Who's Who, and What's That?

Whos: in order of appearance (more or less)

1. Cayden Alastar - an Awakened (psi-gifted) paranormal who works security for the New York area Principal, Ash Jacobs

2. Robyna Santiago de Certaz - a vampire who also works for Ash Jacobs - once worked for Carmine Abrizzi and is still in love with him.

3. Fiona Gerard. Owner of Ariadne's - an exclusive blues bar in the theatre district of Manhattan

4. Sal (Salvatore) Rossi - normal. Brooklyn born and bred Italian-American and bartender extraordinaire

5. Buffy (Elizabeth Anne Summers) - chief of security for Ash Jacobs, Awakened - yes, she looks just like a grown up Buffy, hence the nickname

6. Lynne Winters - lover of Ash Jacobs, and mother of his child (long involved story about how that can sometimes happen to vampires) - she's a vampire and also Awakened (another long story).  She nearly died so Ash turned her rather than lose her.

7. Rai (Raimundo Vidal) Earthkin, dating Carly

8. Ash (Ashley Jacobs) vampire and Principal for NYC and area - madly in love with Lynne

9. Damon Birch - Grand Mage for Ash Jacobs

10. Declan Kens - Vampire in Ash's Court

11. Carly Kestral - vet student dating Rai

12. Chase Callahan- Earthkin  - CEO of a major corporation and dating Buffy

13 Chester - Ash's familiar (daemon)  - a squirrel who talks and makes Lynne crazy

15 Schroedinger - Lynne's Maine Coon cat. No one's guess if he's anything other than normal

16. Anders - Lynne and Ash's infant son

17.  Carmine Abrizzi - Vampire Prince of Italy

18. Sybilla - The Cumacean Sibyl

19. Various and sundry Amberites

Whats:

Ariadne's - blues bar with the motif of the minotaur's labyrinth etched on the floor and in the glass behind the bar.

Principal:  Designee for an area who handles paranormal matters

Daemon: a magical spirit which can manifest as a creature, who is a direct conduit to the spirits of place.

Amber:  See the  Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny