Bedsocks and Broomsticks characters

Appears from the start

Chair of the Omensford WWWI branch and mother of an adult daughter in IT. When another branch can no longer run the Tri-Village Halloween fete, she accepts responsibility for bringing the event to Omensford.

First appears in chapter 2

An IT consultant whose emotion-driven electrical magic interferes with technology. After the resulting failures cost her job, she remains determined to live independently rather than return to her mother's home.

First appears in chapter 3

A teacher of supernatural pupils and an ambitious gardener. She is preparing an unusually large pumpkin for the Halloween fete and expects it to take the main vegetable prize.

First appears in chapter 4

An elderly cafe owner, former undersea archaeologist, beekeeper, and witch able to levitate objects. While helping with preparations at the village hall, she reports that her bees have recently become difficult to manage.

First appears in chapter 4

Agatha's husband and a member of the household she shares with their young daughter.

First appears in chapter 5

A werewolf and accomplished baker who supplies food for the Halloween fete.

First appears in chapter 5

A well-known sorceress invited to the Halloween fete as a guest and competition judge.

First appears in chapter 6

The leader of the Magewell WWWI branch and Nell's formidable rival. She intends to enter the Omensford competitions and arrives with a distinctive golden, dragon-like familiar.

First appears in chapter 6

A golden, dragon-like creature bonded to the Magewell WWWI chair. It accompanies her as she prepares to compete at Omensford's Halloween fete.

First appears in chapter 7

The person responsible for publicising the Halloween fete. Nell considers her proposed design too bold for the event.

First appears in chapter 8

Fi's werewolf neighbour and Steve's partner.

First appears in chapter 8

A quiet companion who helps the Magewell chair at the fete, including at the refreshments tent.

First appears in chapter 13

A doctor accompanied by a large mastiff. He treats Fi at the scene of the broom crash and asks her to call him Mort.

First appears in chapter 14

The Magewell chair's close companion, who tells police that the dead witch had not announced the dangerous dive before the broom crash.

First appears in chapter 18

The senior police officer handling the Magewell chair's death investigation. The inspector questions Fi about the fete and confirms that police consider the death a homicide.

First appears in chapter 27

An older witch living close to the deceased Magewell chair. A longstanding friend and WWWI organiser, she treats Agatha after a potion accident and explains that the victim commanded respect without much affection.

First appears in chapter 28

An outspoken older witch from Magewell who openly disliked its chair and becomes an early focus of Fi's suspicions.

First appears in chapter 40

A seer who foresaw the final confrontation and brought the magical liaison after police dismissed the warning. The seer later tells Fi that an approaching evil is hers to face.