The True Bloodlines is one of the BluRay features from Season 3. I found it very interesting and feel that it is a very valuable reference. Who knows if the writers will update this feature on the season 4 BluRay.
Human
Human beings (Homo sapiens) are a species of bipedal mammals, anatomically related to apes, but usually distinguishable from other primates due to their capacity for speech, abstract reasoning, and advanced tool-making. Until recently, humans had considered themselves the planet’s most fully evolved life form.
Adele Stackhouse
Beloved Bon Temps resident and founder of the historical society Descendants of the Glorious Dead. Adele Stackhouse raised her grandchildren Sookie and Jason after the untimely deaths of her son Corbett and his wife Michelle. Tragically, Adele herself was murdered by Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall, who had come to her house one night in a failed attempt to find and kill her granddaughter.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Grandson; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Granddaughter; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Friend; Corbett and Michelle Stackhouse-Human, Son/Daughter-in-Law; Earl Stackhouse-Unclassified, Husband; Hadley Hale-Human, Granddaughter; Rene Lenier-Human, Murderer; Bartlett Hale-Human, Brother
Amy Burley
Bohemian drifter for Connecticut, who moved to Louisiana, became addicted to vampire blood, and entered into a romantic relationship with Jason Stackhouse. Her plans to maintain a constant supply of vampire blood by kidnapping and draining Edie Gauthier ended in disaster. Not long afterword, she was strangled in her bed by Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall. She was the last of his victims.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Boyfriend; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Eddie Gauthier-Vampire, Supplier/Victim; Rene Lenier-Human, Murderer
Andy Bellefleur
Acting Sherrif of Renard Parish and descendant of a once-prominent Bon Temps family. As a detective, the gruff Andy Bellefleur began drinking heavily after his mishandling of the Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall murder investigation and was subsequently suspended. He was reinstated after the Maryann Forrester incident and was promoted to acting sheriff due to Bud Dearborne’s retirement.
Bud Dearborne-Human, Former Boss; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Cousin; Caroline Bellefleur-Human, Grandmother; Kevin Elis-Human, Co-worker; Kenya Jones-Human, Co-worker; Portia Bellefleur-Human, Sister; Rosie-Human, Co-worker
Arlene Fowler
Waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill and proud mother of two. Arlene Fowler has been married four times; her would-be fifth husband, Rene Lenier, was revealed to be a serial killer named Drew Marshall. She is currently romantically involved with Terry Bellefleur and expecting her third child.
Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Co-worker; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Co-worker; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend/Co-worker; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Co-worker; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Co-worker/Lover; Coby Fowler-Human, Son; Dawn Green-Human, Co-worker; Holly Cleary-Unclassified, Co worker; Lisa Fowler-Human, Daughter; Rene Lenier-Human, Ex-fiancée; Tommy Mickens, Shapeshifter, Co-worker
Astrid
Wife of 10th-century Viking King Ulfrik and mother of Eric Northman, known to be one of the most beautiful women of her time. While Eric distracted himself with a servant girl, Astrid and her baby daughter were killed by werewolves.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Son; Ulfrik-Human, Husband; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Murderer
Bartlett Hale
Retired elementary school principal and estranged brother of Adele Stackhouse. Uncle Bartlett, who returned to Bon Temps after his sister’s death, had molested Sookie Stackhouse when she was a young girl. Bill Compton learned of Hale’s crimes and murdered him to avenge the honor of his new human lover. Bartlett had left his grandniece $11,000 in his will. Sookie handed the money over to Jason.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Sister; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Great Nephew; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Great Niece, Bill Compton-Vampire, Murderer
Bud Dearborne
Retired sheriff of Renard Parish, where he served the people of Bin Temps and the surrounding region for years. The unfailing calm Bud Dearborne turned in his badge after he had simply had enough of the horrific murders that were plaguing his once-sleepy jurisdiction. He now focuses on his grandchildren and on his square dancing.
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Former Co-worker; Kenya Jones-Human, Former Co-worker; Kevin Ellis-Human, Former Co-worker; Rosie-Human, Former Co-worker
Caroline Bellefleur
Grandmother to Andy, Portia, and Terry Bellefleur, and proud descendant of the family that once owned most of Bon Temps back in the days when vampire Bill Compton was still human.
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Grandson; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Grandson; Portia Bellefleur-Human, Granddaughter
Caroline Compton
19th Century Bon Temps resident. Caroline met Bill Compton at a debutant ball in 1857 and they were married three months later. Bill left her and their two young children in order to fight for the South in the Civil War. At the end of the war, Bill became a vampire, and his wife only saw him once again. It was a devastating reunion, ending only after Bill glamoured her into forgetting about his return, then buried their son, Thomas.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Husband; Sarah Compton-Human Daughter; Thomas Compton-Human, Son
Charlene
Onetime lover and partner in crime of Sam Merlotte, for whom he would steal jewelry while in the form of a dog. After Merlotte discovered that Charlene was involved with another man that the two were merely using him, he sought revenge on the couple, accidentally shooting Charlene to death. This incident provoked Sam’s move to sleepy Bon Temps.
Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Partner-in-Crime/Victim; Jon-Human, Lover
Coby Fowler
Arlene Fowler’s young son. Coby and his sister Lisa are remarkably wise for their age, with no fear of vampires and no childish illusions about sex or death. With a mother who was married four times and engaged to a serial killer, it is perhaps no surprise. Neither Coby nor his sister has any memory of their biological father.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Mother; Lisa Fowler-Human, Sister; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Future Step Father
Corbett and Michelle Stackhouse
Deceased parents of Sookie and Jason Stackhouse. Deeply disturbed by their daughter’s telepathic powers when she was only a child, their lives were cut short when they allegedly drowned in a flash flood. Corbett Stackhouse’s mother Adele lovingly raised the children from that point onward.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Mother; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Son; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Daughter; Earl Stackhouse-Unclassified, Husband
David Finch
Louisiana state senator and vocal opponent of the vampire Rights Amendment. Despite his public claims that vampire blood turns its human users into homosexuals and delinquents, Senator Finch secretly engaged in gay trysts with Lafayette Reynolds, who also supplied him with vampire blood and other recreational drugs.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Lover/Dealer
Dawn Green
Onetime waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill. During her short life, Green had an on-again, off0again relationship with Jason Stackhouse. After confessing to Jason about an affair with a vampire who people suspect was Eric Northman, Dawn was strangled to death by Jason’s friend Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker; Eric Northman-Vampire, Rumored Love; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Lover; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Co-worker; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Co-worker; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Co-worker; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Co-worker; Rene Lenier-Human, Murderer
Denise Rattray
Drug dealer who worked with her husband Mack to drain vampires and sell their blood on the black market. After Sookie Stackhouse interrupted the Rattray’s attempts to drain Bill Compton in the Marlotte’s parking lot, they beat her severely the following night. Bill returned to save Sookie, killing the Rattrays in the process.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Murderer; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Enemy/Attack Victim; Mack Rattray-Human, Husband
Eggs Benedict Talley
Protégé of Maryann Forrester, whom he credited with helping him overcome he troubled past. Unbeknownst to Eggs, Maryann was also controlling his actions much of the time, leading him to commit several murders on her behalf. After Sookie Stackhouse helped him face his crimes, he came to Andy Bellefleur in order to turn himself in, but was shot to death by a confused Jason Stackhouse.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Murderer; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Lover; Daphne Landry-Shapeshifter, Victim; Karl-Unclassified, Chef/Associate; Maryann Forrester-Maenad, Friend/Brainwasher; Miss Jeanette-Human, Victim
Gabe
Former bounty hunter and senior member of the Fellowship of the Sun church. Gabe trained vampire hunters known as the “Soldiers of the Sun” and played a key role in Rev Steve Newlin’s ill-fated plot to destroy the vampire network in Texas. Gabe’s own crimes included the attempted murder of Jason Stackhouse and the attempted rape of Sookie Stackhouse. He was killed by Godric.
