Sophie Elizabeth Foster (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

Sophie Elizabeth Foster is the main protagonist in the *Keeper oof the Lost Cities* series. All of the books (except for a few parts of *Unlocked)* are from her perspective. She is a fealty-sworn member of the Black Swan and a Regent for the Council on Team Valiant. Between her training with the Black Swan, struggles with the Neverseen, and missions for Team Valiant, she attends Foxfire Academy and lives at Havenfield with her adoptive parents, Grady and Edaline Ruewen. In the later books, particularly *Legacy*, she also searches for the truth about her past (namely her biological parents) and purpose, which are shrouded in mystery. In the 8th book, Sophie discovers that Councillor Oralie is her genetic mother and decides to stop looking for her father. As of Stellarlune, she is currently in a romantic relationship with Keefe Sencen.

As part of Project Moonlark, the Black Swan genetically altered Sophie's DNA before birth, giving her a combination of different but powerful abilities. They implanted her in a human woman to be raised as part of the Foster family. She lived in San Diego as part of this family for the first twelve years of her life. After Fitz Vacker found and revealed her true identity to her, she moved to the Lost Cities and was placed under the guardianship of the Ruewens. They adopted her at the end of the first book.

Sophie currently attends Foxfire Academy, the only noble school in the Lost Cities, for levels two (*Keeper of the Lost Cities*), three (*Exile,* *Everblaze,* *Lodestar,* and *Nightfall*), and four (*Flashback,* *Legacy,* and *Stellarlune).* She temporarily attended Exillium in *Neverseen* with her friends after their banishment.

As of *Legacy*, she is 15 in elvin years. In Stellarlune, Sophie wondered if she was sixteen but was unsure because of the elvin culture's way of not making birthdays or age of great importance due to their seemingly endless lifespan.

The name "Sophie," derived from "*Sophía*" (Σοφία) in Greek, means "wisdom." Sophie’s last name, “Foster”, means to take care of a child as if it were your own, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent. It can also mean "forest guardian."

## Appearance

Sophie is described as very beautiful and striking, although she doesn't think so. She has golden blonde hair that reaches just past her shoulders, and her eyes are a warm brown with flecks of gold, because of her alicorn modeled DNA. As of *Exile,* she has a star-shaped scar on the back of her right hand from her first ability reset. She also gained small scars on the knuckles of her right hand in *Flashback*, and in *Legacy,* she gets a new scar on her leg from her second ability-reset.

Sophie doesn't enjoy wearing fancy clothes, because she doesn't like the extra attention they bring her. After manifesting as an Enhancer, she starts dressing more like Biana Amberly Vacker to help camouflage the gloves she has to wear. Although she is given the option to not wear gloves at all in *Flashback* due to the fake nails Tinker, the Black Swan's Technopath, invents for her, Mr. Forkle recommended she keep wearing the gloves for extra safety measures.

Sophie also has a Wanderling, a remnant from her falsely assumed death in *Keeper of the Lost Cities.* It has star-shaped golden leaves that cover the branches and dark brown seedpods. It is a plain, basic tree with a pale trunk and no flowers or other colors. It is also much smaller than Dex's. Sophie believed that it was because of her malfunctioning DNA. She also wears a charm bracelet with an elephant charm on it which was given to her by her adoptive parents, Grady and Edaline.

## Personality

### Shy

Sophie is first depicted as a lonely and shy girl at the beginning of the series. Due to elvin intellect, she is a 12-year-old among high school seniors. She is also called a know-it-all by her peers and even teachers. As a result, she often wore dull colors in an attempt to blend in with the background. Even in her new home in the Lost Cities, too much attention makes her uncomfortable.

Due to always hearing the negative thoughts of those around her growing up, and her low self-esteem, Sophie often presumes that others think poorly of her, even when it is clear that they don't. As such, she often has trouble discerning how people feel about her with any sort of attraction.

### Protective

Sophie's most prominent traits later in the series are her protectiveness and willingness to help her friends, even if the situation is risky, dangerous, or life threatening. In *Keeper of the Lost Cities* she demonstrated this when she nearly faded away while escaping the Neverseen because she wrapped all of her concentration around Dexter Alvin Dizznee, who escaped alongside her. She often attempts to stop her friends from risking their lives while helping her.

### Secretive

As she has had to keep the secret and abnormalities of her Telepathy for her whole childhood, Sophie is very secretive and is hesitant to tell anyone about her personal problems. Because of this, she is often described as 'mysterious' by Keefe Sencen, leading to him nicknaming her The Mysterious Miss F.

