Ned Mallory

Ned, a character in the  It Lives Beneath book, was the widower of one of the victims of the lake. He is first seen in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Ned has black hair, brown eyes, tan skin, and a beard with a graying area under his mouth. He wears a red plaid button-up shirt.

Personality
Although Ned originally comes off as short-tempered and hostile, he has a much softer side. He deeply cared for his wife, Deirdre, and refuses to believe that her death was a tragic accident. He is shown to be concerned about the rising number of drownings in Pine Springs. He states that according to his research, his wife's drowning was the third in a year, while Kyle's drowning was the second in a month.

Deirdre
Deirdre was Ned's wife who died 2 years before the events of the story. He refuses to believe that her death was an accident and believes that there's something evil in Pine Springs. He tells your character that on the night of her death, he felt her get out of bed but didn't believe it to be anything serious and went back to sleep. He seems to feel immense guilt over this and believes he could have saved her.

Your Character
Ned is relieved that you believe him that Deirdre's death wasn't an accident, to the point that he cries tears of joy. He offers to give you the Omen Bracelet, which will warn you of impending danger. Your Character is utterly baffled to see Ned alive at the end of Chapter 3.

Trivia

 * As of Chapter 2, his status is unknown given that he was stabbed in the stomach by a cultist. He shows up in Chapter 3 despite apparently being murdered. His death at the end of Chapter 2 is confirmed by Arthur in Chapter 12.
 * In Chapter 9, Chief Kelley said that he was actually alive and well. According to Kelley, Ned survived the attack and called him, who healed Ned using The Power. Chief Kelley then decided to have him leave Pine Springs for a while for his own safety.
 * This was proven to be false in Chapter 11, where it is revealed that the Ned we saw at the police station was actually Astrid's bodyguard, Craig, who is revealed to be a Stone Creature.