club Dead, hoping to “hear” something about Bill. After being staked while protecting the King of Mississippi’s second-in-command, she locates Bill at the king’s mansion and is able to rescue him after killing his maker. Locked in a car trunk by Debbie Pelt, Alcide’s jealous ex-girlfriend, Sookie suffers a physical assault from a starved and tortured Bill, who is lost in bloodlust. They are finally able to escape the trunk, and Sookie has Eric, who has tagged along, take her home. Eric is attacked by thugs hired by the biker gang that frequents Club Dead when they stop for gas, and Sookie hurries to save both him and the young clerk. When they finally get to her house, they are attacked again by some of the gang members themselves. Sookie is beaten, but Eric and Bill, who drove home as well, burst in to kill all the bikers.

Sookie and Bill remain estranged, and soon after he goes on a research trip, she finds Eric running down the road to her home early on New Year’s morning. Confused and half-naked, Eric has been cursed with amnesia by a witch who wants to take over part of his holdings. Sookie agrees to shelter the befuddled vamp while Pam and Chow plan to restore Eric’s memory. Sookie’s brother, Jason, goes missing, and even as she worries about him, she heads to Shreveport to warn Alcide about the witches because some of them are Weres, and together they find that the coven has killed the Long Tooth pack’s second, Adabelle Yancy. Returning to Bon Temps, Sookie finds comfort with Eric, and the two begin a brief, passionate affair.

Sookie locates Crystal Norris, Jason’s date on New Year’s Eve, in the tiny town of Hotshot, hoping the young woman can offer some information. Although Crystal is unable to help, her uncle, Calvin Norris, offers Sookie his protection. Admitting that he has seen her in Merlotte’s, the Hotshot packleader begins a quiet courtship of Sookie, joining in an organized search of the woods surrounding Jason’s house with Bon Temps locals, along with Crystal and Hotshot’s best tracker, Felton Norris. Sookie despairs when there is no sign of Jason.

The Weres decide to partner with the vamps to destroy the coven, and Sookie attends the conflict with Eric, using her abilities to identify the innocent local witches who are being forced to participate. The Weres and vampires prevail, and Pam takes Hallow, the coven leader, captive to force her to break the spell on Eric. Attacked by Debbie Pelt on their return home, Sookie is forced to shoot and kill her. Eric disposes of her body and her car while Sookie cleans up the mess. When he awakens the next evening, the spell has been broken, his memories are restored, and he has no recollection of the time they spent together. Pam arrives to take him home and fill him in on the Were war and the damage done to Fangtasia by the coven. When Sam informs Sookie that the Hotshot shifters are panthers, she tells him that a panther track was found at Jason’s, and the two race out to Hotshot. With Calvin’s help they locate a badly bitten and freezing Jason in Felton’s toolshed. Calvin assures them that Hotshot will see that Jason’s kidnapper is punished, and Sookie takes her brother home, knowing the chances are good that he will now shift with the moon.

Sookie approaches Eric on Sam’s behalf when Sam is shot by a sniper targeting local shifters and needs to borrow a bartender. He complies, sending newly hired Charles Twining back to Bon Temps with her. Shortly thereafter, Alcide Herveaux escorts Sookie to the funeral of the Shreveport packmaster, who has died in a car accident. Sookie doesn’t realize at first that Alcide is also hoping she will use her ability for his father’s benefit on the Were running against his father for the packmaster position. At the funeral, her attention is caught by a tall, bald man who seems to be watching over the proceedings, including her furious albeit hushed discussion with Alcide on the church steps about his deceit. After work that night she takes Charles home with her to stay in the vampire hidey-hole. She is awakened in the night first by Charles confronting Bill in her yard and then by a fire. Claudine pops in to rescue her, and Charles claims he killed the arsonist in self-defense. Sookie is shaken but soon begins to rebuild her damaged kitchen, staying in a rental house in town. While returning books to the library, Sookie is winged by a sniper.

Sookie asks Eric for assistance for her friend Tara, who is being abused by a vampire named Mickey. Eric is happy to do a favor for Sookie, providing she repay it by telling him the truth about what happened while he had amnesia. She complies, and he is stunned to find that he was willing to give up everything to be with her.

She attends the packmaster contest and finds Quinn, the tall man from the funeral, officiating. Although she catches Alcide’s father’s opponent, Patrick Furnan, cheating, the pack decides to allow the contest to continue anyway, and Alcide’s father is ultimately killed by his opponent. Alcide turns from her, seeking comfort with another Were, and she goes to work that night with a heavy heart. She realizes that the bartender Eric lent to Sam is not who he says he is, and the vampire admits that he is there to kill her in revenge for the staking of Long Shadow. She is able to stuff her silver chain in his mouth and escape, and the vampire is staked by the regular patrons at Merlotte’s.

Sookie meets up with weretiger Quinn again a month later, when he walks into Merlotte’s with two purposes: to deliver a message from the vampire Queen of Louisiana, whose wedding he has just overseen for his company, and to ask Sookie out. She is delighted to go out on a real date, but their good time is ruined when they are attacked by two bitten Weres while leaving the theater. After filing a police report, Quinn takes Sookie to a shifter bar to inform them of the attack and remind them that she is a friend of the pack. Quinn takes her home, and they set up another date, but Mr. Cataliades arrives to take her to New Orleans to settle her late, twice-deceased vampire cousin Hadley’s estate. Bill accompanies them to New Orleans, where Sookie and Amelia, Hadley’s landlord, are attacked by a vampire whom no one realizes Hadley has created. A Were who has been missing for several months, Jake has lain hidden in Hadley’s closet, held in stasis by a spell Amelia cast. Bill and Eric both come to the hospital where Sookie waits for treatment, and Eric forces Bill to admit that his pursuit of Sookie began as an assignment from the queen. Devastated, she leaves the hospital and wanders back to the apartment. The next night, Sookie, Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq, and her bodyguards watch an ectoplasmic reconstruction arranged by Amelia to determine why Hadley, the queen’s favorite, turned the Were. Quinn arrives to break the tension, having come to New Orleans to look for the missing Were, Jake, one of his employees. Sookie welcomes him the next day to help her pack, but they are attacked again and kidnapped by Weres, who drive them toward the swamps. They escape, track their attackers to a cabin in the woods, and discover that the family of Debbie Pelt is behind their troubles. Sookie decides to tell the family the story of Debbie’s death. They believe that it was self-defense, and Debbie’s parents promise that they will not seek vengeance. Sookie and Quinn attend the queen’s spring ball, where a battle breaks out between the Louisiana vamps and the Arkansas vamps of the queen’s new husband. Sookie escapes with Quinn and is happy to finish her business and leave New Orleans the next day.

