Dave: No last name given. Dave, a serviceman from Barksdale Air Force Base, drunkenly approaches Sookie as she sits with Eric in Fangtasia, telling her she shouldn’t associate with vampires. He is surprised when she knows his name, and he calms down enough to offer an apology of sorts. (DAAD)
David and Van Such Printing Company: David and Van Such is a defunct printing company located in an industrial park at 2005 Clairemont in Shreveport. The site consists of several vacant buildings and loading docks, making it a perfect place to hold supernatural events. Quinn’s Special Events team sets up the various tests for the Long Tooth packmaster contest in a large empty area in the main building, and the two resulting factions of the Shreveport Weres, along with Sookie and Sam, later face each other outside in one of the large loading bays to find the truth behind the murders and abductions of several Were females from their pack before joining forces to defeat interloper Priscilla Hebert and her St. Catherine Parish Weres. (DAAD, FDTW)
Davis, Stan (vampire): The former Stanislaus Davidowitz has been working his way through the vampire hierarchy, first controlling Area Six in Texas as sheriff and then taking the entire state as king. While still sheriff, he wins a lawsuit in human court against his neighbors, who are suing to have vampires barred from their community, and then becomes a sympathetic figure as he, his vampires, and the humans at his home suffer several casualties when they are attacked by members of the Fellowship of the Sun during what becomes known as the Dallas Midnight Massacre.
King Stan attends the summit in Rhodes even though Texas is not part of the clan holding the event, as he is proposing a business arrangement with Mississippi’s Russell for a resort development. Unfortunately for Stan, he is badly injured in the bombing, losing his child Rachel as well. His second, Joseph Velasquez, struggles to hold Texas for his king as he recovers. (LDID, ATD; mentioned DD, DAG, DITF)
Dawn, Devon (vampire): A fashion “victim” on the TV show The Best Dressed Vamp, Devon at first stubbornly resists the help offered by hosts Bev and Todd, ripping Todd’s throat out and getting a broken arm in return. (DAG)
Dawson, Tray (wolf): Ex-cop Tray Dawson is literally a lone wolf. Divorced with one son, he doesn’t belong to a pack. He chooses to stay neutral in most two-natured affairs. Tray owns a small engine repair shop and supplements his income by working as a bodyguard. Hired to guard Calvin Norris while he is in the hospital, Tray spends the last day of his contract guarding Sookie at Calvin’s request. He is shot by Sweetie Des Arts as she is confronting Sookie and Andy Bellefleur. Tray is a friend of Sam’s and occasionally fills in for him behind the bar. After witnessing Maria-Star Cooper’s death via the ectoplasmic reconstruction, Tray chooses to stand on Alcide Herveaux’s side against Patrick Furnan, who is believed to be behind Maria-Star’s death. When the true perpetrator is revealed, Tray fights with the pack but does not join it. He begins dating Amelia and accepts a job from Alcide to provide protection for Sookie when she is being threatened by the fae, partly because his presence will also protect Amelia. Tray is compelled to drink poisoned vampire blood by a fairy in Sookie’s woods. He becomes too ill to guard her. Taken from his home by Lochlan and Neave so that he cannot come to Sookie’s aid, Tray is tortured to the point of death. He is rescued and taken to Dr. Ludwig’s hospital, but he knows he is dying. When Breandan and his followers attack, Tray summons all his remaining strength to distract Breandan, and he dies under his sword, giving Bill the few seconds he needs to kill the fairy. (DAAD, ATD, FDTW; dies DAG; mentioned DITF)
Dead Man Dance Band, the (vampires): The “live” band performs at the summit in Rhodes. (ATD)
Dean, Alma: Meek Alma is Diane Porchia’s clerk. (L)
Dearborn, Bud: Sheriff Bud Dearborn was a friend of Corbett Stackhouse, but that doesn’t alleviate his misgivings about both Sookie and Jason. The sheriff is a good man who honestly seeks justice. Just how well he knows his parish is revealed when he seeks to comfort a partially shifted Calvin Norris after the discovery of Crystal’s body. Sookie is not the only one who already knew about the existence of the panthers.
