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“Nice try. And stop trying to distract me—it won't save your life."”

Brant was Jolie's fiancé who, since Jolie's death and his near-death experience from trying to save Jolie, lived in a fireproof home. His mind was partially broken from the grief and guilt of Jolie's death. After his sanity (supposedly) cracked, Grady and Edaline took care of him. It was later revealed that Brant was the Pyrokinetic that kidnapped and torture Sophie in Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities. He lied to Grady and Edaline for years and had them take care of him. Brant was a part of the rebel group Neverseen and despised humans.

Brant was not able to attend the elite levels at Foxfire because Pyrokinesis is banned, so he was labelled Talentless. Brant wrote Jolie sappy love letters while she was in the elite levels that Sophie discovered in books two and three. Not being able to practice his ability and being ruled Talentless was part of why he became unstable and joined the Neverseen in the first place.

It is unknown if Brant murdered Jolie on purpose, or if it was a tragic accident. Brant, however, really did love Jolie, and he had a hard time hurting Sophie because Sophie looked like her. Brant attacked Sophie more than once.

He died in Lodestar, when a piece of ceiling fell on his head. Oralie confirms this by saying, "His head was crushed, with gray matter everywhere."

Grady mesmerized Brant and made him burn his hand off in Everblaze (book 3).

Appearance

Brant had terrible scarring and burns, even on his face. He had jet black hair and pale grey-blue eyes, and was noted by Sophie, looking at photographs, to be quite handsome before he got his scars. Brant lost a hand and gained many more scars in a fight with Grady in Everblaze.

In Lodestar, he was crushed by a huge chunk of ceiling after being shoved by Mr. Forkle and died.

Abilities

Brant was a Pyrokinetic who was illegally trained by Fintan. He was one of few (known) pyrokinetics that could call down Everblaze and survive.

He was considered Talentless because Pyrokinesis was not considered a talent. That led to him and his love Jolie being a Bad Match which made him join the Neverseen, a place where his talent was valued.

Plot

Pre-series

Brant was Jolie Ruewen's fiance before Jolie died in a fire. Brant (may or may not have pretended) his mind was broken but was truly devastated by her death.

Everblaze

In book three of the series, Sophie figured out that Brant was Jolie's killer. Grady, hungry for revenge, mesmerized Brant to burn off his hand. After Sophie positively inflicted on Grady, Brant had a hard time killing her because she reminded him greatly of Jolie. Soon Sophie and Dex had him pinned down, but he tricked them into letting them go and escaped to Ravagog; before, however, he told them what he knew of the upcoming ambush.

Relationships

JOLIE (ex-fiance/love interest)

Brant and Jolie were planning to get married, despite the fact that they were a Bad Match, until Jolie died in a fire. It was later discovered that Brant killed Jolie in his fire, as she was part of the Black Swan and he was working for the Neverseen. Brant killed Jolie in the fire because she was working against the Neverseen and he started a fire with Jolie in the house because of his rage.

GRADY

Grady initially cared for Brant like he was his own son after the fire that killed Jolie. After Sophie found out that Brant had been the cause of the fire Grady confronted Brant and mesmer ized Brant into burning off his own hand. Grady might have killed Brant if Sophie hadn't intervened. They became enemies.

EDALINE

Like Grady, Edaline first cared for Brant after Jolie's death. She would bake him treats, like Indigoobers and Custard Bursts for the annual visits. Once Edaline found out that Brant had killed Jolie and kidnapped Sophie, she hated him for what he had done to their family.

SOPHIE

Sophie was a bit uneasy when she first met Brant, and when Brant was (maybe acting) broken he tried getting her family crest many times. Later on Sophie and her friends discover that Brant is the murderer of Jolie. He hesitated to hurt her because of her resemblance to Jolie.

PARENTS (names unknown)

Brant's relationship with his parents was rocky. They tried everything to get Brant to manifest an ability. After Brant's mind broke from the fire they stopped contacting him due to the guilt they felt when seeing his scars, so Edaline and Grady started taking care of him.

FINTAN (mentor)

Fintan taught Brant Pyrokinesis and worked with Brant for the Neverseen. The books never showed that much of a relationship between the two.

