List of House of Night characters
 | This list consists almost entirely of a plot summary. (October 2009) |
A list of all the characters in the House of Night series written by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
Fledglings
Zoey Redbird
Zoey Redbird (originally Montgomery) is a teenage girl of Cherokee ancestry. She has hazel eyes, long straight black hair, high cheekbones, wide mouth, long, strong nose, and olive-toned skin. In Marked, she becomes a third former (or "freshman") vampyre fledgling at the Tulsa House of Night who is blessed by the Goddess of Night personified, Nyx, with whom she speaks directly in dreams and in person. Whereas fledgling vampyres only bear a sapphire tattoo in the outline of a crescent moon (referred to as the "Mark"), Zoey arrives at the House of Night with her Mark filled in, which normally does not happen until a fledgling's transition to vampyre (the "Change") is complete. As a result, this makes Zoey special because she is the only fledgling ever to have her Mark filled (and later on she gains additional tattoos on her face, neck, back, waist, hands, and chest, which has never happened with vamps). Zoey is the first ever to have an affinity for all five elements: Air, Fire, Water, Earth, and Spirit (Having an elemental affinity means she is able to draw strength and energy from the elements themselves). This has been proven noticeably throughout the series, being able to draw on enough energy to keep her emotions and the people around her in check. Throughout her new vampyre fledgling life, she has to deal with more than an average teenager generally does, which frequently makes her wish that she were just another ordinary fledgling or teenager. Through Nyx's blessing, Zoey's gut instincts often guide her in the right direction, and she can often hear Nyx speak to her directly through her mind. Zoey is best friends with her House of Night roommate, Stevie Rae Johnson. She is also chosen by a cat, who reminds her of a lioness, and whom she therefore names Nala after the Lion King character of the same name. Zoey first dreamed of Nala, before seeing the orange cat stuck in a tree and rescuing her.
In Marked, she defeats Aphrodite for leadership of the exclusive school club, the Dark Daughters.
In Betrayed, while she is dating Erik Night officially, she carries out secret relationships with Heath Luck (her human boyfriend from before she was Marked) and Loren Blake (a temporary professor at the House of Night).
Towards the end of Chosen, all of these relationships end: Erik discovers her cheating on him with Loren (Erik's Change also comes to completion, prompting his immediate departure from the House), her Imprint with Heath is broken when Loren takes her virginity and she Imprints on him, and Loren is subsequently murdered, who was,in fact, acting under Neferet's orders to seduce her. Her decision to keep numerous secrets from her friends Damien, Shaunee, Erin and Jack—some at Nyx's direction, some from her own questionable decision-making—causes her friends to turn against her in the beginning of Untamed.
In Untamed, these friendships are renewed; she also develops feelings towards James Stark, a new student recently transferred from the Chicago House of Night. When Stark rejects the change and "dies" in her arms she realizes she really liked him and questions the reality of "soul mates". Her relationship with Erik Night also resumes when he is installed as Professor Nolan's replacement. In the book, Aphrodite has visions of two possible deaths of Zoey. Zoey experiences one of the visions in the book, but Damien and Shaunee save her from the Raven Mockers' spirits. Toward the end of Untamed, Neferet manages to resurrect the fallen angel Kalona, but amid the chaos Zoey still manages to aid her allies in their escape.
In Hunted, she is haunted in her dreams by Kalona, who claims that Zoey is his lost lover A-ya. Despite no longer feeling safe to be with because of this, she nonetheless convinces the resurrected Stark to ignore his evil side and choose good; he pledges his Warrior's Oath to her as the future High Priestess. Towards the end of the book it is made clearer that she loves him. She resumes her relationship with Erik, but still she has feelings for Stark, and cares about Heath as well, causing Erik to grow very jealous of them. Erik thinks he should be the only one with Zoey, but Zoey remains indecisive. She is the first to suspect that Neferet can spy on her allies in the darkness, but she is shot by a Raven Mocker and forced to return to the House of Night for treatment. With Lenobia's help, she figures out how to banish Kalona, and subsequently performs the ritual to carry out that banishment.
In Tempted, Erik's boastful ego and possessiveness cause Zoey to get so annoyed that she dumps him. Erik then gets extremely angry and calls her a freak and a cheater. Learning that Neferet and Kalona have returned and gone before Nyx's Council in Venice, Zoey goes to challenge them, but is too late to save Heath from being killed by Kalona. As a result, Zoey's soul shatters, leaving her still breathing body behind. She loses all of her tattoos except the outline of the crescent moon all other fledglings have. At the end of Tempted, she is shocked to meet Heath in the 'Otherworld', saying that he doesn't belong there because he's dead. When Heath tells her that she is the one who does not belong, she falls into blackness.
In Burned, Zoey, along with the shattered fragments of her soul - Brighid, her strength; A-ya, the ancient Cherokee maiden; her joy and her young self, was stuck on the Otherworld. As the time in which she stayed there grew longer, she starts to fade, being incoherent at times and forgetful whenever she falls asleep. By the end of the book, she managed to pull back all of her fragments together within her. By the end of the book, she regained her tattoos back through the elements. She also accepted Stark's oath as her Guardian. By the end of the book, she finally awakens, whisphering to Stark's ear to wake him up.
