Cray

Cray was the Head Peacekeeper of District 12 before he was replaced by Romulus Thread. He is described to be an older Peacekeeper, much unlike other Peacekeepers Darius or Purnia, with a few strands of silvery hair combed sideways over his unusually red face.

Katniss sees him in the Hob after she buys white liquor for Haymitch. Cray, a heavy drinker, warns her of how strong the alcohol is, saying that it could probably kill her. Only seconds later did Cray buy a bottle of the same alcohol. He was Gale's best customer when it came to poached wild turkeys, but the last time Gale goes to sell to Cray, Gale is faced with new Head Peacekeeper, Thread, who sentences him to whipping for poaching. Katniss later states that Cray was disliked in District 12 because of his soliciting prostitution from impoverished, starving women of the Seam. However, she also concedes that he is kinder than Thread. Cray became an Avox, a servant for the Capitol, because he knew about Katniss hunting in the woods, and how he didn't do anything about it. He was then replaced with a more efficient Peacekeeper.