Considering the complexity of this saga, readers earlier requested a listing of characters. So here's an update for Book 5! Thanks all!

 

Warning!

If you have not read Books 1-4 (Into The Light, Light's Promise, Call of the Light, and Light and Shadow) then the list below will contain spoilers!!

 

The tale starts here: Into The Light. Hope you enjoy!

 

The Light Between - Dramatis Personae

 

Angels

Jordan Emrys / Justin Thorne / Aradia / Amariel (’God has promised’) - Once a mild mannered middle-aged software geek (Justin) everything changed when his niece Danielle got kidnapped by a mysterious sorcerer. As a result of trying to save Danielle Justin became Jordan Emrys and had hoped to learn to live with suddenly having become a teenage girl herself. But Jordan was more than just that, she was the reincarnation of the Nephelim daughter of Lucifer named Aradia and with the arrival of her wings she learned her true and angelic name: Amariel. She has since literally been to Hell and back.

Callas Soren - An ageless sorcerer who manipulated the start of the Apocalypse by kidnapping Danielle Thorne and by virtue of ritual and circumstance triggered Justin Thorne’s transformative ascension into the angel Amariel. He himself was once Camael (’He who sees God’), an angel who accompanied Gabriel in investigating the transgressions of the Grigori.

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Wright / Barakiel (’Lightning of God’) - Demonologist and consultant for the Department of Paranormal Affairs, Nick has discovered he is the reincarnation of a Grigori angel, specifically the fallen angel Barakiel. He is also a former student of the sorcerer Callas Soren.

Azrael (’Whom God Helps’) - The Angel of Death and Judgment. Raised the abandoned Aradia along with the help of the fae Siabh.

Gabriel (’Strength of God’) - An Archangel who is currently missing from Heaven while apparently busy behind the scenes manipulating events on Earth surrounding Jordan, Danielle, and pretty much everyone. She came into being from one of two drops of Helel/Lucifer's blood unleashed at the moment the Dream of Heaven was forged. Also removed an extra Seed from the Tree of Life when tasked to retrieve one, and later used it along with her own pattern in the restoration of Aradia's spirit.

Raphael (’God has Healed’) - An Archangel who assisted Jordan and became dismayed at witnessing the restoration of a fallen angel to his full empowered Name.

Azazel (’Scapegoat’) - Fallen angel and former Captain of the Grigori. He gained power through a deal with an Archon of the Primal Chaos and used it to corrupt and control his fellow angels. Bound by Camael for thousands of years under a mountain to contain the Chaos energy he possessed, Camael returned and cast him into Hell. During his attempts to take over the Sarim council of fallen angels and then to capture Beliel’s great mace in order to conquer Hell, he fell into the Chaos after Amariel wrested the weapon free.

Tsáyidiel (’God’s Hunter’) - formerly a Fallen angel mind-controlled by Azazel, redeemed and restored by Amariel’s Light.

Kokabiel (’Star of God’) / Ester Berglund - A Grigori who had spent millennia consumed by Azazel’s Chaos. Restored to the light by Amariel which also freed her incarnate self: the young girl Ester.

Sandalphon (title meaning ‘co-brother’) - An Archangel in charge of the Book of Life, said in lore to have been the prophet Elijah. Metaphysical brother (twin) of Metatron.

Metatron (’Voice of God’) / Enoch - An Archangel whose purpose is to bring Elohim’s commands to those unable to hear Him directly. Originally was the man Enoch, a prophet raised to Heaven to testify on the dark doings of the Grigori on the Earth.

Tamiel (’Perfection of God’) / August Rose - A Grigori who had strong ties to the fae. By chance their incarnate self August touched a fragment of the Book of Life and thereby became entwined with it which started a dramatic transformation.

Shemyaza - Co-Captain of the Grigori with Azazel. With Heaven’s denial of their petition to return Home after being on earth for countless millennia, Shemyaza began a campaign of the Grigori breeding with human women to form an army of empowered Nephelim with which to declare independence from Heaven.

Michael (’Who is like God’) - Prince and Archangel, Heaven’s Defender, Commander of the Host.

Helel (’Shining one’) / Lucifer (’Lightbringer’) / The Morningstar - First of the angels, bearer of the Light, who abandoned Heaven and later his daughter Aradia.

