As a side effect of said murder, the staff oozes suspicious black tendrils or veins that wrap around McCoy's arm, but are stopped by his will; a possible suggestion that "Blackstaff" is indeed an entity, and either takes an additional toll on (or seeks to control) its wielder. However, with Uriel's help, Harry comes to realize that Mab can only corrupt him if he allows her to, that his soul remains his own, and thus he informs Mab that, while he will honor his debt and serve as her Knight, he will do it his way and on his own terms. In Changes, he encounters Harry again, and Harry sees him for the first time armed for combat in sort of a sorcerer's utility belt. Morgan had long gray hair pulled back in a ponytail, and a craggy face with a perpetually grim, often sour expression. During a fight with the skinwalker in Turn Coat, Listens-to-Wind shows he can smoothly and very quickly transform into a variety of animals, including a bear, a raven, a turtle and a coyote. Originally not encountered until the end of Summer Knight, Lily was held captive by Lady Aurora, imprisoned in stone. Image details. In Skin Game, she is a member of the groups that enters Hades to steal the Holy Grail. Description: Senior Council member, Gatekeeper of the White Council. Description: Former aide to Harry Dresden, Winter Knight. He was a formidable and cunning warrior. Species: White Court vampire As it turned out, Lily was imprisoned by Lady Aurora at the Stone Table. She returns from an attack against Sanya in Iran in order to prevent Harry and Goodman Grey from kidnapping an investment banker needed for the scheme. The little folk get past Harry's threshold, the protective barrier around his home that repels supernatural beings. Since secretly taking over from her father she has ended all threats to his position of power, removing the leaders of the other two houses and beefing up security. Demonreach is both a shadowy island in Lake Michigan, many miles offshore from Chicago; and the nature spirit which guards it, and its occupants. Despite Harry's attempt to end his own life to prevent what he sees as his inevitable corruption, by arranging his own assassination with Kincaid, Mab, working in conjunction with the Demonreach entity, preserves and repairs his body until his spirit can rejoin it, ensuring that his tenure as Winter Knight continues. Description: Member of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. Shiro of the Knights of the Cross was one of the very rare members of the Order that could actually best him with a sword, and he beats Karrin Murphy in barehanded combat handily. He reveals that it was he who informed the Red Court about the existence of Dresden's daughter, something that enrages Susan. Harry killed Arianna before she could perform the sacrifice. His past and motives are, for the most part, a mystery. After the water had its intended effect Harry raised his voice to Maeve and denied her the desired payment. Sanya, a Russian of African lineage and a descendant of Saladin, carries the saber Esperacchius. Harry refused the coin and the immense evil powers brought with it. Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. Due to the cancellation of the television series, they likely never will. [1] Ramirez always talks about his sexual adventures, and seems to have an obsession with hot chicks. He doesn't care if Murphy and Harry rough up a rotten suspect. (As Harry puts it, "you don't get to be Merlin of the White Council by collecting bottle caps.") Race: Human (Deceased) They reside together in a small hidden cabin somewhere in the hills of the Nevernever. Species: Human (Wizard) Harry has since found that he is tempted to utilize her knowledge to help in difficult situations. As the spirit grows, it begins to put increasing strain on Harry's mind, causing him to experience severe headaches, fatigue, and dulled mental focus. At the battle of Demonreach in Turn Coat, it is established that he was not alone; the identity of his companion is unknown, although photographic evidence showed that whoever the other party was, they did not arrive with Peabody from the White Council headquarters in Edinburgh. In Ghost Story, it appears that he is still functioning for the White Council as Murphy talks about calling Ramirez. Characters from The Dresden Files, other powerful entities. Eventually, Charity confides in Dresden about her past, and it becomes clear that her earlier distrust of him stemmed from her negative associations with magic in her youth. Over the course of the series, Billy's wolf form has transformed his human body from husky to athletic and muscular. FBI Special Agent Tilly (introduced in Changes) had been set upon Harry by Rudolph's manipulations. More