### Determined

Sophie is also very determined, refusing to give up despite any situation. A prime example would be her constant attempts to contact Fitz in *Keeper of the Lost Cities* after the Neverseen kidnapped her, despite their threats. Her determination also causes her to be quite stubborn and sometimes hypocritical, especially when it comes to protecting her friends and loved ones.

Her determined nature also stems from her curiosity; though Sophie had a hard time accepting the fact that she was an elf, this did not deter her curiosity. She always wants to learn more about the elvin world and gets frustrated when others can't or will not give her the information that she seeks.

Sophie's determination can also manifest itself in impulsivity, as she can often be reckless, especially when it comes to protecting her friends and family.

### Emotional

Sophie often becomes emotional in stressful circumstances. She has a habit of tugging on her "itchy" eyelashes when she is nervous or frustrated. She often cries when she's frustrated (sometimes pressing her face on her friends' shoulders while she cries). She also feels guilt easily. Sophie can get angry at others, especially when she is frustrated, a prime example being her argument with Councillor Oralie after finding out she was her biological mother. Sophie often doubts herself and sometimes needs reassurance to boost her self-confidence.

### Snarky

Sophie also has a snarky side, often brought out during exasperation, anger, protectiveness (ex. Lord Cassius), or when she's annoyed or wants to be annoying on purpose (ex. to Sandor). This is mentioned several times by bodyguards in *Legacy* and *Unlocked*, saying Sophie is becoming "more strong-willed" and "confident." This could possibly be due to a newfound coping mechanism, or as Lord Cassius Sencen said in *Unlocked*, the result of spending too much time with Keefe Sencen. Either way, Sophie seems to have developed a cocky and smart-aleck attitude since the beginning of the book series, which Grizel and Sandor seem to have mixed opinions about.

### Oblivious

Sophie is very oblivious. Most of her friends already noticed that Fitz had a crush on Sophie, but she had no idea. She was also oblivious to the idea that everyone knew that she had a crush on Fitz, which was later proven true. Sophie is also oblivious to the fact that Keefe had feelings for her too, until Ro told her and she realized she liked him back.

## Abilities/Skills

Sophie, as of Book 8: *Legacy*, is a Telepath, Inflictor, Polyglot, Teleporter, and Enhancer (although the books hint that she might have more undiscovered abilities). She is most likely the most powerful known elf in the Lost Cities. Even though it is not a special ability, Sophie also has an incredibly powerful photographic memory. She can perform brain pushes, transforming mental energy into physical energy. She can also speak to animals telepathically, a skill that no other elf has accomplished.

### Abilities

* **Telepath**

Sophie has been able to read minds since she was five years old. Mr. Forkle, the leader of Project Moonlark, triggered the ability when she was unconscious after hitting her head. Many consider her the most powerful Telepath in the Elvin world. She is able to communicate telepathically over incredible distances, even while injured and sedated. She is also the only elf who can safely enter and heal a broken mind. Sophie can also read the minds and hear the thoughts of animals, later teaching Fitz how to do this. She can use her abilities to pinpoint others' exact locations, which she first realized while playing a game of base quest at Everglen. Her Foxfire mentor is Tiergan, and before that, Mr. Forkle trained her mind while she was asleep. With the exception of Mr. Forkle, Sophie is able to read the mind of any Telepath regardless of their blocking. Only Mr. Forkle and Fitz Vacker can read her thoughts because they have a unique code that allows them to bypass Sophie's blocking subconsciously. Fitz transmits "It's me" (revealed in *Flashback,* Fitz short story), although Mr. Forkle's transmission is unknown. Fitz and Sophie are also Cognates.

* **Polyglot**

Sophie showed signs of being a Polyglot while she was escaping her kidnappers in the first book. Mr. Forkle triggered the ability after rescuing them. She then spoke to an old man in French without realizing it, and Dex recognized that it was a different language. Alden told her that being a Polyglot would help her in Multispeciesial Studies, a Foxfire subject. This ability is the reason why she takes Linguistics, an Elite class, although she struggles with mimicking, an important skill in this class often quickly learned by other Polyglots. Her Linguistics instructor is Lady Cadence.

* **Inflictor**

Normally, Inflictors can only inflict negative emotions. However, since the Black Swan modeled her DNA off of Alicorn DNA, she can inflict positive emotions as well. She uses this skill to bring people's minds back from a mental break. The first time she used the ability (other than the time she inflicted on Amy) was when she made her kidnappers fall to the ground in pain in *Keeper of the Lost Cities.* She harnesses her built-up emotions by imagining them as thick strings that she keeps tied in a mental knot beneath her ribs. Her instructor is Councillor Bronte, who was previously the only registered Inflictor in the Elvin world before she also manifested as an Inflictor. In *Legacy,* after her abilities are reset, her inflicting ability becomes more powerful, allowing her to target the emotions towards specific people in a lightning-like pink and red beam.