Beliel (’God is my Lord’ / ‘Worthless’) - Second of the angels, former ruler of a domain (the ‘Rock’) in Hell but somehow escaped to Earth and resided there during the time when the Grigori fell from grace. Currently incarnated as a man named Adam who lives in Cambridge, England.

Gadiel (’God is my Fortune’) - A Kerubim, taking the form of both bull and falcon.

Hizkiel - A Kerubim, taking the form of lioness and eagle. Gabriel’s standard bearer.

Ruhiel (’Wind of God’) - A Kerubim, taking the form of a condor.

Zakiel (’Choice of God’) - A fallen Grigori. Through continually attempting to fulfill his original purpose even while fallen and incarnate, the energies of souls released by horrible and rage-filled deaths accumulate around him. Used by Bishop to harness those energies. Released from latest lifetime by Azrael to have only one more with which to become worthy of the Light.

Sariel (’Command of God’) - A fallen Grigori. Sariel deployed a mana bomb to almost wipe out a chunk of the Middle East and the Mediterranean in the hopes of preserving the Third Seal. Also used a smaller one against Whateley Academy in a failed attempt to assassinate Danielle. Incarnated as Firuzeh Sardar.

Armaros (’Accursed One’) - A fallen Grigori.

Ananel (’Grace of God’) - A fallen Grigori.

Nathanael (’Gift of God’) - One of the Powers who served under Camael. In his last incarnation (Lieutenant-Colonel Henry ‘Hank’ Polk) he was retired U.S. military and blacksmith hobbyist before journeying to Hell.

Samael - Chief Rebel who led an insurrection against the Throne, fell to Hell, ruled a realm, and then quit and disappeared.

Abagor - A fallen Maschitim, former general under Samael. Rules over the ‘Rock’, the realm Beliel partially abandoned.

Asmodius - Another former general of the Maschitim.

Beelzebub (’god of flies’) - A fallen archangel who joined the Rebels against the Throne. They (for Beelzebub are now many) have overtaken many a soul and spirit, impressing their own name upon them so thoroughly as to create a “Unity”.

Abaddon (in Greek, ‘Apollyon’) - A fallen archangel who joined the Rebels.

Raziel (’Secret of God’) - angel whose Book of Secrets was used by Callas Soren to restore himself as Camael.

Kalka’il - angel of the Powers, assisted in the fight against the Azazel-possessed Kokabiel in the skies above the deserts outside Aleppo, Syria.

Lilith - an archangel once claiming the Seat of Victory. Abandoned her seat when refusing to take sides between Samael and Helel. Tried to catch Helel as he fell to Hell, thereby joining him Below. Bred with demons and devils to create the Lilim.

 

Fae / Gods / Mythics

Danielle Thorne / Siabh / Whateley Codename: Shioc (Gaelic for ‘Frost’) - Manifesting as a low-powered mutant at a young age, Danielle was raised by her mother after her father abandoned them. When her mother died in a car accident Danielle went to live with her uncle Justin. Recovering from being kidnapped by a magical tornado Danielle discovers that it’s not just her former uncle’s life which had been turned upside down. Danielle herself was the reincarnation of the fae priestess Siabh who had worked with Aradia to seal away the remaining mana of the world before it could be depleted beyond recovery. Danielle sacrificed herself to prevent Queen Fionnabhair from breaking the Third Seal with all the queen’s rage and hatred which would have corrupted the stream of mana across the world.

Queen Fionnabhair - a Fae Queen ruling over the dream realm Arcadia and other vassal realms. Younger sister of Siabh and seven brothers. All the brothers died. With Siabh’s taking of the vows of priestess of Gaia, Fionnabhair was doomed to be queen.

Sir Gwydion - Queen Fionnabhair’s Champion, one of the eldest of the fae. Wielder of a blade forged from Chaos, gifted him by Alal with which he fought in Heaven’s First War against the Host.

Galen - a minor noble in the Queen’s Court.

Jesse Cameron / Zap / Heru (Horus) - Incarnate of the Kemetic god Heru, Jesse lived many years as a hawk before returning to human form to aid Jordan. As his god-self he journeyed with her to Arcadia and fought against Queen Fionnabhair. He and Set aided Erica Lain in activated the magics embedded in the pyramids preserved against the day the Third Seal would shatter.

Set - Kemetic God, known trickster and snarky manipulator.

Kami Kurohoshi / Drathonix - Incarnate of the ancient and revered black dragon Drathonix. Former Green Beret and current underworld information broker with his own dedicated team of operators.

