A vibrant young vampire film major who travels from Texas to attend Ames.

last updated over 2 years ago

August's roommate. Laid-back and quiet, but friendly.

last updated over 2 years ago

Jesse's older brother, a medical student at Cornell.

last updated over 3 years ago

The housekeeper at Devine Manor, who angered the Oculosian Church in Cumbria during the mid-20th century and fled to Ames with the help of Menodora Devine.

last updated over 3 years ago

Shapeshifter

last updated 10 months ago

August is a pre-med student at Ames on a full scholarship, which is both a source of immense pride and a source of immense stress for him. He’s a warm, levelheaded, and hard-working person, but he doubts his ability to “fit in” at Ames. He is deeply anxious (due at least in part to being deeply overworked) and tends to self-sabotage, so the friendships that he made last semester are somewhat shallow.

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last updated about 3 years ago

The brother of Jules Devine and Phaedra Harris, who left Devine Manor when he started to doubt Jules's character. Now lives on the other side of town with his wife Rochelle and his daughter Cleo.

last updated over 3 years ago

Jesse's younger brother, an aloof teenager who is dead-set on studying business someday.

last updated over 3 years ago

Ally

last updated 10 months ago

The late mother of Birchwood.

last updated over 2 years ago

The daughter of Hawthorn and granddaughter of the late Oak. She and her mother escaped the razing of Oakwood and now wait upon Elder.

last updated over 2 years ago

The vice president of Tri Eta, and another family friend of the Addisons. Brad is off the walls, and not in a fun way, but he'll never face consequences because of his aforementioned connections.

last updated over 3 years ago

Shapeshifter

last updated 10 months ago

An art student who lives on Page and August's floor, and a member of Tri Alpha. Sweet, pragmatic, and people-pleasing.

last updated over 3 years ago

August's father, a sturdy and jolly steelworker.

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Page's late mother, and the youngest Maplewood dryad.

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August's driven, intelligent teenage sister. Her dream is to be an ACLU lawyer.

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Basil and Rochelle's daughter, a tween-aged mage.

last updated over 3 years ago

A deer that Silas meets in the woods and befriends.

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Maple's sister. Once a de facto messenger between Ames and Maplewood.

last updated over 2 years ago

Dr. Devine’s niece, and the "TA" of Mysteries of Ames. As far as she knows, he’s trying to write a book about the cryptozoology of Ames Forest, which is a good enough reason for him to send them out into the woods to hunt for cryptids every other night, right? Darcy is a smug, self-possessed genius with hidden vulnerability, incredible magical talents and even more incredible magical potential, but for someone wit...

last updated over 3 years ago

Silas' father, an actuary recovering from a painkiller addiction. Now has a second family to whom he gives most of his attention.

last updated over 3 years ago

The current leader of Birchwood, and the late Birch's eldest daughter.

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Jesse's mother, a charming but judgmental dermatologist.

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The eccentric president of Ames College, in addition to being a powerful, power-hungry, and quietly ruthless mage.

last updated over 3 years ago

The first and longest surviving of the Green Mountain dryads. Endowed with oracular powers.

last updated over 2 years ago

The president of Alpha Alpha Alpha. Shrewd, smart, and self-important, Elizabeth is the daughter of an alluring mage and the CFO of the Addison Corporation.

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Jesse's youngest sibling. An adorable child.

last updated over 3 years ago

Symbolic Antagonist

last updated 10 months ago

Blackthorn's mother and the late Oak's daughter. Escaped the razing of Oakwood and now waits upon Elder.

last updated over 3 years ago

Ally

last updated 4 months ago

The late mother of Hemlockwood.

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Ally

last updated 10 months ago

The president of Eta Eta Eta, the biggest frat on campus. His father is good friends with the Addisons.

last updated over 3 years ago

The mother of Maplewood, and the only surviving Green Mountain mother dryad. Page's grandmother.

edit 6/2022: maple does not know her parentage (nor does she necessarily have any) - she was raised by woodland creatures, nurtured by her tree, and didn't speak any human language until she was a teenager (late-19th c) and discovered by friendly (humans, mages, idk). maple from maple tree, sur/name given to her by ...

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As the most eccentric hot boy at his old prep school, Jesse is used to being impressive, and unceasingly desperate to be loved. However, last semester, when he reported his (now former) frat for some genuinely terrible conduct violations, they royally fucked him over (along with his reputation). Though he can be insecure and unstable, Jesse is a charming, clever, and kind person who isn’t going to let his old frat...