* **Teleporter**

Acquired from the similarities to Alicorns in her genes, Sophie is able to teleport, the only known elf with this ability. When teleporting, Sophie must build momentum by either falling from a high place such as a cliff, by levitating and then dropping, or by entering the void through sprinting. The last method might be due to an exercise she does with Councillor Oralie or an observation made by Keefe when comparing Luna and Wynn’s teleportation to hers. After entering the void, she has to imagine the place she'd like to go to and she will fall through the sky and out of the void to it. However, Sophie cannot teleport through anything solid (underground, such as Exile*,* into buildings, or into the Sanctuary, which is located in a mountain range).

* **Enhancer**

Sophie can enhance someone's energy and ability. Her body builds up energy in her fingertips and releases it through physical contact.

In *Flashback,* Tinker invents a gadget that can attach to Sophie's fingernails to block her Enhancing. She can turn on and off this effect by simply tapping her fingernails together. Mr. Forkle informed her that there is no way for her to lock it at any time, placing her in a precarious position because an enemy could force her to turn off the force field and enhance them; however, she took the risk anyway because of the advantages the fake nails presented. This ability is not a result of her genetic modification, and it is stated that Mr. Forkle decided not to include this ability in her genetic code because of the risk it presents. Sophie may have never manifested this ability if Mr. Forkle hadn't triggered it in *Lodestar*.

In *Legacy,* she resets her enhancing and inflicting abilities with another dose of limbium. They become much stronger than they were before and she needed to wear multiple pairs of gloves, along with her usual fingernail gadgets, so she didn't enhance anyone. After a freeing exercise with Councillor Oralie, she found that she was able to turn the enhancing on and off at her will.

### Skills

* **Photographic Memory**

Sophie also has a very strong photographic memory, which helped her excel academically in her human schools. She often projects these photographic memories into a memory log that Alden gave her, which keeps track of different moments for her to reference. This ability helps Sophie in classes such as The Universe, as she has the stars memorized. It also allows her to remember information the Black Swan planted in her mind while she was living in the human world. This was also part of the reason why she was so smart in the human world.

* **Skills learned at Exillium**

She learned many skills during her time at Exillium. These include Channeling, Body temperature regulation, Levitating, Darkness vision, Breath Control, Appetite Suppression and Outward Channeling. She had a panic attack during the Darkness Vision lesson since it gave her flashbacks to when the Neverseen kidnapped her in Keeper of the Lost Cities. During her time at the Healing Center in *Flashback*, Keefe taught her how to improve her body temperature regulation. Before being exiled, however, she already had skill with Telekinesis.

## Involvement

### *Keeper of the Lost Cities*

Sophie starts the book in the human world, but a mysterious boy (Fitz- also known as Fitzroy) comes and tells her she is actually an elf. Sophie then must leave her human family and life behind and come to the Lost Cities. She goes to Foxfire, a school for elves, and makes several friends. She receives several notes from the Black Swan placed in her locker, and following them, bottles some fire as proof the fires in the human world were not natural. She gets kidnapped, along with Dex, after getting in a fight with several of her friends. She is drugged and unconscious for days, but eventually, Mr. Forkle rescues them, leaving them in Paris by themselves. From there, Sophie manifests new abilities, then gets away from the Neverseen, and transmits to Fitz, who saves them with help.

### *Exile*

The first part of the book sees Sophie finding an extremely rare Alicorn. Throughout the book, they develop a special connection. Silveny, the Alicorn, accompanies Sophie and Keefe when they travel to the Black Swan's secret hideout later in the book. In the hideout, Sophie is finally fully healed from her mental "malfunction" she got when she faded away in *Keeper of the Lost Cities.* At the end she heals Alden's mind, discovering that she can accomplish this by herself.

### *Everblaze*

Sophie becomes closer to the Black Swan, having meetings with them throughout the book. She discovers that Brant is her kidnapper and Jolie's murderer. The majority of Council turns against her after she tries to read the Ogre King's mind. She ends up with a Ability Restrictor which Dex had built not knowing it would be used on Sophie. Her friends went with the Black Swan to Mount Everest and she soon joined them. At the end of the book, she leaves with Dex, Biana, Fitz, and Keefe to go join the Black Swan.

