ohhhh here comes the night...

lisa

ptsd sufferer, never really got over her mother's death but does not like talking about it. handles death as a topic with a stiff anger and doesn't know how to reassure folks

student in star academy, on a gap year due to burnout/personal issues (this is when she meets starshine in my au!)

plays the guitar/sings well, BUT is also passionate about dance

loves punk rock :3

is in an on-off relationship with josh, but due to poor communication and his depressive tendencies they fall off quite a lot :// it's a really bittersweet relationship

her healing powers tend to peak during winter and specific dates (it is theorized that these dates signify major battles of the past/harsh winters from the time of the previous soul riders)

doesn't rly want to be a soul rider in the first place

linda

got moved after begging for years back to jorvik from the university where her parents work as professors. she is a student in history in jorvik city's university

but she's able to study from a distance a lot

loves hee studies and is an avid history enthusiast, but overworks herself and is often stressed to the point of nausea

distanced herself from parents because she didn't want to be a disappointment

has vivid dreams (some of which have to do with her visions; some of her dreams tend to have visions mixed in)

thrives in taking the leading role and being a soul rider

anne

the evil bisexual (i'm jk but she is more morally dubious than the rest)

raised rich, lived rich, never made any friends beside the few that rode along her fame and wealth. as a kid she was forced into beauty pageants and as an adult she became a dressage rider/model

has the hardest time bonding with animals (even concorde) due to her being raised to view them as something you can benefit from

has a really hard time maintaining relationships and not scheming all the time. she was taught everyone's sketchy and wants something so that's how she also views the world. she is also constantly afraid that her facade will wear off and that people will start viewing her as someone regular and vulnerable

very bad relationship with her mother, but they treat one another with a cool passiveness

alex

has a major crush on anne that she cloaks into anger and a snarky comment

from a poor family in a poor area, is the oldest of six siblings and was forced to seek a job early to take care of them (her mother was incapable for reasons)

loves her family but left them at some point after james had also left (feels guilty about it all the time) james is also the only one in her family that she stays in contact with regularly.

lives with herman, he lets her stay in the attic

clothes always messy from oil and grime from her work (she works as a mechanic at the stables)

doesn't rly know how to ride a horse

nicole

former competitive rider, came to jorvik for a vacation after her accident (speed driving after a dramatic loss in her first olympics)

was forced to quit riding after losing her leg, though she may go on easy trail rides or do light groundwork

herman hired her as a riding instructor at jorvik stables, which is how she came to know lisa + the rest, as well as the dark riders (though she knows nothing about that business lol)

religion plays a big role in her life unfortunately

lives in a house by the sea, and has two horses with her, her competitive gelding kerry and her old connemara fiodha

has a husband-to-be that she hates