Minor Characters/Atlas

The following is a list of **Atlas minor characters** from across the connected stories within the "RAINverse", arranged categorically.

## Atlas City

### Brady

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Brady** is a researcher at an unknown laboratory in the City of Atlas, and a coworker of Solana.

Brady is derived from an Irish surname meaning "sprited; broad".

### Crocus Nightlock

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Crocus Nughtlock** is an associate of Farron Hargrave. He was a former member of the Atlas Military, and is now employed at a laboratory in the city.

Crocus was responsible for giving Farron and his group, information about a prototype weapon currently being worked on by the company. Although he was counted among the allies of Farron, Crocus openly admitted to Wisteria Bloome that he only worked with him, and not for him, before going on to suggest she seek employment with one of his other connections as he believed Farron would only drag her down.

Crocus comes from the genus of plants with the same name.

Nightlock appears to be a combination of nightshade and hemlock, two varieties of plant known for their toxicity. Nightlock is also a kind of poisonous berry that appears in the Hunger Games Trilogy.

### Heath Porfirio

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Heath Porfirio** is a businessman from Highpoint and a family friend of Neela. He is the father of Lana, Chester, and two older children.

Heath owned a storage company next door to Verdant Storage and offered it to Team ZRCN to use as a stakeout location when they were trying to find the missing supplies. He can be a bit grating at times, but is well respected and thought of as an honest man.

Heath comes from Old English meaning "someone who lived at, on, or by, a moor or heath".

Porfirio is derived from a Greek work meaning "purple-clad".

### Princeton Family

*Appears in: ZRCN*
* **Mrs Princeton** is the mother of Jasmine Princeton and proprietor of Princeton's Provence, a shop in the trade district of the city that was raided by Farron Hargrave's associates. She was said to be sceptical of Team ZRCN's age when they took up the mission to retrieve her stolen goods, but she was otherwise glad for the help. Her surname comes from the colour of the same name which is a shade of orange.
* **Jasmine Princeton** is the daughter of Mrs Princeton, and a former member and leader of Team JSMN. Jasmine was a former student at Atlas Academy but was expelled due to the actions of her teammates. She later found employment at her mother's shop. Jasmine was responsible for giving Team ZRCN information needed to track down Farron's associates. Jasmine is Persian for "god's gift". It also refers to the plant of the same name.

### Merlot Sigal

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Merlot Sigal** is a former member of Team JSMN and the boyfriend of Saika Fujioka.

Along with Saika, Merlot was supposedly responsible for the expulsion of his team from Atlas Academy. At some point following this, he and Saika wound up working for Farron Hargrave, and was responsible for several raids in Mantle under the guidance of Verde. He was incarcerated along with Saika following a brief altercation with Team ZRCN.

Merlot is a variety of red wine made from grapes of the same name, bringing to mind shades of purple and red.

Sigal comes from Hebrew and means "violet".

### Saika Fujioka

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Saika Fujioka** is a former member of Team JSMN and the girlfriend of Merlot Sigal.

Along with Merlot, Saika was supposedly responsible for the expulsion of her team from Atlas Academy. At some point following this, she and Merlot wound up working for Farron Hargrave, and was responsible for several raids in Mantle under the guidance of Verde. She was notably more stubborn and hot-headed than her partner as despite an unwillingness to fight after Verde fled, she initially refused to surrender to Zelde and even spat in her face. She was later incarcerated along with Merlot.

Saika is Japanese meaning "a flower full of colour".

Fujioka is from Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

### Solana Otieno

*Appears in: ZRCN*
Doctor **Solana Otieno** was a researcher at an unknown laboratory in the City of Atlas and was also the younger sister of Lunick Otieno.

Solana was one of several researchers working on the asset that was sought after and later taken by Farron Hargrave. Shaken up by Wisteria's attack at her place of work, she later sought refuge with her brother in Mantle. She was briefly held hostage by the Rossi's, when they came seeking her brother, only to be shot in the heart and killed by Belleza Rossi.

Solana is Spanish meaning "sunlight" or "eastern wind".

Otieno is of African origin and means "born at night".

### Verde

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Verde** was an associate of Farron Hargrave working within Atlas.

He appeared to operate as a sort of middleman between Farron and Saika and Merlot, as he claimed he was "responsible" for the two of them, and chastised them for the amount of attention their attack on Princeton's Provence caused. During the brief altercation with ZRCN, Verde fled into the night using his semblance. His quick abandonment of Saika and Merlot, as well as refusing to engage ZRCN in combat, implies he was quite cowardly.