### *Neverseen*

In this book, Sophie and her closest friends from the Lost Cities go to join the Black Swan and find out about the Neverseen. The ogres, who have allied with the Neverseen, unleash a plague that infects the gnomes. At her time at Exillium, she meets the twins, Tam and Linh. They also discover that Alvar is a member of the Neverseen and that Fintan is alive.

### *Lodestar*

In this book, Sophie and her friends return to the Lost Cities. Sophie struggles to maintain her relationship with Keefe, now that he joined the Neverseen to work as a double agent. Under the assumption Grady and Edaline are in danger, Sophie forgets that she has another set of parents. Sophie takes a journey to the Forbidden Cities, only to find out her parents have gone missing. When Sophie discovers her sister hiding in a closet, she is forced to break the law and take Amy to the Lost Cities to protect her.

### *Nightfall*

In this book, Sophie is on a mission to get her human family back. Her human sister, Amy, is hidden by her replacement guardians, Quinlin and Livvy. Sophie, with the help of her friends and the Black Swan and other unexpected members, go on the tough journey to gain back her family. They run into unimaginable beasts at the "second" Nightfall and a mysterious prisoner from Lumenaria.

### *Flashback*

In this book, Sophie is severely physically and mentally injured by the Neverseen who used Shadowflux, gaining more bodyguards and having training sessions. Fitz and Sophie confess their feelings to each other. Silveny gives birth to twins, who unfortunately were born underdeveloped, but are saved by being incubated in a troll hive. The Vacker Legacy is revealed; Luzia and Empress Pernille had been hiding modified, super-intelligent troll newborns, who cause the death of Umber and kill many other ogre soldiers. Lady Gisela forces Tam to join the Neverseen, much to Sophie's horror. Sophie decides to register for matchmaking for Fitz. She is however, discovered to be unmatchable at the end of the book, because of her unknown genetics.

### *Legacy*

In this book, Sophie becomes a part of Team Valiant and a Regent. Mr. Forkle restores her other missing memory and Sophie resets her abilities, and her Inflicting and Enhancing become much stronger. Sophie, Keefe, and Fitz ambush Lady Gisela in Loamnore, but Tam escapes with Gisela. Sophie and Keefe take over Fitz's project to search Cassius's memories and are able to recover two shattered memories. The two also discover Alvar, who they allow to escape in exchange for information on Keefe's Legacy. Sophie wants to find out who her biological parents are; after discovering Oralie is her biological mother, she decides to stop searching. She and Fitz have a fight, and they break up. Following finding a note from the Neverseen to meet them in Loamnore, Sophie creates a new plan to take the Neverseen by surprise. Keefe is forced to complete his Legacy and is put into a coma so Sophie takes him to the Healing Center. Later, she and Fitz make up, but decide to remain just friends. Oralie promises to help Sophie recover the secrets in her cache, in hopes that they will help wake up Keefe.

### *Unlocked*

In this book, Sophie unlocks Oralie's cache. She talks with Keefe after he wakes up, and he tells Sophie to stay away from him because of his new ability. Sophie goes to Candleshade and talks with Fitz and Lord Cassius. They decide to meet with Glimmer the next day. She leads Fitz, Sophie, and Biana to the Neverseen's storehouse. Sophie collects Kenric's cache among with a few other items and sets a fire to the storehouse. When the group returns to Solreef, Sophie gets reprimanded by Tiergan and Grady and talks to Mr. Forkle.

### *Stellarlune*

In this book, Sophie's reaction to Keefe's note left at the end of Unlocked. Sophie finds Ro and they go to Lord Cassius's house to find out some info on where Keefe is. Cassius shows Sophie some of his memories of Lady Gisela, showing she is a conjurer. Sophie eventually realizes it would do Keefe better if she left him in the Forbidden Cities. Sophie's friends are upset that she has burned down the Neverseen Storehouse and they go confront Glimmer. Glimmer is revealed to be Rayni Aria.

## Relationships

### Human Family

Sophie had a very strong relationship with her human family, and still has one with her younger sister, Amy Foster. She cried and was very distraught when the time came for her to be separated from them and was depressed for a short time before she slowly learned to adjust to her new world. Her human father is William David Foster (Connor Freeman), her human mother is Emma Iris Foster (Kate Freeman), and her sister is Amy Rose Foster (Natalie Freeman). When Sophie left for the Lost Cities, Washers relocated her human family and wiped all their memories of Sophie so they didn't need to think their daughter died to accommodate Sophie's request. She originally believed that her younger sister, Amy, was annoying, but when the time came for her to move to the Lost Cities and have her family's memories erased, she realized she cared for her.