Characters

Main Characters

Teenagers
Sophie Elizabeth Foster ♦ Fitzroy Avery Vacker ♦ Biana Amberly Vacker ♦ Dexter Alvin Dizznee ♦ Marella Adene Redek ♦ Keefe Sencen ♦ Tam Dai Song ♦ Linh Hai Song ♦ Wylie Zoran Endal

Adults
Known Black Swan Members
Mr. Forkle ♦ Blur ♦ Coiffe ♦ Della Adara Vacker ♦ Granite ♦ Juline Kalea Dizznee ♦ Livvy ♦ Lur ♦ Magnate Leto Kerlof ♦ Mitya ♦ Prentice Endal ♦ Sior ♦ Sir Tiergan Andrin Alenefar ♦ Sir Astin ♦ Squall ♦ Timkin Heks ♦ Tinker ♦ Wraith ♦ Jolie Lucine Ruewen

Known Neverseen Members
Alvar Soren Vacker/The Boy Who Disappeared ♦ Brant ♦ Fintan Pyren ♦ Gethen ♦ Lady Gisela Minette Sencen ♦ Ruy Tonio Ignis ♦ Trix ♦ Umber ♦ Vespera Neci Folend

Important Bodyguards
Sandor ♦ Grizel ♦ Flori ♦ Romhilda ♦ Botros ♦ Nubiti ♦ Tarina

Other
Alden Dedrick Vacker ♦ Elwin Heslege ♦ Lady Cadence Talle ♦ Lord Cassius Sencen ♦ Edaline Kelia Ruewen ♦ Grady Howell Ruewen

Secondary Characters

Elves (Category)
Councillors (current and former)
Councillor Alina ♦ Councillor Bronte ♦ Councillor Clarette ♦ Councillor Darek ♦ Councillor Emery ♦ Councillor Liora ♦ Councillor Noland ♦ Councillor Oralie ♦ Councillor Ramira ♦ Councillor Terik ♦ Councillor Velia ♦ Councillor Zarina ♦ Councillor Kenric Elgar Fathdon ♦ Fintan Pyren ♦ Fallon Vacker

Teenagers
Stina Destry Heks ♦ Jensi Babblos ♦ Maruca Chebota ♦ Dempsey ♦ Valin ♦ Lex ♦ Rex ♦ Bex ♦ Damel Kafuta ♦ Shayda Adel ♦ Trella ♦ Audric ♦ Huxley

Mentors
Sir Astin ♦ Lady Galvin ♦ Lady Iskra ♦ Lady Belva ♦ Sir Conley ♦ Lady Alexine ♦ Sir Donwell ♦ Sir Rosings ♦ Sir Harding ♦ Lady Veda ♦ Lady Anwen ♦ Sir Beckett ♦ Sir Caton ♦ Lady Dara ♦ Lady Evera ♦ Sir Faxon ♦ Lady Nissa ♦ Lady Zillah ♦ Lady Sanja ♦ Coach Rohana ♦ Coach Bora ♦ Coach Wilda

Other
Benesh Vacker ♦ Kesler Dizznee ♦ Brisa ♦ Caprise Redek ♦ Ceri ♦ Cyrah Endal ♦ Harlin Vacker ♦ Juji ♦ Jurek ♦ Marella's Dad ♦ Luzia Vacker ♦ Mai Song ♦ Norene Vacker ♦ Ollie Heks ♦ Orem Vacker ♦ Quan Song ♦ Quinlin Sonden ♦ Silla Heks ♦ Lady Pemberley

Humans (Category)
Foster (Freeman) Family
Amy Rose Foster ♦ Emma Iris Foster ♦ William David Foster ♦ Connor, Kate, and Natalie Freeman
Other
Mr. Sweeney ♦ Bethany Lopez ♦ Eleanor Wright ♦ Ethan Benedict Wright II ♦ Garwin Chang

Goblins (Category)
Queen Hylda ♦ Brielle ♦ Bunhead ♦ Cadoc ♦ Councillors' Bodyguards ♦ Lefty and Righty ♦ Lovise ♦ Woltzer

Ogres (Category)
King Dimitar ♦ Queen Gundula ♦ Cadfael

Gnomes (Category)
Calla ♦ Barth the Reaper ♦ Brier ♦ Lur ♦ Mitya ♦ Sior ♦ Gora ♦ Gerda ♦ Yuri ♦ Amisi

Dwarves (Category)
King Enki ♦ Ermete ♦ Irja ♦ Krikor ♦ Kun ♦ Yegor

Trolls (Category)
Empress Pernille

Animal Characters
Bullhorn ♦ Iggy ♦ Marty ♦ Sprocket ♦ Watson ♦ The Verminion ♦ Verdi ♦ Silveny ♦ Greyfell ♦ Luna ♦ Wynn ♦ Gildie ♦ Linh's Murcat Stuffed Animals Bun-Bun ♦ Ella the Elephant ♦ Harry the Jackalope ♦ Lady Sassyfur ♦ Mr. Snuggles ♦ Mrs. Stinkbottom ♦ Stinky the Stegosaurus

