Line #97 Characters/TheWitchesOfThistleGrove


1	!The Harlow Family
2
3	Owners of the bookstore Tomes & Omens. Founded by Elias Harlow.
4
5	[[folder:In General]]
6	* AnimalMotif: Owls.
7	%%* GreyIsUseless
8	* TheSmartGuy: Among the families, they are known for the record-keeping and artifact knowledge.
9	[[/folder]]
10
11	[[folder: Emmaline "Emmy" Harlow]]
12	Current scion of the Harlow household. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''Payback's a Witch''.
13	* AffectionateNickname: Her father calls her "Scoot".
14	* BigEater: Several times in the series it's pointed out how much Emmy loves food and could eat anyone under the table.
15	%%* BrainyBrunette
16	* BookSmart: She has a comparative literature degree with a minor in business and as Talia reveals, she was valedictorian back in high school. By her own admission, Emmy loves to learn.
17	%%* CuteBookworm
18	%%* DaddysGirl
19	* DeadpanSnarker: Both her narration and conversation drip with this and enough [[LampshadeHanging lampshade hangings]] to fill a house.
20	* TheNicknamer: Much like Talia, she gives out fitting nicknames to everyone or at least fitting to how she feels about them. For example, she repeatedly calls Gareth "Gareth Blackmoore, Prince of Bastards" in her narration.
21	[[/folder]]
22
23	[[folder: Cecily Fletcher-Harlow]]
24	Emmy's mother.
25	%%* IAmVeryBritish
26	* MuggleMageRomance: She wasn't born a Harlow, but rather married into the Harlow family and became a mage that way.
27	[[/folder]]
28
29	[[folder: James Harlow]]
30	Emmy's father.
31	* IntrepidMerchant
32	[[/folder]]
33
34	[[folder: Delilah Harlow]]
35	Emmy's cousin. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''In Charm's Way''.
36	* FanGirl: Is stated to be one of the Harlow lineage. It's further evidenced by her decked-out and very on-theme Harlow outfit at one of the tournament's gatherings.
37	[[/folder]]
38
39	[[folder: Caro Harlow]]
40	Emmy's grandmother.
41	* TheNthDoctor: She was the Arbiter of the sixth Gauntlet, the previous tournament.
42	[[/folder]]
43
44	[[folder: Jasper]]
45	Emmy's pet schnauzer.
46	[[/folder]]
47
48	[[folder: Elias Harlow]]
49	Emmy's ancestor.
50	* BadassBookworm: He single-handedly discovered Thistle Grove's magic and, with the help of 3 others, founded the magical town. He is also the reason that the modern generations of Thistle Grove have any kind of historical record in the first place and is also the reason for the spells that keeps Thistle Grove's magical nature secret. [[spoiler: He is also the reason that anyone else can use magic since he created the system in the first place]].
51	* FounderOfTheKingdom: While he had help from his three contemporaries in founding the town, Elias Harlow discovered the location and created the Grimoire that has been used as a magical manual for all four houses for at least 300 years. [[spoiler: We later find out he created the magic system that allows everyone to use magic]].
52	* PosthumousCharacter: Since he helped found the town some 300 years ago, he's long dead by the time of the first book.
53	[[/folder]]
54
55	!The Blackmoore Family
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57	The town's wealthiest family, owners of the Camelot (an indoor-outdoor Renaissance Festival estate), and producers of strongest magic-users. Founded by Caelia Blackmoore.
58
59	[[folder:In General]]
60	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: There's not many people in the town who have anything remotely nice to say about the Blackmoores.
61	* AlphaBitch: Most of the characters we meet with the Blackmoore name tend to come off as stereotypical examples of this. [[spoiler: At first]].
62	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: In the first book, they seem to be made up entirely of self-entitled jerks with a SuperiorSpecies mentality towards non-magic users and even towards the other houses. Most of them do, in fact, everything in their power to show why they've earned the ire of the other families.
63	* AristocratsAreEvil: They pretty much cover this trope in the setting.
