The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

by Charlaine Harris

  Cromwell, Willie: Detective Cromwell is part of the investigation into the people missing after Priscilla Hebert’s attack on the Shreveport Weres. He’ll never find out what really happened. (Mentioned FDTW)

  Crowe, Bartlett (vampire): The King of Indiana, Bart marries Russell Edgington at the summit in Rhodes. He and his husband both survive the explosion with minimal injury. (ATD; mentioned DAG)

  Culpepper (wolf): No first name given. When Hallow and her coven target the Shreveport Weres and vampires, Culpepper pairs with fellow Were Portugal to ensure that the local Wiccans either help or stay clear of the upcoming Witch War. When Portugal is among those killed in the war, Culpepper sits beside his body, mourning his death. (DTTW)

  Cumberland, Alfred (wolf): From the nuptials of a vampire king and queen to the double wedding of small-town royalty, Al, photographer of the supernatural and the mundane, is privy to the rituals of both worlds as he records them for posterity. (DD, FDTW)

  Cummins, Jesse Wayne: Jesse Wayne frequents Merlotte’s. (DITF)

  Cunningham, Riki: Riki has a prom dress for her daughter on layaway at Tara’s Togs. (DAG)

  Curlew: No first name given. Officer Curlew interviews Sookie along with his partner, Jay Stans, when she brings Maria-Star to the hospital, claiming she found her on the side of the road after she was hit by a car. (DTTW)

  Curt (wolf): No last name given. Curt, who works for Niall as a courier and does community theater, plays the part of Other Brute, the unseen Were at Sookie’s door on Christmas Eve. (GW)

  Cyndee (vampire): No last name given. One of Fangtasia’s human barmaids, Cyndee brings the Bureau of Vampire Affairs down on the bar when she promises to bribe a vampire to bite a female customer. Eric is certain they will be exonerated, as he doesn’t allow such things in his bar and has no history of doing so, but is annoyed that he must deal with an investigation. Cyndee is fired, of course, which is Eric’s only legal recourse. (Mentioned STW)

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  Dallas Midnight Massacre, the: The name various newsmagazines give to the attack on Stan Davis’s house by members of the Fellowship of the Sun, citing it as the perfect example of a hate crime. (LDID)

  Dan: No last name given. Dan is one of the gate guards for Eric’s community. (DITF)

  Dana: No last name given. Bridesmaid Dana coaches Sookie on the procedures when she takes Tiffany’s place in Halleigh’s wedding. Her husband and baby attend the wedding as well. (FDTW)

  Danvers, Carla: Gervaise’s girlfriend is a mix of wholesome prom queen and pierced free spirit, blithely parading naked around the hotel room she shares with Sookie at the summit. Carla enjoys being with “Gerry,” the sheriff of Area Four—and all the perks that come with it. She is one of the victims of the bombing of the hotel. (Dies ATD)

  Dave: No last name given. Dave, a serviceman from Barksdale Air Force Base, drunkenly approaches Sookie as she sits with Eric in Fangtasia, telling her she shouldn’t associate with vampires. He is surprised when she knows his name, and he calms down enough to offer an apology of sorts. (DAAD)

  David and Van Such Printing Company: David and Van Such is a defunct printing company located in an industrial park at 2005 Clairemont in Shreveport. The site consists of several vacant buildings and loading docks, making it a perfect place to hold supernatural events. Quinn’s Special Events team sets up the various tests for the Long Tooth packmaster contest in a large empty area in the main building, and the two resulting factions of the Shreveport Weres, along with Sookie and Sam, later face each other outside in one of the large loading bays to find the truth behind the murders and abductions of several Were females from their pack before joining forces to defeat interloper Priscilla Hebert and her St. Catherine Parish Weres. (DAAD, FDTW)

  Davis, Stan (vampire): The former Stanislaus Davidowitz has been working his way through the vampire hierarchy, first controlling Area Six in Texas as sheriff and then taking the entire state as king. While still sheriff, he wins a lawsuit in human court against his neighbors, who are suing to have vampires barred from their community, and then becomes a sympathetic figure as he, his vampires, and the humans at his home suffer several casualties when they are attacked by members of the Fellowship of the Sun during what becomes known as the Dallas Midnight Massacre.

