List of characters from The Saga of Darren Shan

Vampires

*Darren Shan - The protagonist. Darren was blackmailed into being blooded into a half-vampire by Mr. Crepsley after stealing his performing spider, Madam Octa. She bit Darren's best friend, Steve, and Mr. Crepsley blooded Darren in return for the antidote. Darren saved Steve (but Steve swore to become a vampire hunter, because he believes Darren betrayed him), fakes his own death, and became Mr. Crepsley's assistant. He initially hates Mr. Crepsley for making him flee his home. Eventually though, he learns to like Vampires, and does not hate Mr. Crepsley any more. After going to Vampire Mountain, going through his trials and becoming a Prince, Darren becomes one of the Vampaneze Lord Hunters. In the end he faces Steve in battle and they both mortally wound each other, both dying shortly after. Darren is brought back by Mr. Tiny as a Little Person. He is sent back in time and sees his younger self at the Cirque with Steve. He scares himself off so that he doesn't see Steve and Crepsley, cutting off the original chain of events that made Darren a Vampire. He then gives his diary entries to Mr. Tall and unravels and dies.

*Mr. Larten Crepsley - The one who blooded Darren, making him a half-vampire. Used to be a highly respected vampire. He almost became a Vampire Prince, but decided he didn't want to be one and resigned. He likes to dress in red, which he picked up from Seba Nile, his old mentor. Larten becomes a sort of father figure to Darren and teaches him many things for his survival. Larten becomes one of the Vampaneze Lord Hunters and kills the decoy Vampaneze Lord. But then Steve drops Larten into a stake filled flaming pit where he dies. Before he dies he tells Darren that he should not waste the rest of his life on hatred and revenge.

*Vancha March - A Vampire Prince. The wildest and most traditional of vampires. He was first blooded as a Vampaneze but left for the Vampire side (re-blooded by Paris). He becomes one of the Vampaneze Lord Hunters and becomes a good friend to Darren. In the end Vancha is wounded by his brother Gannen and cannot fight anymore, but recovers later. Evanna later tells to Darren that she is bearing Vancha's child. (book 12) He is also considered a legendary spitter, as Darren mentions that "his spit was green and globular, and he could hit an ant at twenty paces". Darren had him described as: "green-haired, red-skinned (because of his battle with the Sun), shurikens wrapped around his torso, and crudley stiched purple animal skins for clothes"

*Kurda Smahlt - A Vampire Prince to-be who preaches unity between the Vampires and Vampaneze. He betrays the Vampires in effort to prevent the War Of The Scars (by uniting the two clans again), and is executed close to the end of book six, The Vampire Prince. He has blond hair and blue eyes with three red scars on his left cheek. Later on in the series (book 10) Kurda is pulled from the Lake of Souls and has the chance to return back and let Harkat die. Kurda says "I have had my share of life, I took chances and accepted the consequences, let death have me". Before that his last words consist of an apology for killing Gavner Purl.

* Seba Nile - Mr. Crepsley's former teacher and Vampire Mountain's quartermaster. Seba Nile served as a big inspiration to Mr. Crepsley. Seba also dresses all in red, which is where Mr. Crepsley got the idea. He is the oldest living vampire by the end of the series, at over 700 years old. He fights in the battle that starts the War of Scars. His leg is hit with a sword and walks with a limp through the rest of the series.

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Gavner_Purl Gavner Purl] - A good friend of Mr. Crepsley and Darren. Mr. Crepsley often teased him for his heavy breathing and snoring. He is a vampire general and is later killed by Kurda Smahlt. His last words consisted of an apology for his heavy breathing and snoring. Gavner's death is one of the main reasons Darren speaks of Kurda's treachery. Towards the end of book 6 it says they found Gavner's body stuffed between two cliffs near the tunnel he was killed in. In the story An Affair of the Night it shows that Gavner has a girlfriend named Liz Carr. At the end of the story the couple break up and Gavner leaves for his trek to Vampire Mountain (book 4)

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Arrow Arrow] - A Vampire Prince whose [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Arrow%27s_wife wife] was killed by the Vampaneze. He loathes them for that reason. He is bald and has arrows going down the side of his head and arms. He is a fearsome fighter, using both boomerangs and swords.

