Meet the Characters

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OTHERWORLD 1: BENEATH WHICH SKY

A college-age boy. Tanned, dark hair, intense teal eyes

Arkeda Mothran

Species: Otran
Gender: Male
Birthday: August 17, 2031
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Katósa, Osparia, Otreau
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Arkeda's First Christmas, ESL, No One, My Teacher is Immortal, Professor King, Saint Patrick's Day

Job: Business major at Gabriel Possenti University, Houghton, Michigan
Family: Damari Mothran (father, deceased), Kai Mothran (mother, deceased), Dominique Marton (foster mother), Susan Williams (adoptive mother), Howard Williams (adoptive father)
Friends: James Rochester, Mark Flynne, Petyr Achtenberg

Hobbies: Taido, journaling, people watching
Traits: Introverted, empathetic, private
Abilities: telepathy, levitation, photographic memory
Personality type: ISFJ-T (Turbulent Defender)

A college-age boy. Caucasian, brown hair, brown eyes.

James Rochester

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: October 2, 2030
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Savannah, Georgia, United States, Earth
Lives in: Savannah, Georgia, United States, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky
Flash Fiction: You Never Really Leave Home Behind, My Teacher is Immortal, Worlds Collide, Professor King, Saint Patrick's Day

Job: Language and Culture major at Gabriel Possenti University, Houghton, Michigan
Family: Joseph Rochester (father), Monica Rochester (mother)
Friends: Arkeda Mothran, Mark Flynne, Petyr Achtenberg, Brandon White

Hobbies: Learning new languages, reading books and watching movies in foreign languages, talking with foreign pen pals
Traits: Sarcastic, extroverted
Abilities: Hyperpolyglot
Personality type: ESFP-A (Assertive Entertainer)

An old woman. African American, gray hair in a loose bun, brown eyes, purple wire-rimmed glasses.

Dominique Marton

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female)
Birthday: June 15, 1980
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Arkeda's First Christmas, No One

Job: Retired
Family: Arkeda Mothran (foster son), Darrell Marton (son), Tyrone Marton (son), Jamal Marton (son), Denise Marton (daughter-in-law), Aliya Marton (daughter-in-law), Keisha Marton (daughter-in-law), Dani Marton (granddaughter), Trevor Marton (grandson), Gavin Marton (grandson), Tyra Marton (granddaughter)
Friends: Spencer Davis

Hobbies: Sewing, cooking, baking, gardening
Traits: Empathetic, friendly, hospitable, generous
Personality type: ESFJ-A (Assertive Consul)

A college-age boy. Pale Caucasian, curly blond hair, blue eyes.

Mark Flynne

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: February 16, 2031
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Boring, Oregon, United States, Earth)
Lives in: Boring, Oregon, United States, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky
Flash Fiction: Saint Patrick's Day

Job: Criminal Justice major at Gabriel Possenti University, Houghton, Michigan
Friends: James Rochester, Arkeda Mothran, Petyr Achtenberg

Hobbies: Improv comedy, movies, video games
Traits: Introverted, comedic, creative
Personality type: INTP-A (Assertive Logistician)

A college-age boy. Caucasian, tanned, brown hair, blue eyes.

Petyr Achtenberg

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 26, 2031
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Hamburg, Germany, Earth
Lives in: Hamburg, Germany, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky
Flash Fiction: Saint Patrick's Day

Job: Physical Therapy major at Gabriel Possenti University, Houghton, Michigan
Friends: James Rochester, Mark Flynne, Arkeda Mothran

Hobbies: Taido, running, going to the gym, reading
Traits: Extroverted, athletic, pragmatic
Personality type: ESTJ-A (Assertive Executive)

OTHERWORLD 3: CHOSEN

A teenage boy. Caucasian, blond, brown eyes. There is a black line along the upper edge of his right ear, with six branches going across the front of his ear. Alt text for link content (spoiler for Chosen): Same boy, but eyes are now yellow with slit pupils.

