Character Index

For reference purposes, here’s an alphabetical list of characters featured in the story as of the conclusion to Episode Six. Spoilers have been kept to a bare minimum, with multiple entries for those characters who aren’t satisfied with just one name…

(Queen) Áine Echraide
Leader of the Áes Gaeth, the People of Wind, and one of the founders of the modern Sidhe Court.

Aldwin Keller
An agent of the Fortunate Isles.

Alexis York
Oldest son of Lord York.

Aliana Adel
Aliza’s mother.

Aliyah Adel
Aliza’s grandmother.

Aliza Adel
A girl who bargained with the Sidhe to begin her life anew.

Alonie Kent
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. Friends with Shelley Eoghan. Member of the hawk subculture.

Amanda Hartell
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Youngest member of Veritas. Aspiring actor.

(Commander) Amber Thorbjorn
Head of Torsten Theatre’s Thetis Division. Childhood friends with Rembrandt Payne. Lectures Social and Cultural Studies. A skilled seer.

(Princess) Amphitrite
Advisor and confident to Queen Thetis.

Anastasia Guirlande
Astrid’s mother.

Andromeda Blumstein
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. A founding member of Veritas. Anchor for the Theatre’s local news report.

Angelo Foley
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Best friends with Lysander. Enjoys theatrical costumes.

Anna Ritches
Katrina’s mother. Head of the Ritches Estate and matron of its orphanage.

Apeliotes
A quiet Donaran boy who serves as Director Guirlande’s aide.

Arachne du Sade
A graduate from Seelie’s Initiate Program. Member of the raven subculture.

Arided
A woman with twilight eyes.

Astrid Guirlande
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Daughter of Anatasia and Rosencrantz. Despises Seelie.

(Commander) Azhara’d al-Hakim
Head of Torsten Theatre’s Ishara Division. Elder of the al-Hakim brothers. Lectures Combat and Survival Studies. A skilled swordsman.

Bahadur Ritches
Katrina’s father.

Basil York
A prominent Torsten landowner and member of the Sophist Aristocracy. Works to subvert Seelie’s influence over the town.

The Bestes Enys Brenn
A pair of feline synthetics, also known as “the Beasts of Bodmin Isle”.

Blake Osbourne
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. Often found associating with Vincent. Cares little for study.

Brian Smith
Torsten Troupe’s chief engineer. Not a recognised officer of Seelie. Father of John.

Byron d’Arcadie
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. Resident of Lucretia House. Self-proclaimed poet laureate of Torsten.

Cailean Leamhnachd
Shelley’s father.

(Princess) Calypso
Advisor and confident to Queen Thetis.

Caelia
Shadow of Ketos.

Ceres Mendoza
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Surviving member of the Donara tribe. Despises the Aristocracy.

Charybdis
An octopian synthetic that battles in Avalon’s coliseum.

Chris Shaw
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. A Malkuthian immigrant. Partnered with the A.I ‘Lady Diablo’.

Cyrus Aides
Dante’s absent father and wayward member of the Donara.

Dante Orpheus
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Resident of Lucretia House. Wishes to reunite with his mother.

Deneb Odette
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. Resident of Lucretia House. Works part-time as a teacher.

(Prince) Dionysus Serpentarius
A thoughtful and well-regarded lord of the Áes Uisce who acts as a guardian and advisor to Princess Phantasia.

Doyle Kennedy
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Former soldier in the Torsten militia. Works part-time at the World’s End.

The Duke
A powerful figure in the Torsten underground, often found around the World’s End. Owner of the Nekomata, a brothel.

Durham
A Torsten landowner who swears allegiance to the Aristocracy.

Elizabeth Canterbury
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Close friend and handmaiden to Astrid Guirlande.

Emily Fomalhaut
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Resident of Lucretia House. An accomplished singer.

(Captain) Endora Eoghan
Member of Seelie’s Torsten Troupe. Shelley’s mother.

Erlea
A survivor of the Donara who now serves as Lord York’s assistant.

(Princess) Europa Colibri
A Sidhe princess who was friends with Dante’s parents during the Apostle Wars.

Faye
A second instar faerie who serves as Princess Phantasia’s personal retainer.

Fomalhaut
An aquatic synthetic who was friends with Aliza.

(Prince) Freyr Venris
An anarchistic lord of the Áes Gaeth and close companion of Prince Dionysus.

(Princess) Galatae
Advisor and confident to Queen Thetis.

Giovanni Veres
Khurshid Sultan’s contact with the Fortunate Isles. A local entertainer famous for his card playing skills.

The G-Man
A shapeshifting automaton, also known as a ‘gestalt’.

Hermia Adelheid
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Resident of Lucretia House. A Malkuthian orphan who arrived in Torsten alongside Horatio.

Hierodula
One of the Sophist Aristocracy’s Founding Fathers.

Himeros
A second instar faerie who runs a sanctuary for those who wish to escape Avalon’s illusions.

Hirune Mendoza
A Donaran chieftain and close friend of Ophelia Orpheus. Mother of Ceres.

Horatio Stark
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Resident of Lucretia House. A Malkuthian orphan who arrived in Torsten alongside Hermia.

Jacintha Järvi
A seer of Avalon. Assigned to the Bolventor district.