Although initially asked by Eric, Sookie attends a summit of vampires in the city of Rhodes as part of the queen’s entourage. She and Quinn have become serious, and she hopes to spend time with him at the summit, which he is overseeing for his company. Sookie is the only witness to the death of Peter Threadgill, Sophie-Anne’s husband, and expects to be called to testify on the queen’s behalf. The queen’s second, Andre Paul, believes Sookie can be of more use to the queen if she is connected to him by a blood bond. Eric interrupts as Sookie tries to resist. He suggests that Andre allow him to forge the blood bond with Sookie instead, since they have already had each other’s blood. Andre allows this, and Sookie unwillingly gives and receives blood with Eric. Quinn bursts onto the scene, furious that the vampires have forced Sookie into such a situation. Sookie tries to walk away with her head held high but breaks down in a stairwell.

Barry, the telepath she met while in Dallas, is in service to Stan Davis, who is now King of Texas. They both sense that something is wrong at the summit, and Barry awakens Sookie on the final morning in a panic. They discover that there are bombs planted throughout the hotel and frantically try to save both the humans and the vampires with the help of Mr. Cataliades, his niece Diantha, and a human named Cecile, who is also in service to Stan. Sookie alerts Quinn to get out of the hotel, Cecile pulls the fire alarm to evacuate the humans, and they rush to get their vampires to safety. Sookie manages to rouse Eric long enough to stuff Pam into her traveling coffin and get them all out of a window, while Mr. Cataliades is able to save Sophie-Anne. Working to rescue both humans and vampires, Sookie spies an injured Quinn in the rubble, with his sister and Andre lying nearby. Although badly hurt, Quinn insists that Sookie leave to help others, and she walks away knowing that he is going to stake Andre to protect her from his influence. After Sookie and Barry combine their talents to save people from the wreckage, they finally make their way to a motel in exhaustion. Although Mr. Cataliades has arranged a flight the next afternoon, Sookie decides to see Quinn instead and then makes her own way home.

Sookie is back in Bon Temps waiting to hear from Quinn when Eric calls and asks her to dinner on behalf of someone who wishes to meet her. He takes her to a restaurant in Shreveport, where she is surprised to be introduced to a fairy who explains that he is her great-grandfather. His half-human son Fintan had an affair with Gran, fathering both Sookie’s father and his sister, Linda. On the way home, Sookie and Eric are stopped by a Were pretending to be a policeman, who takes a shot at Sookie. The next day she discovers that Maria-Star Cooper, Alcide Herveaux’s girlfriend, has been murdered, and that Alcide suspects the packmaster is behind it. Sookie arranges a meeting between the two Weres, acting as a go-between and truth barometer, and Patrick’s innocence is proven as he tells them his own wife is missing. They are ambushed by a female packmaster seeking to take over their territory. Among the casualties are Patrick, Amanda, and most of the enemy Weres. Sam surprises Sookie by shifting into a lion and fighting to protect her. Once again, Claudine pops in to rescue Sookie and reveals that Sookie’s great-grandfather Niall is also Claudine’s grandfather.

No sooner has Sookie caught her breath from the Were war than another war literally lands on her doorstep. Knowing that Sophie-Anne Leclerq was injured in the summit bombing, the Nevada vamps launch a takeover and follow Eric to Sookie’s house, where he has fled after being cut off from Fangtasia. Quinn sends his sister, Frannie, to warn them. She tells Sookie that Quinn has been forced to work with the Nevada vamps. When the King of Nevada’s second shows up in Sookie’s front yard with his crew, Quinn accompanies them. He is waiting for Sookie when she wakes in the morning, and she breaks up with him because she feels that his responsibility to his mentally ill mother and younger sister will always stand in the way of a relationship with her.

After finding out that Jason and his new wife, Crystal, are having problems and that Sandra Pelt, Debbie’s younger sister, is manipulating Tanya Grissom to cause trouble, Sookie asks Calvin, who has been seeing Tanya, to bring her to Amelia and her mentor, Octavia, to be unspelled. They are able to clear Tanya of Sandra’s influence, but even pregnant, Crystal is trouble all on her own. Jason sets up Sookie and Calvin to catch his wife cheating, and Sookie is forced to inflict punishment on Calvin, breaking his fingers with a brick, because she and Calvin stood for Jason and Crystal at their wedding. Sookie is so disgusted with her brother for making her take his place that she vows to never forgive him.

When Eric and King Felipe de Castro are attacked in the Merlotte’s parking lot (along with innocent bystander Sam), Sookie runs over Sigebert, Sophie-Anne’s child and bodyguard, to save them, a gesture that earns her the promise of protection from the king. Great-grandfather Niall visits, asking Sookie if there is anything he can do for her, and she asks him to find her late cousin Hadley’s ex-husband, since she’s discovered Hadley left a child. He sends her the address and she visits them in Red Ditch, discovering that the child, Hunter, is a fellow telepath. She offers to help in any way she can.

At work at Merlotte’s on the night the shifters come out live on TV, Sookie also sees action in the bar as Sam and Tray Dawson both shift in front of the patrons. Sookie is happy that it seems to go well, but Sam gets the news that his stepfather shot his mother when she shifted in front of him. Sam immediately heads out for Texas, leaving Sookie in charge of the bar. A few days later, Eric’s daytime guy, Bobby Burnham, brings her a wrapped package and tells her to present it to Eric in front of Victor Madden, King Felipe de Castro’s second-in-command. Doing so, she finds that she has inadvertently married Eric by vampire law, a strategy that Eric swears is for her own protection. She leaves Fangtasia angry at herself and Eric. The next morning she is visited by two FBI agents who want to discover exactly how she and her unidentified companion (Barry) helped save people at the summit. When Sookie is called to Merlotte’s by a report of a body in the parking lot, the agents follow, and they find that Crystal Norris Stackhouse has been crucified behind the bar. While the police and the FBI investigate the crime scene, Sookie heads back to Fangtasia at dark to speak with Eric, and he tells her about his past. Merlotte’s is allowed to open the next day, and Niall comes to visit, letting Sookie know that there is trouble among the fairies and that she should be careful. Mr. Cataliades also sends Diantha with a warning that fairies are indeed moving about in this world. Sookie calls Claude to get more information. She meets Claude and Claudine for lunch, and they explain Niall’s family tree, his position as the fairy prince, and the issues with his nephew Breandan, who despises humans, especially the offspring that have come from human and fairy couplings. Breandan wants to close off Faery so there will be no further contact with humanity. After Sookie returns home, she is attacked by a fairy in her yard but is able to kill him. Quinn arrives to speak with her and is accosted by Bill, sent by Eric, who has banned Quinn from Area Five. Sookie is injured during their brawl and is given blood by Eric when he arrives. They rekindle their relationship, spending the night together.