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Silas's doted upon half brother.

last updated over 3 years ago

Hero/Ally

last updated 10 months ago

The current leader of Hemlockwood, and the late Hemlock's eldest daughter.

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The vice president and former social chair of Tri Alpha. Fun-loving but neurotic.

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Page's roommate, close friend, and former track teammate. A witty and friendly go-getter.

last updated over 3 years ago

Darcy's older brother. A mage with incredible potential, though perhaps less than his sister. Currently in Cumbria, England, furthering his magical education.

last updated over 3 years ago

The half-dryad daughter of Llewelyn Thwaite and Maple, who lives in Maplewood with them.

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A Maplewood dryad. Also attended Ames, and is the only dryad on its board of trustees.

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Maple's lover, a former president of Ames College and Seminary, from one of the oldest magical families in Ames.

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Originally a Maplewood dryad, she now lives in Birchwood with her lover Dogwood.

last updated over 2 years ago

Silas' mother, who has sole custody of him. The hard-working owner of an eBay store (she prefers to work from home), and as involved in her son's life as anyone can be.

last updated over 3 years ago

August's youngest sister, a goofy but inquisitive kid.

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Ally

last updated 10 months ago

Darcy and Lachlan's late grandmother, the powerful and wise matriarch of the Devine family.

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Side Character

last updated 10 months ago

The late mother of Oakwood.

last updated over 2 years ago

Page got accepted (or rather, aggressively recruited) to Ames on what she thinks is a track scholarship, but she tore her ACL last semester under mysterious circumstances and is in need of a new way to occupy her time. A brave, good-natured knight in shining armor, she is about to find out a lot of big things she never knew: for instance, she's the chosen one!

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Hero/Anti-Hero

last updated 10 months ago

The late mother of Darcy and Lachlan Harris, and the most naturally gifted of the Devine siblings.

last updated over 3 years ago

Side Antagonist

last updated 10 months ago

A Birchwood dryad, in league with Devine and Addison and hexed by Devine. She wanted to lead Birchwood, and became bitter when Birch selected Dogwood as her heir instead.

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Antagonist

last updated 10 months ago

Addison's son, who he insisted be placed in Mysteries of Ames. Behaves how you would expect a sheltered frat boy with a moneybags father to behave.

last updated over 3 years ago

Hero

last updated 6 months ago

Basil's wife. A friendly but quiet magical alum of Ames College.

last updated over 3 years ago

Elder's only daughter, who has dedicated her own life to preserving her mother's.

last updated over 2 years ago

August's mother, a CNA who sparked his interest in medicine, an interest she herself couldn't pursue to the extent she would have wished due to her poor background.

last updated over 3 years ago

Herald

last updated 10 months ago

Jesse's teenage sister, a laid-back tomboy with good grades and a penchant for drawing anime.

last updated over 3 years ago

Silas' friendly but distant stepmom, the wife of David Vogel.

last updated over 3 years ago

Page's father, an absent-minded industrial engineer. Supportive, good-natured, and a bit schlubby.

last updated over 3 years ago

A remarkably shy person, Silas will not socialize unless he is forced to, and even then, who knows? While getting to know him can be a monumental task, he is a sweet, nurturing, and insightful person: he isn't majoring in psychology for nothing. But while there is plenty to appreciate underneath his quiet exterior, when nobody is perceptive enough to appreciate it first semester, he finds himself lonely and insecu...

last updated over 2 years ago

Addison's aide. A weak but cunning mage.

last updated over 3 years ago

CEO of the Addison Corporation, who at the advice of his aide Saltzer, has become determined to use dryad trees as a form of biofuel.

last updated over 3 years ago

A clever mage from Maine, who attended Ames College and married into the Devine family. The late father of Darcy and Lachlan Harris.

last updated over 3 years ago

A promising Tri Alpha freshman. What does promising mean? Ask Elizabeth.

last updated over 2 years ago

Jesse's father, a hedge fund manager who spends most of his free time golfing at the country club.

last updated over 3 years ago

A bright, naïve, and very handsome mage who's perfected his regenerative powers and volunteers himself as living vampire food for, uh, totally unselfish reasons and not because it's hot and exciting.

last updated over 2 years ago