Ruby Second
Katrina Ritches
Photographer and graphic designer for school newspaper Veritas, she is rarely seen without a camera or her plush cat, Kit. Katrina’s family run an orphanage where several of her fellow students live, and she acts as an older sister to many.
Theseus Armstrong
Sports reporter for Veritas, accomplished athlete and martial artist, and born cynic. Theseus considers it his job to keep the Veritas team safe from their flights of fancy. He has an on-off relationship with Amanda.
Lyra Byrne
A cynical, foul-mouthed girl who appears to hate the world around her. She has little patience for ignorance, but secretly watches out for her friends behind her unsociable exterior. She hails from a tribe of vagrants and is well-versed in supernatural lore.
Byron d’Arcadie
Self-titled Poet Laureate of Torsten. He refuses to believe in things like love, regarding them as transitory expressions people use to give life meaning. Byron is infamous for his hallucinogenic drug usage, which he explains away as ‘inspiration’.
Vincent Masters
Devout follower of the Hawk subculture, he plots to become famous so that others follow him. Vincent and Byron are good friends, even though their respective subcultures despise one another.
Tennyson
A retiring poet who does his best to keep out of everyone else’s affairs. His technical knowledge rivals John’s.
Tutor
Holly Booton
Art teacher famed for her pink hair and no-nonsense attitude. Sometimes referred to as having an ‘emotional kaleidoscope’ because of her unpredictable mood swings. She is well versed in curses and anti-curses and is someone few people dare to cross.