Arlene—Sookie’s co-worker and onetime friend, who quit over the shifters coming out—calls, claiming she wants to make amends. Sookie is suspicious and stealthily approaches Arlene’s trailer. She is horrified to learn that Arlene’s friends from the Fellowship of the Sun are planning on crucifying her, although she realizes that they were not the ones who killed Crystal. She is able to call Andy Bellefleur, and police and FBI agents soon arrive, but a shoot-out ensues, killing one of the Fellowship of the Sun members and injuring one of the agents. Hearing that there has been trouble, Alcide sends Tray to guard Sookie. She asks for the protection promised by Felipe, but only Bubba comes to her aid. Both he and Tray are sickened by enemy fairies. Sookie is forced to tell Jason about their fairy heritage when he is confronted in his house by their great-uncle Dermot, who is trying to tell him that his friend and fellow werepanther Mel Hart killed Crystal. Mel admits having been goaded by Crystal and striking her but denies crucifying her. Sookie leaves as Jason, Calvin, Crystal’s sister, and their cousin exact justice for Crystal. When Sookie is unable to get an answer from either Tray or Amelia, who have been dating, she calls Bill for help. He enters Tray’s house to find blood, not all of it the Were’s, and follows Sookie back to her house. She loses him at a light. Sookie decides to run from her car into her house, knowing Amelia is waiting, but she is seized by two of Breandan’s fairies, Lochlan and Neave. They take her to a deserted house in Arkansas to torture her, hoping her abduction will induce Niall to cede his right to the fairy throne. She is rescued along with Tray by Niall and Bill, who is badly injured by Neave and her silver-tipped teeth. Taken to Dr. Ludwig’s hospital, Sookie is given blood by Eric to heal, since they are sure the fairies are going to attack soon. Breandan and his forces arrive, determined to wipe out the opposition. A pregnant Claudine dies, along with Eric’s henchman Clancy, and Tray. The severely wounded Bill kills Breandan as he goes for Sookie. Sookie sadly surveys the carnage as Niall arrives, having defeated Breandan’s forces on every front. Sookie is home trying to recover when Niall visits and meets Jason for the first time. He tells them that he will seal off Faery because the fairies are too dangerous to humankind, and kisses his great-grandchildren good-bye.

Sookie and Eric continue to strengthen their relationship as Sookie tries to restore her physical and mental health. She reestablishes her connection with Jason as well, happy to see him seemingly settled in a good relationship. She allows the Weres to have their full-moon run on her property. They tell her that fairies have been in her woods and that there is a body buried there. Realizing that the body must be Debbie Pelt’s, Sookie tells Eric when she visits him in Shreveport; but she forgets to tell him that Claude has moved in, seeking the company of family and fairy. As Pam is driving Sookie home, they are stopped by Bruno Brazell, Victor’s second, and a female vampire named Corinna. Pam tells Sookie that Victor’s vampires are going to try to kill them. Sookie and Pam manage to turn the tables.

Feeling safe from any threat for the moment, Sookie agrees to watch Hunter overnight while Remy attends a family funeral. Sookie tries to help Hunter cope with his ability and works with him to control it—and what he says about it. After Remy picks him up the next day, Eric awakens in the hidey-hole and they spend the evening together until Eric’s maker, Appius Livius Ocella, and his child Alexei arrive. Since Sookie was told earlier that a second body lies in her woods, Eric is convinced it has been planted there by the Weres. He contacts Alcide, who soon arrives with a small coterie. The whole party troops out to the woods, where the remains of Alcide’s second, Basim al Saud, are discovered.

Bill decides to deliver the family Bible to Caroline Bellefleur when he is told she has inquired about it, and he asks Sookie to accompany him as he reveals his family connection to the dying Caroline. Sookie is worried at his inability to recover from the silver poisoning. Upon discovering that his maker’s blood would have helped him, she uses his database to seek out his sibling, Judith, hoping her blood will serve the same purpose. When Judith arrives, Sookie tells her of the death of her maker, and the vampire happily heads off to help Bill. The following evening, Sookie and Jason attend the Were meeting, where Sookie acts as shaman and identifies the murderers of Basim. Afterward, she feels that something is wrong with Eric, and they rush to his house to find both Eric and Pam badly injured, and Bobby Burnham and vampire bartender Felicia dead—all at the hands of Alexei, who has descended into madness. Sookie drives Eric to her house, where they find Ocella, his back broken by Alexei, lying helpless as Alexei teasingly attacks Claude and an unknown fairy in her yard. Sookie is able to subdue Alexei with a silver chain so Eric can stake him. As she approaches Ocella, considering killing him, she decides instead to ask him to kill Victor Madden in return for sparing his life. While leaning over him, she is attacked by the second fairy, Colman, the father of the late Claudine’s unborn child. Ocella mentally urges her to move out of the way and takes Colman’s sword thrust himself. Colman is stunned by his deed and by the knife suddenly lodged in his back, and Eric is able to seize him and drain him. Sookie’s great-uncle Dermot emerges from the woods, having thrown the knife to save her, and she realizes that he has been bespelled. She and Claude are able to break the spell. After Eric leaves, the fairies climb into bed with her and she relaxes, surrounded by family.

Sookie is working the evening a Molotov cocktail is thrown through the window at Merlotte’s, and she suffers singed hair and skin as she helps put out the flames. Business at the bar has been sparse lately, due to a rival establishment opening nearby, and she, Sam, and the other employees worry that Merlotte’s clientele will dwindle even more when word of the firebombing gets around. Eric arrives, having felt her panic through their blood bond, and sends for Pam and a hairdresser. As Sookie showers after getting her hair trimmed, she comes to the conclusion that the thoughts she picked up from outside just before the bomb was thrown did not come from a human. She is stunned when Eric and Pam come to blows in her kitchen, and then angry at the damage they are doing. When the vampires calm down, she sends them both home.

