Susan Sto-Helit

Susan Sto-Helit is the adopted granddaughter of Death. Her mother was his adopted daughter and while Susan is human she had taken on many of her grandfather's characteristics. She can talk in Death's commanding voice forcing people to do what she wants them to do and can walk through solid objects such as doors. Susan tries very hard to be "normal" and the reader will find that she does many things in the story in a struggle to remain normal. Even Susan's hair acts as if it isn't normal and will rearrange itself into different fashions. Susan can see magical beings that normal people shouldn't be able to see because of her relationship with Death.

Susan doesn't see her grandfather much and is surprised when Death shows up in a Hogfather outfit wearing a fake beard and distributing presents. Susan doesn't want to be involved in anything...