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Arra_Sails Arra Sails] - One of the few female vampires, but is considered the physical equal, or better, of the males. Darren won her respect after a fight on the bars, which is hard to earn. Arra Sails prepared Darren for his third trial, the Hall of Flames. Larten Crepsley's love interest and ex-mate. She was killed in the battle that began the War of the Scars by the Vampaneze named Glalda Erefith. She asked Larten to make sure the Princes spare Darren's life (he failed the trial and fled from his death sentence).

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Vanez_Blane Vanez Blane] - Vanez Blane is the highest ranked tutor in Vampire Mountain. He helped Darren train for three of his trials. He lost an eye fighting a lion many decades before the beginning of the series, then lost the other (book 6) when it was snagged with a knife during the battle that began the War of the Scars.

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Paris_Skyle Paris Skyle] - A Vampire prince and the oldest living vampire. At least 800 years old. Apparently knew William Shakespeare (he drank from him on his deathbed to preserve his spirit), sailed with Columbus and inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula". He is found dead under the body of a lifeless bear in book eight (due to their life-style, old Vampires often choose to fight a battle they know they possess no hope of winning rather than die peacefully).

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_Ver_Leth Mika Ver Leth] - The other Vampire Prince whom at first Darren despised. He dresses in all black, as that is his custom. He has Shiny, jet black hair [usually portrayed as long] and dark eagle-like eyes. His features are sharp and raven-like. He was the youngest prince before Darren at a mere 270 years. He is very stern, gloomy and grumpy. He has many wrinkles on his forehead and sides of his mouth from always frowning. He rarely, if ever, smiles. Because of this he gives off a very intimidating persona. Like all Princes, he has huge muscles and is quite big [over 6'] . He is very loyal to the Vampire Clan and prizes honor and good-standing above all else.

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Darius_Shan Darius Shan] - Son of Annie and Steve Leopard. When he grew up, Steve often warped the boys mind, and said, basically, that vampires are evil. Later, he realizes the truth, and hates his father for lying to him all these years. He was at first a half-vampaneze, but his uncle, Darren Shan, re-blooded him and he became a vampire, because he didn't want to become what his father was.

Vampaneze

* Steve "Leopard" Leonard - Steve Leonard is one of the main characters of the Saga, first appearing in the first book 'Cirque Du Freak' as a child and Darren's best friend. When he buys them tickets to the Cirque du Freak, the two of them go together, and Steve is shocked to recognize Larten Crepsley/Vur Horsten as a vampire whom he had seen in an ancient book of vampires previously. After the show, Steve leaves Darren to find Crepsley. Unbeknownst to Steve, Darren follows him and listens in as he hears Steve beg Crepsley to turn him into a vampire and take him on as his assistant. Crepsley initially agrees, but changes his mind when he tastes Steve's blood, which he accuses of being evil, and refuses to take Steve as his assistant. Steve leaves, swearing vengeance on the vampire. Darren is afraid of Steve and is disturbed by his desire to become a vampire, but after Darren has stolen Crepsley's spider, Madame Octa, the two reconcile and Darren shows Steve how he controls the spider. However, as the two are handling the creature, an unfortunate series of events results in Steve being bitten and poisoned by her. There appears to be no cure, and out of desperation, Darren goes to Crepsley for help, begging for a cure. Crepsley agrees, but only on the condition that Darren becomes a half-vampire and Crepsley's assistant. Darren reluctantly agrees, and successfully cures Steve, and then attempts to abandon Larten Crepsley. However, he cannot control his bloodlust and drinks from one of his friends, and then almost his sister. Steve realizes the truth after witnessing Darren trying to drink blood from the friend during football. Darren returns to Crepsley and agrees to becomes his assistant. After Darren fakes his death to his friends and family, while he is in his coffin, Steve attacks him, putting a stake against his heart and accusing Darren of instructing Madame Octa to attack him and conspiring with Crepsley against him. Steve cannot bring himself to kill Darren, however, but swears to become the world's greatest vampire hunter and return and kill both Darren and Larten Crepsley in the future.