Damien Maslin
Damien is one of the two boys in the group of Zoey's new friends, also a third former. He has brown, deer-like eyes and dark brown hair. He is gay and doesn't conceal it. Because of this he is rejected by his parents. As a result, they buy him "Sports Illustrated" and camping supplies to man him up. He is authentic, with his feminine tendencies towards shopping and extensive vocabulary (which the "Twins" get annoyed about). He has an affinity for air, a rare gift for any male vampyre, (Male vampyres usually get physical affinities like extra strength, or Stark's ability to never miss a target) and is able to call and physically manifest it. Due to his elemental affinity, he is able to draw strength and energy from his element. He is often portrayed as intelligent beyond his years, knowing things that an average third former fledgling would not. He is also extremely sensitive, caring, and protective of his friends. He is in a relationship with vampyre fledgling Jack Twist, who arrived at the House of Night in Betrayed. He escapes the House of Night along with his friends at the end of Untamed. Damien was also chosen by a cat, a "blond chubby tabby cat" named Cameron.
Shaunee Cole
Shaunee Cole is a fourth former at the House of Night. She is described as being curvy with high cheekbones, thick hair that falls in dark waves around her shoulders and dark eyes. She has a very close connection with Erin Bates. So close, everyone refers to them as being the Twins because of their similar thoughts and actions, while they have very different appearances: Shaunee is of Jamaican descent with "lovely mocha colored" skin and lived in Connecticut before entering the Tulsa House of Night, while Erin is an "extremely white girl" from Tulsa. Shaunee is very faithful to her friends, but also a bit boy-crazy and a self-confessed shopaholic. She has an affinity for fire, and is able to call and physically manifest it. Due to her elemental affinity, she is able to draw strength and energy from her element. She escaped the House of Night at the end of Untamed, along with Zoey, Damien, Jack, Erin, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Erik, Darius, and the red fledglings. In Hunted she gains a very strong dislike for Stark when she hears he's on Kalona's side, and in the scene where he bites one of the fledglings in broad daylight- or night-light, as vampyres sleep during the day, and are up at night. When Zoey tells her and her twin Erin about liking Stark, she wonders why she would ever like a person like him.
Erin Bates
Erin is a fourth former at the House of Night, known as a "Twin" alongside her best friend, Shaunee. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Shaunee and Erin have a good taste in fashion and love to tease Damien about his love life (or lack thereof) and the fact that he knows too many words that they can't understand. She is very wise, a trait noted by Zoey during her first ritual as the new leader of the Dark Daughters and Sons. Erin has an affinity for water, and is able to call and physically manifest it. Due to her elemental affinity, she is able to draw strength and energy from her element. She can also be described as being a bit boy crazy, like Shaunee. Erin is also chosen by a cat, Beelzebub, that she shares along with Shaunee. Although her closest friend is Shaunee, she is good friends with Zoey, Stevie Rae, Jack, and Damien. At the end of Untamed, she leaves the House of Night with the other students who have managed to escape from Queen Tsi Sgili (Neferet) Kalona and the Raven Mockers. Like Shaunee in Hunted she manages to gain hatred towards Stark.
Jack Twist
A newcomer to the House of Night in Betrayed. He is also gay and is dating Damien Maslin. Jack also takes care of James Stark's dog, Duchess, after Stark's death. Jack named himself after the character Jack Twist from Brokeback Mountain. He escaped the House of Night at the end of Untamed, along with Zoey, Damien, Shaunee, Erin, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Erik, Darius, and the red fledglings. He is one of the two guys in the group. In Tempted, Zoey states that Jack has an affinity for "the magic of the modern world- technology."[1] He is very emotional.
Red Fledglings
Kramisha
The only red fledling who is African-American, she was gifted with an affinity of prophecies in the form of poems. She quickly has a bond with the Twins. She is nominated the group's Poet Laureate because her poems seem to tell important things about Kalona.
Anthony
Called "Ant" by the rest of the group because of his size. He finds a possible entrance into the tunnels in Hunted.
Johnny B.
The muscular one of the group. He is very vain and takes an interest in the Twins and Zoey.
Venus
Venus was originally Aphrodite LaFont's best friend and roommate before her body rejected the Change. Unknown to the other fledglings, she came back to become one of Neferet's minions. As a result, Aphrodite chose her name to be Aphrodite in honor of Venus. Neferet gave Aphrodite a suspicious drink when Venus 'died' (the same drink she gives Zoey when Stevie Rae 'dies'), and her mind became foggy and begins to forget Venus, then she throws the rest of the drink down the sink. In HUNTED, she reveals to the group that Stevie Rae and Aphrodite have Imprinted. Zoey described her to have the type of blonde hair that looked gold and beautiful and this starts a rivalry between her and Zoey. Venus has a personality similar to the one Aphrodite had first shown in Marked. Venus also shows interest into Erik, thus causing the rivalry between Zoey and her to deepen.