detail emerges in Ghost Story, as Harry learns that he was shot by a high velocity sniper round fired from the rooftop of a building hundreds of meters away, almost precisely the manner in which Kincaid once told Harry he would kill him if it came down to it. She has a much defter touch with magic than he, and some skill with healing effects. It is also likely that Hendricks has a romantic relationship with Ms. Gard, and he is shown to have a surprising degree of concern for her well-being. After Margaret escaped, Lara was the one who changed his diaper and took care of him as he grew older. It is commented that any adult is fair game for one of his criminal enterprises, and any child is strictly off limits, and that Marcone has personally "disappeared" any of his employees who cross that line. He is generally a fair and competent leader, but he does not take kindly to being crossed or thwarted, especially by those he considers his juniors (which, given his age and position, includes almost everyone). During the final assault on the Carpenter home, Uriel takes part in the fight and even uses a kitchen knife to kill one of the assailants. The walls of the adjacent cabin were made with the fallen stones. She appears on several fronts, always wearing revealing clothing (including a T-shirt that says 'your boyfriend wants me') and her best 'come hither' look. Species: Unknown (depicted as a human) she was hoping from the Red Court was essentially null and voided after Harry and Susan turned an uber spell the Red Court was casting against them. The binding warns her by changing colors when she approaches the limits of her control and cover her entire body. Complications ensue when it transpires that Morgan has long been in love with Captain Luccio, who was then in a relationship with Harry. She and a few volunteers act as rearguard to allow the majority of their forces to teleport to safety, though she and the few survivors are badly wounded. The pixies were able to safely hold the knives due to their plastic handles. He was an artist local to Chicago who was known to help half-faerie children. After the plan fails, Maeve shoots and kills Lily (succeeding because it happened on the one day of the year all Fairie, including Queens, are 'mortal'); the mantle of the Summer Lady then passes to Maeve's twin sister Sarissa. Drawing both Harry and Molly into a fight with a slime monster slaughtering local businessmen. The Archive states that Nicodemus rescued Tessa from a life in the temple of Isis, to whom her parents had sold her at a very young age. The Archive has been demonstrated to be capable of converting extremely limited energy into powerful magic. John Marcone is the most powerful crime boss in Chicago and an antagonist of Dresden's, though the two have worked together far more often than they have opposed each other. [10], In Ghost Story, Murphy says that she will kick up to the Wardens the problem of missing Paranetters in Oregon to the Fomor is other cities. Tessa survives this attack and reappears in Skin Game, attempting to foil Nicodemus' plans to rob a high-security vault in the Nevernever. According to Jim Butcher, Arthur was brought up during the time of the British Empire and is old enough to remember when the United States were colonies. "Mavra" is also the modern Greek word for 'black,' in its feminine form. He was described as an expert upon vampires and sort of an emissary to them. Harry begins to develop the same guarded attitude about her but outwardly still treats her with contempt. He is the son of a naagloshii father and a human mother, and can perfectly mimic any living creature once he has a sample of its blood, including retina patterns and some level of memories. In an interview, Jim Butcher was asked what might become of Toot-Toot, he replied "how do you think the Sidhe come into being? This latter service of guarding a terribly powerful young girl seems to have softened him somewhat, as his loyalty and affection to her seem to go far above and beyond what a mere contract would require, and he seems to see himself and Harry as the only thing that Ivy has as far as family goes after she is kidnapped in Small Favor. As Cat Sith puts it, managing Dresden's incompetence. Description: Psychic Consultant, Ectomancer. They patrolled their neighborhood in wolf form, vigilantly keeping out vampires and other creatures. More details of that case are revealed in "A Restoration of Faith," one of the stories in Butcher's anthology Side Jobs. Her age is unknown, and she apparently lives with some of her descendants (who know about her being a wizard) whom she vets for wizard potential. Description: Archeologist and mother to Irwin Pounder. As Bob later explains, by giving Lash