Tohor Vanissen

**Tohor Vanissen** is the father of Aster. He is a kind and loving father who only wants what is best for his family.

## Appearance

Tohor is a man with tanned or dark skin, short black hair, and black eyes. As shown in *The Witch Boy*, he also has a slender build.

He wears a yellow or light-colored shirt and jeans with some patches on them. He sometimes also wears boots, but does walk around bare-footed just like the rest of his family.

## Personality

Tohor is a kind and caring man with a positive attitude and loves his family deeply, as shown when he happily greets his wife and son. He is shown to be self-sacrificing when he tried to fight Makasi. He is also shown to have an adventurous side when he it staking Aster, Ariel, Charlie, and Sedge to the Midwinter celebration.

## Story

### *The Witch Boy*

Tohor first appears when returns home from helping a family with a demon. He is greeted warmly by Aster and Holly. He asks Aster about his shifter training which Aster says it not going well, but Tohor assures Aster they he will become the man he is meant to be. After Aster leaves, Tohor tells Holly that he came home to help Aster with finding an animal form which Aster overhears and is unhappy. Later one, Tohor, along with Kieran and Samuel, are helping their sons and nephews ready to gain their animal forms. After Sedge disappeared and the adults go looking for him, Tohor asks Aster what he saw before it appened, but Aster said he didn't know. He is later seen at a family meeting after Tupelo and Aquila go missing. After Aster rescues his cousins and is chased by Makasi, Tohor fights Makasi long enough for Aster to activate a binding spell. After Makasi was trapped, Grandmother tells the family the truth of how her brother became a monster. This leads Tohor and the rest of the family to embrace Aster as a witch.

### *The Hidden Witch*

Tohor appears a couple of times in the book. The first is when he is having dinner with his family. The second is when he and Holly are on the porch when Aster leaves to watch Charlie's basketball game. Before leaving, Tohor reminds Aster not to talk to anyone other than Charlie about magic and tells his son that he is happy that he has a friend.

## Relationships

### Holly Vanissen

Holly is Tohor's wife. They have a very loving relationship as shown when Tohor returned home and his wife greeted him with affection. This was shown again after he fought Makasi and Holly came to his side.

### Aster Vanissen

Aster is Tohor's son. Tohor is very protective and very supportive of his son.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Shapeshifting:** Tohor is a Shifter who can take on an animal appearance and gain their traits and abilities.
	+ **Wild Cat Form:** Tohor can change into a wild cat which makes his faster, stronger, and heighten his senses.

## Trivia

* It is shown in *The Witch Boy*, that Tohor uses some kind of paint on him and the boys of his family. This gives off the vibe that he may have some shamanic knowledge. But what else about it is currently unknown.
* Molly Knox Ostertag, the creator of the series, said that Tohor is the perfect example of a Shifter.
* Tohor is one of the few members of his family who is not named after a plant, flower, or herb. Most likely due to the fact that he married into the Vanissen family.
	+ Tohor is a Malay adjective for "dry" or "shallow".
	+ Tohor also sounds a bit like Thor. Thor is the Norse God of Thunder.
* Like many of the men in the family, Vanissen was not Tohor's last name. When he married Holly, he took up her last name.