Audrey

Biodata

Power Progression

• Potion digestion: Acting substantially reduces her irritability and illusory murmurs, but full digestion is not confirmed. Derrick explains that proper Sequence 9 acting usually takes one or two months and produces a distinct feeling upon completion 136.
• Next advancement sought: Arranges for Derrick to obtain the Sequence 8 Telepathist formula. She remains a Spectator in the provided chapters and looks forward to advancing 140 143.

Background / History

Entry into the Tarot Club

Audrey grows up hearing stories of knights, dragons, mysteries, and miracles. Although familiar with official Beyonder organizations, she does not want to surrender her freedom by joining one. Her family possesses supernatural materials, but she initially doubts that potion formulas can simply be purchased with gold pounds 24 27.

Zhou Mingrui’s ritual unexpectedly draws her from Backlund into the gray fog. Initially frightened, she asks whether she can return home. Once assured that she can leave whenever she wishes, she instead asks how to become a Beyonder. The gathering brings her together with Alger, the future Mr. Fool, and Lin Chuan 21 22.

Choosing Spectator

After learning about formula authenticity and the risks of faulty potions, Audrey considers Alger’s two available formulas: Sailor and Spectator. Lin Chuan explains the Spectator pathway’s association with mind dragons and Ankewelt, the Dragon of Imagination. Audrey chooses Spectator because it matches the kind of Beyonder she has always imagined becoming, rather than delaying her decision to investigate every possible pathway 25 26 27 28.

She agrees to exchange at least 100 milliliters of ghost shark blood for the Spectator formula. Choosing confidentiality over a mailed copy, she memorizes the ingredients and their order during the gathering. Before it ends, Lin Chuan introduces the Acting Method, and Audrey supports holding regular meetings. She selects Justice as her code name; the meetings are scheduled for Mondays at three in the afternoon 28 29.

Beyonder Education and Exchanges

By the next documented gathering, Audrey has become a Spectator. Klein clarifies the Acting Method, Alger supplies practical acting guidance, and Lin Chuan teaches her about spirit-world messengers and the names of higher Spectator sequences. After hearing the dangers of summoning creatures, she decides to postpone contracting a messenger until she reaches the middle or high sequences 88 89 90 91.

Audrey agrees to collect three pages of Roselle’s diary as payment for Klein’s answers. She initially supplies one page and acknowledges that she still owes two. She also shares her family’s concerns about government inefficiency; after Klein offers reform ideas, she later reports parliamentary support for his civil-service and administrative proposals 90 91 134 141.

The City of Silver and Practical Assistance

Derrick’s arrival gives Audrey access to new information about potion digestion. She initially misreads his questions as tactful warnings against prying, then recognizes his genuine innocence through his reactions and body language. Learning about the City of Silver’s prolonged isolation inspires both pity and admiration. She interprets Mr. Fool’s attention to the region as a sign that it is no longer truly forsaken 133 136 137 138.

Audrey arranges compensation for Derrick’s acting advice and his future procurement of the Telepathist formula, offering a Sequence 9 main ingredient and additional payment. Despite her wealth, she limits further purchases because her transactions must come from her allowance and private savings 140 141.

When Lin Chuan requests a legitimate Loen identity for his Blessed, Audrey offers to arrange one through her connections. She receives the details for Hercules Hastings privately, with a future answer to one question promised as compensation. After the gathering, she successfully uses a sacrificial ritual to send the thousand pounds she owes Temperance through Mr. Fool’s Illusory Door 141 143.

Appearance

• Hair: Silky blond hair 22.
• Eyes: Clear, bright emerald-green eyes 22.
• Clothing: Wears an exquisite dress suited to relaxing at home when first summoned 22.
• At gatherings: Appears as an indistinct projection concealed by gray fog, although Lin Chuan can see her true appearance clearly 22 29 89.

Personality

Audrey approaches mysticism with enthusiastic curiosity and a romantic sense of wonder. Her excitement frequently challenges her aristocratic composure, but she is capable of firm decisions: she chooses Spectator because it genuinely appeals to her, accepting that she cannot pursue every alternative 21 23 27 28.