John Michaels

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday: November 15, 2033
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Columbus, Ohio, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Chosen, Gateway

Job: High school junior at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin (one year ahead of others his age)
Family: Caroline Michaels (mother), Kurt Michaels (father)
Friends: Jason Powers

Hobbies: Fencing, reading, watching sports
Traits: Extroverted, sarcastic, sociable
Abilities: Telekinesis, teleportation, limited telepathy (nighttime only, no mind-reading), does not need sleep, can immediately master any fighting style
Personality type: Assertive Entrepreneur (ESTP-A)

A teenage boy. Caucasian, brown hair, blue eyes

Jason Powers

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: December 23, 2032
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Chosen, Gateway

Job: High school junior at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Friends: John Michaels

Hobbies: Fencing, talking to people
Traits: Extroverted, athletic, sociable, tends to assume any unfamiliar teenager he meets at DHS is a new student

OTHERWORLD 2: WHEN COMES THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT

A teenage boy. Caucasian, brown hair, heterochromatic eyes (one dark gray, one very pale gray). There is a small, silvery square on his right temple.

Zaivyer Verling

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday: September 23, 2036
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway

Job: High school freshman at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin (two years ahead of others his age)
Family: Joanna Verling (mother), Zaivyer Partivan (father, never met)
Friends: Grayson Smith, Asher Rowe, Aidan James, Skylark band members

Hobbies: Track and field, guitar, singing, reading comics
Traits: Extroverted, outgoing, intelligent
Abilities: Shapeshifting (people only); heightened senses, strength, speed, and endurance
Personality type: ENFJ-A (Assertive Protagonist)

A middle-aged woman. Caucasian, long brown hair, dark blue eyes.

Joanna Verling

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female
Birthday: May 21, 2009
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Partivan

Job: Urgent care clinic receptionist
Family: Zaivyer Verling (son)

Hobbies: reading, logic puzzles, shopping
Traits: Empathetic, hospitable
Personality type: ENFJ-A (Assertive Protagonist)

A middle-aged man. Caucasian, brown hair with a few streaks of gray, short brown beard and mustache, heterochromatic eyes (one dark gray, one very pale gray). There is a small, silvery square on his right temple.

Zaivyer Partivan

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday: January 3, 2006

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Partivan

Family: Zaivyer Verling (son)

Hobbies: Reading, traveling
Traits: Assertive, sociable, private
Abilities: Resistance to extreme temperatures, emotional manipulation
Personality type: ISTJ-A (Assertive Logistician)

A teenage boy. Caucasian, brown hair, blue-gray eyes.

Grayson Smith

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 9, 2035
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway (cameo)

Job: High school freshman at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Friends: Zaivyer Verling, Asher Rowe, Aidan James

Hobbies: Math, academic decathlon, reading comics, theater stage crew (lighting technician)
Traits: Intelligent, logical

A teenage boy. Tanned, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes.

Asher Rowe

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: October 21, 2034
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway (cameo)

Job: High school freshman at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Friends: Zaivyer Verling, Grayson Smith, Aidan James

Hobbies: Biking, lacrosse, reading comic books
Traits: Introverted, athletic

A teenage boy. Caucasian, red hair, brown eyes, freckles, troublemaker grin.

Aidan James

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 19, 2035
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Muskego, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Muskego, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway (cameo)

Job: High school freshman at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Friends: Zaivyer Verling, Grayson Smith, Asher Rowe

Hobbies: comedy, practical jokes, reading comics, theater stage crew (sound technician)
Traits: Extroverted, sarcastic, talkative

OTHERWORLD 4: GATEWAY

A teenage boy. Caucasian, brown hair, blue eyes. There is a black line along the upper edge of his right ear, with four branches that go across the front of the ear.

Alex Starosta

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 31, 2034
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Alessima, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Alessima, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Prince in the royal family of Mendon
Family: Faramond Starosta (father), Maya Starosta (mother), Finley Starosta (uncle), Nathaniel Starosta (cousin)
Friends: Nathaniel Starosta, Arkeda Mothran, Zaivyer Verling, John Michaels

Hobbies: Reading, fencing, talking with people
Traits: Introverted, kind, sociable
Abilities: Healing, telekinesis, telepathy, changing the way others perceive him (similar to shapeshifting)
Personality type: ISFJ-A (Assertive Defender)