  King Stan attends the summit in Rhodes even though Texas is not part of the clan holding the event, as he is proposing a business arrangement with Mississippi’s Russell for a resort development. Unfortunately for Stan, he is badly injured in the bombing, losing his child Rachel as well. His second, Joseph Velasquez, struggles to hold Texas for his king as he recovers. (LDID, ATD; mentioned DD, DAG, DITF)

  Dawn, Devon (vampire): A fashion “victim” on the TV show The Best Dressed Vamp, Devon at first stubbornly resists the help offered by hosts Bev and Todd, ripping Todd’s throat out and getting a broken arm in return. (DAG)

  Dawson, Tray (wolf): Ex-cop Tray Dawson is literally a lone wolf. Divorced with one son, he doesn’t belong to a pack. He chooses to stay neutral in most two-natured affairs. Tray owns a small engine repair shop and supplements his income by working as a bodyguard. Hired to guard Calvin Norris while he is in the hospital, Tray spends the last day of his contract guarding Sookie at Calvin’s request. He is shot by Sweetie Des Arts as she is confronting Sookie and Andy Bellefleur. Tray is a friend of Sam’s and occasionally fills in for him behind the bar. After witnessing Maria-Star Cooper’s death via the ectoplasmic reconstruction, Tray chooses to stand on Alcide Herveaux’s side against Patrick Furnan, who is believed to be behind Maria-Star’s death. When the true perpetrator is revealed, Tray fights with the pack but does not join it. He begins dating Amelia and accepts a job from Alcide to provide protection for Sookie when she is being threatened by the fae, partly because his presence will also protect Amelia. Tray is compelled to drink poisoned vampire blood by a fairy in Sookie’s woods. He becomes too ill to guard her. Taken from his home by Lochlan and Neave so that he cannot come to Sookie’s aid, Tray is tortured to the point of death. He is rescued and taken to Dr. Ludwig’s hospital, but he knows he is dying. When Breandan and his followers attack, Tray summons all his remaining strength to distract Breandan, and he dies under his sword, giving Bill the few seconds he needs to kill the fairy. (DAAD, ATD, FDTW; dies DAG; mentioned DITF)

  Dead Man Dance Band, the (vampires): The “live” band performs at the summit in Rhodes. (ATD)

  Dean, Alma: Meek Alma is Diane Porchia’s clerk. (L)

  Dearborn, Bud: Sheriff Bud Dearborn was a friend of Corbett Stackhouse, but that doesn’t alleviate his misgivings about both Sookie and Jason. The sheriff is a good man who honestly seeks justice. Just how well he knows his parish is revealed when he seeks to comfort a partially shifted Calvin Norris after the discovery of Crystal’s body. Sookie is not the only one who already knew about the existence of the panthers.

  Bud is in Merlotte’s when Sandra Pelt makes another attempt to kill Sookie. After Sandra escapes from custody, he calls Sookie to let her know that her enemy is loose. (DUD, LDID, DTTW, DAAD, DD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned ATD)

  Dearborn, Greta: Greta’s happy and unsuspicious nature, the flip side of her sheriff husband, is a perfect fit for her job with Bon Temps Florist. (DAAD)

  Dearborn, Jean-Anne: The daughter of Bud and Greta Dearborn, Jean-Anne was caught making out with Jason in the bed of his truck by her father. (Mentioned DUD)

  Death by Fashion: At Death by Fashion, a high-end hair salon, stylist Immanuel Earnest is able to charge the highest prices in Shreveport. (Mentioned DR)

  Deb (wolf): No last name given. Deb is the driver arranged by Dr. Josephus to take Sookie from the Dallas hospital to the Silent Shore Hotel after the car wreck. Blindfolded, Sookie listens to the talk among Deb, her fellow Were passenger riding shotgun, and Luna, including Deb’s comments when she sees Eric standing outside the hotel. Deb thinks he’s attractive but is told by Luna that she “can’t date a deader.” (LDID, STW) de Castro, Felipe (vampire): The current King
of Nevada, Louisiana, and Arkansas owns a number of businesses throughout Nevada, including a casino, several restaurants, and a talent management company that handles vampire entertainers. He is also reputed to have a publishing empire, although no specifics are given. With his experience dealing with tourists and, therefore, making money, he seems to be the right person to rebuild the vampire holdings in New Orleans.

  Striking when Sophie-Anne is financially drained and physically disabled, Felipe orchestrates the takeover of Louisiana and Arkansas, sending his vampires to either assimilate or assassinate the vamps in both states. Felipe is captured along with Eric and Sam in Merlotte’s parking lot by a vengeful Sigebert. Rescued by Sookie, he shows his gratitude by offering formal vampire protection to her.