Jadwiga Järvi
Oracle of Avalon.

Jasmine Järvi
A seer of Avalon. Assigned to the House of Himeros.

Joel Gibson
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. A carefree musician with grand aspirations. Kaori’s boyfriend. Proud raven.

Joel’s Father
A widowed man who lives in the catacombs with his son, where he runs a small brewery.

John Smith
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Son of Brian Smith. Considered ‘chief engineer’ of Veritas.

Jonas Mireille
Agent of the Fortunate Isles and advisor to the Sultan. Oversees training of coliseum synthetics.

Kaori Shimomura
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. Daughter of Commander Shimomura. A skilled musician and seamstress.

Katrina Ritches
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. Resident of Lucretia House. Veritas photographer. Always looking after others.

Ketos
The entity behind the string of incidents that led the Second Class Initiates to Avalon.

Khandro
An elderly sage and mentor to Rembrandt Payne. Works for his troupe, but is not a recognised officer of Seelie.

Khurshid Sultan
Current lord of Bolventor and ally of the Fortunate Isles, who command Avalon.

Korrie-Anne Wedekind
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Flighty and idealistic. Almost never seen without Ceres.

Lady Diablo
An Artificial Intelligence housed in Chris Shaw’s car.

Lance Algar
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. Gymnast and part-time model. Has struck up an odd friendship with Chris Shaw.

(Lieutenant-Commander) Laura Clarke
Torsten Troupe’s Chief Medical Officer. Lectures in Mathematics and Medical Studies.

Leira Byrne
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. Resident of Lucretia House. Close friends with Emily. Spells her name ‘Lira’ to avoid hexes.

(Lieutenant) Lia Ixchel
Torsten Troupe, Amaterasu Division, Spellwriting Department. Lectures in Art Design and Drama.

(Lieutenant) Lucia James
Torsten Troupe, Ishara Division. Chief Weapons Officer. A certified genius. Lectures in Science and Technology.

Lysander Goodfellow
Second Class Initiate, Sapphire House. A seasoned prankster. Best friends with Angelo, worst enemies with Chris Shaw.

Margh Teague
Khurshid Sultan’s chief of security and clandestine agent of Seelie.

The Matriarch
A mysterious woman who holds power over Avalon.

Merope
One of the Saptamatrikas. Presides over Malkuth.

(Captain) Natalia Espinosa
Torsten Troupe, Áine Division, Astral Department. A survivor of the Donara and skilled projectionist. Lectures in Meditation and Environmental Studies.

Oihana Wieland
A Donaran warrior and associate of Ophelia Orpheus.

Ophelia Orpheus
A Maiden of the Orpheus bloodline and decorated Seelie officer. Dante’s mother.

Oscar Whittlesey
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. A romantic poet who considers himself Byron’s rival.

(Princess) Phantasia Caelestis
A friendly, lively spirit who believes it is her duty to save the world.

Phoenix Rogan
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. Founder of Veritas, a team of amateur investigators. Takes her work deadly seriously.

(Chief) Rembrandt Payne
Head of Seelie’s Torsten Troupe and decorated hero of the Apostle Wars, who hides years of trauma behind an eccentric facade.

Rorric Yenta
An agent of the Fortunate Isles.

Rosencrantz Guirlande
Head of the Sophist Aristocracy’s Torsten branch and former associate to Rembrandt Payne. Astrid’s father.

Serendipity
Chris’s sister, who lives and works in Malkuth.

Shelley Eoghan
Second Class Initiate, Topaz House. An amateur author. Good friends with both Emily and Alonie, despite their personal feud.

Shuck
A spirit who resides within the Scar.

Sitar Sepulturero
Aliza’s father.

(Commander) Sohrabarak al-Hakim
Head of Torsten Theatre’s Amaterasu Division. Younger of the al-Hakim brothers. Lectures Historical and Archaeological Studies. A skilled pyromorph.

(Lieutenant) Therasia Anderson
Torsten Troupe, Thetis Division, Research Department. Youngest member of the troupe’s core staff. Lectures in Language and Literary Studies.

Theseus Armstrong
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. Former soldier in the Torsten militia. Amanda’s boyfriend and field reporter for Veritas.

(Queen) Thetis Mysticeti
Leader of the Áes Uisce, the People of Water, and one of the founders of the modern Sidhe Court.

Tycho Wedekind
A synthetic rodent with a human soul, who lives within Torhout Forest.

(Lieutenant) Valentine Baudin
Torsten Troupe, Thetis Division, Intelligence Department. A man with a penchant for espionage. Lectures in Investigative and Mythological Studies.

Verraden Sepulturero
Sitar’s brother, and Aliza’s uncle.

Vesperia Firenze
Second Class Initiate, Emerald House. Friend and bodyguard to Astrid. An accomplished martial artist.

Vincent Masters
Second Class Initiate, Ruby House. Friends with Byron. Prefers slacking to studying.

(Captain) Winnifred Ddraig Goch Eurwen
An old friend of Rembrandt Payne who captains a Seelie cruiser in the form of a large, dragon-like creature.

(Commander) Yuki Shimomura
Head of Torsten Theatre’s Áine Division. Rembrandt Payne’s second in command. Lectures in Music and Empathy Studies. A skilled audiopathist.