Arkeda Mothran

Species: Otran
Gender: Male
Birthday: August 17, 2031
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Katósa, Osparia, Otreau
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Beneath Which Sky, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Arkeda's First Christmas, ESL, No One, My Teacher is Immortal, Professor King, Saint Patrick's Day

Job: Business major at Gabriel Possenti University, Houghton, Michigan
Family: Damari Mothran (father, deceased), Kai Mothran (mother, deceased), Dominique Marton (foster mother), Susan Williams (adoptive mother), Howard Williams (adoptive father), Arkeide Mothran (ancestor)
Friends: James Rochester, Mark Flynne, Petyr Achtenberg, Alex Starosta, John Michaels, Zaivyer Verling

Hobbies: Taido, journaling, people watching
Traits: Introverted, empathetic, private
Abilities: telepathy, levitation, photographic memory
Personality type: ISFJ-T (Turbulent Defender)

Zaivyer Verling

Species: Human (Earth/Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: September 23, 2036
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway

Job: High school sophomore at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin (two years ahead of others his age)
Family: Joanna Verling (mother), Zaivyer Partivan (father), Amnon Partivan (uncle), Jourdon Partivan (uncle, deceased), Edom Partivan (grandfather, deceased), Nadia Partivan (grandmother, deceased)
Friends: Grayson Smith, Asher Rowe, Aidan James, Alex Starosta, Arkeda Mothran, John Michaels, Skylark band members

Hobbies: Track and field, guitar, singing, songwriting, reading comics
Traits: Extroverted, outgoing, intelligent
Abilities: Shapeshifting (people only); heightened senses, strength, speed, and endurance; emotional manipulation; bilocation; resistance to extreme temperatures
Personality type: ENFJ-A (Assertive Protagonist)

John Michaels

Species: Human (Earth/Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: November 15, 2033
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Columbus, Ohio, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Chosen, Gateway

Job: High school senior at DHS in Waukesha, Wisconsin (one year ahead of others his age)
Family: Caroline Michaels (mother), Kurt Michaels (father), Damien Caven (grandfather)
Friends: Jason Powers, Alex Starosta, Arkeda Mothran, John Michaels

Hobbies: Fencing, reading, watching sports
Traits: Extroverted, sarcastic, sociable
Abilities: Telekinesis, teleportation, limited telepathy (nighttime only, no mind-reading), does not need sleep, can immediately master any fighting style
Personality type: Assertive Entrepreneur (ESTP-A)

Zaivyer Partivan

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: January 3, 2006
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Tambron, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Various places in Mendon, Reau, and Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: When Comes the Stroke of Midnight, Gateway
Flash Fiction: Partivan

Family: Zaivyer Verling (son), Amnon Partivan (brother), Jourdon Partivan (brother, deceased), Edom Partivan (father, deceased), Nadia Partivan (mother, deceased)

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, plotting
Traits: Assertive, sociable, private, manipulative
Abilities: Shapeshifting (people only); heightened senses, strength, speed, and endurance; emotional manipulation; bilocation; resistance to extreme temperatures
Personality type: ISTJ-A (Assertive Logistician)

An upper-middle-aged man. Caucasian, brown and gray hair, short brown beard and mustache, heterochromatic eyes (one dark gray, one very pale gray). There is a small, silvery square on his right temple.

Amnon Partivan

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 12, 1989
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Tambron, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Jarper Maximum Security Prison, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Family: Zaivyer Partivan (brother), Jourdon Partivan (brother, deceased), Zaivyer Verling (nephew), Edom Partivan (father, deceased), Nadia Partivan (mother, deceased)

Hobbies: Reading, writing
Traits: Calm (usually), intelligent
Abilities: Shapeshifting (people only); heightened senses, strength, speed, and endurance; emotional manipulation; bilocation; resistance to extreme temperatures

An upper-middle-aged man. Caucasian, dark brown hair with a few streaks of gray, green eyes, short gray beard and mustache.

Faramond Starosta

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 6, 1989
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Alessima, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Alessima, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: King of Mendon
Family: Maya Starosta (wife), Alex Starosta (son), Finley Starosta (brother), Nathaniel Starosta (nephew)

Hobbies: Reading, horseback riding
Traits: Strong-willed, generous

A middle-aged woman. Pale Caucasian, wavy black hair, blue eyes.