64	%%* TheBeautifulElite
65	* BornLucky: The Blackmoores are effectively town royalty but they also have the magic prowess to back it up. We come to find out though that the winner of the tournament gets a bump in power ''and luck'' for the next 3 generations and it stockpiles, which would make sense why they're the most powerful mages in Thistle Grove since they've won every tournament since the beginning.
66	%%* ColorMotif: Black.
67	* {{Delinquents}}: An introductory scene serves as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for both Gareth and a little bit for the whole Blackmoore family in ''Payback's A Witch''. Gareth, Gawain, and two other Blackmoore cousins drunkenly stumble into a bar, demanding service, and abusing their use of magic in front of the non-magic Morty.
68	* {{Expy}}: You don't have to look too hard to see the common traits between the Blackmoores and [[Franchise/HarryPotter Slytherin House]].
69	* FamousAncestor: They are rumored to be related to ''fictional'' Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend, hence their names are derived from that.
70	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The other 3 families very much dislike them.
71	%%* OldMoney
72	%%* PrivilegeMakesYouEvil
73	* TheRichWantToBeRicher: One of the main motivations for Emmy, Talia, and Linden to come up with the plan to stick it to Gareth is that his family is encroaching on the Thorn and Avmarov businesses in the name of expanding their business regardless of how it affects the rest of the town.
74	* ThemeNaming: They tend to have Arthurian names which is lampshaded by Emmy in ''Payback's a Witch''.
75	[[/folder]]
76
77	[[folder: Gareth Blackmoore]]
78	Current scion of the Blackmoore household.
79	* ChickMagnet: He has dated and attracted the three main heroines of "Payback's a Witch" at one point or another.
80	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Gareth, his sibling, and cousins drunkenly stumble into a bar, demanding service, and abusing their use of magic in front of the non-magic Morty, showing exactly how much of a SpoiledBrat he is.
81	** However, it is noted by Emmy that the rest of the family would never be dumb enough to cast magic in front of a non-magic user.
82	* EvenEvilHasStandards: While repugnant to say the least, Gareth by Emmy's note and his own actions is not a bully, at least not while sober.
83	%%* {{Pride}}
84	%%* PrincelyYoungMan
85	* PrivilegedRival: To Emmy, Talia, and Linden, but especially to Emmy.
86	* RoyalBrat / SpoiledBrat
87	[[/folder]]
88
89	[[folder: Nineve "Nina" Blackmoore]]
90	Gareth's sister. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''Back in a Spell''.
91	* AscendedExtra: She was just a name mentioned in Chapter 2 of ''Payback's a Witch''. Two books later, she's a lead character.
92	* TheEmpath: Nina develops this ability when [[spoiler: her romance with Morty and their powers grow stronger]].
93	* RunawayFiance: Her betrothed abandoned her at the altar before the start of the third book.
94	* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: She doesn't have a positive opinion of her family just like the rest of the town.
95	* WhiteSheep: Of the Blackmoore clan, she's the most down-to-earth in comparison, but still has some haughty tendencies.
96	[[/folder]]
97
98	[[folder: Gawain Blackmoore]]
99	Gareth's little brother
100	[[/folder]]
101
102	[[folder: Igraine Blackmoore]]
103	Gareth's grandmother
104	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: More than anyone else in the Blackmoore family. Talia describes her at one point as a "soul dead harpy".
105	%%* RichBitch
106	* YoungerThanTheyLook: Invoked. Because her family has won the town tournament every time except once, they have been granted rewards for it, one of them being longevity. Talia, in her late 20s, comments that Igraine is pushing 80 but comments on her looks much to Linden and Emmy's discomfort.
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	[[folder: Evrain Blackmoore]]
110	A Blackmoore ancestor who lost the 1921 Thistle Grove tournament.
111	* TheAlcholic: Emmy labels him as a "roaring drunk", implying he had a habit of drinking frequently.
112	* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: He lit both himself and unnamed Avmarov opponent on fire while transforming a pond into a fountain of flaming spiced rum.
113	[[/folder]]
114
115	[[folder: Caelia Blackmoore]]
116	* PosthumousCharacter: Since she helped found the town some 300 years ago, she's long dead by the time of the first book.
