The Southern Vampires Mysteries Background Pam's human life is rarely referenced in the novels until the seventh book in the series,
All Together Dead, when Pam tells
Sookie Stackhouse that she lived in London with her parents during the
Victorian era. As a human, Pam was characterized as romantic and bold. At the age of 19, while traveling at night to see a friend's cousin with whom she had a romantic relationship, she encounters the vampire Eric Northman. Eric becomes her "maker," draining her of blood and digging up her grave.
Physical description, personality, and traits Harris describes Pam as looking like a young, middle-class, suburban housewife. Harris also describes Pam as "
Alice in Wonderland with fangs". In an internal monologue, Sookie describes her as "ethereally lovely, with a kind of deadly edge." Pam is described as round-faced with a chalky pale complexion, with dark blue eyes and straight blond hair "white as a magnolia petal". She is also described as shorter than Sookie, who is 5 feet 6 inches tall. In the novels — and television adaptation — Pam demonstrates that she believes that vampires are superior to humans. She claims that she was quite happy to be turned into a vampire; Pam maintains that she would have grown into a bitter and ultimately cruel person due to the limited opportunities available to human women in the Victorian era. Throughout the series, Pam is portrayed as callous, amoral, and self-centered. She takes joy in teasing and provoking others, such as Fellowship of the Sun members Sookie, Felicia, and especially Eric. When Sookie first enters Fangtasia, Pam reveals that she "never forgets a face." (Later in the series, when Jessica calls Pam, Pam responds by saying, "Yes, I remember you perfectly.") Pam uses Sookie's entrance into Fangtasia as ammunition to tease Eric. Like her maker, Eric, Pam is violent and vengeful although she often expresses her wit through dry humor. In the book series, Pam typically speaks with an American accent but is shown to slip into a slightly old English accent when excited. She is skilled in combat and confident in her ability to overcome most foes and survive most attacks, even from other supernaturals.
Relationships In the book series, Pam is portrayed as bisexual (and more fond of women.) In
From Dead to Worse, she dates
Amelia Broadway, a witch who is Sookie's roommate. Pam can often be seen beside Eric, whom she is bound to obey. She has been in love with Eric since she first met him, and often displays concern for Eric's happiness and well-being. Pam is friends with Sookie, whom she sometimes calls her "telepathic friend" and her "favorite breather". Sookie rescues Pam twice in the series: during a battle with witches
(Dead to the World) and from a collapsing hotel
(All Together Dead).
Work and position within the vampire hierarchy Harris introduces Pam as the co-owner of Fangtasia and Eric's second-in-command. Later in the book series, it is revealed that Eric asked Pam to leave Minnesota and move to Louisiana to help him run the bar. Pam is based at the bar as a bouncer and co-owner but has other duties in Eric's various business dealings. When Eric experiences memory loss, Pam takes a more prominent role in the plot of the fourth novel (
Dead to the World). After Eric marries the Queen of Oklahoma, Freyda, Pam becomes the new vampire sheriff of area 5 in Louisiana (
Dead Ever After). == Television portrayal ==