:Steve does not reappear, and is scarcely mentioned up until book 8 'Allies of the Night', where he has apparently changed his views and become a vampaneze hunter, rescuing Darren from a vicious vampaneze killer and assisting Darren, Harkat, Vancha, Crepsley and Debbie in fighting them. Although Darren, Harkat and Vancha trust him, Crepsley remains suspicious of him throughout the majority of the book. It is believed that Steve's actions are benevolent up until the climax of the book, when the vampires are ambushed by the vampaneze in the tunnel, where Steve takes Debbie hostage and reveals he is a half-vampaneze, having manipulated the Hunters the whole time. In the following battle, Debbie is taken by the vampaneze, but the Hunters manage to take Steve hostage.

:In the following book Killers of the Dawn Steve eventually manages to escape and is not seen again until the end of the story, where he is with the vampaneze in the Cavern. Crepsley agrees to engage him, Gannen Harst and the apparent Lord of the Vampaneze in battle above a pit of flaming stakes. Crepsley successfully kills who appears to be the Lord of the Vampaneze, but is knocked over the edge by Steve and is killed. As the Vampaneze Lord is believed to be dead, the Hunters believe the War of the Scars to be over, until the final stages of the book where Steve reveals the truth to Darren: that he himself is in fact the true Lord of the Vampaneze and therefore potentially the Lord of the Shadows. Steve then leaves with his fellow vampaneze.

:Steve does not appear in the following book The Lake of Souls albeit in a dream in which Darren is battling him in a nightmarish world.

:Steve returns again in the penultimate book The Lord of the Shadows with R.V., Gannen Harst, Morgan James and a new assistant, Darius, who is revealed to be his son. In the closing stages of the book, Evra's son Shancus is taken hostage by the vampaneze and taken to the stage area which was the former theatre of the Cirque du Freak. Steve appears at the theatre, where the Hunters arrive with Steve's son Darius as their hostage. Steve initially agrees to swap Shancus for Darius, but before the swap is made, he snaps Shancus' neck, killing him. In revenge, Darren prepares himself to kill Darius, before Steve reveals to him that Darius' mother is in fact Darren's sister, Annie.

:In Sons of Destiny it is revealed that during Darren's absence, Steve returned to Darren's hometown after leaving, and befriended Annie Shan, and started a romantic relationship with her, impregnating her with Darius, before revealing to Annie that he has no love for her and leaving Annie with the baby, secretly meeting with Darius and converting him into a half-vampaneze, brainwashing him with propaganda. Darren and Vancha find Steve and the vampaneze at the Cirque du Freak, where they engage Steve and Gannen in battle. Vancha is wounded during the battle by Gannen and unable to fight any longer. Shortly afterwards, Gannen is knocked unconscious, leaving Steve and Darren alone to fight. During a long, vicious battle, Darren is eventually able to stab Steve fatally through the heart, apparently condemning him to become the tyrannical Lord of the Shadows, a monster worse than Steve himself. However, as Steve lies dying, Mr. Tiny reveals that he is in fact the actual father of both Steve and Darren, making the two of them brothers, and that their creation was part of his plot to gain control of the universe by siding with the Lord of the Shadows, whom he believes will join forces with him as his son. However, Darren sees a flaw in Tiny's plan, and prompts Steve into fatally stabbing him, resulting in the death of them both, and therefore, stopping the rise of the Lord of the Shadows.