At the end of *Lodestar*, Sophie thought her family might be in danger from the Neverseen, so she visited their new home, only to realize that the Neverseen had already been there and kidnapped her parents.

In *Nightfall*, Sophie learns that her sister successfully hid from the Neverseen. Seeing Sophie and hearing her speak returned Amy's memories of Sophie. Amy temporarily came to live with Quinlin and Livvy. While in Atlantis, she learned about the Lost Cities and became closer to Sophie. Sophie rescued her parents from the Neverseen, and their memories were again wiped by Washers, excluding Amy, who was allowed to keep her memories on the condition that she would never reveal anything about the Lost Cities while in the Forbidden Cities.

Amy and Sophie reunited temporarily in *Legacy* when Mr. Forkle gave both of them a painful memory back from when Sophie unintentionally inflicted on Amy when she was nine and Amy was six years old. They tried to give one another updates while visiting, but were rushed along by Mr. Forkle and Sandor so they could finish before Amy's parents came back.

In *Stellarlune,* Sophie called Amy with her imparter because she suspected Keefe to be with her sister while hiding in the Forbidden Cities. She was wrong, but during this brief call, Amy teased her about Keefe multiple and seemed to enjoy it immensely.

### Keefe Sencen

* **Close friend/Second kiss (after Dex)/ Boyfriend/Love interest**

Keefe and Sophie first met in the halls of Foxfire. Sophie was heading to the Healing Center and Keefe was ditching class. Since then, the two have been in detention together numerous times. Being an Empath, Keefe can feel Sophie's emotions much stronger than he can feel others', even when he is not in contact with her. Keefe enjoys teasing and jokingly flirting with Sophie at times, even proclaiming himself as "President of the Foster Fan Club."

Instead of calling Sophie by her first name, Keefe frequently calls her by her last name, Foster, as well as often making comments about "Team Foster-Keefe." When the two, along with their friends, run off to join the Black Swan, Keefe opens up to Sophie about his trauma and coping mechanisms, and the two become much closer. Sophie was the first and only person to see Keefe for who he actually is beneath all the jokes.

While staying at Alluveterre, Sophie was there for Keefe, helping him deal with the possibility of losing his mother. At the end of the book, Keefe gifted Sophie with a hand-painted beaded necklace he had originally made for his mother. Keefe joined the Neverseen after that.

Throughout *Lodestar*, Keefe and Sophie had telepathic check-ins every day where Keefe filled Sophie in on any important information regarding the Neverseen. She constantly pleaded with him to leave the organization, but he refused. At the end of the book, during the attack on Lumenaria, Keefe promised Sophie that he would always be there for her.

In the Barnes and Noble Special Edition Short Story of *Nightfall*, Keefe admitted that he had a crush on Sophie. Keefe tried to escape bed rest many times, and he even tried to escape just so he could know if Sophie was safe. He also vowed to always be there for her as a friend until she was "ready for more."

In *Flashback*, Keefe and Sophie grow closer prior to their bonding in the Healing Center where Sophie was admitted. Keefe's feelings towards Sophie was hinted many times.

In Stellarlune, Ro tells Sophie that Keefe likes her and she realises that she likes him back. Sophie confesses her feelings for Keefe and they kiss. She said, "I know you said you got over a bunch of things after you left the Lost Cities, and I'm sure that probably includes the stuff you told me in your note. And I know you said you're not looking for a relationship right now-and I get it. But...it makes me a little sad. Mostly because it means I missed my chance to be with this really incredible guy who makes me laugh and always finds ways to be there when I need him. And that's fine. It's my fault-and I'm not trying to like...guilt you into liking me again. I just felt like you should know why I might get a little awkward around you right now. I'm trying to figure out how to go back to only seeing you as a friend, and it's not easy, since I'd just started realising how much I care about you."

### Fitz Vacker

* **Cognate/Close friend/Former boyfriend/Former love interest/Possible love interest**

Fitz and Sophie first met when he was sent on a mission to find her in the Forbidden Cities and bring her to the Lost Cities, and she has had a crush on him since then. Over time, the two of them grow to become close friends, relying on one another in near-death encounters. In *Neverseen*, they begin training to become Cognates. To do so, the two must put their trust in each other and share any secrets they previously kept to themselves. Fitz is also the only Telepath, besides Mr. Forkle, capable of reading Sophie’s mind. Sophie and Fitz are shown to have a close bond and can telepathically transmit to one another over vast distances.