After cleaning out her attic with Dermot and Claude, Sookie rides with Sam to a Shreveport antiques store to arrange an appraisal. They stop by Hooligans on the way back and find the club full of assorted fae. Sookie questions her great-uncle and cousin about her fae heritage but receives only a promise to talk later; however, neither fairy returns home that night. The following night, Eric takes Sookie to Victor’s new dance club, Vampire’s Kiss, where she finds out that Victor also owns Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse, the bar that is drawing customers from Merlotte’s. She meets Pam’s lover, Miriam, who is dying of leukemia and whom Victor has forbidden Pam to turn. On the ride home, Sookie is shocked again when Eric physically stops Pam from speaking after she brings up a mysterious letter. Sookie spends another night alone. When Dermot and Claude finally show up for their promised talk, Sookie learns more about her great-grandfather Niall and discovers that he had been getting information about her for some time from Eric. She also realizes that her fae blood is accentuated by her contact with Dermot and Claude. The appraisers arrive as scheduled, and Sookie sells them several items, including her grandfather Mitchell’s desk. Before taking it away, one of the appraisers searches the desk and finds a hidden compartment, which contains an old dress-pattern envelope and a small velvet bag. Sookie recognizes Gran’s handwriting on a letter in the envelope and puts the letter and bag away until she has some time alone to examine them. Jack and Lily Leeds, the detectives who were investigating Debbie Pelt’s disappearance, come into the bar that night. The couple tells Sookie that they have been sent by Mr. Cataliades to warn her about Sandra Pelt’s continuing vendetta against her. Four thugs, high on vampire blood, come into the bar while the Leedses are there. After making threats and pulling weapons, the toughs are subdued and arrested, and no one (except Sookie) realizes she was the target. Sookie calls Amelia the next day to ask if the wards around the house are still strong and if she can find Sandra, and Amelia decides to visit. Sookie reads Gran’s letter and learns even more about her fairy grandfather, including the fact that Mr. Cataliades was his trusted friend and was asked to act as the family sponsor, which explains the demon lawyer’s interest in Sookie. The item in the bag is a cluviel dor, a powerful fairy love token that can grant one wish, a wish capable of changing lives.

Sandra storms into the bar two days later, pulling a gun on Sookie, but is disabled by Terry Bellefleur wielding a baseball bat. Terry’s bad memories come to the fore, and he requires mild sedation from the paramedics who are there to treat Sandra. In his stupor, Terry reveals that he has been visited by Eric and Niall, and given instructions to watch over Sookie. Amelia arrives at Sookie’s house with Bob in tow, and Bill stops by later as well. When Bud Dearborn calls to tell Sookie that Sandra escaped, Bill promises her that he will guard her house that night. Sookie spends the next afternoon with Hunter and Remy at Hunter’s kindergarten orientation and returns home to find Amelia renewing the wards. Amelia informs Sookie that there is a way to break the blood bond, and Sookie decides to do it without telling Eric, who calls her in a panic when suddenly he can no longer feel her through the bond. He comes over the next night and they reaffirm their love. They decide to drive out to Vampire’s Kiss to waylay one of the waiters, Colton, who mentally warned Sookie that there was fairy blood on the glasses the night she, Eric, and Pam went to the club. Colton has no love for Victor, since Victor murdered his mother, and agrees to a meeting to plan Victor’s assassination.

Sookie is attacked by Hod and Kelvin in her driveway as she comes home from work. She seeks refuge at Bill’s, waiting with him in one of his daytime sleeping places until he awakes. They return to her house to find Dermot injured and unconscious on the attic floor. Dermot recovers with the help of another fae and leaves for the evening. Eric and Pam arrive, and again there is tension between them. Sending Pam outside, Eric finally reveals that his maker, Ocella, arranged a marriage for him with the Queen of Oklahoma, and that he has been unable to get out of the contract. He tells Sookie that he will have to set her aside as his wife to marry the queen, news that does not go over well with Sookie, but she puts away her feelings in order to make plans to kill Victor. Sookie spends the next day preparing for the baby shower she is throwing for Tara, but she takes the time to hand-deliver a sizable check to Sam to help get Merlotte’s through the hard times. She tells him it is a loan that he can pay back. The plan works, and Victor and his crew are lured to Fangtasia the next night by the promise of a performance by Bubba. They are set upon and killed.

Sookie is surprised when Mr. Cataliades visits during the baby shower. He stays in the kitchen until the guests depart, at which point he explains a bit more about his involvement with Fintan and Gran but tells Sookie that he is on the run and must leave abruptly. Sam calls and asks her to come to his trailer to pick up a package, but she senses something is amiss and requests that he come to her house instead. She lies in wait in the woods and sees Sam and Jannalynn arrive, held at gunpoint by Sandra. Sookie shoots Sandra, providing an opportunity for Jannalynn to act, and after a pitched battle, the little Were is able to kill Sandra. Sookie and Sam stuff the body through the fairy portal in her woods, and Sam and Jannalynn take Sandra’s gun to dispose of on the way back to Sam’s trailer. Sookie relaxes with a glass of ice tea while she watches Jeopardy!

Sookie and Sam are enlisted to help out when friends Tara and JB want to renovate their house to accommodate their new twins. While knocking down a wall, Sam uncovers an old hammer hidden inside. Sookie, Tara, and JB tell Sam the tale of the 1930s murder of Isaiah Wechsler, who was beaten to death in his bed next door, in what is now Andy and Halleigh’s house. Tara’s house belonged to the Summerlins at the time, and their oldest son was suspected of the crime but never charged, and the murder remained unsolved. Unearthing the murder weapon disturbs the spirit of the killer, bringing a powerful negative energy to the little home. Quiana Wong, the twins’ nanny, proves to be a psychic and is briefly possessed when she tries to get a read on the house. She tells them that uneasy spirits tend to stay in places where trauma took place. Sam shifts to a bloodhound and begins to search for bones, which he finds buried in the yard. Quiana is again briefly possessed by the spirit, so she and Sookie decide closer contact may allow Sookie to read Quiana’s mind to determine what the spirit wants. Sookie is able to see through the murderer’s eyes and identifies him as the Summerlins’ youngest son, who committed suicide after the murder and was secretly buried by his family to protect what was left of their good name. They take the bones to the cemetery and bury them in Sookie’s family plot, putting the spirit to rest. (All)

Stans, Jay: Police officer Jay Stans interviews Sookie along with his partner, Curlew, when she brings Maria-Star to the hospital in Clarice. (DTTW)

