Everett Merkseyer

Everett, a character in The Elementalists series, is an upperclassman at Penderghast College of Elemental Magicks and the varsity captain of Penderghast's Thief team. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 6.

Appearance
He has light brown spiky hair, brown eyes, and fair skin with a scruffy beard. He normally wears a yellow thief jersey, which has some white & black lines, along with his fire attunement symbol on one of the short-sleeves.

Personality
He seems to be short-tempered with some of the students that come out to try out for Thief in Chapter 6. Everett also appears to be quite competitive. He says that adrenaline always makes his decisions for him and has never failed yet.

Book 1

 * Chapter 6: Ill Omens
 * Chapter 8: Night Magick
 * Chapter 9: Dark Secrets
 * Chapter 15: End Game
 * Chapter 19: Daybreak

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: New Dawn
 * Chapter 3: Late Lessons
 * Chapter 4: Danger and Discovery (Determinant)
 * Chapter 5: The Source
 * Chapter 6: Crisis Control (Determinant)
 * Chapter 12: Ultimatum
 * Chapter 17: Ray of Light

Your Character
Depending on whether or not you splurge on a Thief uniform at Aster's shop, Everett will either notice you or ignore you when you arrive with Griffin at the tryouts. After testing your skills versus other hopefuls, Everett is either impressed by you if you do well or tells you that you have potential if you do poorly. Either way, he places you on the varsity Thief team. He says that he's heard a lot about you and that you are the first Sun-Att at Penderghast in a hundred years or so. He also tells you in Chapter 6 that the Thief team has never had a Sun-Att before. He continues to say that he hopes you do well, and not just because it'll look good for him to have you on the field. When you tell him you are sick and have to miss the first Thief game of the season, he is very understanding. He prioritizes your health and that of the team, and tells you to take care of yourself.

Griffin Langley
Griffin is on the Thief team with him. He seems short-tempered with Griffin in the first interaction they are seen together. When asked, Griffin says that Everett is intense. In Book 2, Griffin says that Everett has asked him to take over from him as the Thief captain next year.

Trivia

 * He shares the same name as Everett Rourke and the first name of Aleister Rourke from the Endless Summer series and Everett Flynt from Slow Burn.
 * He bears a resemblance to American actor Taylor Lautner and Canadian actor Robbie Amell.
 * The fire symbol on his jersey implies that he's a Fire-Att.
 * On March 6, 2019, PB revealed during the Reddit AMA, that Everett will not be a Love Interest.