Christie McCawley is the only daughter of the town's most powerful human, Rafe. McCawley. Her mother died shortly after she was born and Christie became the caregiver for her father and two brothers, Quentin and Luke. She is in a secret relationship with Alak Tarr, the son of Datak and Stahma Tarr, Defiance's Castithan power couple, and rivals of her father's.Background: Alak is teaching her Castithan. Their relationship is seen by some as a reason for hope that the two races can learn to live in continued peace together.