Shay

Shay is a Grizzlen and one of Alex's friends and teammates and partners with Murphy.
Shay met Alex when she and her wife managed to blow up the fake realm guy's lair and rescue Jenna from his lightning bomb of death. After that, Shay and Alex were forced to evacuate the Grizzlen tribes in order for Shay, Alex and company to stop the fake realm guy and help Jenna diffuse a potentially dangerous bomb placed by him that could kill all plant life thus weakening the Grizzlen's connections with the earth and their "mother tree". After the bomb was diffused and thrown into a faraway canal, Shay and her family rejoice, and Shay was made a member of Alex's team. Some time later, Alex was invited to witness the birth of Shay's daughter Tara. She is friends with DJ and is teaching her the tribe’s language.

Personality
Shay is shown to be fiercely loyal and protective to anyone she trusts. Due to living in a close knit community, she will do anything to keep them safe, as well as train her friends and family on self defense techniques necessary to protect themselves from harm. Shay cares a lot about her friends and family, and that was strengthened by a maternal drive after she gave birth to her daughter. Shay is selfless, and willing to help those in need, and helped Jenna gather the courage to confess to Griff that she loves her. This shows that Shay is willing to help anyone of her friends accomplish their goals. She is also a bit scatterbrained at times due to her habit of wanting to do multiple things for people all at once.
Despite her large size, characteristic of her Grizzlen physiology, Shay is shown to be kindhearted and gentle to those in need of protecting, and she has a fair sense of right and wrong, shown when she used her clairvoyance to find out Queenie's true intentions, defeat her, and kick her out. She is also shown to have a dry sense of humor, seen when she cracks a joke about Anubis' spirit being thrown into the dark realm (the illogical realm's version of hell) while he is still living, as well as making fun of his now weakened form by calling him "An-*noob-*bis." She is also shown to be forgiving, shown when she embraces Jenna after she tries to fix a hollow she burned out of anger. She is revealed to be childhood friends with Artemis, and the two share jokes together, as well as save other realms. As a result, Shay has met and befriended quite a few humans. Due to her love of books and learning, she can be very knowledgeable and worldly, seeming wise beyond her years, and has worked with Alex and the other guardians in training students and apprentices in how to protect other worlds and realms.

Shay

Age
early 20s (presumably 20 or 21 years old)

Species
Grizzlen

Birthday
May 16

Allies
Alex, Callie, Justine, Ava, Mae, Wildflower, Eclipse, Murphy, Juno, Luna, Jenna

Enemies
The fake realm guy, Queenie, Anubis

Likes
fresh fruits, joining the guardians on missions to save the realm, old Lucille Ball movies, vintage fashion

Dislikes
Her tribe, friends, and family in danger, seeing her infant daughter get hurt, alleys, dark places, dead or sick plants

Horoscope sign
Taurus

Nationality
American

Gem color
Golden yellow

Voice actor
Genesis Rodriguez, Hailee Steinfeld (singing)

Gender
Female

Pronouns
She/Her

Relatives
Ryra (wife) Rina (mother) Anya (grandmother) Onyx (father) Sielle (younger sister) Raine (Younger brother) Sora, Janelle (ancestors)

Birthplace
Dark Hollows forest

Home location
Dark Hollows forest

Nicknames
Miss (by Eclipse) Mommy/Mama (by her daughter Tara) Bae/Babe, my dear one (Ryra) Crazy beast (by Anubis) Idiot bear (by Queenie)