  Felipe’s control over Louisiana is tenuous as his regent, Victor, seeks to gain more and more power. But Felipe is aware of that and, as it turns out, had his own plans for Victor. (FDTW; mentioned DAG, TB, DITF, DR)

  DeeAnne: No last name given. DeeAnne starts her night in Merlotte’s with a trucker from Hammond but ends it by going home with Jason. (DUD)

  Delagardie: No first name given. After Jake Purifoy’s attack, paramedic Delagardie patches Sookie up at Hadley’s apartment before sending her to the hospital. He gives Sookie some free advice. (DD)

  Delahoussaye, Carey: The husband of Sookie’s aunt Linda, he returns to his family in New Orleans when they divorce. Sookie has only faint childhood memories of him. (Mentioned OWA, DAG)

  Delahoussaye, Linda Stackhouse (quarter fairy): Linda, the daughter of Adele and Fintan, apparently never benefits from her fairy heritage. As a child, she’s molested by her uncle Bartlett. Linda’s husband, Carey, leaves her to return to New Orleans. Her daughter, Hadley, also leaves home, disappearing from her life. Linda dies of uterine cancer shortly thereafter.

  (Deceased; mentioned DUD, OWA, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)

  Denissa: No last name given. Denissa is planning on singing at the Lisle-Merlotte wedding with Mary. She makes it to the rehearsal in the morning but is either unable or unwilling to brave the protesters for the service. (STW)

  D’Eriq: No last name given. D’Eriq works as cook Antoine’s helper while also busing tables at Merlotte’s, so he is there the night Sam and Tray shift as the two-natured announce themselves on TV. He takes the reveal in stride, discovering not only that he works for a shifter but also that his cousin is married to a werewolf. (DAG, DITF)

  D’Eriq’s cousin: No name given. D’Eriq’s cousin in Monroe calls him after the Great Reveal to let him know that he (the cousin) is married to a werewolf. (Mentioned DAG)

  Derrick: No last name given. Derrick, Arlene’s cousin, is brave enough to work the night shift at a gas station in Bon Temps. (LDID)

  Derrick (panther): No last name given. As far as Amelia Broadway is concerned, her night spent with Calvin’s cousin Derrick after Jason and Crystal’s wedding is a onetime thing. In Derrick’s mind, that one night makes them a couple, and he continues to call for a time, hoping for more. Unfortunately, his dirty sheets mean he doesn’t stand a chance of a future with clean-freak Amelia, even if the sex had been good (which, according to her, it hadn’t). (ATD; mentioned FDTW)

  Des Arts, Sweetie (wolf): Bitten by a Were while lying injured in a car wreck, former stripper Sweetie partially shifts at the next full moon. She resents what she has become and hates all shifters with a passion, taking her revenge with a gun. She moves from place to place, working in bars, identifying local shifters not only through her customers but also through churches, restaurants, and day care centers. While working as a cook at Merlotte’s, Sweetie kills teenager Heather Kinman, a werefox. She also shoots Calvin Norris, a werepanther, who barely survives, and wings Sookie, mistaking her for a shifter because of the scent of shifter on her. Sweetie meets her end in an alley, shot by Andy Bellefleur. In the three years after she was bitten, Sweetie randomly killed twenty-two shifters and wounded forty-one. (Dies DAAD)

  Desiree: No last name given. Desiree is sent by Eric as a reward for Bill. Bill returns his present unopened, relieved when Jason offers to give her a ride home. (DUD)

  DeWitt, Mr.: No first name given. Mr. DeWitt, Caroline Bellefleur’s neighbor, hires her nurse, Doreen, after Caroline’s passing. (Mentioned DITF)

  Diane (vampire): No last name given. Monroe vampire Diane doesn’t care about mainstreaming and takes pains to offend humans while visiting old acquaintance Bill in Bon Temps. Because of their arrogance, she and nest mates Liam and Malcolm are targeted by unhappy locals who burn down their house just after sunrise, trapping them in their coffins. (Dies DUD)

  Diantha (half demon): No last name given. Diminutive half-demon Diantha is the niece of Mr. Cataliades and, along with her now-deceased sister, Gladiola, worked as a messenger for the late Sophie-Anne Leclerq as well as for her own uncle. She tends to dress very colorfully and quite often speaks without taking a breath, running her words together. She survives the bombing of the Pyramid of Gizeh in Rhodes after being trapped in the rubble for twelve hours. She conveys her uncle’s personal message to warn Sookie about the fairies as well as delivers Sookie’s inheritance from Claudine. Diantha can conjure small flames in the palm of her hand, loves to hunt, and has been known to bring down not just deer but also people (in her own defense) and even the occasional rogue vampire. (DD, ATD, DAG, DITF; mentioned DR)

  Dinwiddie, Dr.: No first name given. Tara chooses Clarice obstetrician Dr. Dinwiddie as her doctor during her pregnancy. (Mentioned DITF)

  Dominica, Don: The owner of Don’s RV Park reports that the owners of three RVs registered to Priscilla Hebert haven’t been seen in several days. (Mentioned FDTW)