Adult Regular Vampyres
Neferet
The High Priestess of the House of Night, and Zoey Redbird's mentor. Her position at Tulsa’s House of Night is roughly equal to that of a head principal, although her position carries considerably more power. As well as serving as the High Priestess at the House of Night, she also teaches Vampyre Sociology to students and is also Loren Blake's lover. At first, Neferet is seen as a sweet, protective, motherly figure to Zoey, but later on in the novels, a deep secret is discovered. Neferet's vampyre marks are lines that remind Zoey of ocean waves, framed from her brows, extending down around her cheekbones. Neferet has an affinity for healing and felines. She makes an astounding effect on people, being "amazing and awe-inspiring". Neferet gave an oath to Sylvia Redbird, Zoey's grandmother, that Zoey would be safe at the House of Night and that she would take it upon herself personally to ensure Zoey's safety. However, in CHOSEN she turns out to be very evil, revealing that she's the one who brought back and leads the group of undead fledglings in which Stevie Rae, Elizabeth No Last Name, Elliot, and Venus are in. The vampyre goddess Nyx also informs Zoey that Neferet has chosen a path of evil rather than to continue to listen to and follow the goddess. Neferet has a deep hatred for humans and plans to declare war against them because of Loren's death, but Shekinah (High Priestess of all Vampyres) puts a stop to the war before it can start. Physically, Neferet is described as having a strong but curvy body, with straight teeth, huge mossy-colored and almond-shaped eyes, a heart-shaped face, and dark, glossy auburn red hair that falls in heavy waves past her shoulders. Her beauty is unusual, even among the usual beauty of vamyres. Neferet has become the thing of nightmares and she hates that Zoey knows what she is up to. She is the one responsible for all of the adult vampyres' deaths. In UNTAMED, she resurrected Kalona, and revealed herself to be Queen Tsi Sgili. At the end of HUNTED, she is banished, never to return, into the sky along with Kalona. However, she returns in Tempted, declaring herself Nyx Incarnate in the Vampyre High Council.
Loren Blake
Loren Blake is a temporary professor at the House of Night. The professorship is an honorary position awarded to him because he is the current Vampyre Poet Laureate. Professor Blake is unusually young for a Poet Laureate (in actual years he is only twenty-five). His accomplishments are also extraordinary because he is a man and due to the vampyre matriarchal society, most Poet Laureates are women. Professor Blake is incredibly handsome, even for a vampyre, being over six feet tall with a deep and powerful voice. His tattoo is a spectacular design of lightning bolts. He woos Zoey throughout Betrayed and Chosen and plays with Zoey's mind, thus causing trouble in her already complicated life and makes love to her. Erik Night, Zoey's boyfriend, walks in on Zoey and Loren after making love, thus ending their relationship. During the act they share blood which causes an imprint between them and breaks Zoey's imprint with her human boyfriend Heath Luck. When Zoeys friends discover that she has been sneaking around with a professor behind their backs it only furthers her isolation from them. It is discovered that this was Loren's true intent, which he devised with his true lover, Neferet, and that his affections for Zoey were false. Loren is killed at the end of CHOSEN in what originally appears to be an attack by the People of Faith; Neferet blames Zoey for his death, claiming he chased after her after believing she fled the House of Night, making his true intentions unclear and never to be discovered. He chose his name in honor of the famous poet William Blake. In TEMPTED it is revealed that Neferet killed him because he wanted both her and Zoey.
Professor Lenobia
Professor Lenobia prefers to be called Lenobia after a famous vampyre High Priestess from the third century A.D.. Her tattoo is a beautiful series of knots entwined around her face. Within the sapphire knotting, there are delicate designs of rearing horses. As an Equestrian instructor (Horse backriding Instructor), Lenobia is intimidating at first. She has incredibly high standards and won’t pass any student who doesn’t meet those standards. The successful students in her class are intensely loyal and say that she is "the best." The students who stick with her class also become excellent equestrians. She also has a fondness for Zoey, allowing her to enter the stables to be with her mare, Persephone, whenever she pleases. She aids Zoey and her friends in their escape from the House of Night at the end of HUNTED. She has great influence with the High Council of Nyx, since she was well acquainted with Shekinah, and is able to obtain an audience with the High Council of Nyx on short notice.
Professor D. Lankford
Professor Lankford, who is referred to as "Dragon", is short and is described as "looks like the kind of guy who would be the perfect stay-at-home dad". However, when he is holding a foil, he becomes extraordinary. Dragon teaches fencing, and is the reigning World Fencing Champion and has never lost a match. He’s an incredible instructor and, through the Tulsa House of Night, he consistently turns out expert fencers. He was also Elliot's mentor before Elliot rejected the Change. Dragon’s tattoo is made of two dragons whose serpent-like bodies wrap down over his jaw line. Their heads face each other at the top of his brows, breathing fire on his crescent tattoo. Dragon Lankford's wife, Anastasia, is also a professor at the House of night (she teaches Spells and Rituals); both play a part in aiding Zoey's escape in Hunted.
Professor Penthesilia
Professor Penthesilia took the name of the famous vampyre Amazon queen Penthesilia when she was marked in the early 1920s. She prefers that students call her Professor P. The written word is Professor P’s first love. She teaches subjects ranging from classic literature to current bestsellers and popular fiction. She enjoys reading, hiking and collects vintage jewelry. Her tattoo is a series of thin, pretty Celtic knots that trace their way down her face and around her cheekbones. She has many memories about the Titanic.