Godric-Vampire, Murderer; Hugo-Human, Co-conspirator; Steve Newlin-Human, Boss; Sarah Newlin-Human, Associate; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Attack Victim
Ginger
Loyal waitress at the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport. Having been glamoured so frequently on account of all the controversial events she witnesses at Fangtasia, Ginger is apparently unable to recall even her own last name.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Boss; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Boss
Hadley Hale
Something of a wild child, Hadley Hale was living at a rehabilitation clinic in Pineville before she ran away to become the human companion of Sophie-Anne Leclerq, Vampire Queen of Louisiana. After nearly being drained to death by Eric Northman, Handley confessed to him that she had informed Sophie-Anne of her Cousin Sookie Stackhouse’s telepathic abilities. These abilities are shared by Hadley’s own son, Hunter.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Grandmother; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Cousin; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Cousin; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Lover; Eric Northman-Vampire, Threat; Hunter Hale-Unclassified, Son
Hank
Trucker who was attacked and fed upon by Jessica Hamby at a truck stop. The novice vampire felt guilty about draining Hand to death and tried to turn him vampire at Bill Compton’s house, to no avail. Hank’s body was later beheaded and disposed of by vampire Franklin Mott.
Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Murderer
Hoyt Fortenberry
Road crew worker at the Renard Parish Public Works Department. The kindhearted Hoyt Fortenberry, whose father dies years earlier, has been dominated by his mother throughout his life. He finally lost his virginity, at the age of 28, to teenage vampire Jessica Hamby. Shortly afterword, he moved away from his mother and in with his best friend, Jason Stackhouse. He now lives with his vampire girlfriend, Jessica, and is excited about the new life they are about to start.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend/Co-worker; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Girlfriend; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Co-worker; Maxine Fortenberry-Human, Mother; Rene Lenier-Human, Friend; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend; Summer Talula Huckaby-Human, Distraction; Tommy Mickens-Shapeshifter, Mauler
Hugo
Hugo Ayres worked as a double-agent for the Fellowship of the Sun, operating under the alias of Rufus Dobson when infiltrating the church with Sookie. Despite this betrayal, he loved his vampire girlfriend Isabel more than anything in the world. So much, in fact, that he begged her to turn him so they could spend eternity together. Godric was so moved by the love he and Isabel shared that he spared Hugo from punishment.
Isabel-Vampire, Lover; Gabe-Human, Co-Conspirator; Steve Newlin-Human, Boss
Jane Bodehouse
Single mother and regular customer at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill, where she frequently ends up drunk and in need of a ride home, either from whomever she meets at the bar or from her son Marvin. During Maryann Forrester’s control over the people of Bon Temps, Jane Bodehouse cut off her own finger, though she had it reattached after Maryann was destroyed.
Mike Spencer-Human, Lover
Lettie Mae Thornton
Alcoholic highly religious resident of Bon Temps. Lettie Mae Thornton abused her daughter Tara for years, convincing herself that her alcoholism was merely a demon: living inside her. Having received a phony exorcism, which she believed to be authentic, the newly sober Lettie Mae has rededicated her life to the church.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Nephew; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Daughter; Miss Jeanette-Human, Healer; Reverend Avery Daniels-Human, Friend/Lover; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Sister
Jason Stackhouse
Onetime high school football star, road crew supervisor, and would –be police officer. Jason Stackhouse is known throughout Bon Temps for his numerous sexual conquests as well as for his somewhat limited intelligence. Among his many questionable decisions: ingesting an entire vial of vampire blood, briefly joining the Fellowship of the Sun church, shooting Eggs Benedict Talley to death and falling in love with a girl form Hotshot.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Grandmother; Andy Bellefleur-Human, Friend; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Friend/Co-worker; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Friend/Dealer; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Sister; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Friend; Amy Burley-Human, Lover; Bartlett Hale-Human, Uncle; Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Enemy; Corbett and Michelle Stackhouse-Human, Parents; Crystal Norris-Werepanther, Lover; Dawn Green-Human, Lover; Earl Stackhouse-Unclassified, Grandfather; Eddie Gauthier-Vampire, Friend/Hostage; Eggs Benedict Talley-Human, Victim; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Enemy; Franklin Mott-Vampire, Victim; Hadley Hale-Human, Cousin; Kitch Maynard-Human, Rival; Luke McDonald-Human, frenemy; Maudette Pickens-Human, Lover; Orry Dawson-Human FOTS Representative; Rene Lenier-Human, Friend; Sarah Newlin-Human, Lover; Steve Newlin-Human, Mentor/Enemy; T-Dub-Werepanther, Captive
Joe Lee Mickens
Sam Merlotte’s biological father. He was in jail when his oldest son was born and adopted by the Merlotte family. Years later, the opportunistic Joe Lee Mickens began making a living off his other shapeshifting son, Tommy, by entering him into dog fights and forcing the boy to fight as a pit bill.
Melinda Mickens-Shapeshifter, Wife; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Son; Tommy Mickens-Shapeshifter, Son
Jon
Con artist who, with his lover Charlene, had taken advantage of Sam Merlotte’s shapeshifting abilities as a means of acquiring stolen jewelry. When Sam discovered their ruse, he killed Jon in an act of revenge.
Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Murderer; Charlene-Human, Lover
Kenya Jones
Renard Parish Deputy Sheriff. Kenya Jones once arrested Tara Thornton for driving while intoxicated; Tara had driven off the road to avoid hitting Maryann Forrester, who later became a great influence over Thornton and, eventually the entire town of Bon Temps. Kenya has privately expressed her annoyance at Andy Bellefleur’s promotion.
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Boss; Bud Dearborne-Human, Former Boss; Kevin Ellis-Human, Co-worker; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Friend; Rosie-Human, Co-worker
Kevin Ellis
Renard Parish Deputy Sheriff. Ellis’s career in law enforcement has been marred by bad luck, including an incident in which he was beaten nearly to death by werepanther Felton Norris. He is engaged in a clandestine affair with Sheriff’s Department dispatcher Rosie.
