Brant Alger

Brant Alger [LAST NAME REDACTED FOR SECURITY]
Occupation	Worked for the Neverseen
Foxfire Level	Graduated
Biographical Information
Gender	Male
Age	Died at 36
Special Ability	Pyrokinetic
Residence	Unnamed
Physical Description
Eye Color	Grayish-blue
Hair Color	Black
Other Information
Important Information	Illegally trained by Fintan, was one of Sophie's kidnappers Killed by Mr. Forkle, accidentally set the fire that killed Jolie Ruewen

Brant Alger [REDACTED] was Jolie's fiancé who, after 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 tortured Sophie in 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. While he did that, he also tried to use Everblaze to burn the Forbidden Cities to the ground.

Mr. Forkle kills him in Lodestar by pushing him under a falling chunk of rock to protect Councillor Oralie.

Appearance

Brant had terrible scarring and burns, even on his crippled face. He had jet black hair and pale gray blue eyes and was noted by Sophie looking at photographs, to be especially handsome before he got his scars. Brant lost a hand and gained many more scars in a fight with Grady in Everblaze, when Grady managed to mesmerize Brant into burning his hand off.

Ability

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

He was considered Talentless because pyrokinesis is a banned ability; it eventually led to him and Jolie being a Bad Match, which made him join the Neverseen, a place where his ability was valued.

Involvement

Pre-series

Brant was Jolie Ruewen's fiancé before Jolie died in a fire. Brant pretended his mind was broken but was truly devastated by her death.

He was not able to attend the elite levels at Foxfire because pyrokinesis is banned, so he was labeled Talentless. Brant wrote Jolie sappy love letters while she was in the elite levels that Sophie discovered in Exile and Everblaze. 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.

Jolie tried to convince Brant to leave the Neverseen, but he lost his temper, sparking Everblaze and resulting in the murder of Jolie. It is unknown if Brant murdered Jolie on purpose, or if it was a tragic accident.

Book 2: Exile

Grady, Edaline, and Sophie visit Brant. During the visit, Brant behaves erratically and has drastic mood swings, fluctuating between calmness, excitement, and anger unpredictably. He lunges at Sophie to get Jolie's brooch, burning her in the process. Brant also claims to have a fever during the encounter, though this is later revealed to be a cover-up for his unnaturally high body temperature.

Book 3: Everblaze

In Everblaze, 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 him go and escaped to Ravagog. Before, however, he told them what he knew of the upcoming ambush.

Book 4: Neverseen

Brant and Fintan were present during the flooding of Ravagog, as well as when Alvar revealed himself to be part of the Neverseen. Brant was also present at the Lake of Blood, when Keefe joined the Neverseen.

Book 5: Lodestar

Brant was taken into custody (along with Ruy Ignis) and imprisoned in Lumenaria. He worked with his co-conspirators to bring down the castle with outward channeling. Upon escaping, he attempted to attack Mr. Forkle and Councillor Oralie, though he was stopped when Mr. Forkle shoved him, causing him to be crushed by a huge chunk of the ceiling that was falling. In retribution for Brant's death, Gethen fatally wounded Mr. Forkle.

Relationships

Jolie Ruewen

• Late fiancé/Love interest

Brant and Jolie were planning to get married, even though 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. Although they were on opposing sides and he killed her, Brant did love Jolie and had a hard time hurting Sophie because she looked like Jolie.

Grady Ruewen

• Former future father-in-law

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

Edaline Ruewen

• Former future mother-in-law

Like Grady, Edaline first cared for Brant after Jolie's death. She would bake him treats, like indigoobers and custard bursts for their 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 Foster

• Enemy

Sophie was a bit uneasy when she first met Brant and when Brant ended stealing her family crest due to it previously being Jolie's. Later on, Sophie and her friends discover that Brant is the murderer of Jolie. He hesitated to hurt her because she resembled 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.

Many fans believe that Brant's parents were Vackers, while others believe he may be related to Kenric or even the Redeks, because of Marella's pyrokinesis.

Fintan Pyren

• Mentor

Fintan taught Brant how to control his pyrokinesis, persuaded him into joining the Neverseen, and worked with him within the rebel group. However, there is little interaction between the two in the series.

Death

He died in Lodestar in Lumenaria when he tried to murder Councillor Oralie. His attempt was thwarted by Mr. Forkle, who shoved him while a piece of ceiling fell, crushing his head. Oralie confirms this by saying that his skull was crushed completely, with gray matter everywhere.

Trivia

• He was known to like treats that Edaline baked for him (particularly custard bursts).

• The name Brant means a small goose with a mainly black head and neck, breeding in the arctic tundra of Eurasia and Canada. It also means "sword" or "fire" in Old Norse.

• Alger means "Elf Spear" in Anglo-Saxon.
• Brant’s love letters contained many phrases about fire, hinting that he is a Pyrokinetic in Book 3: Everblaze.

Quotes

“I know you didn’t mean to kill her, Brant. It was a horrible, tragic accident. Don’t make the same mistake again. Let me live this time—like you wish you could’ve done for her.” For a long second Brant looked tempted. Then he whipped back his arm and screamed, “If she doesn’t get to live—no one does!”

—Sophie and Brant, in Everblaze