Shekinah
Shekinah is the High Priestess of all of the House of Night schools across the world and first appears in UNTAMED. She is physically described as being tall and thin with mahogany skin, dark almond shaped-eyes, a long, straight nose, full lips and "impossibly long" black hair. Her Mark is in the exact shape of the goddess figure which all adult vampyres have embroidered on their breast pockets. She comes to the Tulsa House of Night due to the slayings of Professor Patricia Nolan and Loren Blake and commands Neferet to never instigate a war between vampyres and humans. Shekinah's overwhelming presence seems to command respect, a fact made obvious when Zoey notices that Neferet's cool facade completely cracks when dealing with Shekinah. She is soon killed by Neferet at the very end of "UNTAMED"
Nyx
Nyx is the goddess (of vampyres) that everyone at the House of Night worships. She occasionally gives Zoey helpful advice and is kind of a mother figure towards her. Nyx blesses Zoey with the affinity of all five elements known as earth, water, fire, air, and spirit as well as one element to each of Zoey's friends. Nyx gives Zoey guidance during her time at the House of Night. On the day Zoey got marked, Nyx came to her and told her a very important message that at first the meaning seems unclear, but as she spends more time at the House of Night, it begins to unravel itself: "Darkness does not always equate to evil, as light does not always bring good."[2] Nyx is not only the vampyres goddess but she acts as a guardian angel (not always silently) watching over her children. It also becomes clear that Nyx is aware of Neferet's evil ways.
Professor Patricia Nolan
Professor Patricia Nolan is a drama teacher at the House of Night and is the mentor of Erik Night. Professor Nolan is crucified and decapitated in Chosen, in an attack believed to be by the 'People of the Faith'. In Tempted, it is revealed that Neferet killed her because she got in the way of her plans.
Professor Anastasia Lankford
Professor Anastasia, wife of Professor Lankford or "Dragon", is an adult vampyre at the House of Night. In TEMPTED she dies because her throat was slit by Kalona's right hand Raven Mocker and favorite son Rephaim. "Dragon" made a pyre for her and mourned her death along with her cat Guinevere and his ShadowFax. It is known that she had wheat colored, long hair and her tattoos resembled spirals.
Erik Night
A fifth former (or “junior”) and one of Zoey’s boyfriends until CHOSEN when he discovers Zoey's relationship with Loren Blake, he finds her having sex with him in the rec hall after performing a ritual. Neferet takes him away from zoey to start his cleansing and the begining of a new start then when he comes back he finds Zoey with Loren. His sapphire tattoos are described as being an intricate series of knots that form a mask surrounding his eyes. He is known for his acting talents, placing several times in monologue contests and seriously considered to be a future star on Broadway and in Hollywood, in the contest between different house of nights he won first place out of hundreds of vampyre fledglings. He used to have a relationship with Aphrodite, but now considers her a hateful and cruel slut. He is repeatedly described as being gorgeous looking with Superman-type looks especially his hair, and crystal blue eyes, as well as friendly and an all around good guy. He is also a self proclaimed nerd, with his favorite movies being the original Star Wars trilogy, which he knows all the lines to. Shortly after he makes the Change at the end of CHOSEN, he catches Zoey making love with Loren Blake, thus ending their relationship and isolating her from her friends. In UNTAMED, Erik begins teaching drama at the House of Night, serving as the replacement of the deceased Prof. Nolan. He and Zoey do a rendition of Othello and kiss twice. He then attempts to ignore her for a good portion of the book. At the end of UNTAMED he chooses to leave the House of Night with Zoey and the other students who have escaped at the rise of Kalona from the earth. During HUNTED, him and Zoey reunite as a couple again, but Erik is very possessive of Zoey, and though they will always love each other Zoey doesn't approve of his jealous attitude. In TEMPTED Erik continues to be possessive of Zoey, which irritates her. Zoey finally has enough and dumps Erik, which he didn't take well. However, he seems to have 'moved on' as the next morning Erik enters the nun's version of a 'Dining Hall' with Venus. Erik now shows hatred to Zoey, constantly commenting on her 'greed' over men but by the end he sorta okay with it and understands her. Erik is one of the only people who didn't change their name when they entered the House of Night.
