The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

HORN
     
    I got lots of questions about vampire bodily fluids, so I guess I have to respond. Vampires do cry blood. Their sexual emissions are tinged with blood, too. Males and females are sterile because birth (and engendering birth) are processes of living, as is using the bathroom. Vampires only ingest blood (though they may occasionally sip a nonblood drink), and they use every bit of the blood as fuel.
     
     
    During the ride to look for Bill, Alcide tells Sookie that bitten Weres, or the half-man, half-wolf Weres, “don’t live long, poor things.” Does this apply to the werepanthers as well? What does it mean for Jason?
    —SANDY SMITH
     
    In some packs, the halfies are killed as soon as they’re discovered. Other packs allow them to live, but running with the pack engenders a lot of wear and tear on bodies that don’t heal as quickly as pureblood bodies. (By the way, this is where the legend of the Yeti and of Bigfoot came from: sightings of halfies.) Though Jason has a good chance of remaining a very healthy and vigorous man when his friends are starting to slow down, his life span will not be as long as if he had not been bitten.

A Guide to the World of Sookie Stackhouse
    BY VICTORIA KOSKI
     
     
     
     
    Codes for Sookie Stackhouse novels:
    DUD: Dead Until Dark
    LDID: Living Dead in Dallas
    CD: Club Dead
    DTTW: Dead to the World
    DAAD: Dead as a Doornail
    DD: Definitely Dead
    ATD: All Together Dead
    FDTW: From Dead to Worse
    DAG: Dead and Gone
    DITF: Dead in the Family
    DR: Dead Reckoning
     
     
     
    Codes for Sookie Stackhouse stories:
    FD: “Fairy Dust”
    DN: “Dracula Night”
    OWA: “One Word Answer”
    L: “Lucky”
    GW: “Gift Wrap”
    TB: “Two Blondes”
    STW: “Small-Town Wedding”
    IIHAH: “If I Had a Hammer”
     
    If a character was deceased before the series started, the word “deceased” immediately follows the entry. The novels and stories in which a character appears are listed in the preceding codes. If a character is only mentioned in a work and does not appear, the word “mentioned” precedes the code. If a character dies in a work, the word “dies” precedes the code.
    Unless otherwise indicated, characters are human . . . as far as Sookie knows. But she doesn’t always read everyone she meets, so you just never know.

A:
    Akiro (vampire): No other name given. Akiro takes Bruno’s place as Victor’s second-in-command just in time for the assassination party at Fangtasia. He reacts quickly when Eric attempts to stake Victor, bringing his sword down on Eric’s arm and hewing through Mindy Simpson’s shoulder on the way, killing her almost instantly. He is attacked by Thalia, who manages to do some damage before he cuts off her arm, and is finally killed by Eric after refusing to surrender. (Dies DR)
    Alain (vampire): No last name given. A former priest turned into a vampire, Alain discovers Sophie-Anne and Clovis in the woods and, after feeding on Clovis, promises to bring Sophie-Anne over but decides instead to use her in the same way that Clovis had, selling her “services” when he needs money. When Alain is captured in a village that he had visited before and now recognizes him for what he is, Sophie-Anne seeks to rescue him but first has him fulfill his promise and turn her. The village priest returns before she can rise to free Alain, and he meets the dawn at the hands of the villagers. (Deceased; mentioned DD)
    Albanese, Marcia: As a member of the Bon Temps school board, Marcia is familiar with the teaching staff and offers to host Halleigh’s bridal shower at her home. She is one of the few residents to see Bob after he is returned to his human form, witnessing his awkward behavior when Sookie takes him to Wal-Mart. (ATD, FDTW; mentioned DR)
    All-vampire cast of Hello Dolly!, the: Enough said. (Mentioned ATD)
    al Saud, Basim (wolf): Basim moves to Shreveport from the Houston pack after accidentally killing a human friend of the pack who attacked him with a hoe. Trying to earn the money to pay the blood debt he owes for the killing, he is pulled into fairy Colman’s plan to implicate Sookie in a crime so that she will be sent to jail. Basim decides he will not murder again and will instead find a body to fulfill the bargain, but he is murdered by Ham and Patricia. In a twist of irony, it is his body that is buried on Sookie’s land. Fortunately, it is found and moved before local law enforcement arrives for a search based on an “anonymous