Alal - Archon of the Primal Chaos, emerged from a drop of Lucifer’s blood at the moment Creation’s dream was forged, instigator of conflict in Heaven, "Twin" sister to Gabriel, and occasional airline passenger.

Bristlebeak - a small forest fae ever in a quest for gooseberries but who, after much careful consideration, decided that a lightberry was more than a sufficient substitution.

Whittler - a small yet smartly dressed albino squirrel who followed Jordan out of Arcadia.

Zeus - leader of the Greek pantheon, wielder of thunderbolts.

Artemis - daughter of Leto and Zeus, mother to Aradia.

Coatl - trusted vampiric servant to Bishop.

Matityah - Nephelim son of Azrael, brother of Edna.

 

Thorne Family

Khan - Jordan’s much snuggled Maine Coone kitty. He once joined Jordan in the dream-realms where he occasionally became a larger-than-life tiger in order to defend her. Adores Jordan and demands his food bowl always receive proper attention.

Isaiah Cohen - Best friend and brother in all but name to Justin Thorne and also a high-powered attorney. Was Danielle’s legal guardian. Also happens to be the incarnate of Azrael.

Caroline Thorne - Justin’s beloved wife who despite a valiant struggle still succumbed to the ravishes of cancer leaving her grieving husband behind.

Helena Thorne - Danielle’s mother, deceased.

Mark Boone - Caroline Thorne’s brother and Agent of the Department of Paranormal Affairs (DPA).

 

Whateley Students

Jenna Beltran / Rockslide - Jordan’s best friend at school with the ability to turn her skin to stone. This has the unfortunate side-effect of causing all her hair to fall out each time she uses her power. She still mourns her younger brother Thomas who died due to self-inflicted immolation after he had a literal mutant burn-out which had left him horribly burnt and scarred over his entire body.

Brendan Rogers / Tank - A rather tall mutant who went to Whateley hoping to someday be a superhero and use his invulnerability powers to fight against evil.

Tamara McPherson / Sigil - A budding witch who has become good friends with Danielle. Tamara once was saved from possession by a demon due to Jordan and Zap’s efforts. Her mother Marilyn is a High Priestess of some reknown.

Haruko Kurohoshi - Daughter of Kami Kurohoshi, Haruko is Danielle’s roommate. She is always armed with her trusty jade dagger and more skilled with its use than she likes to let on. Her spirit also hosts a dragon egg which usually swallows whatever magical energy she can muster.

Cassius Biron - A student of magic sharing a class with Jordan and Jenna taught by Rabbi Kirov. Currently struggling against his own spirit, as he is Shemyaza’s incarnate.

Erica Lain / Fields - Having stolen a demonic pendant from her father’s safe and used it to influence her roommate Tamara into granting access to Tamara’s scrying sphere in order to hack various secure networks, Erica fled Whateley only to be taken by Queen Fionnabhair as a way to escape Azazel-possessed MCO agents. Thanks to Jordan’s risky negotiations with the Queen while in Arcadia rescuing Danielle, Erica was also set free of her oath of service to the Queen and saved. She now controls the working built into the pyramids which control the flow of mana across the world.

Magnus Eriksson / Barrier - Magnus was raised by a grandmother who passed on the lore of how the fae once ruled over an enslaved mankind and wished to do so again. He is able to project powerful magic barriers with the ability to block both physical and magical attacks. Due to a dream from Gabriel he chose to save Danielle from assassination.

Tian Li / Flint - A young martial artist with a minor ability to spark fires.

Evie Whitscomb / Mindshriek - Young Evie has a talent for manifesting her emotions, either her despair or her hope. It is only recently and with Jordan’s help that she has realized she is capable of hope. It was through Evie’s open heart even after all the trauma of her childhood that Kokabiel too was willing to embrace hope and accept redemption in the light.

Penelope Rubak - A senior with a condition whereby she requires colder temperatures to be comfortable. Part-time hacker and admirer of Khan.

Ester Berglund - see Kokabiel.

August Rose - see Tamiel.

 

DPA

Gregory Kirov - Gadgeteer and Devisor who works for the DPA creating various metaphysical analytical tools including his beloved ‘Big Betty’.

Elliot Goodman - Director of West Coast operations for the DPA.

Natalie Usher - Psychotherapist working for the DPA on loan to Whateley Academy.

