Astrid Wescott

Astrid, a character in the It Lives Beneath book, is Imogen Wescott's mother. She is first seen in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Astrid has blonde hair that reaches the tip of her shoulders, brown eyes and light skin. She wears a pink blazer over a black dress that exposes part of her chest.

Personality
Astrid comes off as cold and aloof, as she didn't bother to learn Ned Mallory's full name and refers to Your Character as "this person". She appears to be hiding something given that she said Ned's basement was full of tools for contractors when there was really evidence of Ned being murdered. In Chapter 7, it is revealed that she is the leader of the Cult, which shows a more sinister nature. She also reveals that the Cult was responsible for covering up Kyle's death.

She is shown to be manipulative given that she lured you and your friends into a false sense of security before The Society revealed their true intentions to sacrifice you to the Lake Ghost.

She uses her ability to animate undead moss fauna and golems called 'Stone Horrors' that can disguise themselves as anyone, to make a subservient bodyguard named 'Craig'.

It Lives Beneath

 * Chapter 2: Out of Your Depth
 * Chapter 3: Off the Deep End
 * Chapter 6: All Hands on Deck (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 7: Hidden Depths
 * Chapter 8: The Floodgates
 * Chapter 9: Any Port in a Storm
 * Chapter 10: Still Waters
 * Chapter 11: Sinking Feeling
 * Chapter 12: Riptide
 * Chapter 13: Hell or High Water
 * Chapter 14: Under Pressure
 * Chapter 15: Sink or Swim
 * Chapter 16: Thicker than Blood (Determinant)

Vincent Wescott
Vincent is her husband. She and Vincent founded the Society with Chief Kelley.

Imogen Wescott
Imogen is her daughter. She wants her to follow in her footsteps and become a real estate agent even though Imogen isn't interested. However, Astrid cares about her daughter - she dies trying to protect Imogen from being killed by Josephine.

Craig
Craig serves Astrid as her bodyguard. He is actually a creature made of dirt that can shapeshift. Astrid controls him through her connection to the Power. After she is killed, the power sustaining him ceases, and he disintegrates.

Trivia

 * She possesses the same power as Cora Pritchard. Like Cora, she has the ability to conjure undead moss creatures that resemble animals. She can also choose to conjure a golem like creature called a 'Stone Horror' that has the ability to disguise into anyone. Unlike Mr. Red or the Lake Ghost however, she can only summon one creature at a time.
 * She is about the same age as Grandpa Arthur. However, her life and longevity is being prolonged by the power along with Abraham and Vincent.
 * The name Astrid is of Scandinavian origin and means: Divinely beautiful, godly strength, princess, star.
 * The surname Wescott is of Old English origin and means "western cottage".
 * She shares the same first name as Astrid Thorne from Crimes of Passion series.