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Boss; Bud Dearborne-Human, Former Boss; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Attacker; Kenya Jones-Human, Co-worker; Rosie-Human, Co-worker/Lover
Kitch Maynard
High school football star in Bon Temps. The cocky Kitch Maynard delights in replacing Jason Stackhouse as the hometown sports hero, and Jason harbors jealousy of Kitch’s accomplishments as quarterback. A star since his Pop Warner days, but never on e to hit the books, schoolteachers would look the other way when they saw what he could do on the field. Kitch is dating his biggest fan and Bon Temps high school cheerleader, Tammy.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Rival; Tammy Lynne Laney-Human, Girlfriend
Lisa Fowler
Arlene Fowler’s young daughter. Like her brother, Coby, Lisa has an innocent curiosity about vampires, and doesn’t consider them the enemy. When Maryann Forrester took over the town of Bon Temps, Lisa and her brother escaped the control that Maryann held over most of the residents, including their mother.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Mother; Coby Fowler-Human, Brother; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Future Stepfather
Luke McDonald
A so-called “Soldier of the Sun,” (the Fellowship of the Sun’s elite squad of vampire hunters trained at the Light of Day Institute). After Rev Steve Newlin was disgraced by vampires and abandoned by members of his own church, Luke McDonald became a suicide bomber, setting off explosives inside a Dallas-area vampire nest. He obliterated Stan Davis, several other vampires, a few human companions, and himself.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Frenemy; Steve Newlin-Human, Mentor; Stan Davis-Vampire, Victim
Mack Rattray
Drug dealer who, with his wife Denise, made an illicit living by draining vampires of their blood and selling the addictive substance, known as V. A V addict himself, Rattray was reported unable to impregnate his wife. The Rattrays attempted to drain Bill Compton, but were thwarted by Sookie Stackhouse. After they beat Sookie to near death, Bill killed the couple, later making it look as though a tornado had caused their deaths.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Murderer; Denise Rattray-Human, Wife; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Attack Victim
Maudette Pickens
Bon Temps resident who like to videotape her sexual encounters. After it became known that she’s had sex with a vampire, Maudette Pickens was murdered by Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall. She was just the first of his Bon Temps victims. Jason Stackhouse initially believed that he himself was responsible for her death.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Lover; Liam-Vampire, Vampire Lover; Rene Lenier-Human, Murderer
Maxine Fortenberry
Bon Temps’ resident gossip. The daughter of would-be beauty queen and used car salesman, Maxine Fortenberry has exerted tight control over her son Hoyt since her husband’s suicide, which she falsely claimed to be murder in order to collect on his life insurance. Maxine prided herself on her openness towards vampires, but was exposed as a hypocrite when she tried to forbid her son form dating one.
Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Son; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Enemy; Summer Talula Huckaby-Human, Co-conspirator
Mike Spencer
Bon Temp’s funeral director and coroner, and now the most normal of the town’s residents. Spencer oversaw corpse removal of the victims of Rene Lenier/Drew Marshall’s killing spree, as well as of his own assistant Neil Jones, whose remains were discovered in the ashes of a local vampire nest. Spencer was one of the many Bon Temps residents to succumb to the influence of Maryann Forrester, embarrassing himself on several occasions.
Jane Bodehouse-Human, Lover
Miss Jeanette
The pseudonym of drug store clerk Nancy LaGuare, who supplemented her meager income with a side business in performing “exorcisms” for a hefty price. Denounced as a charlatan by former client Tara Thornton, Miss Jeanette was thought to have summoned Maryann and mistakenly believed to have had genuine supernatural powers. Maryann and Eggs Benedict Talley kill her and remove her heart for sacrificial purposes.
Lettie Mae Thornton-Human, Fool; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Fool; Eggs Benedict Talley-Human, Murderer; Maryann Forrester-Maenad, Murderer
Mr and Mrs Jordan Hamby
The extremely strict, conservative Christian parents of vampire Jessica Hamby and her human sister Eden. Jordan Hamby, who believes in corporal punishment as an important part of good discipline, was nearly fed upon by his resentful daughter until Bill Compton, who had glamoured young Eden Hamby into allowing him into the family residence, prevented it.
Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Daughter
Orry Dawson
Member of anti-vampire church Fellowship of the Sun. Orry Dawson had reached out to Jason Stackhouse while Jason was being held for the murder of his girlfriend Amy Burley. When Stackhouse interpreted his sudden release from jail as a “miracle” and joined the church as a result, it was Orry who introduced him to Rev Steve Newlin and Newlin’s wife, Sarah.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Recruit; Steve Newlin-Human, Associate, Sarah Newlin-Human, Associate
Portia Bellefleur
Attorney in Bon Temps. A determined, upwardly mobile woman who dismisses her brother Andy Bellefleur’s tastes as “unrefined.”
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Brother; Caroline Bellefleur-Human, Grandmother; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Cousin
Rene Lenier
Pseudonym of serial killer Drew Marshall, who murdered his sister Cindy after learning that she’d had sexual relations with a vampire. He changed his name to Rene Lenier, affected a Cajun accent, and relocated to Bon Temps. But it wasn’t long before he began killing again, murdering four Bon Temps women before Sookie Stackhouse decapitated him with a shovel.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Ex-fiancée; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Friend; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Attack Victim; Adele Stackhouse-Human, Victim; Amy Burley-Human, Victim; Dawn Green-Human, Victim; Maudette Pickens-Human, Victim
Reverend Avery Daniels
Baptist minister and married father of three, who began his own congregation in Bon Temps in 1991. Rev Avery Daniels tried to convince a deeply depressed Tara Thornton that the tragedies in her life were all part of God’s plan to bring her closer to her mother, Lettie Mae. Rev Daniels then became distracted by Lettie Mae Thornton’s romantic advances, which allowed her daughter to sneak away and attempt suicide. His wife and family do not know about the affair he’s been having with Lettie Mae.
Lettie Mae Thornton-Human, Friend/Lover
Rosie
Sheriff’s Department dispatcher. After years of quietly pining after Renard Parish Deputy Sheriff Kevin Ellis, Rosie finally gathered the courage to make a pass at him, and the two embarked on a sweat, surreptitious romance. She secretly hopes he will propose within the next year.
Kevin Ellis-Human, Co-worker/Lover; Andy Bellefleur-Human, Boss; Bud Dearborne-Human, Former Boss; Kenya Jones-Human, Co-worker
Royce Williams
Bigoted resident of Bon Temps, who was openly contemptuous of both vampires and homosexuals. Williams, along with two friends, set fire to an old house that was serving as a nest for the local vampires known as Liam, Diane, and Malcolm. Along with destroying the three vampires, the conflagration also took the life if one human: assistant corner Neil Jones. Royce was later captured, killed, and fed upon by Eric Northman.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Murderer; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Enemy; Diane-Vampire, Victim; Liam-Vampire, Victim; Malcolm-Vampire, Victim
Sarah Compton
Bill and Caroline Compton’s only surviving child. Her mother had sent her to Tennessee during the smallpox outbreak, which claimed the life of the Comptons’ other child, Thomas, in 1868.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Father; Caroline Compton-Human, Mother; Thomas Compton-Human, Brother
Sarah Newlin
Former co-leader of the Fellowship of the Sun church. Once an advocate for vampire civil rights, her attitudes changed radically when her sister became addicted to vampire blood. She then wedded anti-vampire crusader Steve Newlin, but their seemingly perfect marriage unraveled as her husband too complete control of their church. She has a short affair with Jason Stackhouse just before her husband’s crusade fell apart.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Lover; Gabe-Human, Associate; Orry Dawson-Human, Associate; Steve Newlin-Human, Husband
Steve Newlin
Head of the anti-vampire group Fellowship of the Sun. Intent on destroying vampires, whom he (rightfully) accuses of his father’s murder. Newlin once held Sookie Stackhouse and Godric hostage in his church, plotting to kill them both, He was disarmed by Jason Stackhouse and his captives were freed. Abandoned by his followers, Steve Newlin has since been estranged from his wife and is currently under investigation by the IRS, but still remains a vocal force in the anti-vampire movement.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Follower; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Captive; Gabe-Human, Employee; Godric-Vampire, Hostage; Hugo-Human, Co-conspirator; Luke McDonald-Human, Follower; Nan Flanagan-Vampire, Opposition; Orry Dawson-Human, Associate; Sarah Newlin-Human, Wife
Sue Ann Merlotte
Sam Merlotte’s adoptive mother who, along with her husband, abandoned her son after witnessing his shapeshifting abilities when he was an adolescent. Year later, she refused to put Sam in touch with his biological parents; her dying husband eventually gave their estranged adopted son the information he requested.
Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Adoptive Son
Summer Talula Huckaby
Young Bon Temps resident and good Christian girl who has recently taken a romantic interest in Hoyt Fortenberry, whom she knows from church. Summer has devoted herself since childhood to becoming the best wife she can be, perfecting her skills at needlepoint, crochet, and embroidery by the age of ten. She is also a prize-winning baker, a certified nurse, and once built an entire house by herself from scratch for Habitat for Humanity. Since the day she laid eyes on Hoyt, she’s had her heart set on marrying him.
Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Admirer; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Enemy; Maxine Fortenberry-Human, Co-conspirator
Tammy Lynne Laney
Co-captain of the Bon Temps cheerleading squad and girlfriend of star quarterback Kitch Maynard. Tammy has given Kitch everything, from her virginity under the bleachers on his 16th birthday, to the promise that she’ll be by his side at whatever school he gets a scholarship to. She was nearly arrested for lewd behavior in public after Jason Stackhouse discovered her and Kitch having intercourse in Maynard’s car.
Kitch Maynard-Human, Boyfriend
Tara Mae Thornton
Bartender at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill and childhood best friend of Sookie Stackhouse. Having grown up with an abusive, alcoholic mother, Tara Thornton now has several trust issues. She was so distraught after the death of her lover Eggs Benedict Talley that she attempted suicide, then was forced into a doomed relationship with vampire Franklin Mott, and is now determined to live no matter what the cost, although that might not be in Bon Temps.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Friend; Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Cousin; Lettie Mae Thornton-Human, Mother; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Fling/Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Best Friend/Co-worker; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Co-worker; Dawn Green-Human, Co-worker; Eggs Benedict Talley-Human, Lover; Franklin Mott-Vampire, Lover; Holly Cleary-Unclassified, Fellow Rape Victim; Miss Jeanette-Human, Con Artist; Karl-Unclassified, Host/Chef; Kenya Jones-Human, Friend; MaryAnn Forrester-Maenad, Friend/Brainwasher; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Aunt
Terry Bellefleur
Iraq War veteran and short-order cook at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill. Bellefleur’s experiences in Fallujah, where he reportedly killed twenty Iraqis, have marked him with post-traumatic stress disorder. Though many Bon Temps residents have written him off as “crazy”, he is not considered dangerous. For a short time, he was free of his painful memories while under the influence of Maryann Forrester.
Andy Bellefleur-Human, Cousin; Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker/Lover; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Co-worker; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend/Co-worker; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Co-worker; Caroline Bellefleur-Human, Grandmother; Coby Fowler-Human, Future Stepchild; Dawn Green-Human, Co-worker; Lisa Fowler-Human, Future Stepchild; Portia Bellefleur-Human, Cousin
Thomas Compton
Bill and Caroline Compton’s son who died of smallpox during a local outbreak in 1868. He was buried by his father, who by then had become a vampire.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Father; Caroline Compton-Human, Mother; Sarah Compton-Human, Sister
Ulfrik
10th century Viking King, esteemed warrior and father of Eric Northman. Ulfrik was mortally wounded during a werewolf attack on his home. In his last moments of life, Ulfrik declared his son king, although his crown had been stolen during the attack by a shadowy figure: an ancient vampire who later took the name Russell Edgington. Eric Northman then vowed revenge against those who murdered his family.
Astrid-Human, Wife; Eric Northman-Vampire, Son; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Murderer
Yvetta Yapochnik
Estonian-born dancer who once studied with the Kirov Ballet, but now entertains customers at the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport. She also provides a more intimate form of entertainment for the bar’s owner, Eric Northman, and his aid, Pam Swynford de Beaufort.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Lover; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Lover
Faerie
Faeries are a supernatural species capable of telepathy and other mysterious powers. Though many species are highly attracted to faeries, the faerie blood has an especially intoxicating effect on vampires. Faeries are also immune to glamouring by vampires and maenads.
Sookie Stackhouse
Waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill. Sookie Stackhouse discovered her telepathic powers as a girl. Her parents were afraid of these powers, but they supposedly died during a flash flood before they could decide what to do with her, and Sookie was then raised by her grandmother. She abstained from sexual relationships until vampire Bill Compton wandered into Bon Temps and became her lover. He just couldn’t resist her. It’s not quite clear where Sookie is going, but she appears to be leaving the world that she’s known her entire life.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Grandmother; Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Friend; Arlene Fowler-Human, Friend/Co-worker; Bill Compton-Vampire, Boyfriend; Eric Northman-Vampire, Resource; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Friend; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Brother; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Friend/co-worker, Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Friend/Co-worker; Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Enemy; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Friend/Co-worker, Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Best friend/Co-worker; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Friend/co-worker; Barry-Unclassified, Shares Gift; Bartlett Hale-Human, Great Uncle; Claudine-Faerie, ?; Corbett and Michelle Stackhouse-Human, Parents; Dawn Green-Human, Co-worker; Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Enemy; Denise Rattray-Human, Enemy; Dr Patricia Ludwig-Unclassified, Doctor; Earl Stackhouse-Unclassified, Grandfather; Gabe-Human, Attacker; Godric-Vampire, Friend; Hadley Hale-Human, Cousin; Hunter Hale-Unclassified, Cousin/Shares Gift; Mack Rattray-Human, Enemy; Maryann Forrester-Maenad, Enemy; Rene Lenier-Human, Attacker; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Enemy/Kidnapper; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Unknown
Claudine
Sookie Stackhouse’s mysterious protector – something of a “fairy godmother” –who often communicates with others in their dreams. Speaking to Bill Compton in his dream, Claudine revealed to him that she and Sookie Stackhouse are both faeries.
Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, ?
Shapeshifter
Although shapeshifters may not be as physically powerful as werewolves and werepanthers, they have the considerably more useful talent of being able to turn into nearly animal before being able to assume its shape, and always revert to human form when asleep, unconscious, or dead.
