Brimstone Burglar characters

Also known as Kid

Appears from the start

A goat shifter who leads independent artifact-recovery work for the Enclave. She approaches Nash with a paid place on her crew and access to information about his military past.

Also known as Volkov

Appears from the start

The owner of the house where Cage Sato convenes the briefing for Riley's new assignment.

Also known as Wade Mitchell

Appears from the start

A former Green Beret and demon hunter whom Riley hopes to recruit as field support. Tinnitus protected him from a vampire's attempt to erase his knowledge of the supernatural, but he remains wary of Riley's offer.

First appears in chapter 2

Riley's vampire technical partner. She insists that he join the recovery team under the same secrecy oath as Nash, despite the existing friction between the two men.

Also known as Sato

First appears in chapter 2

The Enclave's imposing handler for Riley's new assignment. He demands binding secrecy oaths from prospective team members before he will disclose the job.

Also known as Craig

First appears in chapter 2

A Kansas City tribunal enforcer present at Sato's briefing for Riley's crew. His official position places him within the local supernatural authority overseeing the assignment.

Also known as Cardelli

First appears in chapter 5

The missing Enclave retrieval specialist, identified when Dez traces Sato's calls. Cardelli vanished after recovering a dangerous object and making calls from a Kansas City payphone.

Also known as Bellarose

First appears in chapter 5

A woman whose financial trail connects her to Carl and the earlier Alatyr Stone job. Riley sees the payment as leverage against Carl, though Bellarose's wider purpose is not yet known.

First appears in chapter 5

Riley's former Santa Fe alpha and an ongoing threat. A suspicious payment tied to the Alatyr Stone gives Riley possible evidence to use against him and renews her concern about his plans.

First appears in chapter 8

Riley's powerful witch ally and a possible magical consultant for her crew. She examines images from the blood-magic sites and identifies materials that point toward the illegal magical market.

Also known as Bea

First appears in chapter 9

A magical-jewelry seller who knows Helen. She cannot trace the rare crystal, but directs Riley and Helen toward a new shop associated with dangerous magic.

First appears in chapter 8

A Stitch Witch co-owner and witch ally who belongs to the close-knit group Riley regards as family. She is part of the trusted magical circle Riley can consult during the investigation.

First appears in chapter 10

The evasive proprietor of a concealed shop carrying hazardous magical goods. He says a spell blocks his memory of a rare crystal buyer and offers a dark blood ritual to recover it.

First appears in chapter 11

A fox shifter who assists Volkov's investigations. Her report of an unfamiliar shifter scent at the magical market raises concern about a second threat near Riley and Helen.

First appears in chapter 12

A rooster taken from Isaac's dangerous-magic shop. Riley names him and leaves him with Nash, presenting the unwanted bird as a companion who might help Nash adjust to life after military service.

Also known as Gwen

First appears in chapter 13

A witch skilled with plants and potions who matches the masked buyer seen in Isaac's recovered memory. She recognizes Isaac's name, flees Riley and Volkov, and escapes after a hidden shooter intervenes.

First appears in chapter 19

Riley’s necromancer ally and Craig’s partner. She enters the present investigation after Craig reports that she has been attacked and found unconscious.

First appears in chapter 28

Carl's beta and principal enforcer. Riley remembers him as a dangerous member of the pack and expects him to be a serious obstacle during the return to Santa Fe.

First appears in chapter 29

A Santa Fe friend of Riley's late mother, Amelia Cruz. She has preserved Amelia's unfinished work and personal belongings, gives Riley a ring Amelia made for her, and recalls gaps in Amelia's earlier history.

First appears in chapter 29

The man Riley knew as her late father. Maria Baca's account indicates that he and Amelia Cruz concealed details of their lives before Santa Fe, adding uncertainty to the family history Riley has returned to examine.

First appears in chapter 29

The late woman Riley knew as her mother. Her former friend Maria has kept her unfinished work and personal effects, while also revealing that Amelia and Santiago concealed their earlier history.

First appears in chapter 30

A subordinate in Carl's pack whom Riley notices buying treats that could be used to drug guard dogs. He has secretly lost the ability to shift and has hidden that fact from Carl.

First appears in chapter 33

A witch who joins Helen, Alice, and Beatrix in using the Alatyr Stone with a healing spell on Nash.

Also known as Amelia Cruz

First appears in chapter 38

The true name of the woman Riley believed was her mother. DNA testing shows that Amelia Hunt was neither a shifter nor a witch and was not Riley's biological parent, deepening the uncertainty around Riley's origins.