Stonebrook, Mark (wolf/witch): Mark and Marnie are sibling Were witches who drink vampire blood for increased power. They bring their coven to Shreveport with plans to take a large cut of Eric’s businesses, and send a representative to meet with Eric, Pam, and Chow to give the vampires their terms. Angered by the witches’ threats and Eric’s unwillingness to personally negotiate, Chow grabs the witch, activating a spell that abruptly takes Eric from his office and deposits him, minus shirt, shoes, and memory, on the road leading to Sookie’s house. The coven then sets its sights on the Shreveport Weres, killing their second-in-command. All the while, they continue the search for Eric, plastering Bon Temps with flyers with his face and their contact number. The Weres and the vampires decide to join together, enlisting their own witches to help counteract the coven, and attack the Stonebrooks’ headquarters. Despite plans to take Mark alive, he is killed during what becomes known as the Witch War. (Dies DTTW)

Stonebrook, Marnie “Hallow” (wolf/witch): Hallow and her brother, Mark, are Weres who practice witchcraft and drink vampire blood. They arrive in Shreveport with their coven, planning to take over Eric’s businesses. During the negotiations, Chow assaults the witch representative, triggering a spell that poofs Eric out of his office and gives him amnesia, leaving him running down the road near Sookie’s house with no shirt or shoes. Hallow’s spell doesn’t work as she planned, and she has no idea where Eric is. Determined to find him, she induces some local witches and Wiccans to help out. When the Were witches attack and kill the Shreveport pack’s second-in-command, the local Weres join the vampires in an unprecedented alliance to rid themselves of the coven. Together they stage an attack on the Stonebrooks’ headquarters. Mark and most of the coven members are killed in the battle, leaving only Hallow and one badly injured witch alive. Pam forces Hallow to reveal that her parents (witches who ran confidence games) were abandoned by the supe community when they were incarcerated and that this fueled Hallow’s desire for vengeance on both the Shreveport vamps and Weres. Before killing her, Pam also forces Hallow to reverse the spell on Eric, restoring him to his normal state of mind, and he returns to Shreveport to take control of his area once again. (Dies DTTW; mentioned DAG)

Summerlin, Albert: Albert is around sixteen years old in the 1930s when his neighbor Isaiah Wechsler is murdered in his bed. Having recently had a fight with Isaiah, Albert is the prime suspect, but nothing is ever proven, and eventually the speculation dies down. Albert marries, has children, and raises them in the family home. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Summerlin, Bucky: Bucky, a descendant of Albert, sells the family home to Tara. (Mentioned IIHAH)

Summerlin, Carter: Carter is about thirteen in the 1930s when his older brother gets into a fight with neighbor Isaiah Wechsler over Isaiah’s cruel words about Carter. Carter murders Isaiah with a hammer and kills himself the following week. His family secretly buries him in the yard, telling everyone that he has been sent to live with relatives. When the hammer is discovered during renovations to the home—now owned by Tara and JB du Rone—Carter’s spirit reawakens until Sookie and the du Rones’ nanny are able to discover the truth about the murder. His remains are unearthed, and he is laid to rest in Sookie’s family plot. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Summerlin, Daisy and Hiram: Daisy and Hiram secretly bury their youngest son, Carter, in the yard when he commits suicide after killing neighbor Isaiah Wechsler. In order to protect the family’s name, they then announce that Carter has been sent to live with relatives. The couple loses their only daughter to scarlet fever, but their oldest son, Albert, marries and raises his own children in the family home. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Suskin, Cindy Lou (vampire): Kansas City vamp Cindy Lou wants a child. Since she can’t have her own, she is granted permission by the parents of a dying preteen to turn him into a vampire. The legal agreement gives the parents visitation rights with their now eternally undead child, an agreement that Cindy Lou and the boy are not honoring. They are brought before a judicial panel at the summit in Rhodes and told to abide by their legal arrangement with the parents. (ATD)

Synthetic blood: Developed by the Japanese as a medical adjunct for emergency rooms and surgical procedures, this discovery turns out to be the key to the vampire nation revealing its existence to the rest of humanity. It satisfies all the nutritional needs of vampires, thus allowing them to appear to be far less of a threat to humans than they have traditionally been. Synthetic blood needs to be kept refrigerated before use and is usually warmed up in a microwave before being drunk. Marketed under brand names such as Life Flow and TrueBlood, the latter having become an almost generic designation for the product, it is available in various blood types. As with any product, there is a variety of quality and price, ranging from low-end Red Stuff to Royalty, a part-synthetic, part-real blood mixture that includes actual blood from European royalty. (DUD, LDID, CD, DTTW, DN, DAAD, OWA, DD, ATD, L, FDTW, GW, DAG, TB, DITF, DR)

T:

Talbot: No other name given. Talbot is Russell Edgington’s steady human companion until Russell’s marriage to fellow vampire Bartlett Crowe. (CD; mentioned DAAD)

Tallie, Benedict “Eggs”: Tara’s fiancé, Eggs, shows an unhealthy interest in Eric when Sookie and the vampire show up at the orgy by the lake. Despite his drunken lust, he survives Callisto’s madness, only to die shortly thereafter in a fire. (Dies LDID; mentioned DAAD)

Tepes, Vlad (vampire): The infamous Dracula, Vlad III was a bloodthirsty Wallachian king nicknamed Vlad the Impaler for his practice of impaling his enemies on large wooden stakes. After he was turned and rose on the island of Snagov, he continued to live like a king and is credited with being the first modern vampire. (Mentioned DN, DAG)

Terence (wolf): No last name given. The packmaster of the Jackson pack, Terence is not pleased when one of his Jackson Weres blames Alcide for causing trouble at Josephine’s. His displeasure at Alcide is mitigated when he is informed that his Were, Jerry Falcon, drew blood when he grabbed Sookie, but he still wants Alcide out of his territory as soon as possible. (CD)

Terrell: No last name given. Terrell and his friend Chuck taunt Sookie about Bill’s absence on New Year’s Eve. (DTTW)

Thalia (vampire): No last name given. Thalia is very old and very moody. She was thrown out of Illinois for aggressiveness after the Great Revelation and was allowed by Eric to take up residence in Area Five in exchange for her presence at Fangtasia and her promise of good behavior. Despite (or because of) her obvious disdain for the humans who flock to her, Thalia has a website devoted to her, established and maintained by her avid fans. The ancient vampire is uncharacteristically happy to participate in the planned attack on Victor and his crew at Fangtasia, first discreetly offering a drink to Ana Lyudmila that permanently decommissions her, then launching herself at Victor’s second when the fight begins. When Akiro is able to hack off Thalia’s arm, she promptly picks it up and hits him with it as Heidi joins in, stabbing Akiro through the neck. Eric finishes the job when Akiro refuses to surrender. Thalia is so old that her ability to regenerate is not limited to the growing of new limbs but also applies to the reattachment of old. Indira holds the severed limb to Thalia’s shoulder while Thalia drinks from a willing Immanuel. (DN, DAAD, ATD, DAG, DR)