Sam Merlotte
Owner of Merlotte’s Bar & Grill. Born into the Mickens family, he was adopted when he was a baby, and his adoptive parents later abandoned him when he began shifting during puberty. Sam became a drifter and during that time, he crosses paths with Maryann Forrester, among other shady characters. Today, Sam Merlotte is as strong, loyal, and stubborn as a border collie.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Employee; Daphne Landry-Shapeshifter, Lover/Employee; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Employee; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Employee; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend/Employee; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Fling/Employee; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Employee; Amy Burley-Human, Employee; Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Victim; Charlene-Human, Partner-in-crime/Victim; Dawn Green-Human, Employee; Holly Cleary-Unclassified, Employee; Joe Lee Mickens-Human, Biological Father; Jon-Human, Victim; MaryAnn Forrester-Maenad, Enemy; Melinda Mickens-Shapeshifter, Biological Mother; Tommy Mickens-Shapeshifter, Brother
Daphne Landry
Short-lived waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill, she usually transformed into a pig. Daphne Landry was under the spell of Maryann Forrester, and after failing to lure her new lover Sam Merlotte into Maryann’s sacrificial trap, she was killed by Maryann’s protégé Eggs Benedict Talley. Her murder was meant to be pinned on San himself, while her heart was eaten by an oblivious Eggs and Tara Thornton.
Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Lover/Boss; Eggs Benedict Talley-Human, Murderer; Maryann Forrester-Maenad, Murderer
Melinda Mickens
Mother of Sam and Tommy, and former dogfighter. Melinda Mickens was just 16 when she gave birth to her first son, the boy who would grow up to be Sam Merlotte. But with the baby’s father, Joe Lee Mickens, in jail at the time, she gave him up for adoption. Several years later, Melinda and Joe Lee gave birth to a second son, Tommy, who they trained to battle in dogfights just like Melinda once did. Despite her tumultuous relationship with Joe Lee, she refuses to leave him.
Joe Lee Mickens-Human, Husband; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Son; Tommy Mickens-Shapeshifter, Son
Tommy Mickens
Bus boy at Merlotte’s. When Tommy Mickens learned of his biological brother Sam Merlotte’s existence, he took it badly, even attempting to kill Sam early on. Tommy’s family struggled financially, so he let his father enter him into bloody dogfighting matches, in pit bull form, in order to make money, He eventually worked up the courage to leave his self-serving parents and start a new life with his brother. Tommy’s attitude and temper often get him into trouble, and we’ll have to wait and see if that ultimately gets him killed.
Joe Lee Mickens-Human, Father; Melinda Mickens-Shapeshifter, Mother; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Brother; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Co-worker; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Victim; Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker
Unclassified
Many people have talents, but some have talents so extraordinary that one can’t call these people ordinary humans anymore. These special personalities continue to defy categorization…for now. One thing is for certain, however – they do bring a little extra magic into the world.
Abuelo
Jesus Velasquez’s grandfather. (Abuelo is Spanish for grandfather.) A sorcerer who practiced the black arts, he had big plans for his terrified grandson, however Jesus’s mother kept moving the boy so that he could never find him..
Jesus Velasquez-Unclassified, Grandson
Barry
Bellhop at the vampire-friendly Hotel Carmilla in Dallas, Texas. Barry has telepathic powers similar to those of Sookie Stackhouse, though he desperately hides those powers from the hotel’s guests. Still, it’s understandable why Barry took the job in the first place: His inability to hear vampires’ thoughts undoubtedly affords him some peace and quiet in a cacophonous world. We don’t know what happened to Barry, but we know Lorena was amazed by how good he tasted.
Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Captor; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Shares Gift
Earl Stackhouse
Deceased Stackhouse patriarch who built the house that his granddaughter now lives in. Earl Stackhouse only spoke of his special abilities to his devoted wife Adele. Still, older Bon Temps citizens recall how he had a knack for knowing when someone was in trouble. He even once saved his traumatized brother, Francis, from committing suicide. Unfortunately, he failed to save him the second time around.
Adele Stackhouse-Human, Wife; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Grandson; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Granddaughter; Corbett and Michelle Stackhouse-Human, Son/Daughter-in-Law
Great Aunt Cecilia
A wise old witch doctor who cast fertility spells on women who came to her from throughout Mexico. Cecilia would place a raw egg in barren women’s navel in order to “cleanse her essence,” as her grandnephew Jesus Velasquez put it.
Jesus Velasquez-Unclassified, Grandnephew
Holly Cleary
Wiccan waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill, mother of two boys, and rape survivor. She was able to discern Arlene Fowler’s hidden pregnancy upon their first meeting.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Fellow Rape Victim
Hunter Hale
Hadley Hale’s six-year-old son. Hunter has been in the sole custody of his recovering-drug-addict father, Troy, since Hadley fell off the wagon and went to rehab several years ago. Hadley had some suspicions about Hunter having telepathic powers, which were verified by her cousin, Sookie Stackhouse. Her fears confirmed, Hadley swore to hide her boy’s existence and gift from her vampire mistress, Sophie-Anne Leclerq.
Hadley Hale-Human, Mother; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Cousin/Shares Gift
Jesus Velasquez
Nurse who primarily cares for Ruby Jean Reynolds, mother of his new lover, Lafayette. Jesus Velasquez is a gentle, patient man with a dark family history. He never knew his father as he was conceived during his mother’s rape. There are sorcerers in Velasquez’s ancestry: his great aunt provided supernatural fertility treatments to barren women, and he great grandfather performed black magic.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Lover; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Patient; Abuelo-Unclassified, Grandfather; Great Aunt Cecila-Unclassified, Great Aunt
Karl
Maryann Forrester’s chef and manservant. Any special powers Karl may have had, outside of the kitchen, were never publically known. Still, he clearly had Forrester’s trust, unlike any of her other assistants, be they human or shapeshifter. Karl was accidentally killed by Lafayette Reynolds when a bullet meant for Forrester was deflected by the maenad and ricocheted into Karl’s skull.
MaryAnn Forrester-Maenad, Boss; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Murderer; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Guest; Eggs Benedict Talley-Human, Guest
Lafayette Reynolds
Cook at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill, road worker, drug dealer, male prostitute, and man –about-town, Lafayette Reynold’s mother kicked him out of the house for being gay, and he grew up with his cousin Tara Thornton and her mother, Lettie Mae. An early advocate for the drug-like effects of vampire blood, Lafayette is not the first in his family to dabble in supernatural substances; his ancestors Mae and Winnie were both conjurers.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker; Eric Northman-Vampire, Boss/Supplier; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Boss; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend/Co-worker; Jesus Velasquez-Unclassified, Lover; Lottie Mae Thornton-Human, Aunt; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Mother; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend/Co-worker, Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Cousin; Terry Bellefleur-Human, Co-worker; Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Drug Buyer; Dawn Green-Human, Co-worker; Eddie Gauthier-Vampire, Lover/Supplier; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Drug Buyer; Mae-Unclassified, Great Grandmother; Royce Williams-Human, Enemy; Winnie-Unclassified, Great Grandmother; Karl-Unclassified, Victim; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Co-worker; David Finch-Human, Lover/Drug Buyer
Mae
Great great grandmother of Lafayette Reynolds. Mae was a slave conjuror who passed her skills and knowledge on to her daughter, Winnie. Both she and her daughter used concoctions to avoid sharing their slave master’s bed.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Great Great Great Grandson; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Great Great Granddaughter; Winnie-Unclassified, Daughter
Dr Patricia Ludwig
Diminutive doctor based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr Ludwig specializes in supernatural injuries, which she treats with supernatural remedies. She routinely makes house calls at Fangtasia. One house call in particular saved the life of Sookie Stackhouse, who had been viciously attacked by a monstrously transformed Maryann Forrester.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Associate, Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Patient
Ruby Jean Reynolds
Lafayette’s mother and a mental Patient. The highly religious Reynold’s relationship with her son has been rocky ever since she found out about his homosexuality and banished him from her home. Frequently delusional herself, Ruby Jean has a few practitioners of witchcraft in her family tree, and perhaps there is something more to her schizophrenia.
