Courage (Mark of Nexus) (33 page)

Aiden Ross
—modified human/SAGE; Rena and Gabby’s best friend; Josh’s former roommate; Wallace’s former suitemate

André “Jinx” Jenkins
—human; Maverick’s former roommate; Gabby’s fill-in date

Augari
—a bloodline of individuals who augment Dynari abilities; origin unknown

Brittani Harcourt
—human; Drew’s fiancée

Clara Lawrence
—Dynari; gifted with empathy and persuasion; Wallace and Cole’s grandmother; Faye’s sister; Elise's aunt; Gail’s great-aunt

Clayhaven, Ohio
—Rena’s rural hometown

Cleveland, Ohio
—the location of RSTL’s free clinic and ERA’s headquarters

Corynn Catley
—Nullari; former ERA intern

Dan Lewis
—human; security guard; a character we’re unlikely to see again

Drew Collins
—Augari; Glen and Judy’s son; Rena’s brother; Brittani’s fiancé

Dynari
—a bloodline of individuals with various supernatural abilities; origin unknown

Edwin Lawrence
—Dynari; gifted with power sensing and locating; Clara, Henry, and Faye’s father; Elise’s grandfather; Wallace, Cole, and Gail’s great-grandfather

Elise Frasier
—Dynari; gifted with microscopic manipulation and disease immunity; Gail’s mother; Faye’s daughter; Wallace and Cole’s cousin; Henry and Clara’s niece; Edwin’s granddaughter

ERA
—(Evolution Requires Action) Faye’s project to forcibly evolve humans

Faye Tobler
—Dynari; gifted with searing and rejuvenating smoke; Edwin’s daughter; Henry and Clara’s sister; Elise’s mother; Gail’s grandmother; Wallace and Cole’s great-aunt

Foster Hall
—the dormitory where Jinx and Corynn live

Gabriela “Gabby” Hernandez
—human; pregnant; Rena and Aiden’s best friend; Rena’s former roommate; Maverick’s fling

Gail Frasier
—Dynari; gifted with visions and mental manipulation; Elise’s daughter; Faye’s granddaughter; Clara and Henry’s great-niece; Wallace and Cole’s cousin; Edwin’s great-granddaughter; Maverick’s girlfriend

Glen Collins
—human; Judy’s husband; Rena and Drew’s father

Henry Lawrence
—Dynari; gifted with ailment sensing; Edwin’s son; Clara and Faye’s brother; Elise’s uncle; Wallace, Cole, and Gail’s great-uncle

Jackie Simmons
—Dynari; gifted with weather manipulation; belongs to a different branch of the bloodline

(Johan) Maverick
—human working for ERA; Gail’s boyfriend; Gabby’s fling; Jinx’s former roommate

Josh Noll
—human; Aiden’s former roommate; Wallace’s former suitemate

Judy Collins
—Augari; Glen’s wife; Rena and Drew’s mother

Lexie Moretti
—human; waitress at Sam’s Diner; Sam’s niece

Mark of Nexus
—a tattoo once thought to be legend, signifying the rarest and most powerful of alliances; a symbol of a Dynari and Augari’s bond

Nicholas “Cole” Blake
—Dynari; gifted with super speed and health regeneration; Wallace’s twin brother; Clara’s grandson; Faye and Henry’s great-nephew; Gail and Elise’s cousin; Edwin’s great-grandson

Nullari
—a bloodline of individuals who nullify Dynari abilities; origin unknown

Pastor Mark
—human; pastor of Campus Fellowship

Rachel Ranford
—human; Wallace and Rena’s friend; Cole’s newest conquest (or so he thinks)

Reid Hall
—the dormitory where Rena, Gabby, Aiden, Josh, and Wallace lived

Rena Collins
—heroine; Augari; Wallace’s fiancée; Glen and Judy’s daughter; Drew’s sister; Gabby and Aiden’s best friend; Gabby’s former roommate

RSTL
—(Rudolph Sebastian Tobler Laboratories) the pharmaceutical company where Faye, Elise, Gail, and Maverick work

SAGE
—(Somatically Advanced Genetic Experiments) a modified human

Sam Moretti
—human; owner of Sam’s Diner; Lexie’s uncle

Scion, Ohio
—Wallace’s suburban hometown

Wallace Blake
—hero; Dynari; gifted with super strength and empathy; Rena’s fiancé, Cole’s twin brother; Clara’s grandson; Faye and Henry’s great-nephew; Gail and Elise’s cousin; Edwin’s great-grandson; Aiden and Josh’s former suitemate

Wilcox, Ohio
—a small town in the snowbelt; home to Wilcox College