  Don: No last name given. Bernie Merlotte’s second husband shoots her when she shifts in front of him the night of the Great Reveal. Arrested, he remains in jail waiting for trial, unable to make bail. (Mentioned FDTW, DAG, DITF, STW)

  Donati, Todd: Chief of security at the Pyramid of Gizeh, terminally ill Todd wants nothing more than to put in his time so that his family will be taken care of after his death. He is frustrated by the machinations of the vampires at the summit. He survives the bombing and is able to tell Sookie that hotelier Christian Baruch set the Dr Pepper bomb in the hallway outside Sophie-Anne’s room. (ATD)

  Doreen: No last name given. Calm and competent Doreen takes care of Caroline Bellefleur in her final days and is with Caroline when Bill reveals their family connection. After Caroline passes, she moves next door to take care of neighbor Mr. DeWitt. (DITF)

  Doug (wolf): No last name given. When Sookie drives off Russell’s property at dawn with Bill stashed in the trunk, gate guard Doug casually asks her if she’s returning for the “crucifixion.” If he hadn’t mentioned it, Bubba might have met his second end in his home state at the hands of vampires and werewolves who didn’t recognize him as the real thing. (CD)

  Dowdy, John: Former Renard Parish sheriff John Dowdy heads out to Hotshot to arrest Carlton Norris for statutory rape and is never heard from again. (DTTW)

  Downey, Jim: Mechanic Jim occasionally works on Sookie’s car. He is married with three children. (CD)

  Duchesne, Kristen: Kristen loves Remy Savoy but ultimately cannot deal with Hunter’s special abilities. (FDTW; mentioned DAG, DITF, DR)

  Duff: No other name given. Duff regularly delivers the beer to Merlotte’s. (DAG)

  Duffy, Mark: A student at Louisiana Tech, Mark gets into a class war with Jeff LaBeff in Merlotte’s, eventually leading to violence. (DAAD)

  Duke of Death, the (vampire): “Live” DJ Duke of Death provides the music for Fangtasia’s birthday party for Dracula, taking guests on a musical journey in honor of Vlad Tepes. (DN)

  Dumas, Desiree: Desiree Dumas works in the gift shop of the Bat’s Wing bar in Dallas and shares a small apartment with fellow employee Bethany Rogers. (Mentioned LDID)

  du Rone, JB: Lovely JB du Rone sees life in the simplest terms. He has been friends with Sookie since high school because his thoughts a
re easy and direct, causing no stress to Sookie’s telepathic mind. They reconnect after Dawn’s murder, and JB values Sookie’s continued friendship, eventually working with her to recover from what the town believes is a hit-and-run accident but is actually the result of a fairy attack. He also reconnects with fellow high school friend Tara, who is seeking a man who is not controlling or abusive after her encounters with vampires. Sweet JB fits the bill nicely, and they marry, soon welcoming twins Robert Thornton du Rone and Sara Sookie du Rone.

  While tearing down a wall in the du Rones’ bungalow, JB and Sam discover a hammer hidden inside and identify it as the weapon used in the murder of Isaiah Wechsler, who lived in the house next door in the 1930s. The murderer’s spirit is disturbed, casting a pall over the house until his bones are uncovered and identified with the help of Sookie and the du Rones’ nanny, Quiana Wong, who is a psychic. The spirit rests when the bones are reinterred in Sookie’s family plot. JB returns the group to normalcy by confirming plans to finish the work in the house. (DUD, LDID, DD, ATD, DITF, IIHAH; mentioned FDTW, DAG, DR)

  du Rone, Mrs.: No first name given. JB’s mother attends Tara’s baby shower for her soon-to-be grandchildren held at Sookie’s house. (Mentioned DR)

  du Rone, Robert Thornton: JB and Tara’s son is given his mother’s maiden name as his middle name. (IIHAH)

  du Rone, Sara Sookie: Tara and JB’s daughter’s middle name is in honor of her “aunt” Sookie. (IIHAH)

  du Rone, Tara Thornton: Sookie’s longtime friend Tara overcomes a tough childhood to own her own business, a clothing store called Tara’s Togs. Tara doesn’t always exercise the best judgment in men and is briefly engaged to Eggs Benedict. She attends the local orgies at his urging, and it is only dumb luck that keeps her alive when Callisto arrives. Her next lover, vampire Franklin Mott, soon passes her to another vampire as payment for a debt. Sookie extricates her from that situation, and Tara eventually recognizes a good man right in front of her in her old high school friend JB du Rone. JB’s simplistic approach to life appeals to Tara, and they marry. When she finds out she is pregnant, Tara vows to give her baby all the love and support that she lacked as a child. To the surprise of Tara, JB, and their doctor, Tara discovers she is pregnant with twins, and soon safely delivers Robert Thornton du Rone and Sara Sookie du Rone.