Bud is in Merlotte’s when Sandra Pelt makes another attempt to kill Sookie. After Sandra escapes from custody, he calls Sookie to let her know that her enemy is loose. (DUD, LDID, DTTW, DAAD, DD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR; mentioned ATD)
Dearborn, Greta: Greta’s happy and unsuspicious nature, the flip side of her sheriff husband, is a perfect fit for her job with Bon Temps Florist. (DAAD)
Dearborn, Jean-Anne: The daughter of Bud and Greta Dearborn, Jean-Anne was caught making out with Jason in the bed of his truck by her father. (Mentioned DUD)
Death by Fashion: At Death by Fashion, a high-end hair salon, stylist Immanuel Earnest is able to charge the highest prices in Shreveport. (Mentioned DR)
Deb (wolf): No last name given. Deb is the driver arranged by Dr. Josephus to take Sookie from the Dallas hospital to the Silent Shore Hotel after the car wreck. Blindfolded, Sookie listens to the talk among Deb, her fellow Were passenger riding shotgun, and Luna, including Deb’s comments when she sees Eric standing outside the hotel. Deb thinks he’s attractive but is told by Luna that she “can’t date a deader.” (LDID, STW) de Castro, Felipe (vampire): The current King of Nevada, Louisiana, and Arkansas owns a number of businesses throughout Nevada, including a casino, several restaurants, and a talent management company that handles vampire entertainers. He is also reputed to have a publishing empire, although no specifics are given. With his experience dealing with tourists and, therefore, making money, he seems to be the right person to rebuild the vampire holdings in New Orleans.
Striking when Sophie-Anne is financially drained and physically disabled, Felipe orchestrates the takeover of Louisiana and Arkansas, sending his vampires to either assimilate or assassinate the vamps in both states. Felipe is captured along with Eric and Sam in Merlotte’s parking lot by a vengeful Sigebert. Rescued by Sookie, he shows his gratitude by offering formal vampire protection to her.
Felipe’s control over Louisiana is tenuous as his regent, Victor, seeks to gain more and more power. But Felipe is aware of that and, as it turns out, had his own plans for Victor. (FDTW; mentioned DAG, TB, DITF, DR)
DeeAnne: No last name given. DeeAnne starts her night in Merlotte’s with a trucker from Hammond but ends it by going home with Jason. (DUD)
Delagardie: No first name given. After Jake Purifoy’s attack, paramedic Delagardie patches Sookie up at Hadley’s apartment before sending her to the hospital. He gives Sookie some free advice. (DD)
Delahoussaye, Carey: The husband of Sookie’s aunt Linda, he returns to his family in New Orleans when they divorce. Sookie has only faint childhood memories of him. (Mentioned OWA, DAG)
Delahoussaye, Linda Stackhouse (quarter fairy): Linda, the daughter of Adele and Fintan, apparently never benefits from her fairy heritage. As a child, she’s molested by her uncle Bartlett. Linda’s husband, Carey, leaves her to return to New Orleans. Her daughter, Hadley, also leaves home, disappearing from her life. Linda dies of uterine cancer shortly thereafter.
(Deceased; mentioned DUD, OWA, DD, ATD, FDTW, DAG, DITF, DR)
Denissa: No last name given. Denissa is planning on singing at the Lisle-Merlotte wedding with Mary. She makes it to the rehearsal in the morning but is either unable or unwilling to brave the protesters for the service. (STW)
D’Eriq: No last name given. D’Eriq works as cook Antoine’s helper while also busing tables at Merlotte’s, so he is there the night Sam and Tray shift as the two-natured announce themselves on TV. He takes the reveal in stride, discovering not only that he works for a shifter but also that his cousin is married to a werewolf. (DAG, DITF)