:Evanna later reveals that Steve's spirit is trapped in the Lake of Souls.

:American actor Josh Hutcherson will portray Steve in the Cirque du Freak movie

* Gannen Harst - Vancha's brother. Remained a Vampaneze when his brother was re-blooded and became a Vampire. Gannen becomes Steve's personal protector and the one who blooded Steve. Gannen is by Steve's side wherever he goes. It is clear that Gannen strongly disagrees with many of his master's decisions, but remains loyal to him out of his devotion to the vampaneze, and continues fighting alongside Steve until the final battle, between himself, Steve, his brother Vancha and Darren Shan. During the battle, Gannen stabs and wounds Vancha, shortly afterwards being attacked and knocked unconscious by R.V.

Gannen survives the War of the Scars, and Evanna reveals that she bears the child of both Gannen and Vancha.

* RV - aka Reggie Veggie/Righteous Vampaneze- A former friend of Darren's who first appears in The Vampire's Assistant as an eco-warrior, who befriends Darren, Evra and Sam Grest as his troupe is near where the Cirque du Freak are performing. He is a vegetarian and sensitive about animal rights, and so when he visits the Cirque, he is appalled to see the Wolf Man locked up and goats being killed, and stays behind when his group leaves to keep an eye on the Cirque. After witnessing Darren kill an animal as food for the Little People, R.V. goes insane with rage and vows to bring the Cirque down. After threatening him, Darren believes he's gotten rid of R.V. However, R.V. later returns in the book, freeing the Wolf Man from the cage, but getting his hands bitten off in the process. After accusing Darren of being responsible for his loss of hands, R.V. runs away, screaming insanely.

In book 8 Allies of the Night, the crazed, hook-handed vampaneze responsible for the majority of murders in the city is revealed later on to be R.V., who survived the encounter with the Wolf Man, and was taken in and blooded by the vampaneze, who replaced his hands with hooks. He claims to no longer be a vegetarian and relish meat, and no longer has the peaceful views he once had, obsessed with gaining revenge on Darren whom he still deems responsible for handicapping him. By the end of the book, R.V. has taken Debbie hostage and runs away.

He returns in book 9 Killers of the Dawn, fighting in the Cavern along with his fellow vampaneze, battling Harkat, only to have his hooks removed by the Little Person. He survives the battle and leaves with the rest of the vampaneze.

In book 11 Lord of the Shadows R.V., along with vampet Morgan James, attacks the football game and kills Tommy Jones. He is chased by Darren, whom he leads to his superiors, Steve Leonard and Gannen Harst. After Steve wounds Darren, R.V. leaves with them. He later attacks the Cirque du Freak, taking Evra's son Shancus hostage and to the vampaneze hideout. However, he starts to show signs of doubts about his loyalties when he shows strong reluctance at the prospect of killing the snake-boy, and when he believes that he no longer has to kill the child, he shows signs of relief. It is then that Darren realizes that R.V. is not genuinely evil like Steve, but insane and mislead. After Steve murders Shancus, R.V. is shocked, and leaves looking horrified.

In book 12 Sons of Destiny, it is revealed that Shancus' murder had a deep effect on R.V., who no longer knows whose side he's really on. When he has Debbie prisoner, although Steve instructs him to murder her, R.V. does not, and claims it was wrong of Steve to kill Shancus and that he thought the only real enemy was Darren.

When the battle at the Cirque begins, R.V. initially takes no part in the fighting, attacking neither the vampires nor the vampaneze. When he is attacked by Cormac Limbs, he initially backs away, but is provoked into chopping Cormac's head off. However, after he believes he's killed Cormac, he begins to cry and says that he wanted to help people and never kill anyone. He flees after Cormac returns to life.

He comes back later in the book, however, having ultimately switched sides, attacking Gannen in an attempt to save Vancha, accusing the vampaneze of being evil. He defeats Gannen, knocking him unconscious, but before he can kill him, Steve slits his throat, killing him. In his dying moments, R.V. sees an imaginary pair of hands in place of his hooks, and dies happily.

