The good, the bad, and the almost irrelevant. They are the miscellaneous characters that are there to answer that one question, explain away that one plot hole, assist in adding development to that actually relevant character, or give that good (or bad) advice. We usually never learn their names. They are there and they are gone as soon as they serve their purpose often never to be seen again. They may not be the most memorable but definitely have a role to play. If the "No Image" picture is used, it means that the particular character has only been mentioned and has never physically appeared.
Book 1
Chapter 1
Ms. Robertson
When you talk to your advisor at Hartfeld University, she tries to talk you out of quitting school for a momentary desire for adventure.
Her character model was also used for one of the Secret Service agents from Perfect Match, Book 2, Chapter 14, and for an unnamed mother in The Heist: Monaco, Chapter 2.
Shadow Monster
This creature is encountered in what at first appears to be a dream that you are having. However, when you wake up it is hinted that it was definitely not a dream. The Shadow Monster is seen chasing after what appears to be a version of you, but doesn't seem to be you at the same time. It shows up again at the end of Chapter 9, when Your Character shatters one of the mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors and goes through it. If you take the premium option to read Professor Kontos' journal in Chapter 9, it is revealed that this creature, and the other shadow monsters, are called Shades. In Chapter 10 it is revealed that the person this shadow monster has been seen fighting is Atlas, Your Character's identical twin. In Chapter 12, when you are in the Blood-att classroom, you get to read Swan's research about shadow monsters. If created the right way, using the matter of life in the world instead of essences, they won't be malicious.
R.A.
She checks you in and tells you which room is yours when you arrive at the dorm. It takes her a moment to find your name since it is on the second page. If you choose to give her a false name, she cannot find the false name on the list and a casts a spell to get rid of you. You then give her your real name as fast as you can in order to protect yourself. She then finds your name, but she is annoyed at you.
She makes a second appearance in Chapter 11 when you are trying to smuggle Atlas into the dorm. In Chapter 14, it is mentioned that the "Pend Pals" found out when your birthday was when they mentioned to her that they wanted to give you a surprise.
Her appearance is modeled after a common miscellaneous character who first appeared in a premium scene in the final Chapter of It Lives In The Woods.
She also shares the same look of June from Wishful Thinking
Follower
The name given to this creature is just Shadow Monster; same as the one that appears at the beginning of the book. However this one differs in appearance and makes its debut at the end of the first Chapter. This creature appears in the living room area to the residence halls you and Shreya live in. As a result of its attack, Your Character discovers they do have magick after all when they use it to vanquish it. In Chapter 2, when you and Shreya confide in Zeph, he thinks that it could have possibly been what he calls a follower, however Shreya doesn't think that was what attacked you all. What she can deduce is that it is a creature she's never come across before.
Chapter 3
Security Guard
He is the security guard for Mysterium, a club you and your friends go to. If you don't convince him to let you in by telling him that you are Shreya's colleagues wanting to make business with the Mysterium, he won't let you in until Shreya threatens to post about this on her social media account with all her 900,000 followers. In Chapter 19, he asks his boss if he gets to go home early because of the snow Zeph created.
His appearance is modeled after the Mechataur, a character in The Crown & The Flame.
Chapter 4
Unnamed Caregivers
In Professor Kontos' class, you mention to Shreya that you received a letter from your parents wishing you well in school. It isn't until Chapter 11 when you talk to Atlas that he/she reveals they are not your parents but your caretakers; their last name is what you choose for your last name (default is "Russell"). While Atlas' caretakers trained your twin in magick, yours chose to raise you Attuneless because they heard no word from your parents and Raife had disappeared. Dean Swan tells you in Chapter 19 that your caretakers were your parents' trusted college friends. They went to Penderghast together.
Mr. Korningshwip
He is the librarian at Penderghast College of Elemental Magicks. He is first mentioned when the Dean tells you about the punishment you and Beckett are receiving for throwing a fireball at each other, he doesn't make an appearance until you and the other Pend Pals are in the library in chapter 7 looking for information on the creatures attacking you. As you first hear his voice in a part of the library you aren't supposed to be in, you hide from him and do not directly interact with him.
Chapter 5
Pegasus
This creature only appears in the Chapter if Your Character messes up when making a daydream potion. He ends up stealing Your Character's clothes and shoots rainbows from its wings.
