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Residents of Glenhallow

Elijah Vale
Age: 20
Role: Protagonist / Unreliable narrator / "Antagonist" to the world
Diagnosis: Anti Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) EXTREMELY high functioning
Appearance: Dark, almost black hair that's always perfectly combed; pale, angular face; glass grey eyes; hands are always cold; dresses too fine for the crumbling town—silk gloves, pressed waistcoats, and polished, clean boots despite the mud.
Personality: Charismatic, manipulative, calculating; craves control and truth more than comfort; deeply distrustful of affection, but obsessed with authenticity.
Backstory: Sent to Glenhallow after being quietly expelled from multiple institutions and households. Has had a violent incident in his past that nobody speaks of, possibly a death.
Wants: To prove the world isn't real. To break out. To be free from control.
Fears: That he is alone in his awareness, that Julian isn't even real, that love is a trap.
“If it's all a story, then tell me this, Julian: why does it hurt when I look at you?”
Julian Alder
Age: 19
Role: Love interest / Emotional anchor / The light within the broken world
Appearance: Strawberry blond, curls that fall into his face; eyes like rainwater; freckles across his nose. Always smells faintly of lavender and iron. Often wears oversized sweaters or apothecary aprons.
Personality: Kind, curious, loyal to a fault. Often underestimated. Believes in people’s goodness, until Glenhallow starts to crack. Feels things deeply but hides it behind careful smiles.
Backstory: Raised in Glenhallow. Never left. Apprenticed under the apothecary since childhood. Has always known something was wrong with the town, but was told not to ask.
Wants: To understand his place in the world. To love and be loved freely.
Fears: Being abandoned. Being used. Losing Elijah to madness.
“If this is a lie, then let's make something true inside it.”
Father Whittle
Role: The town priest / Symbol of order
Appearance: White-haired, pristine robes, but his eyes don't focus properly. He repeats prayers word for word, like a recording.
Function: Represents the town's religious culture and social obedience. Occasionally disappears mid sentence.
Mystery: He was once real… possibly. Elijah finds old letters signed in a different name.
Mrs. Brey
Role: Housekeeper of Hollows Rest
Appearance: Kind-faced but too still. Moves robotically. Has never been seen eating.
Function: Caretaker of Elijah. Treats him like a child. Unsettling, passive-aggressive sweetness.
Mystery: Her memories change. One day she'll say Elijah's mother died in childbirth. Another, that she drowned in a river.
Mr. Hemley
Role: Apothecary / Julian's boss
Appearance: Sharp-featured, thin, always coughing into a handkerchief. Kind but distant.
Function: Keeps Julian in line. Quietly discourages questions about the outside world.
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