She is courteous, grateful, and eager to reciprocate help. Rather than treating valuable instruction as a free benefit, she repeatedly offers compensation—even when the speaker does not request it. Her offer to secure an identity for Temperance’s Blessed particularly pleases her because it lets her provide meaningful assistance to another club member 88 89 140 141.

Her growing observational discipline does not eliminate her youthful impulsiveness. Excitement can pull her out of her Spectator state, and she sometimes attributes hidden significance to ordinary behavior. She is also self-critical, reproaching herself when Alger collects Roselle’s diary pages faster than she does 88 91 134.

Abilities & Skills

Spectator Observation

The Spectator potion strengthens mental faculties and allows close analysis of expressions, posture, speech habits, and unconscious movements 26 38.

• Uses behavioral observation to recognize Derrick’s innocence and understand exchanges between other members 137 140.
• Practices detached observation during Tarot Club meetings, while carefully avoiding scrutiny of Mr. Fool 135.
• Can lose her Spectator state when overcome by excitement or embarrassment 88 91.
• Is not shown reading minds; Lin Chuan describes that as an ability approaching mind reading available at Sequence 8 Telepathist 90.

Acting Method

Audrey learns to digest her potion by acting according to its name rather than merely exploring its powers 29 88.

• Acting reduces her irritability and illusory murmurs 136.
• Learns the precaution “Remember, you are only acting” from Derrick and considers how to maintain her own identity while remaining an observer 140.

Ritual Magic

Audrey learns rituals for contacting Mr. Fool and transferring physical objects through sacrifice and bestowment 91 139.

• Receives a response to her prayer before a later gathering 133.
• Successfully performs the Binary Ritual Method in her laboratory, opening an Illusory Door and sending a wallet of cash through it 143.
• Relies on Mr. Fool’s ritual channel; this is not presented as an independent teleportation ability 139 143.

Aristocratic Connections and Education

• Has a chemistry tutor and a private chemistry laboratory 28 143.
• Can arrange a legal identity with a background capable of withstanding official scrutiny 141.
• Provides the Tarot Club with information about government concerns and parliamentary responses to reform proposals 91 141.

Equipment / Items

• Spectator potion formula — Memorized directly from Alger rather than received by mail 28.
• Private chemistry laboratory — Used for her sacrificial ritual; she locks the door and has Susie guard against interruptions 143.
• Ritual supplies — Includes parchment bearing Mr. Fool’s symbol, candles, and spiritually imbued materials 143.

Relationships

• Klein / Mr. Fool — Tarot Club convener and source of Beyonder instruction. Audrey admires him, supplies diary pages, and uses his prayer and sacrificial channels 88 90 133 134 143.
• Lin Chuan / Temperance — Mysticism adviser whom she repeatedly regards as a good person. He supports her pathway choice, teaches her valuable knowledge, and entrusts her with arranging an identity for his Blessed 28 29 89 141.
• Alger Wilson / The Hanged Man — Formula seller and fellow early member. Provides her first potion formula, preparation instructions, acting guidance, and warnings about occult dangers 25 28 89 90.
• Derrick Berg / The Sun — Fellow member who explains digestion and acting precautions, then agrees to seek her Telepathist formula 136 140.
• Susie — Her dog, explicitly confirmed by Audrey to have become a Beyonder. Audrey asks her to guard the laboratory and stresses that they should help each other 91 143.
• Hall family — Provides her privileged upbringing and access to supernatural materials. Her personal trading budget remains limited to her allowance and savings 24 141.

Notable Quotes

“I can't have every option, but at least I can seize the one that makes my heart stir.” 28

“Praise Mr. Fool! Our Tarot Club really is wonderful!” 143

Trivia

• Her Tarot Club chair initially bears unfamiliar constellations; after she becomes a Spectator, they form a mystical dragon symbol 29 88.
• She tries to imitate Temperance’s pen-twirling after assuming it has a deeper meaning, only to drop the pen and become intensely embarrassed 91.
• Her etiquette teacher has taught her how to faint gracefully without being impolite—a technique she briefly considers using during that embarrassment 91.