Pauline and her little brother Markle.

 Pauline

   • Reluctant adventurer

   • Lives with mom

   • Small, weak, complains a lot

   • Poor eating habits

   • Doubtful, thinks little of herself

   • Has a deep love for her best friend Oscar

   • Carries her late father's magic ring

   • Glass is half-empty

   • Quietly struggling

   • Braver than she thinks

   • Learning to enjoy life

   • Slowly becoming a more hopeful person

   • Horrendous at guitar, but getting better

   • Wears black lipstick just because

 Markle

   • RPG enthusiast turned real-life adventurer

   • Weapon of choice: huge soup ladle

   • Loves cats

   • Short, round, sweet

   • Friendless dork

   • Obsessed with the high-fantasy "Crystal Cat" franchise

   • Probably plays way too many role-playing games

   • Dreams of becoming a wise hero like Crystal Cat someday

   • Brilliant, bookish, matter-of-fact

   • Ravenous appetite

   • A bit fussy and dramatic at times

   • Clever, resourceful, whimsical

   • At home in a good RPG, visual novel, or bowl of ice cream

   • Never knew his father

   • Hates lizards and doesn't want to talk about it