Thomasina: No last name given. Thomasina works for Herveaux and Son but takes a bribe to reveal bids to a competitor. (Mentioned CD)

Thornton, Myrna: Myrna and her husband were both abusive alcoholics who put their children (including Sookie’s friend Tara) through hell. (Deceased; mentioned DTTW, DAAD, DAG)

Thrash, David (wolf): The lieutenant governor of Louisiana, David and his wife are guests at Sophie-Anne’s ball at the monastery. When Sookie warns David’s wife that there will be trouble, they have one dance, then leave. (DD)

Thrash, Genevieve (wolf): The wife of Lieutenant Governor David Thrash, she accompanies him to Sophie-Anne’s ball at the monastery. Sookie warns Genevieve that there will probably be problems, so she feigns a headache. They have one dance and then leave before the melee begins. (DD)

Threadgill, Peter (vampire): The vampire King of Arkansas, Peter Threadgill pursues Sophie-Anne, who finally agrees to marry him. Once the contract is signed, he becomes dissatisfied with their purely political marriage and plots to get Sophie-Anne to break their covenant, thereby forfeiting her state and wealth. When his scheme to discredit her fails, he has one of his vampires instigate a fight with her bodyguard Wybert, decapitating him and beginning the battle between Louisiana and Arkansas that ultimately results in Peter’s demise at Andre’s hands. (Dies DD; mentioned ATD, FDTW)

Tiffany: No last name given. Halleigh’s bridesmaid Tiffany suffers an attack of appendicitis just before the wedding and is rushed to the hospital, leaving Sookie to take her place in the bridal party. Fortunately, Halleigh gets the dress off her before she leaves. (Mentioned FDTW)

Tijgerin (tiger): No other name given. Tijgerin, recently transferred from the European division of Special Events, teams up with Quinn to lead the Merlottes to the church for Craig and Deidra’s wedding. She joins the shifters afterward at the Merlottes’ impromptu party. She is happy to meet another weretiger (a male!) while she gains the “American experience” her company wants for her, and she informs Sookie that there were demonstrations in the Netherlands that were just as bad as anything being faced in the States. (STW)

Tom: No last name given. Tom is a news anchor for a Dallas station. (LDID)

Tonnesen, Dr. Linda: Dr. Tonnesen pronounces Jeff Marriot officially dead at Sookie’s house after the fire. Although not a drinker, she occasionally stops in Merlotte’s. (DAAD, DITF; mentioned DR)

Tony: No last name given. Tony played high school football with his friend Sam Merlotte, and their friendship continues to this day. Though off duty, the deputy accompanies his partner, Sister Mendoza, to Bernie’s house to keep watch while the family attends the wedding rehearsal. (STW)

Tooten, Charlsie: Good-natured Charlsie subs at Merlotte’s until her oldest daughter has a baby, when she leaves to spend time with her grandchild. (DUD, CD, DITF; mentioned LDID, DTTW, DAAD, DD, DAG)

Tooten, Ralph: Charlsie’s husband, Ralph, quits his job at the chicken processing plant and buys the Crawdad Diner, but his arthritis soon forces him to sell to Pinkie Arnett. (DUD, LDID, DAAD; mentioned DTTW, DITF)

Travis (wolf): No last name given. A lone wolf unaffiliated with any pack, Travis is a trucker who stops by Merlotte’s every two weeks or so. (STW)

Tray Dawson’s engine repair shop: No name given. A one-man operation, Dawson’s small engine repair shop is located alongside his home out in the country between Hotshot and Grainger. (FDTW, DAG; mentioned DAAD, ATD)

Trout, Julian (witch): When the summit is conveniently postponed until after Hurricane Katrina lays waste to New Orleans, Sookie wonders if one of the other kings or queens has a weather witch who was able to predict the hurricane and therefore delay the summit to force Sophie-Anne and the Louisiana vampires to attend in a weakened position. Her supposition turns out to be true: The culprit is Julian Trout, the Rhodes Channel 7 weatherman. He attends the summit ball with his wife, Olive, and is guided by first Sookie and then Carla and Gervaise to Sophie-Anne’s attention. Fortunately, Sophie-Anne believes that Julian was a pawn who didn’t understand exactly what his information would be used for, and she promises Sookie she will not harm the Trouts. (ATD)

Trout, Olive: The wife of the Channel 7 weatherman in Rhodes, Olive is unaware of her husband’s involvement with the vampires who postponed the summit based on his prediction of Hurricane Katrina. (ATD)

Twining, Charles (vampire): Pirate vampire Charles is sent to Louisiana by his grand-sire Hot Rain to retaliate against Eric for the death of Hot Rain’s child Long Shadow. Eric believes that Charles has come to Louisiana from Mississippi, where he was employed by King Russell Edgington. After listening to local gossip, Charles decides that killing Eric’s beloved Sookie will be an appropriate revenge. Eric inadvertently plays right into Hot Rain’s hands by sending Charles to Bon Temps when Sam needs a temporary bartender. Charles then finagles an invitation from Sookie to stay at her house, and he sets the place on fire. He’s already killed a human who has been set up to take the blame. Sookie’s fairy godmother rescues the unsuspecting Sookie, and the fire is put out. It isn’t until Charles sees Bubba and comments that he’s never heard him sing that Sookie realizes Charles could not have been in Russell’s employ and thus is not who he has claimed to be, since Bubba did perform for Russell and his vamps. Charles makes a desperate attempt to kill Sookie at Merlotte’s, but the attempt is thwarted when she stuffs a silver chain in his mouth, giving the bar regulars time to overpower him. Admitting that he failed in his task and preferring final death to imprisonment, Charles is staked by Catfish Hennessy. (Dies DAAD; mentioned DR)

U:

Unknown Enemy Vamp #1: No name given. One of two young vampires who attend Bubba’s concert at Fangtasia, #1 is killed by Bill during the brawl. (Dies DR)

Unknown Enemy Vamp #2: No name given. The second of two young vampires who attend the performance at Fangtasia. A hefty man turned while in his thirties, #2 grapples with a tiring Palomino while Parker stabs him from behind with an ice pick until he is beheaded by Mustapha Khan. (Dies DR)

V:

