Bram and Blaise Anderson

***Full Name(s):*** Bram and Blaise Anderson

***Birthdate:*** 1837 and 1839

***Died:*** Unknown

***Age:*** 9 (Bram, 1847) 7 (Blaise, 1847)

***Gender:*** Male

***Height:*** Unknown

***Weight:*** Unknown

***Hair Color:*** Black

***Eye Color:*** Brown

***Species:*** Human

***Alias:*** Bram

Blaise

Unknown new identity

***Family Members:*** Wilhelmina Anderson (older sister)

Unnamed parents

***Occupation:*** Unknown

***Residence:*** Unnamed Massachusetts settlement (formerly)

***Abilities:*** Unknown

***Status:*** Deceased

**Quote:**

> "My younger brothers were seven and nine; they played several pranks on me before we even cut the cake. Birthdays and holidays were their excuse to have fun, you could say. On that particular birthday, I recall a certain prank that included putting a snake in one of my presents, though they couldn’t remember which one…” *-Mina to Dobrev in Chapter 8*
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**Bram** and **Blaise Anderson** were the younger brothers of Mina Anderson, the ghost confidant and friend of Dobrev Reign. They lived with their sister in an unnamed Massachusetts settlement before Ghoulsby was established, and were later forced to change their identities and move away while their sister remained behind when vengeful witch hunters threatened to harm the family because of their ancestors being accused of witchcraft.

### Early Life

Bram was born in 1837 after his older sister, Wilhelmina, with Blaise following two years after him in 1839. The Anderson family resided in a Massachusetts settlement that existed before Ghoulsby, where Mina worked as a lawyer’s assistant to help support her brothers. Not much else is known about their early life, except for the fact that the boys were forced to change their identities and flee the area when a group of vengeful townspeople threatened to kill the Anderson family for their descendants involvement in witchcraft. It is unknown whether or not Bram or Blaise ever heard about what became of their sister after they left Massachusetts, or what happened to them after leaving.

### **Personality**

According to their older sister, Bram and Blaise were playful, mischievous young boys who enjoyed playing pranks on their sister and getting into arguments with her. They would often try to get out of trouble by giving their sister puppy eyes, with little success. The brothers seemed to get along well, giggling in their shared bed at night while Mina glared at them from across the room; the siblings rarely fought, despite Bram and Blaise's playful nature, and likely cared deeply about their sister.

It is unknown whether or not Bram and Blaise ever discovered what fate awaited Mina, or if they ever returned to the area in hopes of finding her alive and well, but it is likely they were worried about what would happen to Mina after they were forced to leave Massachusetts.

### **Appearance**

Bram and Blaise's appearances are never described in the story, but it is likely that they resemble Mina, both having sleek black hair and brown eyes.

### **Relationships**

**Wilhelmina Anderson**

Mina's younger brothers had a positive, healthy relationship with their older sister, who supported them and the family by working as a lawyer's assistant. Although they played numerous pranks on Mina (such as putting a snake in one of her birthday presents), they never did anything to cause true harm to her, and would always try to use charm to get out of trouble. Mina cared so deeply about her brothers that she arranged for them to create new identities and leave the area when harm was threatened on them, remaining behind as to not raise suspicion.

Although Mina never found her brothers in the ghostly afterlife, she had faith that they had found happiness, and looked forward to seeing them again as Dobrev hoped.

### **Trivia**

-Bram is the older brother by two years

-The brothers enjoyed playing pranks on their sister, even putting a snake inside a gift for her on Mina's thirteenth birthday, though they forgot which present they put it in