Martin Diego - Wizard in employment with the DPA (suspended then restored), father of Erica Lain.

 

Whateley Staff

Rabbi Immanuel Kirov - Rabbi and instructor at Whateley Academy, brother to Gregory and Anton.

Circe - Chairwoman of the Department of Magic and ancient sorceress of reknown.

Louis Geintz / Fubar - powerful psychic who accidentally transformed into a tentacled creature now stuck in an underground pool.

Mrs. Carson - Headmistress and former superhero.

Sensei Ito - Strict and disciplined instructor of martial arts.

Gunny Bardue - In charge of the combat simulators.

Mrs. Cantrel - housemother to Hawthorne Cottage.

Cecilia Rogers - Fashion Designer Extraordinaire and Ball Room Dance instructor.

 

Denizens of Hell

Captain Erglyk - A demon in charge of Outpost Epsilon on the Rock. Deceased.

Barry - A human soul, former reaper at Outpost Epsilon.

Xargglxesh (Charles) - A demon, son of Duke Valgor and Duchess Ruchinox. Deceased.

Duke Valgor - Corpulent demonic duke ruling over many Outposts on the Dark side of Beliel’s Rock as well as a large region on the Light side.

Duchess Ruchinox - Spidery demonic and extremely pregnant demoness.

Cookie - A human soul and expert chef.

Hank - See Nathaniel.

Balus - One-eyed giant demon of few words.

Twitch / Thomas Beltran - Brother to Jenna Beltran, scarred in death by burns caused by his ability to vibrate / move at incredible speeds. Former reaper at Outpost Epsilon, speaks less than Balus.

Vance - A Lilim trader on the Rock. Violinist and mustache aficionado.

Yaria - Daughter to Vance, seductress, dancer, and assassin. Twin to Ruyia.

Ruyia - Daughter to Vance, seductress, violinist, and also assassin. Twin to Yaria.

Tuthos - Demon and former commander of The Hole on the Dark side of the Rock.

Commander Dhalgrix - Leader of a mercenary team of demons hired by Azazal’s proxy. Deceased.

Horatio Greenwood - A human soul and former personal valet to Dhalgrix. Admirer of Veronica.

Veronica - A human soul and former (forced) concubine to Dhalgrix.

Maddalena - A human soul freed from Dhalgrix’s demonic grip, witch, healer, and worshiper of Diana/Artemis - and Aradia.

Major Praztus - A devil and long-nosed officer in Duke Valgor’s army. Served alongside Jordan for a number of cycles.

Rithgargaxith - Five-eyed demon cursed by Jordan to no longer take sustenance from the suffering of souls.

Krux - A short devil and Officer of the Security Forces in the City of Dis. Still awaiting a chance to try out the missile launchers in his rocket cruiser.

 

Military

Major Barrett - An Army Major.

Corporal Alvarez - An Army Corporal.

 

Underworld Operatives

Fred Anderson / Doc - Former soldier now working for Kami Kurohoshi. His blood has a unique healing factor and can be shared with others.

Derek McCann - Hacker and devisor in the employ of Kami Kurohoshi.

Miguel ‘Miggy’ Ramirez - Former soldier also working for Kami Kurohoshi. Capable of reaching into the elemental realm of fire and unleashing that fire on his foes, with byproduct that his own fingers similarly get burnt to a crisp.

Hassan ibn Tariq al-Shadid / The Summoner - An assassin now in forced service to Kami Kurohoshi.

Tanya - A former mercenary now working for Kami Kurohoshi. Can summon electric blue blades and wield them using telekinesis.

Bishop - San Fransisco nightclub owner and Nephelim vampire. Originally named Hahyah he is a son of Shemyaza and brother to Ohya. His metal-skinned brother is trapped in Limbo.

Ms. Firuzeh Sardar - Kidnapper of Nick Wright and worker of the magic which triggered his memory of being Barakiel. Likely a fallen Grigori.

Captain Chizoba Isong - former military recruited by Kami Kurohoshi for his operatives team. Able to generate powerful force fields.

 

Staff

Jim - hired bodyguard.

Ari - hired car driver.

Faaiza Irfan - Director of Finance at Shir Industries International.

 

Legal

Mrs. Feingold - A no-nonsense attorney in Isaiah Cohen’s law firm.

Tracy Matheson - Isaiah Cohen’s legal assistant and secretary. Killed in an assassination attempt against Isaiah, now a ghost staying by his side.