Jesus Velasquez-Unclassified, Nurse; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Son; Lettie Mae Thornton-Human, Sister; Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Niece; Mae-Unclassified, Great Great Grandmother; Winnie-Unclassified, Great Grandmother
Winnie
Great great grandmother of Lafayette Reynolds. She gained her conjuror abilities from her mother, Mae.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Great Great Grandson; Mae-Unclassified, Mother; Ruby Jean Reynolds-Unclassified, Great Granddaughter
Vampire
Vampires are an immortal race of former humans who, until the early 21st century, we believed by most to be only the stuff on legend. After Japanese scientist Kenji Igawa invented the synthetic blood, Tru Blood, which would allow vampires to coexist peacefully with mankind, the undead creatures made themselves publically known.
Bill Compton
Born 1835, made vampire in 1865. Bill Compton was a loyal husband, father, friend, and soldier, fighting in the Civil War as first lieutenant in the 28th Louisiana Infantry. After the war he was turned vampire by Lorena Krasiki, and spent roughly 150 years wondering the world before returning to Bon Temps after the Great Revelation in order to “mainstream” into the community he and his family once called home. Bill quickly met Sookie Stackhouse and fell in love with her, and will do anything and everything to protect her.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Sheriff; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Progeny; Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Maker; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Associate; Russell Edgington-Vampire, King; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Girlfriend; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Queen; Bartlett Hale-Human, Victim; Caroline Compton-Human, Wife; Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Kidnapper; Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Drainer; Denise Rattray-Human, Drainer; Longshadow-Vampire, Victim; Mack Rattray-Human, Drainer; Sarah Compton-Human, Daughter; The Magister-Vampire, Enforcer; Thomas Compton-Human, Son
Chow
Born 1860, made vampire 1901. Bartender at the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport, and sent as Longshadow’s replacement. Chow was once a lonely carpenter in a small village in central China. He offered his mortal life to a vampire so that the vampire would spare his widowed neighbor, whom Chow secretly loved. The widow did not return Chow’s affections, either before or after he was turned. Toady Chow is a noted aficionado of Wii Golf.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Boss; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Boss; Longshadow-Vampire, Predecessor
Diane
Born 1904, Made vampire 1938. Diane ended her human life in Niagara Falls the night the Honeymoon Bridge collapsed. She was brought there by her husband Virgil, who frequently criticized her for not bearing him children. This trip would be their last together. Not long after her transformation, Diane has a single sexual encounter with Bill Compton. Years later, she was destroyed in a Bon Temps fire set by Royce Williams.
Liam-Vampire, Nest Mate; Malcolm-Vampire, Nest Mate; Royce Williams-Human, Murderer
Eddie Gauthier
Born 1951, made vampire 2007. Eddie Gauthier grew up in Tennessee and attended Louisiana State University. He married his college sweetheart and had two children with her. She left him when he admitted his homosexuality. He then became a vampire, hoping it would make him more attractive to men. The kindly Eddie allowed Lafayette Reynolds to drain and sell his blood in return for love, and was later kidnapped and staked by Amy Burley.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Friend/Kidnapper; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Lover; Amy Burley-Human, Kidnapper/Murderer
Eric Northman
Born 1046, made vampire in 1077. Vampire sheriff of Area 5 in Louisiana and owner of the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport. It was at his bar that he first met Sookie Stackhouse, whom he has become somewhat taken with since their encounter. In his human life, Northman was a Viking prince. Because his family was slaughtered by werewolves, he has pursued a centuries-long vendetta against the creatures, including an escapade in World War II when he masqueraded as a German SS officer in order to hunt them down. Northman was the progeny of Godric, and remained fiercely loyal to his maker, until Godric decided to experience the True Death, and Meet the Sun.
Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Associate; Bill Compton-Vampire, Subject; Godric-Vampire, Maker; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Employee; Pam Swynford de Beauford-Vampire, Progeny; Russell Edgington-Vampire, King/Enemy; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Of Interest; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Queen, Astrid-Human, Mother; Chow-Vampire, Employee; Dawn Green-Human, Rumored Lover; Dr Patricia Ludwig-Unclassified, Associate; Ginger-Human, Employee; Hadley Hale-Human, Informant; Longshadow-Vampire, Employee, Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Associate; Nan Flanagan-Vampire, Authority; Royce Williams-Human, Victim; Talbot Angelis-Vampire, Victim; The Magister-Vampire, Enforcer; Ulfrik-Human, Father; Yvetta Yapochnik-Human, Employee/Lover
Franklin Mott
Born: unknown. Made vampire: 1954. A mysterious figure even in the vampire world, the emotionally unstable Franklin Mott arrived in Bon Temps seeking information on Sookie Stackhouse for his employer, Russell Edgington. He was also embarked on a turbulent and inequitable romantic relationship with Tara Thornton. Franklin was ultimately destroyed when Jason Stackhouse shot him in the heart with a wooded bullet.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Murderer; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Informant; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Employer; Talbot Angelis-Vampire, Adversary, Tara Mae Thornton-Human, Lover
Godric
Born and made vampire in the second century BC former Vampire Sheriff of Area 9 in Texas. Godric was born into a barbarian tribe in Northern Europe and was turned when he was a teenager. His maker was quite sadistic, and abused Godric. Once Godric learned all of his vampire gifts, he ultimately murdered his maker and went on the lam traveling the world, hunting and feeding alone. When he was around 1,000 years old, he lived as a savage in the Scandinavian wilds, where he met and turned Eric Northman. After two millennia of being a vampire, the wary Godric destroyed himself by Meeting the Sun over the Hotel Carmilla in Dallas.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Progeny; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend; Gabe-Human, Victim; Isabel-Vampire, Subject; Stan Davis-Vampire, Subject; Steve Newlin-Human, Kidnapper
Isabel
Born 1551. Made vampire: unknown. Vampire Sheriff of Area 9 in Texas. Isabel was the granddaughter of Isabella I, Queen of Castile. In order to strengthen Castilian power, Isabel was married off to various royals, each of whom died shortly afterward. Sick of being a pawn in her family’s royal chess game, Isabel asked her French lover to turn her. Much more recently, she was involved with a human names Hugo, who ultimately betrayed her by being a spy for Steve Newlin and the Fellowship of the Sun. Despite that betrayal, she still loved Hugo, and Godric allowed her to go after him and leave his authority.
Godric-Vampire, Sheriff; Stan Davis-Vampire, Associate; Hugo-Human, Lover
Jessica Hamby
Born 1991, made vampire 2008. Waitress at Merlotte’s Bar & Grill. Jessica Hamby, the oppressed daughter of highly conservative Christians, was kidnapped by vampires while out with friends. Bill Compton was ordered to turn Jessica vampire as punishment for his staking at Fangtasia bartender Longshadow. She has recently been involved in a complicated relationship with human Hoyt Fortenberry.
