Ring Shout
Ring ShoutP. Djèlí Clark
Characters in Ring Shout
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Maryse Boudreaux
A young Black woman who wields a magic sword and hunts the demonic Ku Kluxes.
Antagonists
Butcher Clyde
The demons' self-styled "Management" — a hive of mouths and appetite who tries to seduce Maryse to his side.
Supporting characters
Sadie Watkins
Maryse's brash, sharpshooting fellow hunter.
Cordelia "Chef" Lawrence
A hard-edged World War I veteran and demolitions expert on the team.
Nana Jean
A Gullah elder who leads the hunters, brews the protective "Mama's Water," and conducts the ring shouts.