Adult Red Vampyres
Stevie Rae Johnson
Stevie Rae is Zoey's best friend at the House of Night, and also a third former. She is described as having big, expressive blue eyes, short curly blond hair and a round face. She is Zoey's roommate, and is an Oklahoma girl with a distinct Okie accent and cowgirl fashion sense. Stevie Rae came to the House of Night from Henrietta, Oklahoma, home of the Fighting Hens, just three months before Zoey. Stevie Rae is a caring and sweet girl who is often compared to a wriggling puppy who wouldn't hurt a fly. She has an affinity for earth, and is able to call and physically manifest it. Due to her elemental affinity, she is able to draw strength and energy from her element. This is one of the major key factors that helped her maintain most of her humainity during her time as a red fledgling. Because of her affinity for the earth, she was able to draw on earth's strength and energy to help her survive and stay strong until Zoey was able to heal her. Stevie Rae is intuitive and also a bit psychic, though upon becoming a red fledgling, these qualities become stronger. She rejects the Change in BETRAYED and dies.Also in BETRAYED, Zoey (after saving her imprinted on-again off-again boyfriend Heath Luck) finds an undead, murderous Stevie Rae who is very different from the best friend she loved. During her time as a red fledgling, Stevie Rae displays certain qualities of an adult vampyre. For example, the enhanced strength and speed, the ability to exist and survive without being in the proximity of an adult vampyre, and the ability to control humans to a certain extent due to her strong and persuasive personality. She also displays the ability to detect secret and hidden passageways. She also obtains a rather uncontrollable bloodlust, feral traits, the inability to enter a home unless she is invited by a person that lives there, and a monstrous physical appearance and attitude different from her old self. She doesn't know how it happened to her, but Stevie Rae warns her that 'she' (later on found out to be Neferet) will kill Zoey. In CHOSEN, Zoey finds and hides Stevie Rae at Aphrodite's house. One month after her temporary death, Stevie Rae sneaks back into House of Night and is restored her humanity by Zoey and her friends in a small casting circle, including Aphrodite, and fully completes the change into a new type of vampyre with red markings instead of the normal sapphire color. During this, however, she bites Aphrodite. This causes Stevie Rae to become a Red Vampyre but causes Aphrodite to become a human once more, for it is believed that Nyx took her mark from her to restore Stevie Rae's humanity. Her mark becomes a display of scarlet red flowers with stems that extend down her face and around her cheekbones. Towards the end of UNTAMED, she is injured and her blood is used to resurrect an ancient evil being named Kalona. She doesn't let Zoey know the truth about the Red Fledglings, Zoey feels suspicious but doesn't pay attention to it. In HUNTED she also imprints with Aphrodite and is revealed to be Blood to banish Kalona which she helps do so at the end. Stevie Rae is the first Red adult vampyre ever. In TEMPTED, she admits the truth about the other Red Fledglings to Zoey. However, she has another dark secret. She saved a Raven Mocker and imprinted with him thus, breaking the imprint between her and Aphrodite.
James Stark
James Stark is a sexy sixth former that prefers to be called Stark. He named himself in honor of James Dean's character, James Stark, from Rebel without a Cause. He first appeared in UNTAMED when Stark transfers into the Tulsa House of Night from Chicago's House of Night. He has an instant connection with Zoey, but that connection is broken when his body rejects the Change and he dies shortly after their first real conversation. However Zoey, knowing that he may return, attempts to revive him before Neferet, until she is distracted by the near death of her Grandmother. Stark is well known in the vampyre community for his archery skills; despite being a fledgling, he placed first in the "Summer Games", the vampyre version of the Olympics, ahead of full grown vampyres previous to his introduction to Zoey. Stark's skill comes from his affinity for extreme accuracy and potency, allowing him to never miss his target and making him lethal with a bow and arrow. He admits to Zoey that he accidentally killed his archery mentor with his powerful gift before he understood his power, he kept his gift a secret because he believed his gift was not good and dangerous, he does not want to hurt the people he loves just by misundertsanding his thoughts and aiming at someone else. Zoey and Stark kiss while she holds him as he dies, and that is when she tells him that he will be brought back to life. At the very end of UNTAMED, he returns as an undead minion of Neferet's, attempting to call Zoey back as she flees. Neferet tells him he can have his heart's desire if he does as she says. He then shoots an arrow into Stevie Rae's chest with Neferet's command, and her blood is used to resurrect an ancient evil, Kalona. Although Zoey's friends believe that Stark is evil, he really is not, due to the fact that he still does have part of his humanity and doesn't kill Stevie Rae, which he easily could have with his gift. During HUNTED, Zoey tries to make Stark see, just like she did with Stevie Rae, that he can choose his humanity over being a monster. Even in his 'undead' state, Zoey still finds herself falling for him, and tries to help him. Eventually, Stark chooses good over evil, and pledges himself as a Warrior to Zoey, which is a very powerful oath that can only be broken by death or release by the High Priestess. In doing this, he becomes a red vampyre with marks resembling arrows, and turns away from Neferet and Kalona. Neferet tells him to shoot an arrow into Zoey's heart, it is then that he realizes he loves her but just doesn't want to say it then, he remembers an earlier conversation with Zoey in which she claims to have given him her heart when they were bound by the worrior's oath. He then shoots the arrow aiming it at where Zoey's heart truly is (him). Zoey figures this out just in time and calls the elements and 'flings' their protective powers at Stark just before the arrow makes it to him.Which leaves him laying on the ground and bruised by the power of the elements. After Kalona is gone, Zoey walks over to where Stark's body is, and when she touches him, although he is bruised and scarred he is very much alive.In TEMPTED Stark and Zoey are in love but neither say so. It is an obvious relationship between the two teenagers. But it is very obvious that Stark is trying not to show his true feelings for Zoey, because he just wants to be the very best warrior he can be. At the end of TEMPTED, Stark gets mad at Zoey and walks away, but then Heath gets kalona mad and he kills Heath. Stark sees Zoey trying to save him but her soul shatters, and Stark starts to cry because he felt her soul shatter, and he thinks that she's dead. In the end it's clear he is in love with Zoey so it's assumed that Stark plans to save her.
Dallas
After Stevie Rae dies, she starts liking him and they start having a "thing" for each other. In BURNED, Stevie Rae begins to have conflicted feelings about Dallas because of her relationship with Rephaim. After pushing the red fledglings out of the tunnels, she asks Dallas to make love to her, but Rephaim interrupts them before Stevie Rae can break their imprint. This causes Dallas to embrace Darkness and become the third adult red vampyre with markings that resemble whips. He also has an affinity for electricity, which he uses against Stevie Rae and Rephaim before fleeing.