Valentine (vampire): No last name given. Valentine and Charity are sent by Sophie-Anne to investigate St. Louis Cemetery #1 after Waldo reports that he and Hadley were attacked by Fellowship of the Sun members. They find no trace of humans at the site. (Mentioned OWA)

Vampire database: At the request of Queen of Louisiana Sophie-Anne Leclerq, Bill Compton has developed an extensive database to allow for the identification of as many vampires as possible with as much information on each as he can gather. Bill has traveled as far away as Peru and (it is presumed) to other countries to interview vampires for the project. The value of the information, or perhaps the profit potential, contained in this database is considered so great that Bill is kidnapped and tortured to get it before he can turn it over to the queen. Later, at her behest, he makes copies of it available in the dealer’s room at the Rhodes conference, for a steep price. He then sets up a home business to sell the database on the Internet. (CD, DTTW, DAAD, ATD, FDTW, DITF)

Vampire’s Kiss: The lights of Vampire’s Kiss, which is located off an exit ramp in the middle of nowhere between Bon Temps and Shreveport, shine brightly to attract customers. Victor Madden’s vampire club is decorated in a tacky bordello theme with dark wood, flocked wallpaper, red velvet, and leather, with images of Elvis scattered throughout. The vampire employees dress in a caveman–sex slave fashion, while the human employees are clad in skimpy leather outfits. Live music is provided by a vampire band playing a mix of blues and rock. (DR)

Vardamon, Judith (vampire): Lorena’s other child is wary when Sookie contacts her on Bill’s behalf, but she happily helps him recover from silver poisoning after she learns of their maker’s final death. Judith feared Lorena, who turned her to keep Bill’s interest when she realized Judith resembled Bill’s late wife. Judith and Bill originally parted ways because of her unhealthy obsession with him, and that infatuation leads to another parting when Judith accepts that Bill will never love her as she desires. (DITF, DR; mentioned STW)

Vasco, Jenny: When asked by Sookie if he knows any children with visible problems, Hunter tells her about Jenny, who has a birthmark on her face. (Mentioned DITF)

Vaudry, Elmer Claire: Elmer Claire, a teacher at Betty Ford Elementary, delights in bawdy comments at Halleigh’s shower. She has an ancient white Persian cat and innocently suggests that Amelia have Bob the cat neutered when they are both at the vet’s one day. (ATD, DR)

Velasquez, Joseph (vampire): Stan’s loyal second, Joseph survives the Pyramid explosion that badly injures his king. He continues to hold Texas while Stan recovers, although he will surely face challenges. For now, at least, Texas has been bypassed in Felipe’s bid for power. (LDID, ATD)

Velislava (vampire): No last name given. One of many vampires known by both Eric and Ocella who was killed by the Bolsheviks. (Deceased; mentioned DITF)

Verena Rose’s Bridal and Formal Shop: Founded by Verena Rose Yancy, Verena Rose’s Bridal and Formal Shop is now in the hands of her daughter, Adabelle. It is located in a two-story house with a large bay window in the front, on a block filled with similar older homes. It’s set a little back from the street, with parking behind the store. The renovated building has an elegant appearance: white-painted brick, dark green shutters, glossy black ironwork railings on the stairs, and brass details on the door. It is considered the place to come to get wedding gear if a family has aspirations of class. (DAAD)

Vick, Glen: Portia’s husband, Glen, is an accountant whose clientele includes vampires, several of whom were invited to his wedding, much to his new wife’s dismay. Less than a year after their wedding, he and Portia are pleased to learn that they are expecting their first child. (DAAD, FDTW; mentioned DD, ATD, DITF, DR)

Vick, Portia Bellefleur: Lawyer Portia Bellefleur is intelligent, educated, from a good family, and fiercely loyal to her brother. Although completely unnerved by vampires, she bravely pursues Bill while trying to prove her brother Andy’s innocence in the murder of Lafayette Reynold. She hopes that her association with a vampire will encourage the orgy participants Lafayette spoke of to invite her to a party so she can learn their identities. Bill, though no fan of the Bellefleurs, finds something noble in her and plays along, but it is Sookie who gets the invitation and clears Andy’s name. Portia’s bravery comes through again as she scrambles to help Sookie when she is shot in the library parking lot, crouching beside Sookie as she phones for help.

Portia happily plans a double wedding when her boyfriend, Glen Vick, proposes around the same time Andy proposes to Halleigh Robinson. The wedding plans change as her grandmother becomes ill, but Portia is determined to have her wedding while her grandmother is alive to attend. Her plans work out.

When Bill delivers the family Bible to a dying Caroline and his connection to the Bellefleurs is revealed, Portia, though nonplussed, strives to behave with the graciousness of her grandmother and, at his request, arranges to have Caroline’s funeral at night so that Bill can attend. Soon after that, she and Glen are excited to find out that Portia is pregnant. (DUD, LDID, DTTW, DAAD, DD, ATD, FDTW, DITF; mentioned CD, DR)

Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse: Situated about ten miles from the interstate, Vic’s Redneck Roadhouse lives up to its name with wet T-shirt contests, beer pong tournaments, and promotions, such as free-drink cards and “Bring in a Bubba Night.” Owned by Victor Madden, the bar is pulling customers from Merlotte’s, severely affecting the smaller bar’s revenues. (Mentioned DR)

Vlad Tepes’s handler (vampire): No name given. Vlad’s handler and Eric have a personal discussion about whether Vlad will attend the Fangtasia birthday party held in his honor. (Mentioned DN)

Voss, Jasper: Jasper is a patron at Merlotte’s. (FDTW)

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Wacker, General Scott (wolf): General Wacker comes out during the Great Reveal and speaks out against proposed shifter registration. His daughter is serving in Iraq. (Mentioned DITF)

Waldo (vampire): No last name given. One of Sophie-Anne’s former favorites, albino Waldo’s appearance is permanently damaged when he spends a few years in a tank of salt water as punishment for some unknown transgression. He kills Hadley out of jealousy, knowing she has taken his place in the queen’s affections, and attempts to blame the Fellowship of the Sun. The queen is not fooled and has him drive Mr. Cataliades to Sookie’s house to deliver the news of Hadley’s death, masking her own presence in the car. Offered the chance to kill Waldo to avenge her cousin, Sookie declines, but Waldo, heartbroken when he realizes that the queen knows of his duplicity, attacks her and is staked by Bill. (Dies OWA; mentioned DD)

