Lady Night

Not part of Riordanverse The following article/section is from the Tristan Strong continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

Lady Night
Biographical information
Full name	Lady Night
Gender	Female
Alias	Cookie (by Big Big)
Affiliation	Lady Night's Juke Joint
Residence	Alke
Physical description
Species	Boo Hag
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Tristan Strong Destroys the World

“	I'm a witch, remember? Now come, let's see if we can find a pot of rice for your phone.	”
–Lady Night to Tristan after he and his friends helped her take her juke joint back in Tristan Strong Destroys the World.

Lady Night is a Boo Hag, a spirit from Gullah folklore. She runs a juke joint that allows refuge to those who need it.

History

Boo hags are similar to vampires they gain nutrition from a person's breath as opposed to their blood, by riding their victims. Although they appear to have red skin, they actually have no skin at all. They steal a victim's skin and use it as clothes until it gets old. They remove and hide this skin before going riding.

When a boo hag determines a victim is suitable for riding, they sneak into their home through a crevice. The hag then positions itself over the sleeping victim, sucking in their breath. This makes the victim helpless and induces a deep dream-filled sleep. The hag usually leaves their victims alive, but only so they can use their energy again in the future. However, if the victim struggles, the hag may take their skin, leaving the victim to suffer. After taking the victim's energy, the hag leaves as they must be in the skin by sunrise or will never have skin again. After the victim awakens, they may have trouble breathing but will usually only feels tired.

Lady Night, however, was not like the other boo hags. She, along with Mami Wata and Keelboat Annie, traveled Alke as a group under the leadership of Nana Strong.

Tristan Strong Trilogy

Tristan Strong Destroys the World

After the fall of MidPass, she allows some of its residents to stay at her juke joint in exchange for work. However one of the refugees, Big Big, hated being bossed takes her skin and refuses to return it. She was turned into a servant he called "Cookie" until one day Tristan Strong, Ayanna, and Junior arrive and she takes them away. She promises to help them if they get her skin back. As they agree to help, Gum Baby arrives and distracts Big Big as she takes her skin back. She scolds Big Big and forces him to return the items he took before binding him in a cloak. As thanks for their help, she offers Tristan and his companions a meal and agrees to fix the SBP. They reach a booth and she tosses it in a pot of Jollof Rice and tells Tristan he has to tell stories to fix it completely, but in doing so risks attracting the Shamble Man. He agrees to do so and she asks is him in getting the patrons to share their stories of the iron monster attacks. It works, but attracts Plat-eyes. She, Ayanna, and Junior heard the plat-eyes toward the stage and Tristan uses an app to see their story. Just then the Shamble Man arrives and Tristan reveals his true name, Brer Bear. As a fight breaks out and intensifies, she holds the rogue god at bay and the others escape. She manages to get the club goers out safely just as her juke joint is destroyed.

Later warriors from the Ridge arrive to help and later Tristan and the others return with Mami Wata. She tells Tristan that Junior is missing in action before hugging the water goddess and, when Tristan summons Keelboat Annie, the three embrace. However, the storm reaches Alkean shores and they realize Brer Bear is coming. As they fly to the Golden Crescent, she, Tristan, and the goddesses imbue a quilt with stories in order to take on Brer Bear. She, Keelboat Annie, Gum Baby, and Ayanna watch as Tristan and Mami Wata free Brer Bear of his armor and mask, but the storm still rages on. She and the others are shielded from the storm by the keelboat. She, the Strongs, and the other Alkeans flee to Tristan's world through a rip in the sky. They make it but most of the Alkeans get separated. She, Keelboat Annie, Mami Wata, John Henry, Brer Bear, Brer Rabbit, and Nyame take refuge in the keelboat after it crashes in the trees. Two days later they find a piece of Uncle Cotton's mask and see broken bottles from the bottle tree, indicating he has recruited more haints. As they relay this information to Tristan, he reveals that the SBP can track the Alkeans in his world.

Appearance

Night Lady is a dark skinned woman with short curly hair who wears a dark robe.

Personality

Unlike most Boo Hags, Night Lady is uninterested in stealing the skin and life force of the living.

Abilities

• Mystiokinesis: As a Boo Hag, Lady Night is skilled at using magic.