Arlene Fowler-Human, Co-worker; Bill Compton-Vampire, Maker; Hoyt Fortenberry-Human, Boyfriend; Maxine Fortenberry-Human, Adversary; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire; Teacher; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Boss; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend/Co-worker; Franklin Mott-Vampire, Blackmailer; Hank-Human, First Kill; Mr and Mrs Jordan Hamby-Human, Parents; Summer Talula Huckaby-Human, Other Woman; The Magister-Vampire, Disciplinary; Tommy Mickens-Shapeshifter, Co-Worker; Gus-Werewolf, Victim
Liam
Born 1959, made vampire 1987. Liam played bass for a punk metal band Anarchy Rains throughout the Southeast United States, until a man posing as a record label manager lured the band into a “studio,” drank them whole, and made Liam a perpetual 28-year-old. Not long after his tryst with Maudette Pickens, Liam was destroyed when his nest was set ablaze by angry Bon Temps resident Royce Williams.
Diane-Vampire, Nest Mate; Malcolm-Vampire, Nest Mate; Maudette Pickens-Human, Fangbanger; Royce Williams-Human, Murderer
Longshadow
Born 1752, made vampire 1790. Former bartender at the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport. Longshadow was a member of the Huron Indian tribe and grew up amidst the horrors of the French and Indian War. (He fought for both sides.) He met his maker at a tavern in upstate New York, and met his end at Fangtasia when Bill Compton staked him before he could kill Sookie Stackhouse for revealing his theft of bar revenues.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Murderer; Chow-Vampire, Replacement; Eric Northman-Vampire, Employer; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Associate
Lorena Krasiki
The illegitimate child of a Viennese lady-in-waiting. Lorena was raised in a convent. She was turned by a gypsy vampire named Istvan, who made her watch as he murdered and fed upon countless men. By 1855 Lorena has relocated to the United States. For the next 70 years she was the lover of her vampire progeny, Bill Compton. Lorena was eventually staked by Sookie Stackhouse.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Progeny; Eric Northman-Vampire, Associate; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Associate; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Murderer; Talbot Angelis-Vampire, Associate; Barry-Unclassified, New Taste
Malcolm
Born 1760, made vampire 1793. Malcolm was the bastard child of a Parisian whore who left him in a gutter shortly after birth. He was brought up by a band of thieves who sold him to the Marquis de Sade at the age of 15. He was turned during the Reign of Terror by a former aristocrat who remembered him from one of the Marquis’s orgies. Malcolm was finally destroyed in a Bon Temps fire set by local bigot Royce Williams.
Diane-Vampire, Nest Mate; Liam-Vampire, Nest Mate; Royce Williams, Human, Murderer
The Magister
Born 1462, made vampire 1525. Former enforcer of vampire low in North America. He was ordained as a monk in 1884 and became one of Seville’s most feared judges during the Spanish Inquisition. After being made vampire, he posed as a human for centuries, advising both Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann. He married Russell Edgington and Sophie-Anne LeClerq shortly before Edgington introduced him to the True Death.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Subject; Eric Northman-Vampire, Subject; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Subject; Nan Flanagan-Vampire, Associate; Pam Swynford de Beaufort-Vampire, Victim of Torture; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Murderer; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Subject
Nan Flanagan
Born: unknown. Made vampire: unknown. Spokesperson for the American Vampire League, a civil rights organization behind the Vampire Rights Amendment. Nan Flanagan has long been involved in US politics, having met both Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt during their presidencies. It is alleged that she was a model for George Seurat’s 1886 painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte.” While Nan appears to be among the vampires that have mainstreamed, she hasn’t quite been able to give up her thirst for humans.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Subject; The Magister-Vampire, Associate; Steve Newlin-Human, Adversary; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Annoyance
Pamela Swynford de Beaufort
Born 1871, made vampire 1905. Pam Swynford de Beaufort was the bored daughter of a wealthy London businessman and his peerage wife. They groomed Pam to be a young lady of society, which bored her to no end. She happily gave her mortality to vampire Eric Northman. Today, she remains Eric’s primary aide and helps him run the Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Associate; Eric Northman-Vampire, Maker; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Disciple; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Employee; Chow-Vampire, Employee; Ginger-Human, Employee; Longshadow-Vampire, Associate; The Magister-Vampire, Torturer; Yvetta Yapochnik-Human, Love Interest
Russell Edgington
Although little is known of the Vampire King of Mississippi, it is rumored that he was born around 300 BC, or possibly even earlier, to the name Korun, which is Celtic for Raven. Throughout the Middle Ages, he hired himself out to various armies, helping decide the fates of now-famous battles. He later began to collect trophies and souvenirs from his exploits, including the crown of Eric Northman’s father, King Ulfrik. Russell lost control after a vengeful Northman staked his husband, Talbot. He murdered an anchorman on live television and informed horrified viewers that his was “the true face of vampires.”
Bill Compton-Vampire, Subject; Eric Northman-Vampire, Subject; Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Associate; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Interest; Sophie-Anne Leclerq-Vampire, Wife; Talbot Angelis-Vampire, Husband; Astrid-Human, Victim; Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Employee, Franklin Mott-Vampire, Employee; Gus-Werewolf, Employee; Louie-Werewolf, Employee; Nan Flanagan-Vampire, Adversary; The Magister-Vampire, Victim; Ulfrik-Human, Victim
Sophie-Anne LeClerq
Born and made vampire in the 15th century. Vampire Queen of Louisiana. Sophie-Anne LeClerq was originally from northern France, where she was known as “Judith,” Her maker forced her into her own prostitution until he was staked and dumped in the Seine. She the rescued an orphan named Andre Paul and made him her vampire companion and personal bodyguard for two centuries. She currently dwells in New Orleans, where she met human Hadley Hale and became quite interested in both her and her cousin, Sookie.
Bill Compton-Vampire, Subject; Eric Northman-Vampire, Subject; The Magister-Vampire, Enforcer; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Husband; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Interest; Hadley Hale-Human, Lover
Stan Davis
Born: unknown. Made vampire: unknown. Godric’s lieutenant in Texas. Born Stanley Baker, Davis was a pioneer during the 1700’s, a scout in the Civil War, a trail guide for the US Calvary, and a hunting guide for British royalty. Davis was destroyed in an explosion set off by Fellowship of the Sun member Luke McDonald.
Godric-Vampire, Sheriff; Isabel-Vampire, Associate; Luke McDonald-Human, Murderer
Talbot Angelis
Born in Corfu, Greece, and made vampire in the 13th century. Husband and progeny of Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Mississippi. The two embarked on a 700-year romance that ultimately ended in tragedy. Talbot was staked by Eric Northman as revenge against Edgington, who, thousands of years earlier, had ordered the slaughter of Northman’s human family by werewolves. Talbot’s remains were kept in a crystal jar until Sookie poured the down the Fangtasia garbage disposal.
Eric Northman-Vampire, Murderer; Lorena Krasiki-Vampire, Associate; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Husband; Frankin Mott-Vampire, Annoyance
Werepanther
There’s an obvious difference between werewolves and werepanthers: Werewolves turn into wolves, and werepanthers turn into panthers. But there is more to it than that. Unlike werewolves, who can form large packs, werepanthers often socialize only in family groups. In fact, interfamily marriage is not uncommon for this species.
