The Devil You Know (45 page)

Luke Deveroux:
former husband to Cate Delacy; current Alpha of The Burg Werewolf Pack; Were Second to Grey Gryphon. Classification: werewolf.

Mamie Deveroux:
mother of Lucas (Luke) Deveroux; known for her infamous bi-weekly Sunday brunches. Classification: werewolf.

Marco Lagorio:
head guard for Seth, Vampire King of Mississippi. Classification: vampire, annoyance.

Melcus:
surname not given; associate of Ramus. Classification: demon of unknown rank.

Mynx Delacy:
former cat familiar of Erin Delacy; trapped within the body of the evil sorceress, Hexamina; lived through the Civil War but specific age is unlisted; appears to be immortal; originally trained by the Delacy family, she now trains future generations; business partner with Cate Delacy in The Darkmirror Agency. Classification: badass.

Nicodemus:
of the House of S’louth; bodiless demonic spirit; brother to Artus and Titus of S’louth; referred to as a full-blooded child of Crius; killed and possessed Domini Roskov; suspected allegiance to The Betrayer. Classification: demon of unknown rank.

Peregrine:
surname not given; doctor for Seth, Vampire King of Mississippi. Classification: werefalcon.

Peter Traylor:
Virginian coal mine guide; killed and possessed by the dark sorcerer Titus. Classification: human.

Ramus
: surname not given; servant of Kathryn Aditya. Classification: demon of unknown rank.

Risa Legion:
twin sister to Romulus Legion; recently moved to the NOLA area; currently employed by her Alpha, Grey Gryphon. Classification: weretiger

Romulus Legion:
twin brother to Risa Legion; recently moved to the NOLA area; seriously injured during the battle against Nicodemus; under the care of the Delacy family. Classification: weretiger.

Sarkoph:
sometimes referred to as a soulless or dark-rider; bodiless demon-spirit; most of his power comes through possession but capable of attack prior to possession. Classification: lower-class demon.

Sati:
surname unknown; lived during the 17
^th
and early 18
^th
century; served Prime Cassidy LaFortuna. Classification: druid, prognosticator.

Serena:
surame not given; also known as the Queen of Secrets; Master vampire for The Burg and surrounding areas; Vampire Queen of Mississippi; sister to Seth, Vampire King of Louisiana; her brother’s enforcer and preferred interrogator; of Viking heritage; has tremendous skills for reading minds and communicating telepathically; business partners with Darryl Quinton in The Burg nightclub Lady D’s House of Delights. Classification: vampire.

Seth:
surname not given; Master vampire of NOLA and surrounding areas; Vampire King of Louisiana and the Southern States; leader of The Kin; brother to Serena, Vampire Queen of Mississippi; of Viking heritage; before death a Nordic silversmith turned warrior. Classification: vampire

Titus:
of the House of S’louth; bodiless demonic spirit; brother to Artus and Nicodemus of S’louth; killed and possessed Peter Traylor; suspected allegiance to The Betrayer. Classification: demon of unknown rank.

Vanguard Aditya:
nephew and trusted guard of Kathryn, Queen of Denoir; cousin and ally of Falcon Aditya. Classification: demon elite.

Wrin:
friend and trusted ally of Prince Falcon Aditya. Classification: hellhound.

Glossary

Adynamos:
someone born of a guardian house but unable to open and control darkmirrors; may hear The Lira but are unable to manipulate it; often classified simply as a witch; may also be classified as a human adynamos, witch adynamos, or other depending upon how the guardian blood was diluted over the generations.

Alpha:
leader of a Were pack; a position often achieved through mortal combat or competition to prove dominance; more rarely may be voted in by pack elders but position must afterward be held with power, dominance, and varying degrees of diplomacy.

Beast Clan:
a reference to Weres who follow the pack hierarchy.

Beast-Kin:
archaic term for a Were.

Beta:
Were Second within his/her pack hierachy.

Boralis:
also known as fire-eaters because of the red glow of their iridescent skin; a magical piranha; consumes magic or anything infused with it.

Burg, The:
abbreviation for Hattiesburg, Mississippi; located approximately three hours by car from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Council, The:
also known as The Supernatural Council or Guild Council; the Supernatural ruling body comprised of the Primes and their agents; responsible for making and enforcing the laws governing Supernaturals; responsible for investigating crimes against fellow Supernaturals.

Damphyre:
half-vampire, half-other, human or Supernatural being; may have vampiric strengths and weaknesses to a lesser degree.

Darkmirror:
mirrored black stones usually shaped into portals or gates; can be opened with sufficient power and control to facilitate travel and communication between worlds or locations on the same world.

Darkmirror Agency, The:
private investigative, runner, and bounty hunter business run by the Delacy family.

Dark-rider:
a possessing spirit; frequently forces out the soul of the body it possesses; considered the blackest of magics.

Denoir:
the first of Hell’s seven realms.

Elite:
demon royal or noble blood; like guardians, a few of these have the ability to open and travel through darkmirrors.

Gate-keeper:
archaic term for guardian.

Genesis, The
: the period of time during which The Supernatural Council brought the magical community out of hiding.

Guardian:
a member of the seven guardian houses; can open and travel through darkmirrors using their blood, power, and will; an ability often hid as it is highly coveted within the magical community.

Hellhound:
hounds bred by the Demon Elite for hunting purposes; many times larger and more vicious than their earthen counterparts; possess the ability to track their prey through any plane of existence; characterized by black eyes that glow red during moments of aggression or bloodlust.

Kin, The:
New Orleans’ Vampire Mafia; often also used as a term for a vampire in general.

Ley Lines:
best described like waterways or paths of power within the magical plane; can range from small trickles to large rivers of power; influenced by alignments of land forms, monuments, water fords and other natural and man-made objects within the physical plane; whether or not ley-lines are formed by or conversely responsible for forming these alignments is unknown; small ley lines can be tapped and harnessed for use, such as the lines incorporated into the wards surrounding the Delacy homestead.

Lira, The:
aka song of power; the resonance created by darkmirrors; can be heard by guardians and some of their descendants over great distances; it is believed that guardians manipulate The Lira when they interact with a darkmirror.

Magical Plane:
where the universe and the objects within it can be viewed on a purely magical level; contains thousands of variations of every color, brighter and more beautiful than the eye can comprehend; may be viewed using the mind’s eye or traveled through using a process similar to but more dangerous than astral projection.

Magick:
archaic spelling of magic.

Mind’s Eye:
the place within a witch or other Supernatural being where they go to view the universe’s magical planes.

NOLA:
abbreviation for New Orleans, Louisiana.

Otherworld, The:
usually used in reference to the seven realms of Hell but may also refer to worlds beyond these realms.

Phers:
also known as Were phers; pheromones released by those infected with Lycanthropy; phers increase emotions, particularly lust.

Prime
: the most powerful of a group, Witch, Were, Vampire, Fae or otherwise; each Prime holds a seat on the Supernatural Council.

Raptor:
name given to the
nesreterka
, a demonic creature from the Illtrath Plane; resembles a miniature blue t-rex dinosaur; hunts in packs; controlled by Nicodemus and his brothers; later sent home through an activated darkmirror by Cate Delacy and her helpers.

Rune:
magical character or symbol; often taken from ancient languages; items inscribed with such characters or symbols; used often for spell casting.

Selenocid:
translated as “master of” or “worshipper of” the moon; slur or identification for those demons from the House of the Gray Moon.

SCU, Supernatural Crimes Unit:
human-run law enforcement agency responsible for investigating Supernatural crimes against humans.

Son of Drakōn:
archaic term for vampire; possibly of demonic origin.

Suppression Amulets
: wooden disks that may be worn around the neck or at other locations touching the body; enspelled using liquid Were phers and other ingredients; once activated they help suppress the effects of Were phers.

Void, The
: the area of complete nothingness between worlds; traveled through using darkmirrors; comparable in some ways but not quite the same as the vacuum of space.

Wards:
barriers erected by word, symbol, and or spelled object for protective purposes; often pull their power from the elements but may also be powered by a living object; items as small as a person or as large as a skyscraper may be warded.

Ward Stones:
stones buried, placed in an object, or carried on a person’s body to draw power from the elements, ley lines, or other sources; used to power protective barriers.

Were:
those born or infected with Lycanthropy; may have longer life, inhuman strength, animalistic speed, and the ability to shift partially or fully into an animal form.

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