History Characters / Gypsies

* MixedAncestry: In a way. [[spoiler: His father is native to our world, but Karen's parents come from a different universe, which technically makes her alien to this world, even if it was where she was born and breed.]]

* NotSoDifferent: Ironically, at the end he turns out to be very much like his abusive father. He shows the same tendency to violence, addiction to alcohol and he let his fear control his actions.

* NotSoDifferent[=/=]YouAreNotAlone: When he first speaks to Michael he tries to lure the boy away by saying he knows how different he feels from other people and that he and Walker are similar. [[spoiler: He pulls the same tick on Tim, this time with more success.]]

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Invoked by Willis. He always charged Karen with duty of protecting and keeping her younger siblings in line.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Like the rest of her family she too can move between worlds, even if she hardly uses her abilities.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: He inherited an ability to move between worlds from his mother. Since he lacks fear instilled in Karen and her siblings by Willis he can open more doors than anyone else in his family.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Like the rest of her family.

* [[MommyIssues Daddy Issues]]: He hates his abusive father for beating him. Laura suggests that his lust for power may stream from the same source: he wants to be “bigger than his daddy”.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Like the rest of his family. Most worlds he visits are miserable and dark, possibly reflecting his own soul (since it’s world-walker’s imagination that helps open the door).

* TeleportersAndTransporters: He can move between worlds, but only following the trail left behind by others with the same power.
* WouldHurtAChild: He kills a girl in Turquoise Beach, when she distracts him from Michael for a moment

* HalfBreed: In a way. [[spoiler: His father is native to our world, but Karen's parents come from a different universe, which technically makes her alien to this world, even if it was where she was born and breed.]]

* CrossBreed: In a way. [[spoiler: His father is native to our world, but Karen's parents come from a different universe, which technically makes her alien to this world, even if it was where she was born and breed.]]

* NotSoDifferent[=/ =]YouAreNotAlone: When he first speaks to Michael he tries to lure the boy away by saying he knows how different he feels from other people and that he and Walker are similar. [[spoiler: He pulls the same tick on Tim, this time with more success.]]

* PsychopathicManchild: What’s left of his emotions is very basic and childlike [[spoiler:, especially his longing for a thing that was taken from him long time ago.]] Many of his gestures and expressions are also described as resembling these of a child.

* MamaBear: She will do anything to protect her son. [[spoiler: Novus Ordo uses this to lure her into a trap.]] But this love also lets her later overcome her fear and use her abilities to protect Michael.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: Like the rest of her family she too can move between different worlds, even if she hardly uses her abilities.

* HomeSweetHome: When he discovers that his old house no longer feels like a place where he belongs, he starts wondering if one of many parallel universes may become his new home. He briefly considers Walker’s home world [[spoiler:, as the one his real grandparents come from,]] but finally decides to try his luck in a strange new world he often dreams about.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: He inherited this ability to move between worlds from his mother. Since he lacks fear instilled in Karen and her siblings by Willis he can open more doors than anyone else in his family.

!!Tim Fauve

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Like his older sister, Laura, he

One of three main characters. She is soon-to-be divorced mother of a fifteen year old Michael and sister to Laura and Tim. Karen spends years trying to lead a normal life in Toronto, but sudden return of the Grey Man forces her to finally confront her fears and look for some answers.

* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler: Walker helps him when he hits rock bottom and believes everyone else has forgotten him.]] He tries to pull the same thing with Michael and his family. [[spoiler: Whether because he believes in his own propaganda or only tries to lure them to Novus Ordo is left unclear.]]

* FatalFlaw: Her vanity. [[spoiler: It’s how Novus Ordo manages to lure her into a trap and imprison using powerful biding spells.]]

* InTheBlood: At the end it turns out he is just as violent and prone to fear of what he doesn't understand like his father. He also ends up addicted to alcohol. [[spoiler: Subverted. Willis is not his real father. Tim still ends up very much like him, probably because he was raised in his household.]]

* {{Lust}}: For power. [[He betrays his family when he is promised a future empire to rule.]]

Karen’s and Laura’s rebellious brother. He ran away from home when he was seventeen years old and has never contacted his family ever since..

* Ambition Is Evil: His hunger for power drives him to [[spoiler: betray his family and later gets him killed.]]

Ambition Is Evil: His hunger for power drives him to [[spoiler: betray his family and later gets him killed.]]

[[spoiler: Heel Face Turn]]

* [[spoiler: RewardedAsTraitorDeserves: He is killed by Walker after his family escapes from the Institute.]]

* ParentalSubsitute: He becomes one for [[spoiler: Tim. Too bad it’s mostly one-sided.]]

* EmotionSuppression: What Novus Ordo did to him [[spoiler: via operation.]]
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: He posses the same abilities as the rest of the main cast and spends a good portion of the book hunting them down.
* NotSoDifferent[=/=]YouAreNotAlone: When he first speaks to Michael he tries to lure him into his world by saying that he knows how different he feels from people around him and that he and Walker are similar. [[spoiler: He pulls the same tick on Tim, this time with more success.]]

* Not So Different/ You Are Not Alone: When he first speaks to Michael he tries to lure him into his world by saying that he knows how different he feels from people around him and that he and Walker are similar. [[spoiler: He pulls the same tick on Tim, this time with more

One of three main characters. She is soon-to-be divorced mother of a fifteen year old Michael and sister to Laura and Tim. Karen spent years trying to lead a normal life in Toronto, but sudden return of the Grey Man forces her to finally confront her fears and look for some answers.