Jolie Lucine Ruewen (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

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**Jolie Lucine Ruewen** is the deceased daughter of Grady and Edaline Ruewen.

She was a part of the Black Swan and worked for them as a double agent in the Neverseen, intending to break the group from the inside.

Around 16 years before the events of the series, she died at the age of twenty in a fire at her fiancé Brant Alger's house. Brant, a member of the Neverseen, had learned of Jolie's involvement in the Black Swan. In his rage, he set fire to his own house, ultimately murdering Jolie. She was only a Level 8 at Foxfire when she died.

She was a talented Conjurer, like her mother Edaline.

She was also associated with Vertina, her spectral mirror (now owned by Sophie Foster), who knew valuable information about her (later discovered by Sophie). Vertina was a close friend of Jolie's and became very sad and secluded in Jolie's room until Sophie moved in with the Ruewens. She was a very faithful friend to Jolie and kept her secret with the password "Swan Song" until Sophie figured it out to crack the code. This code involved her secret diary.

Although there have been many theories stating that she might have survived, Shannon Messenger confirmed on her *Stellarlune* tour that Jolie had passed and would not make a sudden appearance and proving that she had miraculously survived.

# Appearance

Jolie was described as slender, with blonde haired girl and turquoise eyes. She is said to have owned numerous of laced, frilly purple dresses, and loved fashion and beauty, especially ones that made her stand out and look unique. It is mentioned that she looks very similar to Sophie; Vertina comments on their resemblance but also remarks that Jolie's "hair was shinier than Sophie's" – and she had the most gorgeous turquoise eyes, unlike Sophie's "ugly brown ones".

## Wanderling

Elevated on a small hill and silhouetted against the sky, Jolie's Wanderling is a fragile-looking tree with pale bark, dark green leaves, and slender limbs that fan out toward the sun. Soft yellow leaves drape off the end of each bough like Spanish moss, making the tree elegant and wispy. Large blossoms exactly the same turquoise blue as Edaline's eyes blanket the branches, carrying the scent of honey, berries, and sugar.

## Relationships

**Match Status: Registered, five lists received**

### Grady Howell Ruewen

* **(father)**

Grady is Jolie's father. He cared for her deeply and was heavily impacted by his daughter's death. This caused him and Edaline to seclude themselves in Havenfield until Sophie's arrival and adoption.

### Edaline Kelia Ruewen

* **(mother)**

Edaline is Jolie's mother. Like Grady, she cared a lot about her daughter, whose death caused her immense pain. From the way she slipped back into the role of a mother and cared for Sophie, it appears that Edaline was very close with Jolie during her life.

### Brant Alger ( REDACTED )

* **(fiancé) (*deceased*)**

Brant was Jolie's fiancé. He was an important figure in the Neverseen and one of three known Pyrokinetics. He sparked the fire that killed her, and deep inside was still regretful. He pretended that his sanity was shattered to get others to trust him more, though the truth was his mind must have still had a few splits since Grady couldn't mesmerize his actual mind, only his body. Jolie and Brant had met at a young age and were going to marry, not caring about the scorn they would face because Brant was considered Talentless, even though he was secretly a Pyrokinetic. This meant that he and Jolie would have been a bad match, since the matchmakers only match two elves with abilities or two without. Jolie always saw the good in Brant, and when she discovered his place in the Neverseen, she tried to convince him to change. Unfortunately, he lost his temper and ignited the fire that resulted in her death.

### Vertina

* **(spectral mirror, friend)**

Vertina was Jolie's talking spectral mirror and best friend. Jolie told her all of her secrets and would spend time just chatting with her. Before her death, Jolie gave Vertina a clue about where to find a hidden journal of hers and instructed Vertina to only tell the clue to a person who knows the password, which was 'swan song.' Vertina proved to be a loyal friend when refusing to tell Sophie the clue Jolie told her. Sophie eventually figured out the password, and Vertina reluctantly tells her the clue she was hiding and said it was hard to tell her this secret because she had been keeping it so long.

### Juline Kalea Dizznee

* **(Aunt)**

Juline Kalea Dizznee is Edaline's sister, which means that she is Jolie's aunt. Juline is married to Kesler Ardal Dizznee and was a Bad Match. Brant and Jolie, when married, were going to be a bad match, so Jolie likely talked to Juline quite a bit to handle being a bad match. Edaline and Grady's decision to making Jolie finish the Elite Levels without Brant was based on Juline's parents' decision to do just that when she married Kesler.

### Kesler Ardal Dizznee

* **(Uncle, by marriage)**

Kesler Ardal Dizznee is Juline’s husband, meaning he is Jolie’s uncle by marriage. Kesler and Juline are a bad match, just like Brant and Jolie would have been.

### Prentice Endal

* **(Coworker)**

Prentice Endal recruited Jolie to the Black Swan. He was the Beacon of the Gold Tower and overheard Jolie telling her friend that the old ways don't apply to the new ways. She meant it for matchmaking, but Prentice showed her how her ideas could apply to the Council. At first, Jolie resisted, but after the Neverseen tried to recruit her too, she became the Black Swan's double agent. When Sophie read Prentice's broken mind, Jolie was there with a black swan and told Sophie to "follow the pretty bird across the sky," a line from an old Dwarvish poem. After he was exiled, his son was left with his wife, who soon after died of losing her concentration during a light leap and fading. Prentice's son was adopted by Tiergan.

### Black Swan

* **(Associated Organization)**

Jolie worked for the Black Swan deep undercover, finding information about the Neverseen to help them.

### Neverseen

* **(Associated Organization/Enemy)**

Jolie was a double agent against the Neverseen, spying on them and giving the information to the Black Swan. It is speculated that she could be using her ability as a Conjurer to transport light in and out of the void.

### Sophie Elizabeth Foster

* **(Adopted Sister)**

Sophie would have been Jolie's sister by adoption if Jolie hadn't died before Sophie came to the Lost Cities. It is said that Sophie and Jolie looked a lot alike. They most likely would have liked each other if they knew each other. They are very similar, in looks and personality, and they both are/were part of the Black Swan. Jolie probably would've thought of Sophie as a sister. Sophie speculated that Jolie may have been her mother, but Mr. Forkle assures her that her theory is incorrect.

When Prentice's mind was still broken in Book 5: *Lodestar*, Sophie communicated with him telepathically, and he spoke to her through the image of Jolie because he couldn't figure out who he was.

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