Tom Niven Thomas Niven was an America n student who became caught up in the adventures of Erimem by complete coincidence . Tom somewhat resisted these adventures due in large part to the traumatic experience of seeing his girlfriend Anna Whitaker murdered during the events of his first adventure involving Erimem . Biography . Early life . Tom grew up in Boston with a rich family . ( PROSE : " The Beast of Stalingrad " ) When Tom was young , his father and mother separated and Tom was left living with his mother . On the day that his father left , Tom was consoled by a man who was a future version of himself . ( PROSE : " Tom ' s Story " ) In 2012 , his mother sent him to the London University of History and Antiquity , where he studied medieval history . ( PROSE : " The Beast of Stalingrad " ) Visiting 1st century BC Actium . In 2015 , Tom got caught up in the plans of a cult worshiping Ash - Ama - Teseth and was sent to Actium in 1st century BC along with Erimem , Andy Hansen , Anna Whitaker , and Ibrahim Hadmani . ( PROSE : " The Last Pharaoh " ) Continue association with Erimem & friends . Back in his native era , Tom tried to avoid Erimem an her friends to not remind himself of Greece . Tom felt personally responsible for Anna Whitaker ' s death . Weeks after the trip to Actium , Helena and Ibrahim saw the Tom was distressed and invited him to their flat . There , Helena assessed Tom ' s mental health and offered him a bed in their spare room . However , when Tom got out of bed to try to find the flat ' s washroom , he accidentally discovered Erimem ' s villa in Habitat . At the time Andy was preparing to use Habitat to return to Stalingrad in 1942 and help Erimem deal with a group of Drofen . To help overcome his feelings of guilt , Tom accompanied Andy to Stalingrad . There , Tom met Isabella Zemanova and helped Erimem and Andy defeat the Drofen . Shortly after returning to 2015 , Tom went to Kent with Andy and Erimem to visit Isabella Zemanova , who was celebrating her ninety - fifth birthday . ( PROSE : " The Beast of Stalingrad " ) Using Habitat , Tom visited his younger self on the day his father left and gave him advice on how to deal with the separation . While visiting George Town in the Cayman Islands with Erimem and Andy , Tom ran into his father by complete chance . At first Tom tried to convince his father to catch up with him over dinner , but he could see that his father wasn ' t interested . Tom parted ways with his father asking to pretend that their meeting had never happening . ( PROSE : " Tom ' s Story " ) Tom tried to return home for Christmas 2016 , but his parents wanted him to stay in London . Dismissed by his parents and still feeling guilty over the death of Anna , Tom decided to reach out to Erimem and Andy . ( PROSE : " Lonely This Christmas " ) Tom joined them in an impromptu Christmas party at the Museum of History and Antiquity , bringing with him a small plastic Christmas tree to add to the festivity . ( PROSE : " Night Work " ) Other realities . When history began collapsing in on itself due to the actions of Nikola Tesla , Erimem saw a vision of herself with Tom , Andy , and Ibrahim in a pub which was reduced to ashes in a second . ( PROSE : " Wardenclyffe " ) In one possible timeline seen by Erimem on a different occasion , Tom accompanied Erimem and Andy to Mars in an era after it had been terraformed . The trio got stranded in a region away from Mars ' equator and when night came they were killed by the cold . ( PROSE : " Echoes " )