Magic Breaks

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Kate Daniels: Main character. Female, approximately twenty-seven at the time of the book. Former mercenary, former employee of the Order of Merciful Aid, currently Consort to Curran, Beast Lord of the Free People, and female alpha of the shapeshifter Pack. Carries a swordnamed Slayer. Daughter of Roland, from whom she has been hiding all of her life. Raised by his renegade warlord Voron he made her into a self contained assassin. Kate owns Cutting Edge, a small investigative agency bankrolled by the Pack. She "employs" Andrea and Derek and has Ascanio as intern and Julie as slave labor after school.
Curran Lennart: Beast Lord. Alpha and leader of Atlanta’s shapeshifters. Male, about thirty-three. Has been Beast Lord since he was fifteen. Turns into a North American gray lion. Blond, gray-eyed, approximately 5'10" with the build of a longtime weightlifter. In human form, prefers hand-to-hand combat with a concentration on grappling, which utilizes his training in judo, wrestling, and jujitsu. Kate's mate/fiancé. He lost his family to loups, that's why he created the Pack. So his mate would be safe.
James (Jim) Damael Shrapshire: Werejaguar and alpha of Clan Cat. Male, age thirty-five; 6'2" and built like a middleweight boxer. Dark skin, brown eyes. Jim moves with an easy athletic gait that belies the pent-up energy and violence waiting just under the surface. Jim is the Pack’s head of security. He is a paranoid micromanager who sees threats to the Pack around every corner and in every shadow. Has a history with Kate Daniels (nonromantic) going back to their service together in the Mercenary Guild. His father was killed in prison (for not killing a child who had gone loup and killed people when she escaped) Jim killed the man who did it. He's in a relationship with Dali a little woman who turns into a white tiger.
Barabas Gilliam: Weremongoose but member of the bouda (werehyena) clan; 5'9" and slender. Appearing to be in his latetwenties, Barabas is a single gay man with very pale-skinned and a shock of bright red hair, usually gelled and spiked atop his head. He has the lean build of a fencer or dancer. Barabas is the Pack’s lead legal counsel and one of Kate’s "babysitters" appointed by Aunt B prior to her death in Magic Rises. Barabas is a skilled knife fighter with an encyclopedic knowledge of laws both human and Pack.
Andrea Nash: Female, 5'2", blond. Andrea is Kate’s best friend. Former knight of the Order of Merciful Aid. Andrea is beastkin, meaning she is the extremely rare offspring of a female bouda and a hyenawere, a hyena who shapeshifted into a human. In many shapeshifter packs, beastkin are at best tolerated but mistreated, at worst seen as abominations and killed at birth. Andrea and her mother suffered unspeakable abuse and cruelty at the hands of her birth pack. At ten her mother took her and ran as far away as she could, Andrea passed herself as full human and joined and graduated. She was on her way to being a Master At Arms Firearms when she was transferred to Atlanta. After the events of Magic Bleeds, Andrea was exposed as a shapeshifter and forcefully retired by the Order, she subsequently joined Kate at her detective agency Cutting Edge. Andrea is engaged to Raphael, alpha male of Clan Bouda, and together they run the clan after Aunt B’s death.
Raphael Medrano: Scion and alpha of Clan Bouda, late twenties and around 6'3". Only surviving son of Aunt B and her late husband. Raphael is a right sexy bastard tall, dark, and extremely handsome with a devilish smile that hints at exciting sex. Like the majority of Clan Bouda, Raphael is romantically experienced with a long list of partners but fell in love with Andrea Nash at first sight and pursued her relentlessly, until despite her better judgment, she accepted his advances. Curran has a grudging respect for Raphael but until recently viewed him as spoiled and vain despite his status as arguably the best knife fighter in the Pack.
Derek Gaunt: Werewolf and protégé of both Jim and Curran. Introduced in Magic Bites as a teen, Derek is now a young adult, about nineteen and an experienced fighter. Once almost pretty, Derek was irreparably disfigured (so he thinks, but the only difference is his voice some scars at his hair line and his eyes) during the events of Magic Strikes. His vocal cords were also damaged in the attack, leaving him with a permanently low and menacing voice. Kate often refers to Derek as “boy wonder” and his devotion to her is almost fanatical, second only to his admiration and loyalty to Curran. Derek, like Curran, has a profound hatred and disdain for loups, shapeshifters gone feral.
Hugh d'Ambray: Roland’s warlord; he hunted down and killed Voron nearly a decade ago. He discovered Kate’s identity and is determined to present her to her father. Kate presents an irresistible prize for him: she’s the daughter of Roland and she had been trained by Voron, just like Hugh himself. His hatred for Curran is matched only by his determination to overcome Kate’s resistance. He’s determined to make her submit to his will even if he has to burn Atlanta to the ground or drown it in shapeshifter blood. He doesn’t really care if she comes to him of her own free will or is dragged to him in chains. Hugh is a superb strategist and an exceptional medmage. He is also the preceptor of the Order of Iron Dogs, the elite unit of the military arm of Roland’s forces.
Lord Roland: Kate’s father is a mythical figure whose origins lie somewhere between fact and fable. He is the Builder of Towers. He slept for centuries but now the reemergence of magic has ended his long absence from the world of man. Roland possesses a nearly godlike power. He's the creator of vampires and he created The People which he oversees with Landon Nez. The brute force of the Order of Iron Dogs with Hugh d'Ambray in charge. He's over four thousand years old and every child he's ever had has turned against him and been killed for it. He tried to kill Kate before she could be born.