her own name Harry caused her to realize she had this degree of freedom. A Tibetan monk employed Harry to recover a stolen litter of puppies believed to be the descendants of an ancient Foo spirit. Harry first meets Sanya in Death Masks when all three Knights arrive to fend off the Denarian Ursiel. Most of his actions are either unknown or conjecture. A book describing the summoning is sought after by a number of necromancers, intent upon using it along with a necromantic ritual to gain the power of a minor god. In Skin Game, it is revealed that when Lash died, in an act of love (love being a form of creation) from saving Harry, the remains of her spirit joined with his to create a new spirit of intellect as their "daughter." During the climax of that battle, some of Martin's back story is finally revealed. She planned to shift the power of the old Summer Knight Ronald Reuel, which had been transferred to Lily, to Winter by killing her on the Table. Uriel also tells Harry that he has often been manipulated by God into such situations. Species: Human In Skin Game, Mouse is still Maggie's protector, and is in fact allowed to go with her to school as a service dog. Described as being highly unmemorable in appearance and bland in character, he accompanies Susan back to Chicago with the aim of preventing Don Paolo Ortega from killing Dresden in a duel and taking out the vampire if possible in order to prolong the war between the Red Court and the White Council. Description: Exists only to tempt those who have touched the coin of Lasciel into taking it up. It is revealed in Turn Coat that the reason the Council considered her dangerous was because she wanted to revamp the Laws of Magic to embrace concepts of political justice, particularly in intervening in mortal political affairs by force of magic, rather than simply limiting the use of power and forbid dark magic. Species: Human Introduced in Storm Front, Mike Atagi is the only mechanic that can take care of Harry Dresden's car, the Blue Beetle. Skin color "), apparently not taking Mouse's wishes into account. Her devotion to her family, and especially Thomas, the only brother she had left, is showcased, and her age is alluded to... she was taught martial arts in Japan in the 1880s. After Ethniu and her forces have been routed, a conversation between Harry and Gard reveals that Hendricks' first name is Nathan. Not long after he emigrated from Japan to California, he attended an Elvis Presley concert that also served as a Baptist revival meeting. He also discusses Harry's actions at the end of Small Favor which resulted in Michael's near death. Reply. In Turn Coat Mouse intercedes in several violent situations in Harry's apartment while he is away, defusing them with both his strength and intelligence. With their help, Dresden manages to keep Molly from the council's death penalty. She can use her knowledge to translate languages for Dresden, including German, ghoul (Ancient Sumerian), and ancient Etruscan. Because of the switching of bodies, she had to allow Morgan to take command of all forces while she recovered. He is, according to Bob, the angel responsible for the deaths of the firstborn of Egypt. At the end of the book, on the island in the middle of Lake Michigan, Tessa and Rosanna had done a major portion of the greater circle to imprison the Archive. In White Night, she is operating as a wizard-for-hire in California, although she is hiding her true power level from the White Council. Although she admits that Sarissa was better suited as the Winter Lady and Molly as the Summer Lady. She was a captive of Queen Mab who was sentenced to spend an undefined amount of time at the heart of Arctis Tor frozen as a statue within the Fountain of Winter until she has been "humbled", having returned to the court with too much power and trying to overthrow Mab. [19], He uses a gauntlet as his focus. after remarking, "That bitch," and his response to Lea's comment that he was far from his sources of power to which Mouse is described as shrugging and replying "I live with a wizard, I cheat". The one least known. This also includes anything that has stayed long enough to become part of the island such as knowing exactly how many and where all the nails in the lighthouse are. He is the subject of the legend of the Redcap. In response, Michael simply opened the front door to reveal Father Forthill, the parish priest of the local church, standing outside because his car broke down. Fix went with Dresden and the Alphas to find Lily and stop Aurora and the war at the Table. However, Maeve learned of Mab's intentions (but either didn't or refused to hear the last resort part as Mab would've killed Maeve herself if she really didn't care) and killed