The Girl Between The Worlds
The Travelers Alliance Book 1
Nerissa Saphir
43 • 5’11” • Gaian
Role in Story
Betrayed by her sister, who she blames for the death of her son, Nerissa is set on only one thing: revenge. After years of practice, she attacks and kills her sister and all who follow her, only to find out that another version of her sister exists in another dimension.
Description
Nerissa shares Marin’s red hair and crystal clear blue eyes. She stands tall and confidently. Her hair flows around her as if she is perpetually submerged under water. A scar from a self-inflicted burn covers a third of her face.
Personality
Nerissa misses her family, but resents her sister, who she blames for everything bad that has happened in her life. That includes the death of her family, her rape, and the death of her son, who she loves more than anything. She enjoys manipulating others with her powers.
Habits/Mannerisms
Nerissa drums her fingernails when she is impatient.
Her Pet
Her father, a necromancer, brought her cat, Prince Twinkle, back to life. When he did, she gained the ability to communicate with him. Over the years, he has deteriorated and is a walking rotting corpse of a cat, but he has gained some magical powers of his own.
What Harlan loves about this character:
Nerissa is a complicated and misled character. Due to unfortunate circumstances and companionship, she has been molded into a vindictive evil sorceress who is only out for revenge, but there are so many layers to peel back, and more will be revealed as the story unfolds.
Meet the Characters
Marin
Marin lost her mother when she was very young, but she and her father have done well for themselves. However, after moving to the city to be closer to her aging grandmother, she discovers her mother's true secret, and her own powers that are not of this world.
Alastair
Since Alastair was a young boy, his family have been "nomads," but they are the nomads of the future: Time Travelers with technology to cross any dimension. He and his sister are forced to adapt to a new version of reality when a rogue mage attacks the alliance their family joined.
Nerissa
Betrayed by her sister, who she blames for the death of her son, Nerissa is set on only one thing: revenge. After years of practice, she attacks and kills her sister and all who follow her, only to find out that another version of her sister exists in another dimension.
Lilith
At 5’1” Lilith may literally stand in her brother Alastair’s shadow, but she makes up for it with her sass. A genius tinkerer, she is always looking for a new technological challenge.
Roan
The right hand man to the founder, Roan has aspirations to one day lead the Alliance himself. Is he trying to help Marin or does he want to see her fail?
Isla
Being a mermaid is hard: everyone tends to find them attractive. Aside from the bubble of oxygen she provides team members, she also fights with a surprising brute strength.
Sethrah
Sethrah is a humanoid descendent of dragons. His people inherited certain magical powers from dragons, and his include teleportation and the ability to camouflage himself.