In *Flashback*, Sophie and Fitz finally admit to their crushes on one another, but they decide to hold off on a relationship until Sophie is ready for one. Their relationship is semi-confirmed by Fitz in *Legacy,* however, the two soon break up over a disagreement. Later on, Fitz apologizes for how he has hurt Sophie, and they decide to remain as just friends, at least for the time being.

### Dex Dizznee

* **Best friend/Adoptive cousin/First kiss/Possible love interest**

Dex is Sophie's first and best friend, as stated in the books, although Biana also considers herself to be Sophie's best friend. Dex cares deeply about Sophie, and he often studies with her for their exams. He was with her when she was kidnapped and was also taken in the first book.

In the earlier books, he strongly disapproved of Sophie associating herself with Fitz and his family, claiming that they are a bunch of distrustful people and often referred to Fitz as "Wonderboy." Although Sophie ignored his warning and later learned that Biana only became friends with her because Alden ordered her to, Dex supported her despite their previous argument.

In *Exile*, Sophie tried to talk to him privately about their kidnapping because she felt that they were the only ones who could understand it. During the conversation, Dex admitted he kept quiet and didn't scream for help so that the kidnappers wouldn't hurt Sophie. When Sophie needed his help opening the gate to the Cliffside pasture, he came and helped despite his reluctance and fear. He was also with Sophie when they found Silveny, one of two Alicorns in the world at the time. It is also mentioned that he came around to Havenfield and Sophie often roped him in to help her with her chores, such as washing the various animals at the pastures.

In *Keeper of the Lost Cities*, his ability as a Technopath was revealed and Sophie comforted him about it, often reassuring him that it was a cool ability. In Book 3: *Everblaze*, he began working with the Council and building weapons. When Sophie had been issued a punishment for entering the ogre king's mind, he was ordered to make her an ability restrictor circlet. Although he regretted listening to the Council, it still took time for Sophie to forgive him. When she was ambushed by Brant, he responded to her panic switch ring alert and took her circlet off even though it meant possibly being exiled. He joins her in running off to the Black Swan, showing his loyalty and friendship.

In *Nightfall*, Dex had modified crush cuffs that had his name on them to act as restrainers for her Enhancing. He admitted that he'd had the crush cuffs since the last year when he was too scared to give them to her at midterms; she assured him that it was very sweet. She kissed him to determine if either of them truly had feelings for each other. They did not and they departed as best friends. It confirmed that starting in the first book, Dex has liked Sophie as more than a friend.

As of *Flashback*, Sophie and Dex remain best friends, and Dex has even begun to joke about his previous crush on Sophie, indicating that he has moved on.

### Biana Vacker

* **Close friend/Possible love interest**

Biana disliked Sophie at first, but they eventually grew to be friends. She first became friends with Sophie because her father made her (which Sophie found out via Stina), but as she got to know Sophie, Biana became a genuine friend of hers, even crying when Sophie was kidnapped in Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities.

Biana has proven herself to be a fierce and loyal friend to Sophie. Biana occasionally lends Sophie clothes, always saying she looks good in them. She has used her Vanishing ability to go on secret missions with Sophie.

In *Legacy*, Biana becomes part of Team Valiant with Sophie and is always ready to help Sophie in any way.

### Tam Song

* **FriendPossible love interest**

Sophie and her friends first met Tam Song and his twin sister Linh in *Neverseen*, when they went to Exillium.

When she first described him to her friends, she was initially the only person willing to trust him.

Tam is a Shade, meaning he can manipulate shadows and darkness, read people's potential for darkness using a substance called shadowvapor, and may control shadowflux, even though he prefers not to practice it.

He will not trust anyone until he has taken a said shadowvapor reading. Upon reading Sophie, he remarked that she has an equal amount of shadowvapor and illumination and that they cancel each other out.

### Linh Song

* **FriendPossible love interest**

Sophie and Linh have been friends since Sophie helped her in Exillium.

They are very loyal to each other, as shown in *Lodestar* when Sophie defended the twins while they confronted their parents. She seems slightly jealous of the admiration Fitz has for Linh.

Linh is a Hydrokinetic, which is what caused all the floods that banished her to Exillium. When Sophie became an Enhancer, Linh often put distance between them, fearing that she might flood something again, but in *Nightfall* she used her ability combined with Sophie's Enhancing in order to save Atlantis.

### Marella Redek

* **Friend/Possible love interest**

Marella was one of Sophie’s first friends in the Lost Cities. She and Sophie became friends in *Keeper of the Lost Cities*, but later, when Sophie started hanging out with the Vackers, Keefe, and Dex more, Marella felt left out and started hanging out with Stina.