Lily, knowing that the Mantle of the Summer Lady would flow into Sarissa, thus thwarting (some of) Mab's plans. Description: 'parasite'; child of Harry and Lash. ", Species: Archangel By the time of the books, however, his abilities appear to have severely atrophied, leaving him trying to earn money as a medium, although his sensitivity is now sufficiently low that in most cases he fails to contact any spirit and must resort to playacting in order to satisfy his clients, essentially a con-artist. Description: Mercenary/Agent of the Black Council. He later went back and killed DuMorne with a fire spell. Slate was hired to the Winter Court by Maeve, Winter Lady. Species: High Sidhe (former changeling) She is also the one who tortured Ivy, demonstrating a highly sadistic personality. Species: Human Not much is known about the Gatekeeper other than his name, which is rarely used, with his title generally being used in its stead. In Mortal Lore they are known as Gaea (Summer) and Baba Yaga (Winter). While not a Native American shaman, he is the only "real American" on the council (he refers to McCoy and Liberty as "a bunch of Johnny-come-latelies"). Scouting the house they Venatori are besieged in, he discovers the existence of a shoggoth; later, in a fresh surge of fighting, he manages to hit and hurt Baron Bravosa. They swore an oath to protect people from the dangers of the supernatural, and he technically continues this oath by blessing holy water for Dresden. Later in Cold Days, he decides instead that she's furious and hurt at Maeve's corruption by Nemesis and Mab's inability to cure her. Michael is also a Knight of the Cross, an ancient order dedicated to bearing and using the three Swords of the Cross: Amoracchius (Love), Fidelacchius (Faith), and Esperacchius (Hope). Description: Former reporter for The Arcane, Dresden's ex-girlfriend, agent for the Fellowship of Saint Giles. Species: High Sidhe Harry seriously considered it until his brain kicked in and he dumped cold ice water down his pants. Among his other duties, Sir Stuart and a squad of other spirits watch over Mortimer's house to deny to any uninvited ghost(s), prominent among which wraiths and lemurs. Species: Possessed human/Fallen Angel Description: Repository of magical knowledge. Description: Police Officer, One of the Chicago PD's "old hands", Rawlins is a cop who gets the job done and has little patience for politics. Elaine states that "they can kill with just a stray thought." Charity immediately swore to give up her power, seeing where it had so nearly led her. Elaine's new career is similar to his, involving consulting work for police and private investigation, specializing in finding lost children. Brought down by several vampiric hounds and Renfields, he not only lives through the fight, he kills all his enemies. Even when Irwin's life is threatened, River Shoulders show passiveness in intervening with the crisis. He, like Carmichael, is highly skeptical of Harry's intentions and rejects the idea of magic out of hand. In Cold Days, it is revealed that the Summer Court is fighting alongside the Winter Court against "Nemesis," and is exists not to oppose the Winter Court in all matters but to balance Winter Court's influence just enough to prevent it from overwhelming the Human world. In the course of the novel, it defeats Harry and the forces of the White Court at their home estate, captures and tortures Thomas, forcing him to use his White Court powers repeatedly to survive, kills one of the Alpha Werewolves and maims another, and also beats Harry again at the Battle of Demonreach Island. Charity was a fledgling practitioner of magic from the age of sixteen, parental neglect leading her to become involved in a group led by a man named Gregor. In Skin Game, Mab gives Harry an earring that temporarily stops the spirit from growing and alleviates the pain. As Harry was winning, and thus had little reason to cheat, he was judged the winner. Species: Werewolf (human stock) Mouse acts as her personal protector and companion. He retains some degree of integrity however; Harry attributes his loss of ability to the fact that he privately hates what he does. It is unclear if her offspring are in danger of becoming incubi/succubi. In the television series, he is portrayed by Paul Blackthorne. Since then, he has become a strong individual, helping Harry whenever asked despite what the Courts dictate. Also in White Night, Elaine claims that Mouse is a Temple Dog and is stunned he belongs to Harry. Lara admits that she knew Ebenezar McCoy was Thomas's grandfather from the beginning and Margaret once entrusted her to look after Thomas while she went visiting her father hinting their bonds. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he chose to take Harry's place in order to ensure that Harry would be able to keep fighting Nicodemus. Little Brother seems to get along with Harry after he gave the familiar a Snickers candy bar he found in his pocket. Instead, the Doom of Damocles (a form of probation) is placed on her, with Harry assigned as her supervisor; if she breaks the Laws of Magic again, both of them will be executed. More is revealed about the divisions of his people, and specifically that the Einheriar and other servants of Odin's long hatred of the Grendelkin has included the River People, and part of his presence there is to lay this hatred to rest for the river and sky people. They are the only beings other than himself he seems to really care about. As of Changes, Ebenezar is revealed to have more than a mentor-type interest in Harry's well-being. In the ensuing battle, Ascher is killed when Dresden drops lava on her and the coin is trapped in Hades' Vault. Mab (Dresden Files - Butcher) Maeve (Dresden Files - Butcher) Summary. The book series was also made into a live-action television series which ran in 2007. There she also shows the capabilities she has in a fight where she and Thomas single-handedly stop cold a group of charging uber-ghouls. Martin tricks her into giving in to her blood lust killing him and becomes the youngest full Red Court vampire. Most people who have visited the island for even a short while have nightmares years afterwards about their time there. In addition, it is here shown that he has a personality very similar to Dresden's, evidenced both by his willingness to fight and kill Lea in order to turn the group back to normal (Harry and several allies had been shapeshifted into dogs by Lea during a mission.) In the story "Heorot", she goes against a descendant of Grendel, a traditional foe of her ancient tribe, and Harry aids her in rescuing a kidnapped woman from it. Underneath the island, there are a number of very long tunnels with monsters locked within crystals. An African-American wizard, and another relatively minor character as of Proven Guilty. Her demonstration of this comes when she informs Harry that she saw what was happening to Aurora and what Aurora was becoming and knew something had to be done. Harry resembles her father, performs duties similar to Michael's (although with different motives) and provokes her mother's strong disapproval. She hated him for that, and blamed him for the death of her friend. As of Turn Coat, Harry has begun calling him Will instead of Billy, an acknowledgment of the maturity Will has gained since their meeting when Billy was a college student. He works as a Warden of the White Council. When he was younger, he and a few other priests helped to kill a vampire. Species: Originally human, later Red Court half-vampire (deceased) Harry then kills her on the sacrificial altar, triggering the Red Court's powerful bloodline curse against the Red Court themselves and wiping out every Red Court vampire older than Susan. Sanya makes an appearance in Changes, saving Harry's upstairs neighbors, the Willoughbys, when the boarding house is set on fire. Once Georgia was freed, she and Billy transformed and brutally mauled Jenny. She does aid him slightly by providing a name of the behind-the-scenes power that's been influencing Harry's life for the past 10 or so years, "Nemesis." Description: Member of the Alphas. He advises caution. Associate(s) It was stated in Ghost Story that while Butters has no innate magical ability, his natural talent for grasping and understanding magical theory has given him more raw ability in that arena than even wizards such as Harry. He is able to see and physically interact with the spirit form of Harry. Dresden Files: Down Town by Jim Butcher, Carlos Gomez, & Stejpan Sejic 4.25 stars. Harry comments that it seems "alive", and even more so after its use to destroy hundreds of lives seems happy to carry out murder. As of White Night, Susan is still in South America working against the Red Court as a member of the Fellowship. Outsiders do not respect the neutrality of the pub, as shown during Cold Days when they attack it while Harry is inside. The original Merlin created the island as a mystical supermax prison for worst of the worst monsters, "... a prison so hard that half a dozen freaking naagloshii are in minimum security". Species: Human (deceased, killed by Dresden in self-defense) In Skin Game, his evolution into an active player in Dresden's world continues. As a Valkyrie she appears to have the ability to know when someone is close to death, especially if the person is worthy of being taken to Valhalla. His tail was torn off by a dog or a car; he hates both. Description: Police Officer (Internal Affairs). Ramirez is a recurring presence in Peace Talks, now serving as a Senior Warder in charge of his own team during the convention of great powers. It has not been revealed, in the reality of the television series, if Mai is actually the leader of the High Council or if she is merely implied to be the leader from what Harry has been told and allowed to learn about her, nor have her reasons for being part of the High Council been revealed. Michael Joseph Patrick Carpenter is the husband of Charity Carpenter and father of Molly, Daniel, Matthew, Alicia, Amanda, Hope, and Harry. In Changes, Mister ends up stranded on top of one of Harry's bookcases when the apartment house is set on fire, but he escapes after Harry breaks a window. This allows him to draw power from the island as well as giving him access to the spirit's Intellectus, the total awareness of all objects and living things on the island. Harry also learns that he can not use the Soulfire too much, as it is fueled with his soul. However, it likely wouldn't hesitate if ordered to by the island's warden (currently Dresden.). Telling Dresden her True Name (or at least part of it) is a huge sign of trust on her part as there are a variety of hostile magics or abilities that can influence, control, harm or kill someone whose True Name was used in the spell. Nicodemus mocks Uriel's powerlessness in the face of Michael's free willed choice of self-sacrifice. Margaret ("Maggie") is the daughter of Harry Dresden and Susan Rodriguez, born approximately nine months after Death Masks (when Harry and Susan had their last sexual encounter). Just as the effects wear off, Molly Carpenter successfully extracts the spirit from Harry's mind and transfers it to a wooden skull intended as a backup vessel for Bob. Toot and his troops protect the brownies who clean Harry's apartment from "the dread beast Mister" and also exterminate any pests that get into it. It is because of this, that Harry has not been given a sword (rather than the assumed reason, lack of trust). [16], In Battle Ground, Ramirez tries to get Harry Dresden to open up to him, without success. He appears as a man in his mid-50s with salt/pepper hair and a gray beard. Harry admits the mistake he made in intentionally keeping the younger man ignorant of most of the supernatural world. Marcone feels responsible for the girl as her condition is due to her taking a bullet meant for him in a drive-by shooting. This a direct betrayal of her role as the Winter Lady who is supposed to help the Winter Queen with the millennia old ongoing fight to prevent "Nemesis" from invading not only fairie, but the human world as well. As of the end of Ghost Story, he is told that a parasite kept his heart beating not only just after he was shot, but also while he was healing. Species: The Forest People In the television series, he is portrayed as an incorporeal human bound to the skull, and is played by Terrence Mann. However, at a later time in the book, it is discovered that she is the one who kidnapped Lily, turning her into a stone statue which Harry was led to believe as having been 'carved' by one of Aurora's servants. Ghost Story reveals that he is safe and living with Murphy. As a result of this, Marcone has lost part of his ear. In Cold Days it is revealed that the Rashid's title of Gatekeeper is due to his role as guardian of the Outer Gates, enormous crystalline-looking structures the size of apartment buildings that keep out hordes of Outsiders. In "Zoo Day", he attempts to disrupt the family bonding of Harry Dresden and his daughter Maggie. She was saved, and Siriothrax slain, by Michael's intervention. Gregor resented this interference and apparently began to sacrifice members of the group to increase his own personal power. Like his Germanic counterpart, he is the leader of the Wild Hunt, a ritualistic hunt in which spectral huntsmen on horseback, accompanied by hounds roam in a certain area, hunting for members or prey. Harry also learns that Helen Beckitt, the madam of his brothel, has been leaking information to Marcone's main rival. Description: Member of the Winter Court. He is described as being Middle Eastern, but with elements of a British accent, suggesting he was either an Arab immigrant to England, or lived during the British control of Iraq and Palestine under their League mandate. Fix, fearful of Harry's much stronger magic and uncertain temper, took a gun with him when they talked. She answers all of Harry's questions and follows his orders, as dictated by Winter Law, and seems to have little patience for what she refers to as "stupidity" meaning anyone other than her and anything said not taken literally.
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