Chapter 6
Shade
This shadowy creature is the third to attack Your Character, and does so at the end of Chapter 6. It looks different than the other two previous creatures that attacked you, as its taller and has claws.Your Character tried to fend it off with the spells they have learned thus far, but they are severely outmatched. In the end, it is Professor Swan who vanquishes it and all that remains is a red rock. Later revealed by Professor Kontos to be an essence, which he describes to be like a soul and that which gives us life. He goes onto say that normally when a creature dies its essence would disappear, but that this creature that attacked Your Character has been corrupted by an outside force. Which can only be done by very dark blood magick. If Your Character grabs Kontos' notes from his research into the essence, he refers to this and the other shadowy creatures that attacked you as shades. Which he points out are echoes of their true forms. Shades are created when a powerful attuned kills a creature and takes its essence. However one essence alone isn't enough to create life. Blood magick is used to fuse the two essences together first. Moreover, with their essences fused together, blood magic can the be used to give them solid form. However, the process of removal and fusion corrupts the essences, so the creatures created no longer resemble their original form. This creature and the other two that attacked Your Character are revealed to be hollow, following any order given to them by the Attuned responsible for their creation. A shade makes an appearance in Langdon Kavinsky's prison in Bloodbound Book 2, Chapter 4.
Chapter 9
Unnamed Male Thief Player
He is seen by Your Character if they decide to take Shreya's offer to use her teleportation ring and get to play in the second half of the Thief game against Gildegraive school. Based on the symbol on his uniform he is an Air-Att. He reappears for the Thief championship game in Chapter 15. He manages to swipe Griffin's flag at the same time Griffin gets his, and they both eliminate each other. His character model resembles Brad from Perfect Match, Book 2.
Cassandra
Her character model resembles British-American actress, model and writer Lily Collins. She is the last Thief Player standing on the opposite team if Your Character makes all the right choices. Based on the symbol on her uniform she is an Earth-Att. In Chapter 15, she comes back for the Thief championship game and is eliminated by the captain. In Book 2, Chapter 12, her name is revealed to be Cassandra. She also wants to be called the Dirt Queen. She shares the same forename as Cassandra Leigh from Most Wanted.
Frost King
He's another player participating in the Thief game. Based off the symbol on his uniform he is a Water-Att. In Chapter 15, you play his team again in the championship and he tries to take you out by trying to get your flag. Later, his eyes glaze over and he attacks you rather than trying to get your flag. You realize he has been possessed by Raife. Both of you end up getting pulled underwater toward a vortex. You try to escape and in the process accidentally pull off his flag, getting both of you safely out of there and winning the game for your team. His character model resembles the kayak instructor from America's Most Eligible: Season 10 and Garrett from It Lives Beneath. In Book 2, he is credited as "Frost King". In Book 2, Chapter 12, his real name is revealed to be Marty.
Chapter 11
Unnamed Male Lackey
If the player chooses to spend diamonds to share Atlas' memories, you see two lackeys, one male and one female (named Sofia), helping Raife Highmore. His character model resembles that of the Human Eros guard seen in Perfect Match Book 2 that Hayden Young injures in San Francisco, CA. In Chapter 18, it is revealed that he and Sofia were being controlled by Raife. Nevertheless, he still chooses to side with him until he is knocked out by Sofia.
Sofia
The unnamed male lackey calls her Sofia and she is one of two lackeys seen by Atlas aiding Raife with some sort of device. She reappears in Chapter 13 in another memory Atlas shares with your character. Her character design resembles that of the human female Eros guard that the gang encounter in Tokyo, Japan and San Francisco, CA in Perfect Match 2. In Chapter 18, it is revealed that she and her male counterpart were being controlled by Raife. You can tell her to run or recruit her to help you.
Sentry
The sentry is one of many armored guards stationed along and at the end of the halls. They act like video cameras, watching and recording what takes place in front of them. If asked why the mirrors shattered, they reply that they do not know; but when opposing powers meet on the bridges between worlds, those bridges collapse.
The sentry's armor looks identical to one of the designs of the Stormholt Soldiers from The Crown & The Flame series.
Gregor & Ingrid Ernhardt
Atlas first mentions them in Chapter 11, but doesn't tell you anything of significance about them at the time, not even their names.
If you decide to have Atlas teach you the Hydrobreath spell, Atlas tells you about his/her caretakers. They met when they were undergrads at Penderghast and met your parents too. Atlas tells you that they were never super lovey-dovey but they just got each other. They made sure that even though they were teaching him/her how to defend him/herself that he/she also had a good childhood. Gregor was a fan of fantasy epics and handy. Ingrid loved Jeopardy and planned family time. They were killed while making sure Atlas got away from Raife's lackeys when Atlas was in high school. Dean Swan tells you and Atlas that they were your parents' trusted friends from Penderghast. Ingrid shares the same forename as Ingrid Delaney from the Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance series.