However, in *Lodestar*, Marella had her hidden ability triggered by Mr. Forkle and started spending more time with Sophie as she uses her abilities to help fight the Neverseen.

Her family name is Redek, and she dislikes nicknames, telling Sophie in the first book, "My name's Marella. Not Mare. Not Ella. No nicknames."

In *Nightfall*, Marella was brought back because she manifested as a Pyrokinetic and joined the Black Swan to help Sophie get her human family back.

In *Flashback*, Marella helped Sophie and her friends fight off the baby trolls with her powers.

### Edaline Ruewen

* **Adoptive mother**

Edaline is a sensitive mother when it comes to Sophie being burnt by something, as her first daughter, Jolie, died in a fire. Sophie reminds her of Jolie, as she has said a few times, and that makes it a little painful to look at Sophie sometimes.

She had a hard time adjusting to having Sophie in *Keeper of the Lost Cities*, but she eventually sees Sophie as her daughter. Edaline is very protective of Sophie and is overbearing at times to ensure her safety in *Keeper of the Lost Cities*. After Sophie discovered that she and Grady were cancelling her adoption, their relationship was very rocky to the point of Sophie never talking to them and ripping off the Ruewen crest on her cape.

When Sophie saw Edaline and Grady in Jolie's old bedroom, she overheard part of their conversation and found it easier to try and forgive them. After Sophie was found and returned, she decided to stay with them and become part of the family.

Edaline is very supportive of Sophie's decisions and does her best to make sure Sophie is always comforted and safe. She also often can't help but eavesdrop on Sophie and Fitz's conversations and is always a shoulder for Sophie to cry on when times get rough.

### Grady Ruewen

* **Adoptive father**

Grady is fun, warm, and cheery, but when Sophie is in trouble, he becomes cold and stern.

He, like Edaline, had a hard time adjusting to her, but at the end of *Keeper of the Lost Cities*, he welcomed her with open arms. Grady is a Mesmer and Sophie gets nervous when he uses his talent.

He is very protective of Sophie, a prominent example being in *Everblaze*, where he went to the length of mesmerizing the Council into smacking their own faces, in an attempt to save Sophie from her punishment for reading the ogre king's mind. (Dex's Ability Restrictor).

### Councillor Oralie

* **Supporter/Councillor/Biological mother**

Oralie is a Councillor who has constantly supported Sophie since *Keeper of the Lost Cities*.

Oralie was the deciding vote when Sophie was applying for Foxfire. She supports the Black Swan and is sometimes consulted in their decisions.

She has helped Sophie with numerous projects, from getting her a visit with Gethen to fixing Exillium.

She is one of Sophie's Councillor contacts for Team Valliant.

In *Legacy*, Oralie was revealed to be Sophie's biological mother just after helping Sophie "fix" her Enhancing. After Sophie learns this, she gets extremely angry at Oralie for lying to her and avoids her, refusing to even think of Oralie by her name.

However, Oralie's cache contains a secret that might be the only way to save Keefe. At the end of Legacy, they agree to work together on opening it.

### Alden Vacker

* **Friend/Father figure**

Alden is Fitz and Biana's father.

Sophie almost always goes to him with problems and concerns and clues about the Black Swan, but she has kept some things from him, like the Spyball (she was afraid he would confiscate it, taking away her only access to her human family). Alden sent his sons on missions to find Sophie and had received a newspaper article leading him to Sophie.

Sophie trusts him and he trusts her.

In *Exile*, Alden asked Sophie to be his guide when he performed a memory break on Fintan. Sophie was very upset when Alden's mind was broken, and she was determined to find a way to save him.

### Mr. Forkle

* **Creator/Mentor/Principal/Father-figure)**

Mr. Forkle was Sophie's next-door neighbor in the Forbidden Cities.

He was one of the main Elves involved with tweaking Sophie's DNA and triggered her Telepathy when she was five. He trained her mentally at night so she would be an exceptional Telepath.

He became quite involved with Sophie's life after she joined the Black Swan (which is under his guidance).

In *Lodestar*, Mr. Forkle died after being stabbed by Gethen in Lumenaria. Despite Sophie's protests, he said, "This is my swan song." He commanded her to live her own life, to not let grief break her, and he asked Keefe to help her. The castle in Lumenaria was destroyed, almost burying him and Councillor Oralie alive. He had told Oralie to "take care of [his] moonlark."

When Sophie discovered "Mr. Forkle's" identical twin, she assumed that Mr. Forkle had not perished and had toyed with her emotions. When she learned about the brothers, she understood his decision and planted his tree.