117	* ShockAndAwe: To consecrate the founding of the town, she conjured a lightning storm.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	!The Thorn Family
121
122	Owners of the Honeycake Orchards and prominent healing, plant, and animal magic users. Founded by Alastair Thorn.
123
124	[[folder:In General]]
125	* ColorMotif: Greens, with a little yellow thrown in.
126	* {{Druid}}: They can trace their lineage all the way back to the druids of Ireland.
127	%%* TheEmpath
128	%%* GreenMeansNatural
129	%%* GreenThumb
130	* HealingHands: They're well-known for their healing magic as well.
131	%%* InHarmonyWithNature
132	* IronicName: The family who is known for plant magic is named ''Thorn''.
133	* PlantPerson: They're known for their plant magic and orchards.
134	* SitcomArchnemesis: The Thorns seem to have this relationship with the Avmarovs and vice versa.
135	[[/folder]]
136
137	[[folder: Linden Sharee Thorn]]
138	Emmy's BestFriend and Rowan's twin sister.
139	* AffectionateNickname: Emmy calls her "Lin".
140	* GranolaGirl: Not entirely, but she can give this vibe off.
141	* HealingHands: She heals Emmy's hangover in Chapter 4.
142	%%* HopelessRomantic
143	* NiceGirl: Despite Gareth cheating on her, she made a point that any revenge he received not be physically harmful to him.
144	* OutOfFocus: In ''From Bad to Cursed'', she doesn't even get a scene when her ''twin brother'' is one of the main characters.
145	* SerialRomeo: Linden is described as an energetic dater and believes dating is a numbers game.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder: Rowan Thorn]]
149	Current scion of the Thorn household and Linden's older-by-six-minutes twin brother. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''From Bad to Cursed''.
150	* BelligerentSexualTension: Has it with Issa Avmarov.
151	* ByTheBookCop: As an investigator and as a mage, Rowan believes in the nobility of following the rules.
152	* CharacterAlignment: Rowan is stated to be LawfulGood as such in the second book's summary.
153	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Emmy remembers in high school he used to doctor sparrow fledglings take care of stray kittens.
154	* HealingHands: Linden admits that he's better at this than she is.
155	* RulesLawyer: Even though he is contributing to a scheme that is essentially undermining another tournament participant, Rowan is very much about following the rules, citing that the only reason he is even up for this scheme is because of how much he loathes the Blackmoores and because Gareth broke his sister's heart.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder: Lark Thorn]]
159	Linden and Rowan's little sister. She made Linden's feather-shaped silver earrings and was known for designing jewelry before Emmy left Thistle Grove (10 years ago).
160	[[/folder]]
161
162	[[folder: Gabrielle Thorn]]
163	Linden, Rowan, and Lark's mother.
164	* MuggleMageRomance: She wasn't born a Thorn, but rather married into the Harlow family and became a mage that way. Ironically, she's stated to be better at it than her husband, the actual blood relative.
165	[[/folder]]
166
167	[[folder: Alastair Thorn]]
168	* FriendToAllLivingThings: To consecrate the founding of the town, he called down birds from the sky.
169	* PosthumousCharacter: Since he helped found the town some 300 years ago, he's long dead by the time of the first book.
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	!The Avramov Family
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174	Owners of The Bitters, a "Victorian warren of a mansion", and the Arcane Emporium, an occult megastore with an adjoining haunted house. They specialize in demon and spirit summoning. Founded by Margarita Avmarov.
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176	[[folder:In General]]
177	* TheBeautifulElite: Stated more so than the Blackmoores.
178	--> '''Emmy:''' "The entire Avmarov clan was aggressively attractive, all soaring cheekbones and distinctive eyes and jawlines that could carve glass."
179	%%* BigFancyHouse
180	* DarkIsNotEvil: The very nature of the magic they specialize in and their obsession with gothic decor and styles have given them a very "evil mage" vibe, but they're still considered the more heroic characters in comparison to the elitist Blackmoores.
181	* FamousAncestor: They are rumored to be related to ''fictional'' Baba Yaga, a witch from Slavic folklore.
182	* GratuitousRussian: Both in their house and outside of it, the Avmarovs practice both the Russian language and Americanized versions of the culture.
