Dead Witch Walking characters

Appears from the start

A witch and runner for Cincinnati's Inderland Security service. Rachel is talented, impulsive, and frustrated by a run of humiliating assignments. She wants work that matters and is prepared to leave the security of government employment to get it, despite the agency's severe rule against breaking a contract.

Appears from the start

A living vampire and highly regarded Inderland Security runner who works beside Rachel. Ivy is controlled, observant, and intimidating, with formidable combat skills and powerful connections in Cincinnati's vampire society. Her decision to follow Rachel out of the agency makes their departure far more consequential.

Appears from the start

A pixy who scouts and provides aerial support on Rachel's assignments. Jenks is tiny, sharp-tongued, practical, and fiercely protective of his wife and many children. His knowledge of gardens, wards, and surveillance makes him an essential partner rather than a mascot.

Appears from the start

Rachel's supervisor at Inderland Security. Denon has been feeding her poor assignments and treats her resignation as a personal challenge to agency authority.

Appears from the start

A rival Inderland Security runner who enjoys Rachel's professional troubles and is willing to profit from the contract placed on her after she quits.

First appears in chapter 4

An elderly witch who lives near the partners' new church office. Keasley is a skilled healer and a steady source of practical advice when Rachel's choices leave her injured or magically compromised.

First appears in chapter 5

A wealthy Cincinnati businessman whose polished civic image conceals a private organization with extensive magical and criminal reach. Rachel selects him as the target whose exposure might buy her freedom from Inderland Security's death contract.

First appears in chapter 6

A young employee of Trent Kalamack who hires Rachel to locate a missing coworker. Her concern gives Rachel a legitimate route into the affairs of a man she already suspects of larger crimes.

First appears in chapter 7

The human captain of Cincinnati's Federal Inderland Bureau. Edden is wary of supernatural investigators but recognizes Rachel's usefulness and offers a possible official ally outside Inderland Security.

First appears in chapter 8

A human researcher Rachel meets while pursuing information that ordinary Inderlanders cannot easily obtain. Nick is knowledgeable about old texts and magic, curious about Rachel's world, and increasingly drawn into both her investigation and her personal life.

First appears in chapter 15

Trent Kalamack's chief security officer and closest aide. Jonathan is disciplined, suspicious of Rachel, and ready to use force to protect his employer and the secrets of the Kalamack estate.

Also known as Al

First appears in chapter 28

A demon whose services can be reached through dangerous summoning magic. Algaliarept bargains precisely, exploits desperation, and treats every apparent favor as an opportunity to acquire leverage over the summoner.