Tangled Truths: An Urban Fantasy Dragon Series characters

Also known as Val

Appears from the start

A half-elf Army investigator whose work centers on dangerous magical beings and artifacts. After helping Nin survive a hostile reception at an underground bar, she follows its proprietor to examine a problem involving dark elves.

Appears from the start

Val's telepathic tiger ally, summoned through a magical bond. He lends his senses and strength to her work and helps her contain the fight that erupts during Nin's delivery at Rupert's bar.

Also known as Zav, Zavryd

First appears in chapter 5

A black dragon who hunts criminals for the Dragon Justice Court. He protects Val from an inquisitor seeking evidence about a dragon's death, while pursuing dark elves whose long-range artifacts killed thousands of shifters.

First appears in chapter 2

Val and Thad's estranged teenage daughter. She is vacationing near Lake Coeur d'Alene when Willard warns Val that her family may be in danger, making Amber's safety an immediate concern.

First appears in chapter 2

Val's former husband and Amber's father. He is vacationing with Amber near Lake Coeur d'Alene when Willard warns Val that both of them may face danger connected to Val's work.

First appears in chapter 2

Val's government supervisor. She warns that Amber and Thad may be endangered near Lake Coeur d'Alene, and her office agrees to watch the Seattle bar connected to a deadly dark-elf artifact.

First appears in chapter 3

Val's mother, who alerts Val to where Thad and Amber are staying during their Idaho vacation. Her information confirms that Val's family is in the same area as the unexplained Harrison disturbance.

First appears in chapter 8

Val's mother's dog, present with the family near Harrison while Val investigates the attacks around town. He accompanies his owner during her visit to Thad and Amber's rental house.

Appears from the start

The troll proprietor of an underground bar that he presents as a safe place for magical beings. After a fight damages the ceiling, he offers Val information if she handles a problem left by dark elves.

First appears in chapter 2

A dark-elf operative who arranged for a lethal pleasure orb to be installed at Rupert's bar. The device enthralls humans and shifters, making her part of the hostile artifact operation Val begins investigating.

First appears in chapter 2

A dark elf linked to the deadly pleasure-orb experiment at Rupert's bar. He observes the people exposed to the artifact, tying him to the operation Val is trying to trace.

First appears in chapter 4

A silver dragon and Dragon Justice Court inquisitor investigating his son's death. He suspects that Val witnessed what happened and uses painful mental coercion in an attempt to search her memories.

First appears in chapter 26

A senior member of the Dragon Justice Court and Zav's mother. She arrives through a portal to stop a battle among dragons and rules that Val should undergo rehabilitation for killing the inquisitor's son.

First appears in chapter 26

Zav's sister and a member of the Dragon Justice Court. She arrives with other court figures to end the dragon conflict and objects when Zav invokes an ancient claim to protect Val.

First appears in chapter 23

The leader of the displaced goblins operating around Harrison. The group has used a magical artifact to compel Sasquatch to damage the town in an attempt to force the human residents away.

First appears in chapter 15

A group of Sasquatch near Harrison whose members free Val from a stone trap and show no overt hostility, casting doubt on the belief that they are directing the attacks on town.

Appears from the start

Val's friend and an expert maker of enchanted weapons and armor who also runs a food truck. She brings Val to Rupert's bar while delivering a specially made shotgun to a client.

First appears in chapter 13

A magical-art maker allied with Val. She warns him that the Dragon Justice Court inquisitor may search for witnesses connected to the death under investigation.

First appears in chapter 13

A vampire alchemist allied with Val. His interest in the magical value of Sasquatch scent and biological material supports the conclusion that the physical evidence around Harrison is genuine.