Humans
Aphrodite LaFont
Aphrodite is a very wealthy and physically beautiful Sixth Former (or "senior") and was originally Zoey's sworn enemy; nicknamed "hag from hell" by Zoey's friends who also dislike her. She has cold blue eyes with blond hair. Throughout the series, she grows to be Zoey's most trusted ally ever since Aphrodite told Zoey about the death vision she had of her grandma Redbird and when they start to realize Neferet isn't what she appears to be and they have to find out more. (being the only other fledgling whose mind cannot be read by the adult vampyres just like Zoey) and a part of the "nerd herd". Aphrodite was the leader of the Dark Daughters when Zoey first came to House of Night, as well as the High Priestess in training; however, she abused the power which came with the position. Aphrodite is gifted with visions of future disasters, which come true unless someone interferes by using the information obtained from her visions, and is extremely intuitive. For her extreme irresponsibility and recklessness during the Samhain ritual and released evil spirits that harmed Heath, Neferet revoked her position as leader of the Dark Daughters and awarded the honor to Zoey at the end of "Marked" because she was able to stop it. Nyx entrusts the earth affinity to Aphrodite when Stevie Rae dies in "Betrayed", to keep it safe until Stevie Rae is ready to use it once again. At the end of CHOSEN, Aphrodite's mark disappears as a result of saving Stevie Rae, although she retains her visions she loses her Earth affinity when it is returned to Stevie Rae. Nyx assures her that this is not a punishment; the earth affinity was never truly hers to hold just to save for Stevie Rae, and her mark was burned away by her humanity in saving Stevie Rae. She later predicts that Kalona will come back, writing out a prophecy in Zoey's Grandma's handwriting. At the cleansing ceremony in UNTAMED, after Kalona rises, she guides the "nerd herd" away from the House of Night, shouting orders to the group while Zoey concentrates on concealing and protecting them as they flee to the safety of the city's underground prohibition tunnels. In the middle of UNTAMED, she is chosen by her white cat, Maleficent, when at street cats, proving that she is still a part of the vamp world. In HUNTED, she Imprints with Stevie Rae and has a relationship with Darius. In the poem that Kramisha writes that has the secret to defeating Kalona, Aphrodite represents Humanity, one of the five key elements to defeating him. In TEMPTED, Aphrodite's relationship with Darius becomes stronger, and she realizes she's falling in love with him. After admitting she loves him, Darius pledges his Warrior Oath to her, promising to protect her forever.
Heath Luck
Heath is Zoey's on and off human boyfriend before she was Marked. At the beginning of MARKED, he is said to be drinking frequently and on drugs, along with the rest of the Broken Arrow football team. After accidentally sucking Heath's blood, Zoey has an unofficial relationship with Heath, driven by the affects of her feeding off him; his fixation on her. Towards the end of MARKED, he searches for Zoey and is accidentally put in the middle of a Halloween ritual, which Aphrodite calls dark spirits to murder Heath and use him as sacrifice. The spirits nearly kill him; however, Zoey recaptures the spirits while Erik Night defends him. In BETRAYED, Heath is captured by Neferet's undead creatures. Because of his and Zoey's Imprint, she is able to rescue him. Neferet destroys his memory of the incident, instead making him believe that he was kidnapped by a homeless person. In CHOSEN, when Zoey imprinted with Loren Blake, her Imprint with Heath was broken. In UNTAMED, he decides that he would no longer like to see her for their own good, even though he still loves her. At the end of the book, Zoey calls Heath and tells him to get his family and anyone he cares about underground so Kalona cannot harm them. In HUNTED, he ends up going to Zoey to see if she's okay, and Zoey imprints with him once again when a Raven Mocker cuts her, and she has to drink his blood to save her life. Erik gets very jealous and realizes Heath is obsessed with Zoey. Erik does realize though that Zoey is still with him not Heath, but that's not what Heath thinks. Heath also grows jealous of Kalona, Erik, and Stark. In TEMPTED, after over hearing a conversation between Kalona and Neferet, Kalona kills Heath, causing Zoey's soul to shatter.
Grandma Sylvia Redbird
Sylvia Redbird is Zoey's Cherokee grandmother. She loves Zoey as if she was her own daughter. Grandma Redbird lives on a lavender farm, and she and Zoey are extremely close, especially since Zoey's mother remarried. Whenever Zoey has a problem she can always count on her grandma to help her feel better. She always calls her the Cherokee name for daughter 'u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya. Grandma Redbird not only loves Zoey, but learns to love the rest of her friends, and they love her too. She remains true to her Cherokee ways, by doing spiritual and cleansing rituals on occasions. In UNTAMED, she is in a horrible car accident caused by one of Kalona's children and is placed into the Intensive Care Unit, being watched by Sister Mary Angela at Zoey's request. In HUNTED she represents Earth to banish Kalona, and at the end of the book together with Zoey, Aphrodite, Stevie Rae and Sister Mary Angela she helps do so by using the simpleness of a blessing.