*Murlough - An insane Vampaneze. Murlough terrorized Mr. Crepsley's old town until Darren and Mr. Crepsley stopped him. He abducted Evra and tried to kill Debbie Hemlock. After his death, his soul became trapped in the Lake of Souls.

*Glalda - A friend of Kurda Smahlt. A fierce Vampaneze who fought against the Vampires in the battle that began the War of the Scars. He killed Arra Sails, but Arra was avenged by Darren Shan. Is described that he has a red birthmark on his left cheek. He was also in the cave when Gavner Purl was killed.

*Bargen - A vampaneze who was in the cave with RV and the other vampaneze that were in there in book 8, Allies of the Night. He told the truth about RV painting his skin purple, and wearing red eye contacts. Vancha convinced him into making the vampets not use guns in the fight. Was not seen again in the rest of the series.

*"'The fake Lord of the Vampaneze" - The fake Lord who wears green robes.

Humans

* Annie Shan - Darren's younger sister. Mother of Darius Shan.

* Dermot Shan - Annie's father. Darren's alleged father. It is revealed in "Sons of Destiny" that he is not Darren's father: Mr. Tiny is.

* Angela Shan - Darren's mother. Annie's mother.

* Tommy Jones - One of Darren's best friends. A great football player and goalkeeper. Killed by R.V. and Morgan James in book eleven.

* Alan Morris - Darren's friend who is a famous scientist. He specializes in the area of cloning. In Sons of Destiny it is revealed that he helped to create the first dragon.

* Tony Morris - Alan's big brother. (school bully in the first book.)

* Sam Grest - A local boy that Darren and Evra became friends with when they stopped for a show in book two. He liked pickled onions and had a large family with lots of pets. Sadly, he was brutally killed and ripped to shreds by the wolf man, but Darren drank from him to preserve his soul. He was also the first person Darren ever drank from, which he only did to preserve Sam's memories. Although never touched on in the main story, he seemed to possess somewhat clairvoyant abilities (see short stories Transylvania Trek, and Bride of Sam Grest.) He inadvertently predicted the manner in which he died, and the existence of the vampanese Murlough when he was only 9 years old.

* Debbie Hemlock - Darren's first girlfriend. Reappears late in the series, 13 years old. Later she is at age 26 or 27. She helps fight and has the idea for human fighters for the vampires. She loves Darren but will not kiss him because he is a kid still. She agrees to kiss him after the second purge when he's an adult.

* Walter Blaws - A school inspector who made Darren go to Mahler's where he met the adult Debbie.

* Tara Williams - A sweet, shy girl in Darren's English class. She was a student of Debbie's before being murdered by a vampaneze.

* Alice Burgess - Police Chief Inspector of Larten Crepsley's birthplace. She later allied herself with the vampires and aids them in the War of Scars by recruiting an army of street people who can use modern weapons in the War of Scars, the vampirites.

* Spits Abrams - A mad, cannibalistic sailor who Darren and Harkat meet in The Lake of Souls. Killed by drowning by trying to cool off head of flames.

* Oggy Bass - A minor character who at first sight is mistaken by Darren to be Annie's son. He is also Darius' friend.

* Mr. Dalton - Darren, Steve, Tommy, and Alan's teacher when they were kids in the beginning of the first book. Reappears late in the series, 13 years later (but Darren doesn't confront him, just sees him and doesn't bother him.)

* Mrs. Quinn - The geography teacher in the first book.

Vampets

The vampets are humans recruited by the vampaneze for the war of the scars. While vampaneze are not allowed to use guns or bows, vampets can use them freely since they are not bound with any of the vampaneze laws.

* Morgan James - Former police guard. Worked with Alice Burgess until he revealed he was a vampet. One of Steve's main body guards. Had half of his face blown off by a gun. Later his head is chopped off by Harkat.
* Mark Ryter- A vampet in book 9 who was tortured and killed by Vancha March.

