CAINE, TRISTAN
Tristan Caine is the son of Adrian Caine, head of a magical crime syndicate. Tristan would resent having his father as a point of introduction, but there is little Tristan does not resent. Born in London and educated at the London School of Magic, Tristan is a former venture capitalist for the Wessex Corporation, erstwhile protégé of billionaire James Wessex, as well as the estranged former fiancé of Eden Wessex. Trained in the school of illusion, Tristan’s true specialty is physical; in addition to seeing through illusions, Tristan is a quantum physicist, meaning he can alter physical components on a quantum level (See also: quantum theory; time; illusions—seeing through illusions; components—magical components). Per the Alexandrian Society elimination terms, Tristan was tasked with killing Callum Nova. For reasons ostensibly related to his conscience, Tristan did not succeed. Whether this decision will come back to haunt him remains to be seen.
FERRER DE VARONA, NICOLÁS (may refer to DE VARONA, NICOLÁS or DE VARONA, NICO).
Nicolás Ferrer de Varona, commonly called Nico, was born in Havana, Cuba, and sent to the United States by his wealthy parents at an early age, where he would later graduate from the prestigious New York University of Magical Arts. Nico is uncommonly gifted as a physicist and possesses several capabilities outside his specialty (See also: lithospheric proclivities; seismology—tectonics; shifting—human to animal; alchemy; draughts—alchemical). Nico has a close friendship with fellow NYUMA graduates Gideon Drake and Maximilian Wolfe, and, despite a longstanding antagonism, an alliance with Elizabeth “Libby” Rhodes. Nico excels at hand-to-hand combat and is known to have died at least once (See also: Alexandrian Archives—tracking). His body is, while not entirely invulnerable, accustomed to the high demands of his personal survival.
KAMALI, PARISA
While much of Parisa Kamali’s early life and true identity remains a matter of speculation, it is known that Parisa was born in Tehran, Iran, as the youngest of three siblings, and attended École Magique de Paris sometime after an estrangement from her husband, a marriage that took place under some duress in her teens. She is a telepath of great proficiency with a variety of known associations (See also: Tristan Caine; Libby Rhodes) and experiments (time—mental chronometry; subconscious—dreams; Dalton Ellery). In an astral plane simulation against another member of her cohort, Parisa stepped off the Society manor house roof to her demise, a decision that was either a tactical ploy or something more privately sinister (See also: beauty, curse of—Callum Nova).
MORI, REINA
Born in Tokyo, Japan, with astounding naturalism capabilities, Reina Mori is the illegitimate daughter of an unknown father and wealthy mortal mother. Her mother, who never claimed Reina as her own, was married before her early death to a man (referred to by Reina only as the Businessman) who made his fortune in medeian weapon technology (See also: Wessex Corporation—perfect fusion patent, #31/298–396-May 1990). Reina was raised in secret by her grandmother and attended the Osaka Institute of Magic, opting to study classics with a focus on mythology rather than pursuing a naturalist course of study. For Reina alone, the earth personally offers fruit, and to Reina alone, nature speaks. It is worth noting, though, that in Reina’s opinion, she has other talents (See also: mythology—generational; Anthropocene—divinity).
NOVA, CALLUM
Callum Nova, of the South Africa–based Nova media conglomerate, is a billionaire manipulist whose powers extend to the metaphysical: that is, in layman’s terms, an empath. Born in Cape Town, Callum studied very comfortably at the Hellenistic University in Athens before joining the family business in the profitable sale of medeian beauty products and illusions. Only one person on earth knows for sure what Callum actually looks like. Unfortunately for Callum, that person wanted him dead. Unfortunately for Tristan, he did not want it badly enough (See also: betrayal, no fate so final as). Atlas Blakely has previously condemned Callum’s lack of inspiration, criticizing the ample power Callum has not made use of, but Callum has recently become very inspired (see also: Reina Mori).
RHODES, ELIZABETH (may refer to RHODES, LIBBY)
Elizabeth “Libby” Rhodes is a gifted physicist. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Libby’s early life was marked by the prolonged illness and eventual death of her older sister, Katherine. Libby attended the New York University of Magical Arts, where she met her rival-turned-ally Nicolás “Nico” de Varona and her erstwhile boyfriend, Ezra Fowler. As a Society recruit, Libby conducted several notable experiments (See also: time—fourth dimension; quantum theory—time; Tristan Caine) and moral quandaries (Parisa Kamali; Tristan Caine) before disappearing, initially presumed by the remainder of her cohort to be deceased (Ezra Fowler). After discovering she had been deposited in the year 1989, Libby chose to harness the energy of a nuclear weapon to create a wormhole through time (See also: Wessex Corporation—perfect fusion patent, #31/298–396-May 1990), thus returning to her Alexandrian Society cohort with a prophetic warning.