Linda and John Heffer
Linda Heffer is Zoey Redbird's mother, and John Heffer is her husband, therefore he is Zoey's step father nick named by zoey the step loser. Linda has been married to John for three years, after divorcing from her first husband. Linda was implied to be a kind, caring, free-spirited mother until she remarried when her husband and started to dictate her clothes, hobbies, friends and dissalowed her to read romance novels or wear makeup. Yet she seems to believe he loves her and follows whatever he says, usually putting his wants over Zoeys needs. John is an arrogant and controlling man who hates Zoey and her grandma. He belongs to the People of Faith; a religious group strongly opposed to the existence of vampyres. Zoey considers him a suspect for the murders of Professor Nolan and Loren Blake. Linda constantly chooses her husband over her daughter, thus causing hurt and tension between her and her daughter as well as with her grandmother, who supports Zoey's position as a student at the House of Night. Zoey calls John her "step-loser", while her grandmother calls him a "turd monkey." They seem to worry what people will think of them; thus not drinking any achohol in public and worry what the neighbours would say when the found out Zoey was marked. In BETRAYED, they are banished from the House of Night by Neferet. John also thinks when Zoey first got marked the devil was in her. They also made Zoey stay at home instead of letting her go to the House of Night. The longer Zoey didn't go the more closer to death she would have been, causing Zoey to escape out of her bedroom window and drive to her grandmother's. In CHOSEN, Linda interrupts Zoey's birthday outing with her grandmother on John's orders in order to try to change Zoey's mind about her life. As a result, Zoey and her grandmother swear never to speak to Linda again, unless she can accept them for who they are.
Sister Mary Angela
Sister Mary Angela first appears in UNTAMED as a nun and the owner of Street Cats. Zoey, Aphrodite, and Darius are surprised to learn that she does not have any hate against the vampyres, seeing Nyx as another form of a Catholic figure, Mary. Zoey forms a close bond with her, and asks her to watch over her grandmother in the hospital. At the end of UNTAMED, she takes Zoey's grandmother underground to prevent harm from Kalona as Zoey had requested if they could not stop him from coming to the surface. In HUNTED it is revealed she is Spirit to banish Kalona and joins Zoey at the end to help her do so.
Kayla Robinson
Zoey's best friend in MARKED, before Zoey was Marked and went to the House of Night. When Zoey gets Marked, Kayla freaks out. The next time they see each other is when Kayla and Heath try to break Zoey out of the House of Night, some unfriendly words were exchanged, so now they despise each other. Kayla tries to steal Zoey's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Heath after Heath and Kayla had some sort of brief fling at some party, and then tries again after Zoey is gone. Therefore becoming Zoey's ex-best friend. She also starts hanging around with a new group of kids (which are known as the bitch squad, so it is assumed that they aren't very nice). She does not get Heath in the end either, since Heath goes back to Zoey and becomes her human 'consort'.
Sons Of Erebus
The Sons Of Erebus are an elite warrior class of Zoey Redbird's world, they enter the book series in Chosen and give their oath to protect the House of Night. In Untamed some of the warriors rebel against Neferet and Kalona and most are killed in the process.
Ate
Ate is the leader of the Sons Of Erebus. When Shekinah was killed by Neferet, he led the rebellion against Kalona and Neferet, and although many of the warriors are killed, he ends up working for them and guards the school.
Darius
Darius is one of the Sons of Erebus that helps Zoey and the gang often in UNTAMED, and is described as young and good looking, with marks that are in a "bold geometric design". He has a crush on Aphrodite, though he doesn't know she has been "unMarked" and has become human until the end of Untamed. His position as a Son of Erebus means that he is strong and fast, and his main role is that of a protector. He is also the only Son of Erebus that escapes into the tunnels after Kalona rises. Lots of people think of him as a mountain, including Shekinah and Zoey. In HUNTED, he and Aphrodite are together and he is very protective of both her and Zoey and even after Aphrodite Imprints with Stevie Rae, and he says it will not affect their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. Protecting Zoey in HUNTED, Darius gets slashed in the face by Kalona, the fallen angel. Kalona threatens him that if he kills another of his children he will die. Darius is a smart Son of Erebus, most likely the wisest since none are left. In TEMPTED Darius gave Aphrodite his warrior's oath binding the two of them together. He shows his loyalty to Zoey very early on from when he is first mentioned and seen in CHOSEN. He often refers to her as 'lady' and 'little priestess'.
