Sam: Sam is the main character of Goldilocks. We followed him as he struggled between should-do and want-to-do. He goes from isolated and aggressively dependant to happily committed and willing to accept help.

Devil/Goldilocks/Roan: Sam’s mer-admirer. He lives on an estate through the Tear with his late-sister’s partner, Vi. He fell in love first with Sam’s art, and had been delighted to find the artist just as lovely. He is determined that Sam will have a life of art and luxury by his side.

Eric: Sam’s older brother. He returns to his hometown filled with anxieties and fears, which he pushes past in order to be close to Sam. 

Ivan: Eric’s partner. Sociable and quick witted, he sticks up for Eric (and Sam, though Sam rarely appreciates it), and tempers Eric’s sometimes spiralling anxieties. A tattoo-artist. He and Eric find out about mermen when Goldilocks gets stuck with his tail out and demands they help him move. 

Oisin: Eric and Sam’s father, a retired fisherman, practical man, and avid bird-lover. Has severe dementia that by the end of the book Sam believes might have been caused by the ghoul.

Vi: Goldilock’s aunt. She is the daughter of a wine-baron, and a powerful witch. She loves art and gardens, and her estate reflects this. When Ruvella (Goldilock’s sister and Vi’s mate) passed away she took in Goldilocks as if he were a son.

Fionn: A ‘rich-kid’ that bullied Sam growing up, though it becomes apparent by the end of the book that his bullying was an attempt to reach out and become friends. An avid sailor, he becomes friends with Sam, and reveals he races (Bee and Dew) two mermen in the bay. 

Gary: An already violent teenager, a chance encounter with Austin warped his mind. Austin used his 'something' on Gary, planting an obsession that grew for year, culminating in an obsession to get rid of anyone he thinks Austin doesn’t like—a.k.a Sam. This leads to him assaulting Sam, and encountering the ghoul. 

Ghoul (memory-eater): The ghoul is a creature from the merman’s world. He passed through the Tear as a worm, snuck onto Oisin’s boat, and made his way into the family home. He fed off the family for years, taking on a human form and developing what seemed to be a warped sense of ‘family’ towards Sam, mimicking how Eric would read to him as a child, and protecting him from Gary’s attack. He lures Eric back to the house, and in the resulting attack is killed by Sam. 

Bee & Dew: Copper Bee and Blue Dew. A bold as brass duo that torment anyone they can. They aid in Laurence’s attempt to windsurf through the tear, throw fish at Fionn if they lose a race against him, and constantly antagonise Adonis.

Jasper: A tailed sword’s man that works At Vi’s estate as a guard. He goes with Sam to search his family home, and ends up helping fight the ghoul.

​

​

Brief Mentions:

Yven: An administrator for the city through the Tear, he is a friend of Vi’s. 

Jasper’s brother and sister: Goldilocks mentions that his siblings work in the city: Jasper’s sister works at the castle organising the guard, and Jasper’s brother runs the Order.

The Brothers: Two merfolk brothers that rule the settlement just through the Tear that sits across the bay from Vi’s estate—one governs, one fights.

Siren: Goldilocks refers to Austin as a ‘Siren’.

Monarch: Goldilocks refers to Connor as a ‘young monarch’