Ascanio: Teenage bouda, age sixteen, he's got thick black hair and deep blue eyes. Basically a younger version of Raphael, but even more incorrigible. Introduced in Magic Slays, Ascanio is a young bouda raised until recently in a religious cultlike compound sheltered from the outside world. He’s been reunited with the mother he never knew and sometimes his behavior is extreme, even by bouda standards. His antics often bring unwanted attention to Clan Bouda and the Pack. Aunt B had given him to Kate to bring him under control as she was least likely to kill him. He is seen by Derek in the same light that Curran viewed Raphael, wild and undisciplined. At the time of the book, Ascanio is an intern at Cutting Edge where Kate and Andrea can keep an eye on him.
Desandra: Female, late twenties, werewolf. Introduced in Magic Rises, Desandra is an enigma. Her father was one of the most ruthless and sadistic alphas among the Mediterranean shapeshifter packs. The only one of his children to live to adulthood, Desandra survived by pretending to be vain and stupid. Brought back to Atlanta with her twin infant sons, she has quickly risen through the ranks of Clan Wolf to become beta, second only to Jennifer. Beneath her outwardly crude and shockingly blunt exterior, she is her father’s daughter, cunning, smart, and capable of sudden shocking violence. She is willing to do whatever is needed to see that her children are safe.
Dr. Doolittle: The Pack’s premier medmage, Doolittle is an African American male appearing to be in his midfifties, with shortgraying hair, wire-rimmed glasses, and a stocky, powerful build. An extremely talented physician and medical mage, Doolittle tends to devote his time to science and the treatment of the Pack, but much like his honey badger alter ego, he is fearless and willing to stand up to anyone, including Curran and Kate. Doolittle was severely injured in Magic Rises, which resulted in him using a wheelchair.
Julie Olsen or Julie Lennart-Daniels-Olsen: Teenage female referred to by Curran as “Kate’s cub.” Blond, petite, and pretty, Julie is being raised by Kate after losing her mother in Magic Burns. Like Kate, she is a human with magic living among and under the protection of the Pack. Julie has the unique ability to see magic; she is a human m-scanner and her powers are still developing. She has a crush on Derek, who sees her as a little sister, and an adversarial relationship with Ascanio, who views her as a rival and potential romantic conquest. During MagicSlays, Julie had been infected with Lyc-V, the shapeshifter virus, and was going loup. Kate used one of her father’s rituals to saveJulie’s life by washing her blood with her own, which bound Julie to her. Julie is unable to refuse Kate’s direct order, a fact that Kate and Curran hide from her.
Jennifer: Female alpha of Clan Wolf and widow of Daniel, who died in Magic Slays. Jennifer still holds a grudge against Kate for killing her sister who was driven loup in MAGIC BLEEDS and hates her even more now for bringing Desandra to Atlanta. Jennifer knows she is weak and it is only a matter of time before her new beta makes her move. She fears for herself and her child.
Hibla: Female, origin unknown. Hibla is one of Hugh’s Iron Dogs. A shapeshifter and expert with a blade, Hibla is directly responsible for the death of Aunt B, and Kate has been looking for some payback since the end of Magic Rises.
Christopher: Once a favorite in Roland’s court, Christopher was given to Hugh d’Ambray, who punished him for some unknown transgression by slowly starving him to near death. By the time Kate rescues him in Magic Rises, months of being kept captive in a cage by Hugh d’Ambray have left Christopher a shattered shell of his former self. Christopher seems to have a tenuous grasp on reality and sometimes believes he can fly but has simply forgotten how to do so. He is utterly devoted to Kate for freeing him and believes Barabas, his de facto handler, to be an angel. He's very good at magic and is the reason the Pack have the panacea formula and directions. He also gets rapped up in his head he forgets to eat.
Ted Moynohan: Caucasian male, late fifties. Heavily built like an aging boxer or football player, Ted is 5'10" and weighs well over two hundred pounds and likes to dress in cowboy wear. As knight-protector, Ted oversees Atlanta’s chapter of the Order of Merciful Aid, so he’s Kate and Andrea’s old boss. Ted is a fanatic who distrusts and despises the shapeshifters and the People equally. He was once seen as a major player within the Order, but his star was tarnished when the Order’s offices were attacked and burned by one of Kate’s late aunt Erra’s henchmen; Ted’s plan to stop Erra backfired and resulted in dozens of civilian casualties and multiple knights dead (see Magic Bleeds). His subsequent handling of the Andrea Nash situation further damaged his reputation. He is now seen as more of an aging embarrassment, but because of his long service the Order is unable to force him into retirement unless he makes a colossal mistake. Ted is determined to go out with a bang, not a whimper.
Maxine: Powerful telepath and longtime secretary and gatekeeper of the Order. A noncombatant, Maxine refers to everyone as "Dear". She is fond of Kate and Andrea in spite of Ted’s animosity toward them.
Mauro: Hulking Samoan knight of the Order, Mauro is the last of Ted’s old guard, the rest having died during the attack on the Order in Magic Bleeds or the fiasco of MAGIC SLAYS. Mauro is a gentle giant, intelligent and slow to anger with a massive 6'8" three hundred-plus-pound frame and is covered in tattoos that glow when he is using his elemental power for fire. He's married and he raises champion dogs, he's the one who knew Grendel's breed.
Ghastek Stefanoff: Thin and dark, age undetermined, could be late thirties or early forties. A powerful Master of the Dead, Ghastek is lo (hide spoiler)]

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Mar 18, 2016 06:36AM