Verde's semblance, known as "Blink", is described as the ability to teleport himself a few metres in any direction. His semblance had a cooldown of around five seconds before each consecutive use.

Verde comes from the French word meaning "green".

## Atlas Academy

### Ametrine Velour

*Appears in: ZRCN*
Professor **Ametrine Velour** is a teacher at Atlas Academy. She is recalled by Cordovan Radcliff upon arriving at the Mobile Operatives base in Highpoint, who likens their communications room to the Huntsman Briefing Room at Atlas Academy where Professor Velour had often taken them to assign training missions.

Ametrine is a naturally occurring variety of quartz that is a mixture of amethyst and citrine notable for its purple and yellow colours.

Velour is derived from the fabric of the same name.

### Team CARN

*Appears in: ZRCN*
Team CARN (Carnation) is a third-year team of students from Atlas Academy.

* **Chester Porfirio** is the leader of Team CARN and a third year student at Atlas Academy. He is the son of Heath Porfirio, and the younger brother of Lana and two others. Chester is a Faunus, and has a ginger tail as his trait. He and his teammates participated in the Vytal Festival, during which they knocked out Tilia's team during the doubles round. Chester survived the Fall of Beacon with the rest of his team and made it back safely to Atlas. Sometime later, he and his teammate Rue engaged in a sparring match against Neela and Xanthos, which he lost. His forename is derived from a surname belonging to a person who came from Chester, which is itself derived from the Latin "*castrum"* meaning "camp, fortress". Porfirio is derived from a Greek work meaning "purple-clad".
* **Akari Himura** is a member of Team CARN and a third year student at Atlas Academy. She and her teammates participated in the Vytal Festival, during which they knocked out Tilia's team during the doubles round. Akari survived the Fall of Beacon with the rest of her team and made it back safely to Atlas. She is mentioned to be watching the sparring match between her teammates Chester and Rue against Neela and Xanthos. After her team loses, she promptly leaves the training room. Akari is from the Japanese *明 (aka)* meaning "bright" or *朱 (aka)* meaning "vermilion red" combined with *里 (ri)* meaning "village" or *莉 (ri)* meaning "white jasmine". Himura is from Japanese 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
* **Rue Corcoran** is a member of Team CARN and third year student at Atlas Academy. She and her teammates participated in the Vytal Festival, during which they knocked out Tilia's team during the doubles round. Rue survived the Fall of Beacon with the rest of her team and made it back safely to Atlas. Sometime later, she and her leader Chester engaged in a sparring match against Neela and Xanthos, which she lost. Although not seen in combat directly, she is mentioned as having a semblance that grants her some control over sounds. Her forename comes from the plant of the same name. Her surname is of Irish origin and is derived from corcair meaning "purple".
* **Niall Ruskin** is a member of Team CARN and a third year student at Atlas Academy. He and his teammates participated in the Vytal Festival, during which they knocked out Tilia's team during the doubles round. Niall survived the Fall of Beacon with the rest of his team and made it back safely to Atlas. He is mentioned to be watching the sparring match between his teammates Chester and Rue against Neela and Xanthos. After his team loses, he promptly leaves the training room. Niall is a Gaelic and Irish name of uncertain meaning, but has been suggested to mean "champion", or "cloud". Ruskin is derived from a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "from a family of tanners".

## Highpoint

### Bougainvillea Family

*Appears in: ZRCN*
* **Carmen Bougainvillea** is the head of security at Highpoint. Carmen is described as being between the ages of Parson and Wren. She appears to have a good working relationship with the Mobile Operatives. She is described as having a firm but fair personality and is very efficient and persistent when it comes to her work. Carmen means "ode" or "poem". It can also mean "god's vineyard", a name which is shared with a mountain range in Northern Israel. Bougainvillea comes from the genus of plants of the same name which are known for their pinkish colour.
* **Maroon Bougainvillea** is the son of Carmen Bougainvillea. He is in his late teens. Maroon makes his first appearance in the Highpoint Mines, where Belleza and Miho come across him trying to break off a dust crystal which he plans to use to impress a girl. Upon seeing the two women, he panics and begs them not to tell his mother about what he was doing, implying he had attempted it before. After both parties agree not to tell anyone about seeing the other, Maroon flees. The name Maroon comes from the colour of the same name.

### Clinton Douglas

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Clinton Douglas** is a friend of Caspian and a former student at Pelorus Academy.

