She, before Lecha, decided to return to the work left to them by their grandmother. Zeta and Lecha's mother was an indigenous women from Mexico who was impregnated by a white man. After their mother dies the twins' father returns for a strange short period in their lives. Zeta also has ties to Calabazas' organization. "Seese" - Is a young white woman who was living in San Diego. There she became an addict and fell in love with a bisexual man named David. They had a child, which later is stolen and possibly killed. When Seese watches Lecha on TV she drives to Tucson to find her. "Sterling" - Is an older Laguna Indian from New Mexico who is exiled from his tribe/community after he fails to protect them from a Hollywood film crew that disrespect their native lands. He has wandered across the American southwest since his twenties and loves to read crime histories of early America. He is recruited by two of Calabazas' men while drinking at a bar, and works as a gardener for Lecha, Zeta, and Calabazas. "Yoeme" - Is Lecha and Zeta's Maya grandmother. She abandoned her family, Lecha and Zeta's mother, when she was young, because she knew they were not strong enough to survive the colonial violence of white settlers. Yoeme returns to the twins' life, teaches them harsh lessons and histories of the American southwest, and hands them a book she wants them to finish when it is time. The book is called the Almanac of the Dead. "Calabazas" - Is an old Yaqui Indian who has run a clandestine business and organization between Tucson and Sonora for over 40 years. Lecha was his lover for a small time, and he has a wife named Sarita. For most of his married life he desired Sarita's younger sister Liria. "Ferro" - Is Lecha's son. He was over weight and effeminate as a young boy, and was teased a lot. He also harbors a lot of resentment for his mother and Zeta, even though Zeta raised him in the same cold and calculating ways Yoeme raised her. Ferro is gay and has two lovers: one in his recent-past named Jamey, and another named Paulie. Ferro also works with Calabazas. "Paulie" - works at the home Zeta and Ferro live at.