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-{{Quote|quote = Nice try. And stop trying to distract me—it won't save your life."|speaker = Brant|book name = [[Book 3: Everblaze|Book 3: ''Everblaze'']]}}
+{{Spoiler}}{{Quote|quote = Nice try. And stop trying to distract me—it won't save your life."|speaker = Brant|book name = [[Book 3: Everblaze|Book 3: ''Everblaze'']]}}
 {{Infobox Keepers Characters|Gender = Male|eye = Grey-blue|hair = Black|abilities = [[Pyrokinetic]]|job = Worked for the [[Neverseen]]|other = Illegally trained by [[Fintan Pyren|Fintan]], was one of [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]]'s kidnappers
-Killed by [[Mr. Forkle]]|title = Brant|Age = Died at 36|foxfire = Graduated|home = Deceased|image = Brant.jpeg}}
+Killed by [[Mr. Forkle]]|title = Brant|Age = Died at 36|foxfire = Graduated|home = Deceased|image = }}
 '''Brant''' was [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]'s fiancé who, since [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie's]] death and his near-death experience from trying to save [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]], lived in a fireproof home. His mind was partially broken from the grief and guilt of [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie's]] death. After his sanity (supposedly) cracked, [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] and [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] took care of him. It was later revealed that Brant was the [[Pyrokinetic]] that kidnapped and torture [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] in [[Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities|Book 1: ''Keeper of the Lost Cities'']]. He lied to [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] and [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] for years and had them take care of him. Brant was a part of the rebel group [[Neverseen]] and despised humans.
-Brant was not able to attend the elite levels at [[Foxfire]] because Pyrokinesis is banned, so he was labeled [[Talentless]]. Brant wrote [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] sappy love letters while she was in the elite levels that [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] discovered in books [[Book 2: Exile|two]] and [[Book 3: Everblaze|three]]. Not being able to practice his [[Special Abilities|ability]] and being ruled [[Talentless]] were part of why he became unstable and joined the [[Neverseen]] in the first place.
+Brant was not able to attend the elite levels at [[Foxfire]] because Pyrokinesis is banned, so he was labelled [[Talentless]]. Brant wrote [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] sappy love letters while she was in the elite levels that [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] discovered in books [[Book 2: Exile|two]] and [[Book 3: Everblaze|three]]. Not being able to practice his [[Special Abilities|ability]] and being ruled [[Talentless]] was part of why he became unstable and joined the [[Neverseen]] in the first place.
 It is unknown if Brant murdered [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] on purpose, or if it was a tragic accident. Brant, however, really did love [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]], and he had a hard time hurting [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] because [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] looked like her. Brant attacked [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] more than once.
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 == [[Abilities]] ==
-Brant was a [[pyrokinetic]] who was illegally trained by [[Fintan Pyren|Fintan]]. He was one of few (known) [[Pyrokinetic|pyrokinetics]] that could call down [[Everblaze]] and survive.
+Brant was a [[Pyrokinetic]] who was illegally trained by [[Fintan Pyren|Fintan]]. He was one of few (known) [[Pyrokinetic|pyrokinetics]] that could call down [[Everblaze]] and survive.
 He was considered [[Talentless]] because [[Pyrokinesis]] was not considered a talent. That led to him and his love [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] being a [[Bad Match]] which made him join the [[Neverseen]], a place where his talent was valued.
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 ==Plot==
 ===Pre-series===
-Brant was [[Jolie Ruewen]]'s [[Brant and Jolie|fiance]] before [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] died in a [[fire]]. Brant pretended his [[Memory Break|mind was broken]] but was truly devastated by her death.
+Brant was [[Jolie Ruewen]]'s [[Brant and Jolie|fiance]] before [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] died in a [[fire]]. Brant (may or may not have pretended) his [[Memory Break|mind was broken]] but was truly devastated by her death.
 ===''[[Book 3: Everblaze|Everblaze]]''===
-In [[Book 3: Everblaze|book three]] of the series, [[Sophie]] figured out that Brant was [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]'s killer. [[Grady]], hungry for revenge, [[Mesmer|mesmerized]] Brant to burn off his hand. After [[Sophie]] positively inflicted on [[Grady]], Brant had a hard time killing her because she reminded him greatly of [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]. Soon [[Sophie]] and [[Dex]] had him pinned down, but he tricked them into letting them go and escaped to the [[Ravagog]]; before, however, he told them what he knew of the upcoming ambush.