Todd
Atlas tells you that you apparently inherited your father's ability to be good at sports. In Chapter 13, Atlas tells you that his/her caretakers said it was your mother who proposed to your father, and he burst out crying. In Chapter 18, if you have enough energy to confront Raife, he tells you that your father posed no threat or challenge to him. However, it was your mother who surprised Raife, trying to bargain for you and Atlas' lives.
In Book 2, Chapter 5, although Alma doesn't know for certain if your father knew Theia was the Sun Source, she says she can't imagine Theia lying to him. In Chapter 9, Kane says that Theia told him that your father was kind and loved her with all his heart. Although he was not exceptionally talented in magick, he was exemplary in character. In chapter 12, you find a journal belonging to your mom. In it she says, "Todd and I are planning to get married as soon as we graduate." He shares the same forename as Todd from Most Wanted.
Chapter 12
Simon
You encounter Simon, a Hootling in Aster's shop when you look for clothes to conceal and hide you. It shares the same forename as Simon Waverley from The Haunting of Braidwood Manor and Simon Zilberg from The Senior.
Tianbao Yin
If you decide to get extra credit with Beckett, he points out various structures at Penderghast, including the laboratory where renowned Metal-Att professor Tianbao Yin pioneered the practice of alloy magick. He also became a werewolf later in his life.
Mermaids
If you decide to get extra credit with Beckett, he tells you there is a mermaid colony in the school's lake (he also calls them "merpeople" once during your conversation, and "merfolk" in Book 2, Chapter 1). They tend to be suspicious of strangers given mankind's predilection for exploitation but he has introduced himself to them when he first arrived to Penderghast and has met a few ambassadors at galas. You catch a glimpse of a mermaid tail as you leave the bridge and in Book 2, Chapter 1 when you stand at the lake with your friends. Zeph tells you that there is an annual merfolk party and getting an invitation is part of his bucket list.
Chapter 13
Fae
If you decide to visit Aster before class, she takes you to a Fae garden to help build a house. You would be the first Attuned in recent history to have the opportunity to visit as they would have vazps'd you if you came without her. The Fae and wood nymphs live harmoniously together. Her Fae friends are Prim, Peony, and Thorne.
Chapter 14
Professor Tripton
As the Metal-Att professor at Penderghast College of Elemental Magicks, she holds her classes in the armory. According to Beckett, she graduated from Penderghast two decades prior and has been teaching there ever since. Her speciality is magickal theory, a subject on which she has authored three bestselling textbooks.
In Book 2, Chapter 12, Katrina tells Beckett that Professor Tripton has recommended him for the Thaumaturgy department's medal of excellence.
Chapter 16
Student (Male)
If you decide to play a prank with your fellow Pend Pals, the male student is surprised by the bubbles. The character model resembles Clint from High School Story: Class Act, Book 1.
Student (Female)
The female student thinks the bubbles are cool. The character model resembles Natalie from High School Story: Class Act, Book 1.
Chapter 18
Monster
In your battle against Raife, he summons a monster to attack. It has the same character model as the Elk Monster in It Lives Beneath.
Chapter 19
Hiker
By either having all Desk Items or by taking a premium scene, you have a vision of a hiker along a mountain trail experiencing a big earthquake. His character model resembles Colt from Big Sky Country, Book 1.
Book 2
Chapter 1
Cablash Singh
He is mentioned by Zeph if you decide to give Atlas and Aster a tour of the school. Rumor has it that Cablash was a student that became a sky pirate after graduating.
Chapter 3
Rock Monster
When you follow Atlas to the late Dean Goeffe's house, you encounter a rock monster attempting to stop you from investigating. It resembles the dirt monster in the It Lives series.
Chapter 4
Yarrow D'Yew
First mentioned in Book 1, Chapter 1, by Aster, Yarrow is her father. He has a negative view of the attuned due to the events of the Wand Wars, in which several attuned destroyed entire forests. In book 2 he doesn't trust trust you and your friends and orders you to get out the forest in anger, but later he will have a change of heart and finally get his trust for attuned.
Teen
He is one of Aster's customers in the premium scene. He has the same character model as Kyle Garza from It Lives Beneath.
Snake
At Penderghast, you see a snake climbing up Amy's arm. She says it tickles.
Raccoon
Next, a raccoon heads for Atlas.
Bear
You find Kane is responsible for all the animal illusions and he whisks you on top of a bear heading his parade.