Maya Starosta

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Female
Birthday: August 18, 1994
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Mond-Bethney, Madron, Reau
Lives in: Alessima, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Queen of Mendon
Family: Faramond Starosta (husband), Alex Starosta (son), Finley Starosta (brother-in-law), Nathaniel Starosta (nephew)

Hobbies: sewing, reading, walking
Traits: hospitable, kind

A middle-aged man. Caucasian, graying brown hair, green eyes, short brown beard and mustache.

Finley Starosta

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: June 20, 1990
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Alessima, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Jarper, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Prince of Mendon
Family: Faramond Starosta (brother), Nathaniel Starosta (son), Maya Starosta (sister-in-law), Alex Starosta (nephew)

Hobbies: Reading, boxing, horseback riding
Traits: Sociable, sometimes short-tempered

A young man. Caucasian, brown hair, green eyes.

Nathaniel Starosta

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: February 27, 2029
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Tambron, Mendon, Reau
Lives in: Tambron, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Crown prince of Mendon
Family: Finley Starosta (father), Faramond Starosta (uncle), Maya Starosta (aunt), Alex Starosta (cousin)
Friends: Alex Starosta, Brett Alben, Gordon Mathies

Hobbies: Fencing, reading, playing with his dog
Traits: Firm, collected, athletic

A middle-aged man. Caucasian, blond, gray eyes, blond stubble

Damien Caven

Species: Human (Reau)
Gender: Male
Birthday: December 1, 1978
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Tambron, Mendon, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Court judge (formerly—now deceased)
Family: Caroline Michaels (daughter), Kurt Michaels (son-in-law), John Michaels (grandson)

Hobbies: Logic puzzles, traveling
Traits: Firm, empathetic, logical
Abilities: Extreme empathy, another unspecified ability

An old woman. Pale Caucasian, wavy gray hair, blue eyes

Mabel

Species: Unknown—believed to be human
Gender: Female
Birthday: unknown
Birthplace (city, country, planet): unknown
Lives in: Captiva Causeway, Reau

Books: Gateway

Job: Guardian of Reau's interdimensional portal to Earth
Friends: Aspen

Hobbies: cooking, sewing, stargazing
Traits: Extroverted, humorous, caring
Abilities: Unknown

A young woman with black hair and pale green skin. Green eyes, each with three pupils.

Aspen

Species: Dryad
Gender: Female
Birthday: 31st century BC
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Galgen Woods, Madron, Reau
Lives in: Galgen Woods, Madron, Reau

Books: Gateway

Friends: Mabel

Hobbies: Foraging for edible plants, visiting Mabel
Traits: Solitary, sarcastic

ALDEBARAN

A teenage male from an alien species called Celaenó. Human-shaped facial features. Light blue skin; shoulder-length, dark blue hair pulled back in a half-ponytail. The eyes are light blue where a human would have whites, the irises are white, and the pupils are slightly squared. Lips are also blue, about the same shade as the skin.

Aldebaran

Species: Celaenó
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 12, 2048*
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Nepahr, Sóreil Uwnós, Pleione-Hesperis
Lives in: Nepahr, Sóreil Uwnós, Pleione-Hesperis

Books: Aldebaran
Flash Fiction: The Journey

Job: Final-year Archaeology/Interstellar Operations student
Friends: Zaccur “Zac” Levy

Hobbies: Reading about history and archaeology; traveling; playing with his family pet, a shrimp-like animal that can change its size
Traits: Extroverted, sociable, detail-oriented
Abilities: Shapeshifting, hydrokinesis
Personality type: ENJF-A (Assertive Protagonist)

*His birthday according to the Pleione-Hesperis calendar is 11 of Month 4 of 6164 (day, month, year). One year on Pleione-Hesperis is equivalent to about 1.995 Earth years, so the matching Earth date is about 2–3 Earth days earlier every Earth year. In 2066, when the book Aldebaran takes place, his birthday is equivalent to May 31.

An adult female from an alien species called Celaenó. Human-shaped facial features. Light blue skin; shoulder-length hair, mostly light blue, lighter than the skin, with dark blue streaks. The eyes are light blue where a human would have whites, the irises are white, and the pupils are slightly squared. Lips are also blue, about the same shade as the skin.