In *Neverseen*, he is revealed as both Sir Astin and Magnate Leto. He has confirmed that he officially has five identities as well.

### Silveny

* **Close friend**

Silveny is one of the last known living Alicorns. She is a very fun, energetic, free-spirited, and kind soul, and sometimes she behaves as a motherly figure for Sophie.

Sophie meets Silveny in Exile while looking for a runaway sasquatch, and Sophie uses her Telepathy to talk to Silveny and encourage Silveny to listen to her.

Silveny quickly learns to trust Sophie and they become very close friends. Silveny is always there for Sophie and even monitors her dreams sometimes when Sophie is having nightmares. They tend to talk via thoughts, though there was a point in time (when Silveny was pregnant) that Silveny refused to talk to her.

### Tiergan Alenefar

* **Telepathy mentor**

Tiergan is very supportive of Sophie's Telepathy training.

Despite his dislike for the Vacker family due to Prentice's memory break, he was the first to pair Sophie and Fitz together for Telepathy training because they worked so well together as Telepaths.

Sophie calls on Tiergan when she's in need (like when Alden's mind broke) and trusts him with some of her worries.

Tiergan was later revealed to be Granite, a leading member of the Black Swan's Collective.

### Sandor

* **Bodyguard/Close friend**

Sandor is Sophie's bodyguard and is a strong, stubborn goblin who was charged with taking care of Sophie after she was kidnapped in the first book. Though he has a prickly exterior, he has a good heart and cares about Sophie.He helps Sophie out during her investigations and does his best to protect her. His voice, according to Sophie, would better suit a bunny rabbit than a goblin bodyguard.

### Calla

* **Former friend/Supporter/Deceased**

Calla was a gnome and a member of the Black Swan and was a part of the team that created Sophie.

She taught Sophie how to make Starkflower stew and liked to call Sophie her 'Brave Moonlark'.

She was always there to calm Sophie.

In *Neverseen*, she willingly became a Panakes tree to provide a cure for a plague affecting the gnomes. Afterwards, Sophie hung out around the tree often and Dex gave Sophie a Panakes perfume to always remember Calla by.

Later, Sophie got to know her great-niece, Flori, at Havenfield.

### Jensi Babblos

* **Former friend/Acquaintance/Possible love interest**

Jensi was the first person at Foxfire to come and talk to Sophie.

She likes him as a friend, but he doesn't hang out with her a lot because he feels a little left out when she is with the group.

Jensi went back to the "drooly boys" and stopped hanging out with the main group eventually in the latter part of the series.

Jensi was later seen at the training that the Exillium Coaches provided for every Lost City citizen, and he was in the Ambi Hemisphere with Sophie, Tam, and Linh.

### Ella

* **Comforting stuffed animal**

Ella is Sophie's beloved Hawaiian shirt-wearing blue stuffed elephant that she brought from the human world.

Sophie cannot sleep without the bright blue elephant.

Ella comforted Sophie when she had to leave her human family. (This may have led to her friends receiving other stuffed animals, such as Mr Snuggles, Fitz's stuffed dragon, Mrs. Stinkbottom, Keefe's stuffed gulon, and Lady Sassyfur, Biana's stuffed yeti, who used to be named Betty-the-Yeti).

In *Nightfall* it is mentioned that her sister Amy has a similar favorite toy, a stuffed bunny named Bun-Bun.

### Councillor Bronte

* **Former frenemy/Councillor/Mentor**

Bronte seemed to hate Sophie throughout the first few books but later became nicer to Sophie and more supportive.

He is her Inflicting Mentor.

In *Legacy*, Sophie had though Bronte was her biological parent because inflicting was very rare and Bronte was the only other Inflictor. Bronte has very clearly denied this proposition.

He is one of Sophie's Councillor contacts for Team Valliant.

### Councillor Kenric Fathdon

* **Former friend/Councillor/Supporter/Deceased**

Kenric was another Councillor who has always been supportive of Sophie.

He was also suspected to be Sophie’s biological father, and Mr. Forkle assured her that he was not.

He was killed at Oblivimyre when Fintan ignited Everblaze to escape and stop Sophie from searching for his memories.

### Elwin

* **Physician/Supporter/Friend**

Elwin is Foxfire's healer and has saved Sophie's life multiple times.

He also loves animal-themed clothing and stuffed animals, and he has frequently given Sophie's friends stuffed animals.

Towards the end of *Legacy*, he comforts Sophie when she's feeling upset about what happened to Keefe.

## References

Information sourced from the Keeper of the Lost Cities Wiki