Chapter 5
Nome
Nome is the Moon Source. Theia and Nome used refractionary energy against Kane to subdue him while Gemma sealed him into the earth. Nome took turns with Theia to be "human" to keep an eye on Kane's seal. When Theia decided to stay on earth because she fell in love, Nome was able to empathize with her but didn't see much sense in her decision.
Esme
Esme is the Fire Source. According to Alma, Esme was furious that Theia stayed on Earth but eventually her temper burned over. According to Kane, it was her and Gemma's powers that caused Mount Vesuvius to erupt. They did not do it on purpose, but their magic was fraught and too much for the volcano to take. In Chapter 14, it is revealed that Kane tricked or maneuvered Esme and she fell into the volcano. It didn't kill her but her powers flared and when Kane pushed Gemma closer, her magick swirled with Esme's and that's what caused the eruption. It is also noted that Esme has bright red hair.
Savo
Savo is the Water Source. According to Alma, Savo thought Theia's departure was an inevitable consequence of her time on Earth.
Anh
Anh is the Wood Source. According to Alma, Anh has always been fond of humans.
Stryx
Stryx is the Metal Source. According to Alma, Stryx doesn't understand the purpose behind fabricating emotional attachments with humans.
Chapter 7
Cyran
Cyran is a merfolk you meet at Lake Tempetua. He is the host of the festival. If you don't know the hydrospell, he will help you breathe underwater. You can choose to dance with him or kiss him if you are interested in males. He mentions to have several sisters and that you may be able to meet them next year.
Chapter 8
Dorothea Halverne
She is a duchess and the Fortuna Revelry Scholarship committee chair. You need to make a good impression on her and Teddy Jung to help Griffin. In Chapter 12, Dorothea attends the semifinal Thief game. She resembles Vera Thompson from Perfect Match, Book 2.
Teddy Jung
Teddy once wrestled a raging bear into submission with only his bare hands and Earth Magick. He is worried that Griffin cannot handle being on thief team and the scholarship at the same time. In Chapter 12, Teddy attends the semifinal Thief game. He resembles Tad Princeton from Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2. He shares the same forename as Teddy from The Freshman and The Sophomore series.
Pirate
If you decide to unearth the treasure chest with Griffin and Zeph, when you touch a gold coin, you have a vision of a pirate in the past navigate through choppy waters. He has the ability to do magick. He resembles the snake charmer in Desire & Decorum, Book 2.
Guest
A woman proclaims her magick, For Kane! and the winds and waters become more tumultuous. You try to help but your friends call you out of your vision. When you talk to them, you determine that she was a part of the past Penderghast's secret society, Wind Beneath Stone.
In Chapter 8, she is labeled '???' but in Chapter 9, her title card changes to 'Guest'. If you saw her in the premium vision and mention it to her, you impress her. She resembles Miss Bowman from the Desire & Decorum series.
Chapter 9
Guest 2
Another Wind Beneath Stone member gushes about Kane. Her dream is to present Kane with the perfect tea so he'll remember her forever. She resembles Judy from Big Sky Country, Book 1.
Guest 3
He is the brother to Guest 2. His dream is to have Kane answer the unsolvable riddle. He asks Kane to sign his face because he loves him more than his own life. His character model resembles Marquis Hayward from Desire & Decorum, Book 2.
Waiter
If you eavesdrop on Kane, you find him talking about Gemma to the waiter. He resembles David Danforth from Desire & Decorum, Book 2.
Guest 4
He gives you an illusion of what terrifies you the most. He resembles Highwayman 1 in Desire & Decorum, Book 2.
Kitten
The kitten is an illusion of Kane's to calm you from the terrible illusion. If you decide to learn the illusion spell, Shreya sunbathes with the kitten.
Calf
Another of Kane's illusions to placate your friends. Aster says she has never met a cow before. In fact, she has never seen chickens or goats before (as those animals are not usually found in forests). The calf starts chewing on Beckett's blazer and Beckett calls it cute. It resembles the calves seen in Big Sky Country, Desire & Decorum, and Wishful Thinking.
Monkey
If you have Kane teach you the illusion spell, you can conjure a monkey, a puppy, or a monster. The monkey climbs onto Zeph's head, then jumps to Griffin's head, then to your arms. It resembles the monkey from A Courtesan of Rome.
Puppy
The puppy is huggable and cute. It resembles the puppy from The Senior.
Monster
The monster looks like the one Raife summoned in your battle against him. It also resembles a creature that is seen in the It Lives series.
Chapter 11
Charles
If you and Shreya go with Atlas to Penn Square for lunch, Atlas takes you two to his/her favorite restaurant. Atlas tells Charles to bring you all plates of stroganoff. His character model resembles Ned Mallory from It Lives Beneath and he also shares the same forename as Charles Cooper from It Lives In The Woods.