Vampirites

Vampirites are a bunch of street people recruited by Debbie Hemlock and Alice Burgess in order to help the vampires in the War of the Scars. The Vampirites are mostly homeless people, but they all strike back against society in the big battle of book 12. Vampirites, like vampets, are allowed to use guns or bows.

* Declan - One of the street people who were recruited by Debbie Hemlock and Alice Burgess to help the vampires in the War of the Scars. He and his friend, Little Kenny, helped save Darren when he was wounded during his encounter with Steve "Leopard" Leonard in Darren's hometown.

* Little Kenny - A friend of Declan's who helped him save Darren.

Cirque Du Freak Members

* Evra Von - Known as 'The Snake Boy' or 'Snake Man' as he grows older, performs at Cirque Du Freak. He helped Mr. Crepsley and Darren defeat Murlogh in the third book, but was injured permanently when Murlogh ripped scales off of Evra's right shoulder. He became one of Darren's best friends, yet because Evra ages normally and Darren ages 1/5 the normal rate, their bond thins as time goes on. Evra speaks with an American accent.

* Merla Von- Evra's wife and mother of his three children. She can detach her ears and use them as boomerangs.

* Shancus Von, Urcha Von, and Lilia Von - Children of Evra and Merla. Shancus and Lilia have scales like their father, Urcha does not and so is deeply upset. They regard Darren as their godfather, especially Shancus, who was named after Darren (Shancus/Shan). Shancus is later killed by Steve in the end of Lord of the Shadows.

* Rhamus Twobellies - A two bellied performer who can eat literally anything in a very short time. Some of the things Rhamus can eat include a full grown elephant or a tank, and can wrap forks and spoons around a chain inside his belly.

* [http://darrenshan.wikia.com/wiki/Truska Truska] - A woman who can grow a beard at will and take it back in. She was the one who gave Darren his pirate costume. Truska is from a strange land, and initially spoke in a language that sounds like a seal's bark, but Evra later taught her how to speak English. Apparently, she went skinny dipping in "the deep blue" with Vancha March. She can also use her beard as a weapon. In the 'Lake of Souls' she says that her husband and daughter were killed by an evil fisherman. Later the book, Darren and Harkat come across a pirate fisherman called Spits Abrams who is a cannibal. So it could be that Truska's husband and daughter were killed, cooked and eaten by Spits. She will by portrayed by Salma Hayek in the Cirque du Freak movie.

* Gertha Teeth - One of Cirque Du Freak's female performers. She has super strong teeth which can bite through almost anything and withstand almost anything, including hammers and chainsaws to her teeth. Gertha Teeth bit off two of her father's fingers when she was a baby.

* Cormac Limbs - When his limbs are removed (cut off), he can grow them back at will. Cormac Limbs discovered his powers when he accidentally cut off part of his nose when he was younger. When his head is cut off by R.V. in Sons of Destiny he re-grows two heads (each slightly smaller than the original), driving R.V. insane. Cormac will be played by female actor Jane Krakowski in the Cirque Du Freak movie to be released in 2008.

* Hans Hands - He can walk and run on his hands faster than a normal man can run on his feet.

* The Wolf Man - A ferocious beast who is half man and half wolf. The mix of wolf and human blood has driven him mad. For that reason, he must be locked up or else he will kill all the time. He killed Darren's friend Sam Grest and bit off R.V.'s hands. For these reasons, Darren despises the wolf man. He is possibly a connection to the Demonata saga, as one of the main themes is lycanthrophy. However this was declined by Darren Shan, as a question asked by a fan at the Darren Shan message boards, Questions for Shan section.

* Alexander Ribs - The skinniest man in the Cirque, and possibly in the world. He can fold his body as he likes and can make music by hitting his ribs. Dies in Sons Of Destiny.