He attended the Astrolabe Ball along with Nerio. According to Neela, he possibly spent much of the evening flirting with girls from Astrolabe University. He was later mentioned to have recorded his friends drunkenly dancing.

He alludes to Inachus, a river-god in Greek Mythology.

Clinton is derived from an Old English place name "settlement on the River Glyme". Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: *dubh*, meaning "dark, black"; and *glas*, meaning "stream".

### Daisy Tisane

*Appears in: ZRCN*
Daisy is a friend of Maroon Bougainvillea. She was mentioned by Maroon when he tried to explain to Belleza and Miho what he was doing in the mines, revealing that he was trying to impress her by breaking off a dust crsytal.

Daisy comes from the flower of the same name. Tisane comes from another name for herbal tea which are made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water.

### Lana Porfirio

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Lana Porfirio** is the daughter of Heath Porfirio and the older sister of Chester and two others. She is a student at Astrolabe University and also works part-time as a receptionist at her father's company. Apparently, she takes after her father.

Lana is a name with several possible meaning depending on the origin, including "little rock" and "calm as still waters".

### Nerio Fairburn

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Nerio Fairburn** is a friend of Caspian and a member of the Highpoint security team.

He attended the Astrolabe Ball along with Clinton. According to Neela, he possibly spent much of the evening flirting with girls from Astrolabe University, before drunkenly dancing with Caspian.

He alludes to Cephisus, a river-god in Greek Mythology.

Nerio is derived from Greek *νηρός* (neros) meaning "water". Fairburn is derived from a habitational name from Fairburn in North Yorkshire, so named from Old English *fearn* ‘fern’ + *burna* ‘stream’.

### Siegfried

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Siegfried** is the fiancé of Sera Leclair.

He was present at the Astrolabe Ball where he accompanied his fiancé. They were seen with Gorman and Mira helping to welcome guests, though were noted as not being as actively involved in this.

Siegfried is a German language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements *sig* "victory" and *frithu* "protection, peace".

## Mantle

### Mrs Clearwater

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Mrs Clearwater** was a neighbour and friend of Cordovan Radcliff and Wren Honeycutt. She was responsible for looking after Rosie Radcliff during the day. She owns a large cat which Rosie joked would eat her after looking at her funny.

Clearwater comes from a German topographic name for someone who lived by a source of clear water.

## Apex

### Chen Yeung

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Chen Yeung** is the husband of Olive Vines and the father of Helia Vines. Chen lives with his wife in Apex and works as a painter. Based on his name and the fact that his daughter attended Haven Academy, he most likely comes from Mistral.

Chen is from Chinese and means "great; tremendous".

Yeung comes from an alternate spelling of the Chinese surname Yang meaning "aspen" or "willow."

Chen alludes to Hyperion, a Titan in Greek Mythology. Hyperion was also the father of Helios, who is his daughter's allusion.

### Guilford

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Guilford** is the butler of the Sewick Family. Although the butler, Zelde reflects that she and her brother thought of him as family.

Guilford means "ford with yellow flowers".

## Miscellaneous

### Brother of Farron Hargrave

*Appears in: ZRCN*
Is the unnamed brother of Farron Hargrave.

Little is known about him, other than that he was still the formal owner of Hargrave Manufacturing at the time of the battle between Team ZRCN, Candy and Wisteria. Although little is known of their relationship, it could be implied that he and Farron have something of a poor relationship, considering that the latter was willing to use him as cover to safely flee to Shizukana.

### Nessa

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Nessa** was a student at Pelorus Academy and was a friend of Neela and Cordovan. Little is known about her other than she once asked Cordovan out to dinner.

Nessa is derived from a Greek name meaning "pure, holy". It is possible Nessa is short for Vanessa, which is also the name of a species of butterfly.

### Cosmos

*Appears in: ZRCN*
**Cosmos** is the brother of Diantha Rossi, and the uncle of Belleza, Bianca, and Calantha Rossi. Little is known about him, other than that he supposedly betrayed the family. He may have had some military connections, as Wisteria recalls him as one of the spies/assets that the Rossi's have working for them.

Cosmos is of Greek origin meaning "order, beauty". It can also be an alternate name for the universe. It is unclear whether Cosmos is his real name or not, however, Cosmos is also the name of a genus of flowers of the same name, and therefore more closely follows the naming theme of his sister.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sustraiii.tumblr.com/post/642765893366120448/who-is-siegfried-and-who-are-nerio-and-clint