Backup characters

Appears from the start

The narrator of this novella, a member of the White Court of vampires, who feed on human emotion. Handsome, sardonic, and privately haunted by his predatory nature, he has spent years secretly watching over and protecting the wizard Harry Dresden, his half-brother, often without Harry's knowledge. He walks a hard line between the monstrous demands of his blood and his fierce loyalty to the people he loves.

Appears from the start

Chicago's professional wizard and a private investigator who handles supernatural cases. Powerful, stubborn, and quick to charge into danger to help others, he is the person Thomas is determined to protect in this story, largely from behind the scenes and without Harry realizing the full extent of the threat around him.

Appears from the start

Thomas's sister and the true guiding power behind the White Court of vampires, coldly intelligent and dangerously seductive. She manages the family's interests with ruthless political skill, and her aims and Thomas's do not always align.