Authors: Sezin Koehler
Appendices
Cast of Characters
The Survivors (In Order of Appearance)
Icarus Lazlo, aka Ichor
, the menstrual-blood drinking vampire.
Asha Kinsella, aka Galactic Canary
, pyrokinetic and one-third of the menstrual-pot dealing Firebirds.
Teresa Chalmers, aka Skreem
, she of the sonic scream that short circuits electricity.
Lisa Wolverton, aka Trip
, the mushroom-dealing werewolf.
Chamelia
, the shape-shifting lizard alien escapee of The Roswell Institute.
NRG
, she who spits knives, also a Roswell Institute escapee.
Secrete
, aka Madison Ransom, she of the poison flower scent, and another Roswell Institute escapee.
Karma Devi, aka Chaos
, she who eats the penises of rude men.
Lola Calavera, aka Glamour
, she with the nails that grow at will and who can blend into backgrounds.
John Doe, aka DJ Fetish
, he of all the raver killing.
Tashi Lhamo, aka Dentata
, she who castrated her rapist with her vagina.
Cherie Beauxden, aka Uteri
, she with the multiple uteri and the pheromones poisonous to men.
Linda Kang, aka Barren
, she with the acid vomit.
Connie Jones, aka Console
, she with the silver eyes and premonition dreams.
Una O’Doole, aka Wake
, she with the detachable and regenerating vulva that turns into the blob.
Lily Green the Cyclops
, she who turns people to stone.
Law Enforcement
LAPD Officials
Captain Ward Anderson
Assistant Chief Gabriel Ortiz
LAPD Detectives
Atticus Red Feather
Synthia Günn
Finian Murphy
LAPD Crime Scene Investigators & Lab Techs
Pete Mazzotti
Tina Vasco
Stacey Chang
Other Government Employees
Mayor Pete Ellis
Governor Bernard Brooks
FBI Agent Dilbert Linus
CIA Special Agent Rosario Quatro
Guy Severin, Medical Examiner
Spruce-Musa Hospital
Nurse Anne Pratchett
Nurse Jonelle Damarcus
Nurse Urzula Underwood
The Roswell Institute
The Founders
The Administration
Colonel Randall “Ripper” Ransom
Dr. Hans Fleischer
Julie Keaton, technician
Lieutenant Joe Alden
The Extraction Team
Gustave II
Trixter, the Lakota god
Jekyll, the Hulk Project
Tiburona, the shark girl
Spiederman, the human-spider hybrid
Growl, the werewolf
Jason Mars, the alien
The Soldiers/Clones
Tranq
Smash
Meat
Junk
Buffalo Bill
Glock
The Celestials
Mother, The Ancient One
The Angel Curiel
The Dimoni Overlords
The Ethereals
Maga, Goddess of Magic
Amaria, Goddess of Love
Ganza, Goddess of Vengeance
Veritas, Goddess of Truth
Lastyme, Goddess of Sadness
Zhed, Goddess of Fear
Prophesia, Goddess of Visions
The Elementals
Kaleanathi, The Smog Goddess
Fiero, Murder Goddess
Aranya, Goddess of Connections
Phlage, Goddess of Epidemics
Oceanica, Goddess of Water
Soleá, Goddess of Sunlight
Muuna, Goddess of the Moon
The Bad Vibe Kids
Preston Reid
Frank Cullen
Tommy Cullen
Chad Fulton
Hell House
The Countess Barona
Yanosh, the butler
Victor Tode
Johnny Teeze
Jenna Juicy
Tawny Porthole
Other Characters of Note
Charles Wallace Crane, owner of the “Motel Chain” Mansion (in absentia)
Natalie Crane, his estranged wife
Norma Jeane Baker, aka Marilyn Monroe, mother of survivor Asha Kinsella, aka Galactic Canary
Naveen Kinsella, Asha aka Galactic Canary’s father
Kevin Danville, unconfirmed victim of Karma Devi, aka Chaos
Grandfather Joseph Red Feather Sr.
Joseph Red Feather Jr.
Melina Red Feather
Liria Fairchild, first victim of John Doe, aka DJ Fetish
Mrs. Edith Fairchild, Liria’s mother
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