Competitor
He participates in a stroganoff eating competition against Atlas. He ends up losing. His character model resembles Devon Grusk from the The Heist: Monaco series and the male board member from Perfect Match, Book 2.
Bea
She is the pioneer of Bea Beauty, an all-natural, magick-enhanced, food-as-face-masks movement. Her character model resembles Joelle from the The Royal Romance series.
Denise Rousseau
She is the vice president of the world-famous resort chain L'escapade. Her resorts use illusions and Moon magick to re-energize industry elites. Her character model resembles Lucretia Nevrakis from The Royal Romance series. If you chose to present Dreamshade oil, she mentions having trouble to sleep.
Nate Cervantes
According to Nehal, Nate is one of the foremost investors in the business. He is anxious and at his outbursts, candles light up and set everything on fire. You have to calm him down. He is a younger version of Tino Thompson from Veil of Secrets. He shares the same forename as Nate from Sunkissed.
Chapter 12
Squiggles
If you decide to spend time with the Pend Pals (minus Beckett) (premium scene), you see an otter. Zeph names it "Squiggles".
Chapter 13
Taxus
Aster's grandfather and the original owner of the store she runs. He was injured in the wand war trying to protect some saplings. If you listen to his stories, he gives you a wand made from his branches as a gift for saving the forest.
Attuned (Female)
Together with her partner, she attacked Taxus and the saplings he protected.
Her appearance is modeled after Mrs. O'Malley from Desire & Decorum, a version of Jane from It Lives.
Attuned (Male)
Together with his partner, he attacked Taxus and the saplings he protected.
His appearance is modeled after Lord Willowsby from Desire & Decorum, a version of Rick Bauman from Red Carpet Diaries.
Chapter 15
Snippet
If you decide to learn more about Theia from Dean Swan in a premium scene, she takes you on an illusion where you and Atlas meet a Snippet. Theia had found one with a broken wing and helped heal it with a splint and salve. She helped him find his flock, and they welcomed her. They are normally skittish around humans but can sense pure intentions. She campaigned to have the species protected.
Snippets have a fondness for bright things. They pick flowers which grow on magickal energy from the jungle and plant them in the soil of their caves. There the flowers turn into crystal. Its character model resembles the pet Gemma from Across the Void.
Professor Rahid
If you decide to follow Beckett in the library, he mentions that he has been taking lessons with the Air-Att advisor, Professor Rahid, three nights a week. According to her, Beckett has amassed a reputation among the faculty.
Chapter 16
Alligator
During your battle with Kane, he produces an illusion of an alligator to attack you. If you learned his illusion spell in Chapter 9, your illusion of a monkey, puppy, or monster (the choice you made previously) will fight it on your behalf. Its character model resembles the alligator from Nightbound.
Tiger
Another one of Kane's illusions attacking you. It resembles Edward's tiger Zahira from The Royal Romance.
Adherent (female)
If you decide to get Kane's tether in a premium scene, he brings you into a vision of a time before he was sealed. He was worshiped by his adherents and gave them the name 'Wind Beneath Stone'. The female adherent resembles the Plebian woman from A Courtesan of Rome.
Adherent (male)
The male adherent asks what Kane would like them to do. His character model resembles Senator Publius Cornelius from A Courtesan of Rome.
Chapter 17
High Attuned
She is the most powerful Attuned in the world. She tells you that she and her council are indebted to your heroic actions in stopping Kane. She also finds your and Atlas's power to be unmatched and says she will keep an eye on you both. Her character model resembles Teresa Martinez from Open Heart, Book 1.
Winters Past
Chapter 2
Dragon
You encounter an animated dragon which turns back into a dragon plushie. It resembles Gemma, the protagonist of Abbie and Tyler's game.
Chapter 3
Doll
You and your friends are given the task to wrap up Isabella's toys as her "presents" for Solstice. However, you must catch them first. The doll turns into a human-form. She tells you that you need to cheer Isabella up. Later, Isabella gives her to Atlas. Her character model resembles Briar Daly from the Desire & Decorum series.
Bear
The teddy bear turns into a real bear and yells at you and your friends, asking why you don't want to stay for solstice. If you do not use the companion spell, this toy is one of the few you are able to capture.
Bunny
The bunny turns into the jackalope and tells you not to hurt Isabella's feelings. It tells you to play nice. It resembles the jackalope from It Lives Beneath.
Alien
The alien tells you to play nice and bets that you can't catch them all. It resembles Wurren from Across the Void.