Sønska Characters

In the comic: Iona Nibelungsen

Quiet, determined twin daughter of Sven Nibelungsen. Pays close attention to her schoolwork (she's pretty good at Ceannic by now) and to the world around her; she picks up more of what's going on than adults realize.

Iona uses a floating chair, due to congenital limb malformation. It hovers a certain distance off the ground, but can't fly to unlimited heights or carry too many people.

High resistance to the memory-blocking effects of the Woman in Black. Impressed some vampires one time.

• Age (first appearance): 11
• Likes: swimming, pretty women, the Holger Saga
• Dislikes: being talked down to, not having choices

Major appearances

• Debut: I Got Eight Problems 11/27
• I Got Eight Problems: attempts to go swimming while Thorn is hiding in the pool
• Vampire Masquerade: falls out a window in front of the vampires, gets picked up by Lord Imri
• Sweet Summer Children: requests pants with her new clothes; gets them tailored by Katya
• The Show Must Grow On (Overture) through (Act I): attends the opera, is polite in Ceannic
• The Show Must Grow On (Act II): crashes into the Woman in Black, discovers immunity to her powers

In the comic: Ragnild Nibelungsen

Loud, determined twin daughter of Sven Nibelungsen. Strong-willed and energetic, she doesn't hesitate to speak her mind, no matter how demanding or direct. Sees herself as Iona's assigned protector, and will fiercely defend her.

Ragnild doesn't have much patience for schoolwork, especially fractions; she takes lessons in Ceannic, but is still very halting at it. Has a pet ferret, Ketil.

• Age (first appearance): 11
• Likes: hiking, pretty boys, the Holger Saga
• Dislikes: people bothering her sister, foreign languages, fractions

Major appearances

• Debut: I Got Eight Problems 10/27
• I Got Eight Problems: unnecessarily defends Iona from Leif
• Vampire Masquerade: accidentally pushes Iona's chair out a window (it floats, don't worry)
• Sweet Summer Children: gets new clothes, rejects styles after she's told they're Ceannic
• The Show Must Grow On (Overture) through (Act I): attends the opera, gives directions in Sønska
• The Show Must Grow On (Act II): gets carried to safety by the Woman in Black, doesn't remember her afterward

In the comic: Ralph Magnusson

Manager of a branch of the Moose Grill fast-food restaurant, serving traditional Sønska food.

• Age (first appearance): late 30's
• Debut: An Incredibly Platonic Storyline 43/64

Survivors trapped in the mine collapse. Also included Ceannic miners and the fire mage Bramble.

Minor/unnamed relatives: mine families

In the comic: Patrik Gagarr

Mine consultant, one leg short.

• Age (first appearance): early 20's
• Debut: Landslide Bring Me Down 2/75

In the comic: Arnulf

Mine consultant, big on charts.

• Age (first appearance): mid 20's
• Debut: Landslide Bring Me Down 12/75

In the comic: Elisa's family

Malmfred Svansson is the one of Elisa's fathers who was injured in the mine collapse. Her other father, Malmfred's husband, is Vainø. (Elisa is biologically the child of Malmfred and of Vainø's sister.)

Vainø is deaf, and has Sønheim Sign as a first language. Malmfred has it as a second language. Elisa is natively bilingual.

The two men had saved a significant amount of money to buy out Elisa's contract, but most of it was wiped out by medical bills after the rescue, since Sønheim has terrible health-insurance coverage.

• Age (first appearance): mid 40's
• Debut (Malmfred): Landslide Bring Me Down 52/75
• Debut (Vainø): Cant You Read The Signs 4/15

In the comic: Astrid Rødlund

Bestselling author of the Holger Saga. Good with kids. Heavily influenced by the passion of Holger Saga fans.

• Age (first appearance): 47
• Debut: Vampire Masquerade 23/66
• Vampire Masquerade: signs books for fans, assures the vampires that she only writes sympathetic things about them, assures Hyacinth Lavande she'll write something different in her next saga

In the comic: Little White-Haired Girl

Mysterious child whose design will probably have completely changed by the time she makes her proper debut in the story.

See Queen Szélanya on Myths and Legends.

In the comic: Vampire servants

Various staff members in the castle of Lady Stanczia and Lord Imri. Seen in flashback during the Quarantine With The Vampire series.

So expendable, they're only referred to by hair color.

• Red (she): indentured servant, delivers breakfast & mail, understandably anxious
• Orange (he): indentured servant, driver/unicorn handler, folksy accent
• Yellow (ze): employee, guard at the gates, lives with roommates, goes clubbing in free time
• Chartreuse (she): indentured servant (house crushed by an avalanche), manager-type, follows the news, likes net-comics
• Green (he): employee, temporary cleaning staff, over-confident
• Teal (she): employee, temporary cleaning staff, over-panicky
• Cyan (he): indentured servant (medical debt for a prosthetic hand), food services, unclear on how health insurance works
• Blue, Indigo, Purple: details TBA