* Jekkus Flang - A ticket man at the Cirque who excels at throwing and juggling knives.

* Sive and Seersa - Two female twins that can contort themselves like Alexander Ribs. Often used as a fake climax to the shows, only to be tricked by Evra Von's snake.

* Bradley Stretch - A Cirque performer with the ability to stretch himself into all sorts of shapes. He went missing and was (apparently) eaten by the little people some years before Darren joined the Cirque.

Others

* Harkat Mulds -A Little Person who was told to deliver a message to the Princess in Vampire Mountain by Mr. Tiny. Before his name was revealed, his was nicknamed as "Lefty" because he had a slight limp on his left leg. The first Little Person ever known to speak. Mr. Tiny also told him that if he followed Darren and stayed by Darren's side he would eventually find out who he was in his former life. Later, in the 10th book, he found out that he used to be Kurda Smahlt, the vampire traitor, before being 're-born' as a little person. Harkat Mulds is also an anagram of Kurda Smahlt.

* Hibernius Tall - The leader of the Cirque Du Freak, he has telepathic powers and super speed. Desmond Tiny's son and Lady Evanna's brother. He is also the brother of both Darren and Steve. Later killed by Morgan James.

* Desmond Tiny - He has short white hair, thick glasses and pudgy face, with a warm but mocking smile. He wore a shabby yellow suit and a pair of green wellington boots. He has no toes and has 6 cat like claws on each feet.Father of Hibernius Tall, Lady Evanna, Darren Shan, and Steve "Leopard" Leonard. Grandfather of Vancha's, Gannen's and Evanna's unnamed children, and also Darius's Great-uncle . Also the creator of the Little People, he is known to have future predicting abilities, Time traveling and other magical powers. He can also control dragons. He is believed to be the most powerful being in the world, and is also believed to be immortal. He can travel through time, and likes to meddle with it.

* Lady Evanna - A "witch" with many powers (who takes great offense to anybody who calls her that). Normally wears ropes instead of clothing. Desmond Tiny's daughter and Hibernius Tall's sister. Evanna has the ability to breed faces of vampires onto the backs of frogs, and the faces are actually the only way to see an image of a vampire (vampires can't be photographed). She is half vampire, and the only one born a vampire. She was the only one because vampires are sterile, but evolved from wolves. Desmond Tiny mixed vampire and wolf blood to create Evanna. And is the only Vampire able to carry a child.

* Lord of the Shadows - A destructive being, destined to be Darren's or Steve's future self, depending which side wins the War of Scars. If the Vampires win Darren will become the Lord of the Shadows, but if the Vampaneze win Steve will become the Lord of the Shadows. The Lord Of The Shadows is a being that will become so powerful it will literally destroy the whole world. Darren will become evil after killing Steve, which will make him the Lord of Shadows, and the destruction of the world. Darren fears this, and in the end of the series, manages to avoid it and go to Paradise after striking a deal with Mr. Tiny by the help of Evanna.

* Madam Octa - Larten Crepsley's spider. Madam Octa is a telepathic spider, and can do many different tricks. She is highly intelligent and poisonous, she can even be trained to control how much poison she injects. She can live up to 30 years, according to the monk who sold it to Mr. Crepsley. In the first book, she bites Steve causing Darren to go to Mr. Crepsley to ask for an antidote, but the condition is Darren must become a half-vampire in order to save him. Later in the series, Darren releases Madam Octa into the cave of spiders inside Vampire Mountain, where she mates and produces offspring, which are named after Darren; Ba'Shan's Spiders.

Other Classmates in first book

* Dave Morgan - Was on Darren's soccer team, but broke his leg.

* Sam White - Was on Darren's soccer team, but family moved and went to another school.

* Danny Curtain - Was on Darren's soccer team, but stopped playing to be with his girlfriend.

* Sheila Leigh - Danny Curtain's girlfriend.

* Deliana Price - Girl in Darren's class.