Martha

Martha is a minor character in ''Balthazar. ''She was a young barmaid working at an inn in Trenton, New Jersey, in the late 1700's.

Biography
Balthazar More theorised she might've been the inn-keeper's niece or "the daughter of a friend", working at the inn over winter to earn extra money for her family.

Martha was working one cold night on December 29th, 1776, when she was approached and accosted by a male guest. She was clearly frightened, but had no idea how much danger she was truly in - the man in question was a sadistic vampire named Lorenzo de Aracena, who had set his sights on her. Fortunately, Lorenzo's fellow tribe member, Balthazar More, intervened, drawing enough attention to them that Lorenzo was forced to leave Martha be. Martha was grateful for Balthazar's help. He encouraged her to try and stand up for herself more, whilst she questioned why a gentleman like himself would travel with the likes of Lorenzo and the others. This persuaded Balthazar to leave Redgrave's tribe and its depravities behind for good.

Physical Appearance
Martha was described as being plump and attractive, with "coal black" curly hair and rosy cheeks.

Personality
Martha was described as being very innocent by Balthazar. She seemed to be somewhat shy, but attempts to be assertive when dealing with Lorenzo. She is always very polite and was grateful to Balthazar for coming to her rescue. She seemed to be intuitive enough to understand that Lorenzo and his companions were bad news, but correctly perceived that Balthazar was not like them at all.