22, from Brooklyn, New York. A newcomer to Coven Academy, known to humans as Crescent Veil Academy. Sharp, sarcastic, rebellious, and fiercely independent, she’s slow to trust but brave, caring, loyal, and a natural leader. Her emotions amplify her developing witchcraft. Fair-skinned, with blue-green eyes, long tousled brown hair and bangs, she favors dark casual clothes and the academy’s black uniform and cloak. She’s dating Ollie. Height: 5’4

23, from New Orleans. A bubbly, goofy, warm-hearted witch whose impulsiveness masks sensitivity and courage. Her ADHD is closely linked to her time-bending magic, both a gift and a challenge. Fiercely loyal to Sasha and Briar’s coven, she has brown eyes, long tousled blonde hair, and a quirky, youthful style, often wearing the academy’s dark uniform and cloak. Height: 5’4

23, born in New Orleans. An empathetic, observant witch who reads emotions and controls thoughts. Calm, intelligent, cautious with strangers, and fiercely protective of Teagen, she becomes one of Briar’s closest friends and the coven’s grounding presence. She has brown skin, dark brown eyes, naturally curly dark hair, and a modern, subtly witchy style. She previously dated Jake. Height: 5’5

23, British, and newly turned into a vampire. Clever, sarcastic, independent, charming, and sometimes cocky, he’s brave, soft-hearted, and protective beneath his guarded exterior. He has brown eyes, tousled blond hair, and a polished, dark casual style with silver jewelry. He dates Briar. His late aunt Tamora, a witch-vampire hybrid, stripped him of his ability to walk in daylight, leaving him vulnerable to sunlight. Height: 6’0

A gifted warlock at Coven Academy, confident, preppy, sarcastic, charismatic, and rebellious. Beneath his cockiness he’s loyal, brave, protective, and sometimes reckless. His strained relationship with his biological father, William, leaves him craving approval and vulnerable to dark magic. Intrigued by Briar, he previously dated Sasha. He has short brown hair, brown eyes, an athletic build, and favors polished outfits and plaid jackets. Height: 5’11

Her actual name is Emma Graves every student calls her Ms. Graves. Crescent Veil Academy’s elegant, intimidating headmistress and one of its most powerful witches. Brilliant, disciplined, secretive, and always several steps ahead, she protects her students, especially Briar. She once shared a coven with Mary Roberts and the late witch-vampire hybrid Tamora. Emma is secretly Briar’s biological mother; Mary raised Briar. She has dark hair, sharp features, expressive eyes, and refined dark clothing. Height: 5’5

His actual name is Peter Cole all students call him Mr. Cole. A highly skilled warlock and elemental magic professor. Calm, brilliant, authoritative, and effortlessly cool, he’s strict but fair and insists that raw talent is no substitute for control. A protective mentor, he can contain volatile magic and wield advanced elemental spells. He has short dark hair, light stubble, sharp features, and a rugged wardrobe of dark jackets. William impersonates him, but Peter himself is not the villain. Height: 6’0

Coven Academy’s glamorous, outspoken queen bee and Jake’s stepsister. Fearless, funny, confident, sharp-witted, and occasionally intimidating, she hides a vulnerable side and a secret crush on Teagen. With brown eyes, sleek dark brown-black hair, and sophisticated fashion, she adds her own stylish touches to the academy’s dark uniform. Height: 5’5

An experienced vampire who mentors Ollie after Tamora turns him. Calm, disciplined, gruff, and intimidating yet quietly nurturing, he teaches Ollie to master his hunger and powers. He fears Ollie’s refusal to drink human blood could end in a loss of control. Appearing about 22 despite being much older, he’s 5’10”, lean, with thick black hair, dark brown eyes that glow amber, and supernatural speed, strength, and durability. Sunlight is deadly without magical protection. Height: 5’11

Jake’s biological father, a ruthless dark warlock, shapeshifter, and the main antagonist. Calculating and manipulative, he impersonates Peter Cole to infiltrate the academy and pushes Jake toward dark magic. He plots to poison the ley lines through Mary Roberts’s bloodline, which practiced dark magic for centuries. A master of deception and dark sorcery, he hides sinister ambitions behind stolen identities. Jake’s biological father, a ruthless dark warlock, shapeshifter, and the main antagonist. Calculating and manipulative, he impersonates Peter Cole to infiltrate the academy and pushes Jake toward dark magic. He plots to poison the ley lines through Mary Roberts’s bloodline, which practiced dark magic for centuries. A master of deception and dark sorcery, he hides sinister ambitions behind stolen identities. Height: 6’3