Zeph Hernandez

Zeph, a character in The Elementalists series, is a fellow Sophomore at Penderghast College of Elemental Magicks as of The Elementalists, Book 2. He makes his first appearance in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Zephyr has black hair, brown eyes, and tan skin. He wears a blue denim jacket over a plaid button-up shirt and a white T-shirt.

Personality
Zephyr is very outgoing and he enjoys making friends. As he puts it, he's into people "friendically".

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: Open Enrollment
 * Chapter 2: The Exam
 * Chapter 3: Spellbound
 * Chapter 5: Trouble Brewing
 * Chapter 7: Office Hours
 * Chapter 8: Night Magick
 * Chapter 9: Dark Secrets
 * Chapter 11: Double Double
 * Chapter 13: In the Dark
 * Chapter 14: Tower of Terror
 * Chapter 15: End Game
 * Chapter 16: That's Amorelia
 * Chapter 17: The Dread
 * Chapter 18: Blood Moon
 * Chapter 19: Daybreak

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: New Dawn
 * Chapter 2: In Session
 * Chapter 3: Late Lessons
 * Chapter 4: Danger and Discovery
 * Chapter 5: The Source
 * Chapter 7: Murky Waters
 * Chapter 8: Shaky Ground
 * Chapter 9: Face To Face

Your Character
Your Character first meets him in the dining hall in Book 1, Chapter 1, when he calls you over to sit next to him. In Book 1, Chapter 2, Your Character tells him about the attack by the Shadow Monster quite early because you trust him, to which he says that it's obvious that you're going to be best friends.

Trivia

 * The name Zephyr comes from a Greek deity. Zephyr is the Greek god of the west wind, one of the four seasonal Anemoi (Wind Gods).
 * He is also the God of spring and fought with Apollo (Greek God of sun, twin brother of Artemis, Goddess of hunt) for the affection of a prince (Hyakinthos).
 * In addition, the name Zephyr is used for a female character that's part of the Elementals.
 * He reveals in Book 1, Chapter 2, that he is aromantic and asexual.
 * In the same chapter it is revealed that he is a Water-Att.
 * If the Player picks to ask him what his reasons for coming to Penderghast College of Elemental Magicks, he will reply that it was due to the college giving him a scholarship. This surprised him as he had never gotten good grades in high school.
 * He is most self-conscious about having one abnormally short toe.
 * In Book 2, he has joined the Varsity Thief team.