Raven Creatures (Demons)
Kalona
Kalona is a fallen angel a old warrior of Nyx,that first appears in "Untamed" and is described to have the appearance of an angel. He has beauty beyond compare, wings the color of the ravens wings (dark purple), long, thick black hair, and the ability to change into the form of a giant raven. He has smooth skin the color of the sun's rays and his eyes are the color of amber.Since Kalona was a creature from the heavens, he has an aversion to earth and prefers to not go under ground unless completely necessary . Kalona has an uncontrollable lust for women and he hates that he has to have them. After bedding one maiden in a Cherokee village, he became obsessed with them and turned into a monster because of it. He ruled over the men with his divine power and defiled the women there. The Wise Woman of the village has said that women is his water, his air, and his food - his very life. Kalona is the father of the Raven Mockers, which are the mutant children of Kalona and the Cherokee women he raped. Kalona was finally put an end to when the Wise Women from all the tribes made a girl out of clay using skills of themselves so she could run as fast as the wind and have beauty beyond compare. They named her A-ya and she possessed the five elements like Zoey. She was so beautiful that Kalona could not resist her. A-ya led Kalona to a cave deep in the forest where the Wise Women follow them and chanted magical words. When Kalona followed A-ya into the cave, she turned back into the earth she once was, trapping Kalona along with her and her soul disappeared after several years. The Wise Women called to Earth Mother to seal the cave. In present time, Kalona is resurrected by Stevie Rae's blood when it is absorbed by a big oak tree as said in a prophecy by Aphrodite. The oak tree opens revealing Kalona, who becomes Neferet's Consort. In "Hunted" he comes to Zoey in a dream and tries to tempt her into joining him against Nyx because he thinks Zoey is the fair maiden A-ya, who was created to love Kalona but she resists. He fails at the end when Zoey banishes him along with Neferet and is no longer penetrated by his luring spell. Even so, he penetrates her dreams and tries to woo her on various occasions after words. At the same time, he pretends to be Erebus, the consort of Nyx, while Neferet poses as the Nyx Incarnate. Kalona kills Heath at the end of "Tempted" for overhearing a conversation with him and Neferet. He also tells Zoey he can be good if he was with her fully.
Raven Mockers
The Raven Mockers are the mutant children of Kalona and the women he raped. They have the eyes and limbs of men and they have the bodies of giant ravens. The Raven Mockers are weak against the wind and fire elements. Their first appearance is in "Untamed". At the beginning they are very weak, they were spirits. They grow stronger through the time their father his getting stronger and they become solid, real creatures of Kalona. They also accidentally attack Zoey and faces their father's, Kalona's, wrath. It is possible that they are a form of Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and human women, first mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
Rephaim
Kalona's first and favorite son. He is first introduced as the Raven Mocker standing over Zoey's bed when they first return to the House of Night in Hunted. He is stabbed by Darius, which Kalona gets angry about, being as Raphaim is his favorite son. In Tempted he is discovered upon a perimeter search by Stevie Rae. He speaks to Stevie Rae, and the sound of his humanity rocks her to the core. She takes him to shelter in a garden shed, where she later returns to care for his wounds. She leaves to return before anyone notices her absence and Rephaim questions her motives. When Stevie Rae returns she leads him to the tunnel networking and directs him to the Depot. She closes the tunnel leading to the abbey and informs him that just because he was born from evil doesn't make him evil. He slowly recovers and often thinks of Stevie Rae. When the other red fledglings (who have not chosen good or evil yet) force his hand in their plan to kill Stevie Rae he chooses good and saves her. She becomes very close to death and he offers his blood to her in order to save her and to repay his debt. Upon doing this the imprint she has with Aphrodite shatters and Stevie Rae and Rephaim become imprinted. He is then directed to hide in the last haunted house on Tulsa's Ghost Tour. It appears that he and Stevie Rae will fall in love, an odd, but strangly good thing.
Animals
Cats
In The House Of Night cats choose you, they are free to do what they want, but they are very loyal to their Vampyre.
Nala: Nala is Zoey's small orange cat, Zoey has a vision of finding her in a tree and later seeks out to find her.
Skylar: Skylar is Neferet's cat
Beelzebub: Beelzebub is Shaunee and Erin's "hateful" gray tom cat, who enjoys causing trouble.
Cameron: Cameron is Damien's little blond tabby cat.
Wolverine: Wolverine is Loren Blake's cat
Nefertiti: Nefertiti is Darius's sleek calico cat. She is found among the cats awaiting Zoey and friends in Zoey's room. The 'Nerd Herd' think it is very strangely close to 'Neferet'
Maleficent: Aphrodite's big white "puffball" cat that chose her, while she worked at Street Cats whith zoey.
Shadowfax: Shadowfax is Dragon Lankford's Maine Coon. In Hunted, he is among the cats that are waiting in Zoey's room. In Tempted, he stands alongside Dragon and Guinevere to mourn Anastasia's death.
Guinevere: Guinevere is Professor Anastasia's little white cat. In Hunted, she is one of the cats waiting in Zoey's room. When Professor Anastasia dies, Guinevere mourns her death and attempts to throw herself into the cremation pyre to burn with Anastasia's body.
Horses
Persephone: Persephone is Zoey's horse. She is a gray horse that appears to be very gentle. She always seems to calm Zoey down. Her role in the series grows with each addition.
Hope: Hope is the horse Aphrodite and Darius ride together when escaping from the House of Night in HUNTED.
Destiny: Destiny is the horse Erin and Shaunee ride together when escaping from the House of Night in HUNTED.
Dogs
Duchess: Duchess is a large, blond Labrador Retriever. She transfers with Stark from the Chicago House of Night. When opposition arises to her presence at the Tulsa House of Night, Stark says,"She's my version of a cat."[3] This is later acknowledged when Stark dies and Duchess is seen "grieving just like a cat will who loses her vampyre"- by howling.[4] After Stark's death, Jack takes over taking care of Duchess and becomes quite attached to her. In Tempted, Jack offers to give Duchess back to Stark, however, Stark offers to share her, so that she belongs to both Stark and Jack.