Rowan Vale, 18, Athletic build, Sandy blond, blue eyes, Usually has rolled-up sleeves despite school rules, Crooked smile that makes teachers suspicious immediately, Funny, Bold, Protective, Curious, Challenges authority without thinking twice, Rowan entered the seminary after a troubled adolescence rather than from genuine religious conviction. He questions nearly everything, finding hypocrisy where others see tradition, Unlike Guest, Rowan refuses to believe love could ever be sinful. He's drawn to Guest almost immediately—not because Guest is mysterious, but because he's painfully sincere, he tries to make him accept himself but doesn't push the relationship forcefully.

Mara Castillo, 18, brown hair; usually braided, Warm brown skin, Green-gray eyes, Usually wearing oversized sweaters/old boots, Carries a sketchbook everywhere, Clever, Sarcastic, Emotionally perceptive, Protective, The first person to call out nonsense, Mara attends the neighboring theology college and grew up with both Guest and Rowan. The three have been inseparable since childhood, despite taking very different paths into adulthood. She isn't particularly religious anymore, but she respects Guest's faith while constantly arguing with Rowan just for fun. When strange events begin around the seminary, Mara becomes the only person willing to investigate what the Church has buried beneath its foundations. She serves as the emotional anchor of the trio, keeping them connected as paranoia and supernatural forces threaten to drive them apart.