+In [[Book 3: Everblaze|book three]] of the series, [[Sophie]] figured out that Brant was [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]'s killer. [[Grady]], hungry for revenge, [[Mesmer|mesmerized]] Brant to burn off his hand. After [[Sophie]] positively inflicted on [[Grady]], Brant had a hard time killing her because she reminded him greatly of [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]. Soon [[Sophie]] and [[Dex]] had him pinned down, but he tricked them into letting them go and escaped to [[Ravagog]]; before, however, he told them what he knew of the upcoming ambush.
 ==Relationships==
 *'''[[Jolie Ruewen|JOLIE]] ([[Brant and Jolie|ex-fiance]]/love interest) '''
-Brant and [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] were planning to get married, despite the fact that they were a [[Bad Match]], until [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] died in a fire. It was later discovered that Brant killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] in his fire, as she was part of the [[Black Swan]] and he was working for the [[Neverseen]].
+Brant and [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] were planning to get married, despite the fact that they were a [[Bad Match]], until [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] died in a fire. It was later discovered that Brant killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] in his fire, as she was part of the [[Black Swan]] and he was working for the [[Neverseen]]. Brant killed Jolie in the fire because she was working against the Neverseen and he started a fire with Jolie in the house because of his rage.
 *'''[[Grady Ruewen|GRADY]]'''
-''''''[[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] initially cared for Brant like he was his own son after the fire that killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]. After [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] found out that Brant had been the cause of the fire [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] confronted Brant and [[mesmer]]ized Brant into burning off his own hand. [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] might have killed Brant if [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] hadn't intervened. They became enemies.
+''''''[[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] initially cared for Brant like he was his own son after the fire that killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]. After [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] found out that Brant had been the cause of the fire [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] confronted Brant and [[mesmer]][[Mesmer|ized]] Brant into burning off his own hand. [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]] might have killed Brant if [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] hadn't intervened. They became enemies.
 *'''[[Edaline Ruewen|EDALINE]]'''
-Like [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]], [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] first cared for Brant after [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]'s death. She would bake him treats, like [[Indigoobers|Indigoogers]] and [[Custard Bursts]] for the annual visits. Once [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] found out that Brant had killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] and kidnapped [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]], she hated him for what he had done to their family.
+Like [[Grady Ruewen|Grady]], [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] first cared for Brant after [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]]'s death. She would bake him treats, like [[Indigoobers]] and [[Custard Bursts]] for the annual visits. Once [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] found out that Brant had killed [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]] and kidnapped [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]], she hated him for what he had done to their family.
-*'''[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|SOPHIE]]'''
+*'''[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|SOPHIE]] '''
+Sophie was a bit uneasy when she first met Brant, and when Brant was (maybe acting) broken he tried getting her family crest many times. Later on Sophie and her friends discover that Brant is the murderer of Jolie. He hesitated to hurt her because of her resemblance to Jolie.
-[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] and Brant were enemies, as Brant was part of the [[Neverseen]] and was the [[Pyrokinetic]] that kidnapped her. Even so, Brant once had a hard time hurting [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] because she reminded him of [[Jolie Ruewen|Jolie]].
 *'''PARENTS (names unknown)'''
-Brant's relationship with his parents was rocky. They tried everything to get Brant to manifest an ability. After Brant's mind broke from the fire they stopped contacting him due to the guilt they felt when seeing his scars, so [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] and [[Grady]] started taking care of him
+Brant's relationship with his parents was rocky. They tried everything to get Brant to manifest an ability. After Brant's mind broke from the fire they stopped contacting him due to the guilt they felt when seeing his scars, so [[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]] and [[Grady]] started taking care of him.
-* '''[[Fintan Pyren|FINTAN]] '''
+* '''[[Fintan Pyren|FINTAN]] (mentor)'''
-[[Fintan Pyren|Fintan]] taught Brant [[Pyrokinetic|Pyrokinesis]] and worked with Brant for the [[Neverseen]].
+[[Fintan Pyren|Fintan]] taught Brant [[Pyrokinetic|Pyrokinesis]] and worked with Brant for the [[Neverseen]]. The books never showed that much of a relationship between the two.
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