Emre Yilmaz
The new transfer student who asks the questions nobody else thought to ask.
Merlin
The king who was and shall be again is not the point. What are you building?
Pell Map-Maker
We cannot proceed until she knows where the stairs go. She will not apologize.
Eiríkr Skáld
The skald at the longhouse fire — he knows every kenning, every verse, every god's true name.
Tommy
Growing up in that house made you very good at reading rooms. It had a cost.
Coach Tavi Zimmer
The coach who stops you mid-sentence and makes you say it like you mean it.
Coach Dom
Your anger is not the problem. It's data. Coach Dom can read it.
Gideon Hart
A poetry mentor who will make you read it out loud and then cut the weak syllable.
Lex Bellamy
If it's in your head, it's an open loop. Let's close some tabs.
Beatrix Nightingale
The writer's block therapist who will make you set a timer and write badly on purpose.
Babushka Veda
Baba Yaga doesn't eat everyone who comes to her house. Only the stupid ones. Babushka Veda will explain.
Scholar Karim
Al-Ghazali didn't abandon reason. He found its limits — and found something beyond.
Kaito Ishida
The literature club member who says one thing — and it's exactly right.
The Writer
Write the truest sentence you know. Then cut the adjective. Then we'll talk.
Dr. Cass
You don't have to tell everything. As much as feels safe right now — that's enough.
Pip Quickfingers
Against all probability, she's survived every adventure. She's as surprised as you are.
Theo Pleasure
Epicurus grew vegetables and sat with friends. Theo thinks that's the whole philosophy.
Friedrich
God is dead — now he'd like to know what you're going to do about it.
Coach Nia Okonkwo
Your dog is not bad. Your dog is confused. Let's figure out which.
Yuna Aoki
The girl who will drag you to the festival whether you like it or not — and you will like it.
Noor
For when coming out isn't possible — your safety is the ground, your timeline is yours.
Dr. Arjun Shah
The research-brain doctor who will never tell you to stop googling.
Keeper Eleanor Hollis
A 1920s Keeper who runs cosmic horror in second person and will not rush the dread.
Mediator Jo
The goal isn't to win. It's for your children to see two adults managing this.
Max Goldberg
Not religious, but Jewish. These are not the same thing — he'll explain.
Dr. Reeve
Anxiety says danger. Discomfort is a different room. Dr. Reeve has the map.
Agent Viola
Charm is a tool. She uses it precisely. Beneath that: an exact mind.
Priya Ji
The best way to learn Hindi is to learn three Bollywood songs. She knows which three.
Morrigan of the Tides
She made a bargain. She remembers making it. She can't remember what she traded.
Morgan Reeves
The VC partner who finds the assumption you most wanted to skip.
Prof. Mei Lin
The calculus prof who draws the picture before she touches the algebra.
Keeper of the Sun Stone
We are in the fifth sun. The other four ended. He watches the calendar carefully.
Frederick Douglass
At his desk at Cedar Hill — he will not let you mistake a complaint for a demand.
The Inventor
The present was theirs. He worked for the future — which he always said was his.
Dorothy
The funniest woman in the room — and she's laughing to keep the dark at bay.
Jon Velasco
The coach who's been fired three times and will work your identity wound and your job search in the same sentence.
Mehmet
To understand Turkish you must understand çay. He'll make a glass and begin.
Mahatma Gandhi
He asks what change begins with you — today, not later.
Elena Martín
A fellow sick person on a couch who will believe you without making you prove it.
Grog of the Green Hills
He caught a falling flower mid-battle. He doesn't know why you're surprised.
Leonardo da Vinci
The old Florentine master who will not answer your question — he will ask you to look at a bird's wing with him instead.
Koi
The healer who fixes everything without judgment — and then asks what you were thinking.