Rana

Species: Celaenó
Gender: Female
Birthday: September 1, 2030*
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Ýpa, Anhar Uwnós, Pleione-Hesperis
Lives in: Nira Toun Ol Maedíá, Sóreil Uwnós, Pleione-Hesperis

Books: Aldebaran
Flash Fiction: The Journey

Job: Archaeologist and mentor for archaeology students

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, computer programming
Traits: Confident, sociable, private
Abilities: Shapeshifting, hydrokinesis

*Her birthday according to the Pleione-Hesperis calendar is 17 of Month 4 of 6155 (day, month, year). One year on Pleione-Hesperis is equivalent to about 1.995 Earth years, so the matching Earth date is about 2–3 Earth days earlier every Earth year. In 2066, when the book Aldebaran takes place, her birthday is equivalent to June 8.

A teenage boy. Caucasian, black hair, dark blue eyes.

Zaccur “Zac” Levy

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 10, 2048
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Aldebaran

Job: Incoming high school senior
Family: Debra Levy (mother), Victor Levy (father), Kimber Levy (sister)
Friends: Aldebaran

Hobbies: Reading about history and archaeology, talking about history and archaeology
Traits: Extroverted, sociable
Personality type: ENFJ-A (Assertive Protagonist)

A young girl, Caucasian, long, dark blonde hair, dark gray eyes.

Kimber Levy

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female
Birthday:
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Aldebaran

Job: Outgoing first-grade student
Family: Debra Levy (mother), Victor Levy (father), Zaccur “Zac” Levy (brother)

Hobbies: drawing, talking, imaginative games with her stuffed animals
Traits: extroverted, extremely talkative, creative

HEART OF DARKNESS 1: ANATHEMA

This section in progress—more character information coming soon

A young-looking man. Caucasian, red hair, green eyes. Each eye has three pupils.

Aldric “Eric” Brooks

Species: Uiscogeni
Gender: Male
Birthday: First full moon after the spring equinox, about 50,000 years ago (Middle Paleolithic, circa 48th–49th millennium BC)
Birthplace (town/city, region, planet): Former Uiscogeni territory, Eastern Europe, Earth
Lives in: Uiscogeni territory, near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema
Flash Fiction: Eternal

Job: Prince of the Uiscogeni
Family: Aesch “Ashton” Brooks (father), Fidelma “Delia” Brooks (mother), Scabhta (companion), Athaulf Brooks (grandfather, deceased)
Friends: Cian mac Bhuaidmáil, Oliver Locksley, Robert “Rob” Locksley, Thomas Locksley, Thorgnyr “Theobald”

Hobbies: walking, stargazing, people-watching, observing other planets
Traits: Introverted, sociable, brave
Abilities: hydrokinesis, pyrokinesis, aerokinesis, edafoskinesis, photokinesis, audiokinesis, farsight, infrared vision, ultraviolet vision, future-sight, past-sight, healing
Personality type: ISFJ-A (Assertive Defender)

A young Caucasian woman. Long brown hair, blue eyes.

Helen Carlisle

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female
Birthday: May 15, 2050
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema
Flash Fiction: Eternal

Job: Waitress
Family: Latisha Bowman (foster sister), parents deceased
Friends: Julia Thurston, Aldric “Eric” Brooks

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, drawing
Traits: Introverted, caring, creative
Personality type: INFJ-T (Turbulent Advocate)

A young woman. Pale Caucasian, long black hair, blue eyes

Julia Thurston

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female
Birthday: February 3, 2050
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema
Flash Fiction: Eternal

Job: Second-year Hospitality Management student at Waukesha County Technical College
Family: Kimball Thurston (father)
Friends: Helen Carlisle

Hobbies: Hosting, talking, watching rom-coms, clothes shopping
Traits: Extroverted, sociable, energetic, talkative
Personality type: ENFP-A (Assertive Campaigner)

A young man. Tanned, black hair, unnaturally bright green eyes, scars on right temple and left cheek.

