married. Madrid Formerly the spoiled princess of the Djinni, Madrid once sought the power to grant her own wishes. To get it, she disguised herself as Gina and tried to kill off the real one. The disguise was too perfect; Madrid was now mortal and gradually came to resemble Gina more and more in body and mind. A traumatic experience caused what was left of Madrid's personality to give up and die, leaving only a copy of Gina's mind with Madrid's memories. Now she seeks to explore other worlds and work out her new life. Ancient One A Nomad Artificer who is a possible future version of Madrid, who was thrown into the distant past before the formation of the present universe. She has been manipulating events to save the universe from the threat that banished her into the past, and reunite with her family, the Diggers. Dao Madrid's fellow Djinn and ex-husband. Ever since Gina's group found his focus (an iron pot) and brought it home, he has put his natural intelligence and creativity to work as Gina's lab assistant. He has also become smitten with her, both physically and mentally, gradually assuming a form that blends elements of the men to whom Gina responds most positively. He and Madrid have reconciled and are dating. Gar Silvear A were-jaguar from the magical world of Jade, Gar apprenticed under Gina's mother, Julia when he was a young teen, becoming like a son to her. She even tried to hook him up with Gina's sister Brittany. When Julia became a Shun-Leep master, Gar left the Northern Edge-Guard to be her student on Earth, and he is her most advanced pupil. Gar retained some infatuation with Brit’ even after she married, but has slowly been developing a relationship with his fellow student Luan Geas. His full name is Garfield. Sheila Silvear A were-jaguar who is the younger sister of Gar and also a member of the Northern Edge-Guard. Sheila has a defect where all the size, power, and measurements commonly associated with the hybrid form are present in her human form, while her hybrid form is short and underdeveloped. This has led her to occasionally be mistaken for a child, which her tendency to refer to any kind of physical punishment as a 'kapowie' doesn't help with. Luan Geas A former ninja spy/assassin from Jade, whose parents were murdered by the undead