Warren: No last name given. A friend of Mustapha Khan, Were and Eric’s new daytime guy, Warren spent fifteen years in the army, service that comes in handy when he is positioned as a sniper to take out any of Victor’s crew who make it out of Fangtasia when the battle begins. (DR)

Washington, Detective: No first name given. Detective Washington and his partner (Windbreaker Guy) arrive at Blonde to investigate the murders of owner Michael and his associate Rudy. They question everyone present, including Mohawk, Sookie, and Pam, and release them when all the stories point to a stranger with an appointment with the two men in Michael’s office. (TB)

Wechsler, Cathy: Now in her seventies and living near Clarice, Cathy is the widow of the last Wechsler. (Mentioned IIHAH)

Wechsler, Isaiah: In the 1930s, Isaiah is around fifteen years old when he gets into a fight with his next-door neighbor, Albert Summerlin, after Isaiah casts aspersions on Albert’s younger brother, Carter. The boys do not reveal the cause of their animosity, but suspicion naturally falls on Albert when Isaiah is found brutally beaten to death in his bed. His murder remains unsolved for more than seventy years, until the murder weapon, a hammer, is found hidden in the Summerlins’ home, now owned by the du Rones. Carter’s disturbed spirit reveals that he was the culprit. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Wechsler, Jacob and Sarah Jane: Jacob and his wife, Sarah Jane, accuse neighbor Albert Summerlin when their son, Isaiah, is murdered in his bed in the 1930s. Although no one is ever charged with the crime, the couple remains convinced of Albert’s guilt. They are determined to stay in their house as a constant reproach to the Summerlins. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Weiss, Sara: New Orleans FBI agent Weiss is sent to investigate Sookie’s involvement in the rescues from the Pyramid, accompanied by Agent Lattesta. She wants to believe in Sookie’s ability and is disappointed when Sookie denies being a psychic. When Crystal is found crucified at Merlotte’s, Weiss and Lattesta investigate the case as a potential hate crime. Weiss is badly wounded at the shoot-out at Arlene’s trailer.

Home recuperating with her husband, two teenagers, and three dogs, the agent questions her beliefs and begins exploring the paranormal, leading her boss to have doubts about putting her back in the field. (DAG; mentioned DITF)

Were cop: No name given. A Were cop of Chinese descent, he makes out with Luna Garza at Sam’s brother’s wedding in Wright. (STW)

Whatley, Amanda (wolf): A loyal member of the Long Tooth pack, Amanda participates in the Witch War and gains a grudging respect for Sookie, to whom she had previously referred as a “vamp humper.” She attends the packmaster contest where Alcide’s father is defeated and executed by Patrick Furnan, and finds her loyalty tested by Furnan’s unscrupulous behavior.

Owner of Hair of the Dog, a bar in Shreveport that caters to the shifter crowd, Amanda is first honored, then concerned, when Quinn brings Sookie in one Friday night to complain that they had been attacked by bitten Weres earlier in the evening. Amanda reminds those present that Sookie had been made a “friend of the pack ” by the late packmaster Colonel Flood, and she assures Quinn that there will be an investigation.

After Maria-Star Cooper and Christine Larrabee are murdered and Patrick Furnan is suspected, Amanda backs Alcide as they attempt to get to the truth. She attends the gathering of the pack and is consequently involved in the fight with the interloping female Were Priscilla Hebert and her pack. Amanda is killed by Hebert and mourned even as Alcide ascends to packmaster. (DTTW, DAAD, DD; dies FDTW; mentioned DITF)

Whispering Palms: An assisted-living center owned by vampires, Whispering Palms is located outside Las Vegas and specializes in caring for supernaturals, such as John Quinn’s mentally ill mother. (Mentioned FDTW)

Williston, Mr.: No first name given. The town of Wright installed a speaker outside the church for the funeral of Mr. Williston, a member of the Texas legislature. (Deceased; mentioned STW)

Wong, Quiana (psychic): Hired by Tara and JB du Rone as a nanny when their twins are born, eighteen-year-old Quiana is something of a misfit. Born of a redneck father and a half-Chinese, half–African American mother, she is orphaned at sixteen. Quiana is left to stay with whichever family member can take her in. She has strange abilities that she conceals until she’s at the du Rone house and a hammer is removed from a wall during a home renovation. The hammer, used as a murder weapon, triggers the presence of Carter Summerlin, who gradually possesses Quiana. When Carter is put to rest, Quiana is no longer haunted. (IIHAH)

Woods, Coop: Quiana Wong’s father dies with her mother when their car is hit by a train. There are rumors that their car didn’t just stall on the railroad tracks, that Coop carried out a murder-suicide. (Deceased; mentioned IIHAH)

Wybert (vampire): No other name given. Saxon warrior Wybert, whose name means “Bright Battle,” was turned with his brother, Sigebert, centuries ago by Sophie-Anne, who lured them with the promise of strength. They were unaware that the strength would be limited to the night. Nonetheless, both willingly remain with Sophie-Anne as her loyal bodyguards. At the party at the monastery Wybert is decapitated by Ra Shawn, one of Peter’s Arkansas vamps, during the assassination attempt on Sophie-Anne. (Dies DD; mentioned ATD, FDTW)

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Yancy, Adabelle (wolf): Adabelle Yancy is Colonel Flood’s second in the Shreveport pack and the pack’s best tracker. She lives with her mother in Shreveport and is, according to her mother, gay. She has taken over running Verena Rose’s Bridal and Formal Shop, started by her mother, and is killed at the shop by the Stonebrooks’ coven. From the remains found at the scene, it’s obvious that Adabelle put up a fight and took one of her attackers down with her. (Mentioned, dies DTTW)

Yancy, Verena Rose (wolf): Founder of Verena Rose’s Bridal and Formal Shop and mother of Adabelle, Verena worries when her daughter calls from the shop to say she has a meeting right at closing time and then Verena never hears from her again. When Sookie and Alcide find the bloody scene at the shop, Alcide has Colonel Flood deliver the sad news that her daughter has been killed. (DTTW)

Youngest Lisle sister: No name given. Deidra’s sisters stand as her bridesmaids at her wedding to Craig Merlotte. The youngest waits nervously with the bride while sister Angie and Sookie ring the church bell at the beginning of the ceremony. Two other bridesmaids, friends of Deidra’s, decided against being in the wedding party after discovering that Deidra is marrying into a family with shifters. (STW)

Yvonne, Arla (vampire): The sheriff of Area Two, Arla is killed during the takeover while attempting to make her way to Shreveport with six of her vampires. (Mentioned ATD; mentioned, dies FDTW)

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