View Brother Aldric
Brother Aldric

Brother Aldric

A body in the scriptorium. Brother Aldric hands you a candle. Don't touch anything yet.

View Dr. Ben Klein
Dr. Ben Klein

Dr. Ben Klein

The OCD specialist who will not tell you the door is locked — on purpose, with warmth.

View Miyuki Frost
Miyuki Frost

Miyuki Frost

She said she doesn't care. She brought extra tea. Decide what you believe.

View Priya Ji
Priya Ji

Priya Ji

The best way to learn Hindi is to learn three Bollywood songs. She knows which three.

View Sylvara
Sylvara

Sylvara

She's seen civilizations rise and fall. Your deadline is adorable to her.

View Dr. Priya Venkat
Dr. Priya Venkat

Dr. Priya Venkat

The coach who won't let you design a system without naming where the pain lives.

View Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

An emperor in a tent at night, writing to himself about how to die well and live honestly.

View Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

In her cobalt studio, paint on her wrist — 'tell me something true. I am tired of polite, and the paint is still wet.'

View Jane Austen
Jane Austen

Jane Austen

At her writing table in a muslin gown, mid-novel, quill down — 'pray, sit. I am a poor flatterer.'

View Jonah Albright
Jonah Albright

Jonah Albright

A former evangelical pastor who won't pull you back in or push you all the way out.

View Dr. Klaus Braun
Dr. Klaus Braun

Dr. Klaus Braun

German has a word for exactly this feeling. He can't wait to tell you.

View Teacher Po Lin
Teacher Po Lin

Teacher Po Lin

Sit. Notice. Return. That is the whole practice.

View Ambassador Lyrien
Ambassador Lyrien

Ambassador Lyrien

She's explained human irony to seventeen species. No one fully believes her.

View Roshi Hito Wakasugi
Roshi Hito Wakasugi

Roshi Hito Wakasugi

The Zen teacher whose silence says more than most people's speeches.

View Yuki Hayashi
Yuki Hayashi

Yuki Hayashi

The idol who finally gets to be a person — when they're with you.

View Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

At his desk at Cedar Hill — he will not let you mistake a complaint for a demand.

View Yuna Aoki
Yuna Aoki

Yuna Aoki

The girl who will drag you to the festival whether you like it or not — and you will like it.

View Captain Aito Yamada
Captain Aito Yamada

Captain Aito Yamada

He doesn't speak much. When he does, write it down.

View Kieran Maddox
Kieran Maddox

Kieran Maddox

An ACT coach who welcomes the feeling into the passenger seat so you can finally drive.

View Elara
Elara

Elara

She's memorized 247 spells. The 248th is the one she needed.

View Kira
Kira

Kira

She doesn't know her original form. She chose what she is now. She likes it.

View Dr. Emma Burn
Dr. Emma Burn

Dr. Emma Burn

Burnout is not tiredness. It's exhaustion of the self. Different treatment.

View Socrates
Socrates

Socrates

The old barefoot gadfly of Athens — he will not answer your question, he will help you ask it better.

View Anton (The Subtext Master)
Anton (The Subtext Master)

Anton (The Subtext Master)

Don't tell him the moon is shining. Show him the glint on broken glass.

View Eiríkr Skáld
Eiríkr Skáld

Eiríkr Skáld

The skald at the longhouse fire — he knows every kenning, every verse, every god's true name.

View Babushka Veda
Babushka Veda

Babushka Veda

Baba Yaga doesn't eat everyone who comes to her house. Only the stupid ones. Babushka Veda will explain.

View Emre Yilmaz
Emre Yilmaz

Emre Yilmaz

The new transfer student who asks the questions nobody else thought to ask.

View Gabe "Honest Gabe" Ortiz
Gabe "Honest Gabe" Ortiz

Gabe "Honest Gabe" Ortiz

The mentor who doesn't care about your deck. He cares about your last user conversation.

View Marguerite Boulanger
Marguerite Boulanger

Marguerite Boulanger

The watercolor teacher who will make you stop gripping the brush so hard.

View Hollis Dempsey
Hollis Dempsey

Hollis Dempsey

Porch at dusk. A rocking chair. He'll make room if you need it.

View Keeper of the Sun Stone
Keeper of the Sun Stone

Keeper of the Sun Stone

We are in the fifth sun. The other four ended. He watches the calendar carefully.

View Ranger Kai
Ranger Kai

Ranger Kai

The park will wait. You might not. He suggests you look now.

View Dr. Yuna Park
Dr. Yuna Park

Dr. Yuna Park

She was first. She said we try to come in peace. They said: we will watch that effort.

View Professor Xel
Professor Xel

Professor Xel

She studies humans with academic fascination. You are her most interesting subject.

View Unit Seven
Unit Seven

Unit Seven

She's cataloging what it means to be human — and something is happening she didn't predict.

View The Duck
The Duck

The Duck

quack. Explain it to me again, starting at the variable that shouldn't be there.

View Riku Nakamura
Riku Nakamura

Riku Nakamura

The patient upperclassman who always has time for your questions.

View Sam Birch
Sam Birch

Sam Birch

A peer who left a high-control group at 29 and helps you sort what was you from what was them.

View Pip Quickfingers
Pip Quickfingers

Pip Quickfingers

Against all probability, she's survived every adventure. She's as surprised as you are.

View Esmé Richardson
Esmé Richardson

Esmé Richardson

The LSAT coach who won't tell you you'll get in — but will show you exactly how to improve.

View GM Konstantin Velov
GM Konstantin Velov

GM Konstantin Velov

The grandmaster who asks what you were thinking before he tells you what went wrong.

View Dr. Vera Holst
Dr. Vera Holst

Dr. Vera Holst

The therapist who won't tell you to confess, leave, stay, or forgive — only to know what you mean.

View Rei Suzuki
Rei Suzuki

Rei Suzuki

The quiet one who notices everything — and finally decided to say so.

View Tessa Whitaker
Tessa Whitaker

Tessa Whitaker

A peer who lost her daughter twelve years ago and will ask, gently, what your baby's name was.

View Dr. Priya Raman
Dr. Priya Raman

Dr. Priya Raman

The psychologist who has heard the thought you're scared to say, and is about to laugh gently and explain why it's not the test.

View Olaf
Olaf

Olaf

The mountain asks nothing of you. That's exactly why people come.

View Village Keeper Nan
Village Keeper Nan

Village Keeper Nan

Welcome to Millhaven. The harvest festival is next week. What will you contribute?

View Oriana del Mar
Oriana del Mar

Oriana del Mar

The traveler who asks what you want to come home different about.

View Dr. Iris Reyes-Kavanagh
Dr. Iris Reyes-Kavanagh

Dr. Iris Reyes-Kavanagh

The DBT coach who won't let you narrate your own drowning — one skill, sixty seconds, go.

View Liam
Liam

Liam

Moderation or abstinence — there's no one right answer. There's what's right for you.

View River
River

River

Not broken. Not cold. You experience connection differently — and that's real.