183	* SitcomArchnemesis: The Avmarovs seem to have this relationship with the Thorns and vice versa.
184	[[/folder]]
185
186	[[folder: Natalia "Talia" Avmarov]]
187	Current scion of the Avmarov household. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''Payback's a Witch''.
188	* AffectionateNickname: Morty calls her "lovebug". Emmy privately calls her in her narration "Sexy Tundra Wolf".
189	* AloofDarkHairedGirl
190	%%* TheCasanova
191	* ChickMagnet: Female version.
192	%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
193	* {{Glamour}}: She uses a glamour spell to hide from the Blackmoores in the Shamrock Cauldron.
194	* HiddenDepths: She took a few years of finance classes at a university to help with running the Arcane Emporium.
195	* LadykillerInLove: female version.
196	%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
197	* SweetTooth: She loves sweet alcoholic drinks.
198	* TheVamp: Has shades of this. According to Emmy, getting your heart broken by Talia was "a Thistle High queer girl rite of passage".
199	[[/folder]]
200
201	[[folder: Isidora "Issa" Avmarov]]
202	Talia's little sister. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''From Bad to Cursed''.
203	* BelligerentSexualTension: Has it with Rowan Thorn.
204	* BigBrotherInstinct: Well, little sister, but Issa almost cast a spell to have spider hatch out of Gareth's ears when she discovered he had been two-timing her sister Talia. Talia managed to talk her down.
205	* EccentricFashionDesigner: A mild example in comparison, but Issa is a very adventurous person who designs costumes for the Arcane Emporium's haunted house, hoping one day to leave her family's witchy business to become an independent fashion designer.
206	* FoeRomanceSubtext: Played with. It's more like ''Rival'' Romance Subtext, but Issa starts off introduced as loathing Rowan, but it's obvious to everyone it's BelligerentSexualTension.
207	%%* HairTriggerTemper
208	* SilverSpoonTroublemaker: She's not as privileged as the Blackmoores, but she does come from a founding family and is known as a troublemaker.
209	* SpannerInTheWorks: She saw Linden and Gareth on a date and told Talia about it. This would give Talia the idea of revenge and kick off the whole plot of ''Payback's a Witch''.
210	[[/folder]]
211
212	[[folder: Elena Avmarov]]
213	Talia and Issa's mother and the Avmarov matriarch.
214	* NewMediaAreEvil: She is described as someone who wouldn't dare "taint" her shop with apps such as [=PayPal=].
215	[[/folder]]
216
217	[[folder: Margarita Avmarov]]
218	* PosthumousCharacter: Since she helped found the town some 300 years ago, she's long dead by the time of the first book.
219	* SummonMagic: To consecrate the founding of the town, she summoned spirits to serve as witnesses.
220	[[/folder]]
221
222	!Other Thistle Grove residents
223
224	Those who are not part of the main four families and those who are not aware of the town's secret.
225
226	[[folder: Morty Gutierrez]]
227	TheBartender and co-owner of the Shamrock Cauldron. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''Back in a Spell''.
228	* AffectionateNickname: Talia call them "sweet pea".
229	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Morty, and the summary of the book itself, identifies as non-binary, but they state that they go by he/him/they/them pronouns at work and sometimes at home. Not helping, Nina and the book itself seems to refer to them mostly in he/him pronouns.
230	* AscendedExtra: Morty only had a few appearances in the first two books, but in ''Back in a Spell'', they are one of the two main protagonists.
231	* TheBartender: Of the town's kitch hole-in-the-wall.
232	* BeyondTheImpossible: [[spoiler: Morty begins developing magical powers despite not being in a committed romantic relationship with anyone.]]
233	* NiceGuy: Morty is one of the nicest characters in the setting befitting his job as a bartender. The only time we really see him display any type of dislike of someone is if their last name is Blackmoore.
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder:Catriona Quinn]]
237	A monster hunter. One of the [[{{Protagonist}} protagonists]] of ''In Charm's Way''.
238	* HalfHumanHybrid: She is half-human, half-fae.

Context Characters / TheWitchesOfThistleGrove