History Literature / ClawAndWarder

** Nogan mentions a Lieutenant D'Onofrio, clearly referring to Creator/VincentDOnofrio, who played Detective Robert Goren on ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent''.
*** Another reference to the same appears in the seventh episode with Detective Vinbert "Vinny" Gonofrio and his partner Kathandra Earbes (a reference to Goren's partner Alexandra Eames) of the Maleficium Cryptogenia Unit.

The narrative focuses on the detectives of the Supernatural Inquisitors Squad of the 27th Precinct of NYPD. Detectives are partnered into so-called "Claw and Warder" pairs, with the "Claw" being the muscle and the "Warder" being a caster able to protect their "Claw" with spells and wards. Detective Leerome "Leery" Oriscoe is a "Claw" (by virtue of being a werewolf), who meets his new "Warder" named Drusilla "Dru" Nogan (half-succubus and half-vampire) in the first episode. They report to their DaChief, Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing, who used to be an excellent cop when she was alive and is now a pretty good lieutenant as a ghost. Van Helsing is constantly on Nogan's case for being a half-demon, often insulting her with various synonyms of "slut" (Oriscoe attributes it to Van Helsing being raised in Victorian times). On the legal side, there are the Executive Assistant Locus Magister Sam [=McCoy=] and Assistant Locus Magister Angie Carmichael (magisters being the lawyers of the supernatural world, and Locus Magisters being the equivalent to a District Attorney).

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: All trolls must live in the shadow of a bridge (not under a bridge, the way it is in folklore). Norwegian Wood Trolls appear in the second story. They're brutish and are quick to anger. They're particularly dangerous when rutting, and Van Helsing gives Nogan hell for using her succubus charms on a troll that may be close to rutting.

* EatingOptional: As a half-succubus and half-vampire, Nogan doesn't eat normal food. She typically "eats" by going to sex clubs and absorbing the ambient sexual energy, although on occasion she has a craving for blood.

* HornyDevils: Succubi and incubi are demons who feed on the life force of men and women (respectively) during sex. While they don't have to drain their victims completely, it still happens pretty often. It's not uncommon for succubi to work in the sex industry. Some supernatural creatures are immune to succubus draining, and werewolves are one such kind. Dru is a half-succubus (on her mother's side, obviously) and has given an oath to swear off sex in order to join the SIS.

* CourtroomAntics: Given that this is a parody of ''Series/LawAndOrder'', these are to be expected. Indeed, in the first novel, the defense magister appeals to the jury in his closing argument to disregard evidence. Locus Magister [=McCoy=] is outraged at this attempt at jury nullification and objects to the entire argument. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, as the jury still comes back with a guilty verdict.]]

* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The zombie mafia makes an appearance in the second and third episodes. Different families run different locuses.

* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: The rulers of Hell/Gehenna tend to have very long official titles. For example, Nogan introduces [[spoiler:her mother]] as "Her August Majesty, Agrat bat Mahlat, Sovereign of Demons, Commander of the Eighteen Legions, Queen of the Shabbat, Angel of Divine and Sacred Prostitution, Wife to Hercule, Dancing Roof-Demon, Mistress of Sorcery, One of the Four Queens of Gehenna, She of the Great and Terrible Name, and [[spoiler:my mother]]."

* BlackSpeech: Nogan and many witches and warlocks cast spells using ''Verba Patiendi'', also known as the Language of Suffering. Apparently, that's the native language of the demons of Hell.

* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Detectives are typically paired into "Claw and Warder" teams, with one being the physical front-liner and the other supporting them with spells, wards, blessings, etc., depending on the Warder's nature/specialty. In the case of the story's primary detectives, Oriscoe is the Claw (being a werewolf), and Nogan is the Warder (trained to cast runes and wards). The inverse happens with the Claw and Warder team they meet at the MCU, with the large and intimidating Gonofrio being the Warder (as a nephilim, he specializes in blessings), while the diminutive Earbes is the Claw of the pair (being a [[Myth/CelticMythology pooka]]). The only detective who doesn't have a partner is Ice Cofy, since he's a summoner.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted in the fourth episode. Two side characters are named Arthur: a fishman named [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Arthur Curry]] and a bailiff named [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Arthur Pendragon]].

** One of Benitay's coworkers is named Iced Cofy, a clear reference to Music/IceT, who plays Fin Tutuola on the same show.