Calvin Norris
Calvin Norris is a methamphetamine dealer in Hotshot, Louisiana, and the head of this werepanther community. Enraged that his daughter Crystal was romantically involved with Jason Stackhouse, Calvin stormed into Merlotte’s Bar & Grill to take her home. What he did not expect was a savage beating from Sam Merlotte, which nearly killed him. Calvin was saved by an emergency dose of vampire blood, but wound up walking away from his daughter and her new friends, disgusted with them all for tainting his bloodline. Calvin was ultimately betrayed and killed by Felton Norris.
Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Drug Dealer; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Enemy; Sam Merlotte-Shapeshifter, Attacker; Crystal Norris-Werepanther, Daughter; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Son/Murderer; T-Dub-Werepanther, Relative
Crystal Norris
Crystal Norris was raised in a tight-knit family in Hotshot, Louisiana, a compound that doubles as a methamphetamine lad. She led a very sheltered life, only leaving her hometown for weekly trips to the supermarket and pet store. She eventually entered into a relationship with Jason Stackhouse, who first saw her at the compound during a drug bust. Since fraternizing outside the family was frowned upon, Crystal is engaged to her half-brother Felton, whom she has been promised to since childhood. After she ran away from the compound and informed her father, Calvin, that she would not marry Felton, she was disowned.
Jason Stackhouse-Human, Lover; Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Father; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Fiancée/Half-Brother; T-Dub-Werepanther, Relative
Felton Norris
Felton Norris is a drug dealer in Hotshot, Louisiana. He is engaged to his half-sister Crystal. After a couple of confrontations with Lafayette Reynolds over drugs and a car, Felton returned to Bon Temps to retrieve his fiancé, but she surprised him and knocked him unconscious. She and Jason Stackhouse left him tied up in the woods, hoping to frame him for V possession, but Norris attacked arresting officer Kevin Ellis and escaped. Fueled by V, he killed his father, Calvin, and was last seen abandoning his family and driving off with crystal, against her will, to an unknown location.
Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Father/Victim; Crystal Norris-Werepanther, Fiancée/Half Sister; Lafayette Reynolds-Unclassified, Drug Dealer; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Enemy; T-Dub-Werepanther, Relative; Kevin Ellis-Human, Victim
T-Dub
T-Dub is a methamphetamine addict and relative of Crystal Norris. Like every resident of Hotshot, T-Dub has had very little exposure to the outside world. His education consisted mostly of learning the family trade-cooking and dealing (not to mention smoking and snorting) crystal meth. He was busted by the Bon Temps Police in a raid, and specifically taken down by Jason Stackhouse. Upon his release from a holding cell in Bon Temps, T-Dub informed Crystal’s father, Calvin, of her close ties to Renard Parish law enforcement, otherwise known as Jason Stackhouse.
Calvin Norris-Werepanther, Relative; Crystal Norris-Werepanther, Relative; Felton Norris-Werepanther, Relative; Jason Stackhouse-Human, Captor
Werewolf
Werewolves differ from shapeshifters in that they can only alternate between human form and wolf form. This focus then to be the strongest of all the shapeshifting species -especially after ingesting vampire blood. Highly territorial and secretive, werewolves are socially grouped into packs with strict hierarchies.
Alcide Herveaux
Owner of a contracting business in Jackson, Mississippi. Alcide Herveaux was once engaged to Debbie Pelt. Because he refused to have children with her, Debbie left him for Cooter, leader of a werewolf biker gang. Alcide later shot and killed Cooter during a confrontation. The loyal werewolf was indebted to Eric Northman, and occasionally performed favors for the vampire, including a stint as Sookie Stackhouse’s bodyguard, however that debt has now been repaid.
Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Ex-fiancée; Eric Northman-Vampire, Employer; Janice Herveaux-Werewolf, Sister; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Friend; Colonel John Flood-Werewolf, Packmaster; Gus-Werewolf, Enemy; Hollis Andoin-Werewolf, Friend; Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Former Packmate/Victim
Colonel John Flood
Packmaster of Alcide Herveaux’s werewolf pack in Jackson, Mississippi. When Sookie Stackhouse listened to Flood’s thoughts, she learned that the confident leader was actually terrified of a werewolf biker gang under the command of Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Mississippi, and that Flood was planning to flee town.
Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Subordinate
Cooter Johnson
Cooter Johnson, aka “Coot,” was the leader of a violent, V-addicted pack of werewolves in Jackson, Mississippi. Formerly a member of Colonel John Flood’s pack, Coot left to form a biker gang called the Fuck You Crew – beholden to Vampire King Russell Edgington. After a number of violent run-ins with Bill Compton and Sookie Stackhouse, Cooter finally met his end when Alcide Herveaux shot him in the chest and head.
Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Fiancée; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Boss; Gus-Werewolf, Crew Member; Louie-Werewolf, Crew Member; Bill Compton-Vampire, Hostage; Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Former Packmate/Murderer
Debbie Pelt
Werebitch addicted to vampire blood and adrenaline. Pelt left her ex-fiancé, Alcide Herveaux, when he refused to have werewolf cubs with her. Alcide killed Debbie’s new fiancé, Cooter, in an attempt to protect Sookie Stackhouse. Pelt swore revenge on him and on Sookie. She has been on the run since a fight with Stackhouse left her with a sliced-up face.
Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Ex-Fiancée; Bill Compton-Vampire, Captive; Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Fiancée; Gus-Werewolf, Packmate; Louie-Werewolf, Packmate; Sookie Stackhouse-Faerie, Enemy
Gus
Member of Cooter’s gang, the Fuck You Crew, and day guard at vampire Russell Edgington’s house. Gus had committed countless crimes, including kidnapping and feeding on Bill Compton, and attempting to rape Sookie Stackhouse at Lou Pine’s werewolf bar. During a raid in Bon Temps in order to take Stackhouse, Gus was attacked and fed upon by vampire Jessica Hamby. He is presumable dead.
Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Packmate; Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Fiancée; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Boss; Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Enemy; Louie-Werewolf, Packmate; Jessica Hamby-Vampire, Murderer
Hollis Ardoin
Bouncer at Lou Pine’s, a werewolf bar in Jackson, Mississippi. Hollis Ardoin was born into one of the only Creole-werewolf families in Louisiana and is proud of his mixed heritage. A friend of Alcide Herveaux’s. Hollis once protected Alcide and Sookie Stackhouse from an attack by an aggressive werewolf named Gus and his fellow gang members.
Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Friend
Janice Herveaux
Owner of a successful beauty salon in Jackson, Mississippi called “Dye Bitch.” Considered something of a free spirit, with a large number of dogs and a love for astrology and marijuana. After Janice’s younger brother Alcide killed his ex-fiancée Debbie Pelt’s new fiancée Cooter, Debbie burned down Janice’s salon in an act of revenge. Janice is close with her parents and fiercely loyal to her brother.
Alcide Herveaux-Werewolf, Brother
Louie
Member of Cooter’s biker gang, the Fuck You Crew. As a wolf, Louie’s ear was ripped off during a battle with Bill Compton. Eventually he was shot dead by Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Mississippi.
Cooter Johnson-Werewolf, Packmate; Debbie Pelt-Werewolf, Packmate; Russell Edgington-Vampire, Boss; Gus-Werewolf, Packmate
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