Tāwera son of Whiro

Species: Aneatangan
Gender: Male
Birthday: June 6, 2047
Birthplace: Capital city of Aneatanga
Lives in: Capital city of Aneatanga

Books: Anathema
Flash Fiction: Son of Destruction

Job: Commander of the Whanau, the Aneatangan army
Family: Whiro (father), Ngana (mother), Tariao (brother)
Friends: None

Hobbies: Sparring, weapons practice, strategizing for upcoming battles, flying
Traits: Introverted, logical, determined
Abilities: Shapeshifting (falcon); enhanced senses, strength, and endurance
Personality type: ISTJ-A (Assertive Logistician)

A young adult male from a species called Erytheiá. Skin is the color of dull gold. Hair is bright green. Facial features mostly humanoid, but there is a third eye between the other two, above the bridge of the nose. The parts that are white in humans are pale green. Right iris is green, center is red, right is blue.

Alruccabah

Species: Erytheiá
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 27, 2048*
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Metafá, Anhar Írad, Pleione-Hesperis
Lives in: Traveling

Books: Anathema

Job: Has a graphic design degree with a focus on branding and marketing, but not currently working

Hobbies: drawing, reading about history and archaeology
Traits: Introverted, shy, creative
Abilities: Shapeshifting, edafoskinesis (dirt manipulation)
Personality type: INFJ-T (Turbulent Advocate)

**His birthday according to the Pleione-Hesperis calendar is 31 of Month 1 of 6164 (day, month, year). One year on Pleione-Hesperis is equivalent to about 1.995 Earth years, so the matching Earth date is about 2–3 Earth days earlier every Earth year. In 2070, when Anathema takes place, his birthday is equivalent to February 2.

A young Caucasian man. Brown hair, blue-gray eyes

Robert “Rob” Locksley

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Male
Birthday: August 15, 2048
Birthplace (city, state, country, planet): Kewaskum, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema
Flash Fiction: Locksley

Job: Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry; hoping to transition to the National Park Service in the future
Family: Ryan Locksley (brother), Thomas Locksley (father), Amy Locksley (mother), Oliver Locksley (relative)
Friends: Christine Sulzbach (girlfriend), Aldric “Eric” Brooks, Scabhta (Aldric's companion), Jax (Oliver's companion), Cian mac Bhuaidmáil, Belenos (Cian's companion)

Hobbies: hiking, camping, archery, quarterstaff sparring, tracking
Traits: Considerate, sociable, intelligent
Abilities: Archery, quarterstaff

An African American girl. Dark brown hair, almost black, in many small braids. Dark brown eyes.

Latisha Bowman

Species: Human (Earth)
Gender: Female
Birthday: September 12, 2059
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth
Lives in: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema

Job: 5th grade student
Family: Helen Carlisle (foster sister), Donna Wells (foster mother), Mitchell Thomas (foster brother), Jordan Bachman (foster brother), Deana Ybarra (foster sister), parents deceased
Friends: Ryan Locksley, Deana Ybarra

Hobbies: archery, drawing, fashion
Traits: outgoing, persistent, creative

Aesch “Ashton” Brooks

Species: Uiscogeni
Gender: Male
Birthday: Eight days past the first new moon after the fall equinox, about 2 million years ago (Lower Paleolithic, circa 998th–999th millennium BC)
Birthplace (city, country, planet): Former Uiscogeni territory, Ghana, Africa, Earth
Lives in: Uiscogeni territory, near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Earth

Books: Anathema

Job: Chief of the Uiscogeni
Family: Fidelma “Delia” Brooks (wife), Aldric ”Eric” Brooks (son), Dorchadas (companion), Athaulf Brooks (father, deceased)
Friends: Thorgnyr “Theobald,” Oliver Locksley, Thomas Locksley, Koppány

Hobbies: talking with people, stargazing, observing other planets
Traits: extroverted, empathetic, brave
Abilities: hydrokinesis, pyrokinesis, aerokinesis, edafoskinesis, photokinesis, audiokinesis, farsight, infrared vision, ultraviolet vision, future-sight, past-sight, healing
Personality type: ESFJ-A (Assertive Consul)

Fidelma “Delia” Brooks

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Oliver Locksley

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Christine Sulzbach

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Ryan Locksley

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