The Inheritance Games Characters

Avery Kylie Grambs, the narrator and protagonist of The Inheritance Games, is a working-class high-school junior whose mother died shortly after Avery turned 15. When the novel begins, Avery is living in Connecticut with… read analysis of Avery Kylie Grambs

Father to Skye, Zara, and Toby and grandfather to Nash, Grayson, Jameson, and Xander, Tobias Hawthorne is an eccentric, puzzle-obsessed, and highly manipulative Texan multibillionaire who made a fortune… read analysis of Tobias Hawthorne

Grandson to Tobias Hawthorne, son to Skye, and half-brother to Nash, Grayson, and Xander, 18-year-old Jameson is a green-eyed adrenaline junkie who likes alcohol and fast cars. His grandfather Tobias… read analysis of Jameson Hawthorne

Grandson to Tobias Hawthorne, son to Skye, and half-brother to Nash, Jameson, and Xander, 19-year-old Grayson is a gray-eyed, handsome, logical, and uptight young man. His grandfather Tobias regularly set… read analysis of Grayson Hawthorne

Libby, Avery’s half-sister, is older than Avery by seven years. They have the same deadbeat father. When Libby was a child, her mother used to hit her. Later, Libby has an on-off relationship with… read analysis of Libby

Alisa Ortega, a dark-haired woman in her 20s, is a lawyer at McNamara, Ortega, and Jones, a law firm whose sole client is Texas multibillionaire Tobias Hawthorne—until Tobias dies and wills almost his entire… read analysis of Alisa Ortega

John Oren, a 40-something Black man with “a military bearing,” is Tobias Hawthorne’s longtime head of security. When Tobias dies, he leaves Oren $300,000 and his mysterious toolbox. Shortly prior to Tobias’s death, he… read analysis of John Oren

Oldest grandson to Tobias Hawthorne, son to Skye, and half-brother to Grayson, Jameson, and Xander, Nash is a motorcycle-riding, cowboy boot-wearing man in his mid-20s who has long expressed a… read analysis of Nash Hawthorne

Daughter to Tobias Hawthorne, sister to Zara and Toby, and mother to Nash, Grayson, Jameson, and Xander, Skye presents herself as a zany, flaky free spirit who likes flowing… read analysis of Skye Hawthorne

Drake is Libby’s creepy, verbally abusive on-off boyfriend. Toward the novel’s beginning, Libby has just taken Drake back. As soon as he reenters the apartment, he sexually harasses Libby’s teenaged half-sister Avery, referring… read analysis of Drake

Max, Avery’s best friend, moved away from Avery’s Connecticut hometown the summer before high school. She and Avery now communicate primarily via texts, phone calls, and direct messages on social media platforms—communication made more… read analysis of Maxine “Max” Liu

Sister to Rebecca Laughlin, Emily is the green-eyed, strawberry-blond granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin, caretakers on the Texas estate of multibillionaire Tobias Hawthorne. She and Rebecca visit their grandparents every summer and… read analysis of Emily Laughlin

Thea Calligaris, teenaged niece by marriage to Zara Hawthorne-Calligaris, is a dark-haired, dark-eyed, self-described “hypercompetitive bisexual perfectionist.” She is best friends with Emily Laughlin before Emily’s sudden death; however, when she falls in love… read analysis of Thea Calligaris

Rebecca Laughlin, sister to Emily Laughlin, is a beautiful but quiet redhead. Granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin, the caretakers of Tobias Hawthorne’s estate, Rebecca visits her grandparents with Emily every summer and… read analysis of Rebecca Laughlin

Harry is a houseless man of indeterminate age with whom Avery often plays chess in the park. They have a standing bet: if Avery wins, Harry must allow her to buy him breakfast. (Avery mostly… read analysis of Harry/Tobias “Toby” Hawthorne II

Daughter to Tobias Hawthorne and sister to Skye and Toby, Zara is a businesslike, uptight woman who has spent most of her life running her multibillionaire father’s philanthropic organization, the Hawthorne Foundation. Zara… read analysis of Zara Hawthorne-Calligaris

Nan—whose real name is Pearl O’Day—is Tobias Hawthorne’s mother-in-law, the mother of Tobias’s wife Alice, an “ancient” and cantankerous woman who describes herself as “older than dirt and twice as mean.” Tobias leaves her… read analysis of Nan

Avery’s mother is deceased in the present; she died while waiting for an organ transplant. She raised Avery on her own and worked at a diner to make ends meet. Avery’s mother is responsible… read analysis of Avery’s Mother

Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin were two of Tobias Hawthorne’s servants. They’re also Rebecca’s (and were Emily’s) grandparents. Mrs. Laughlin usually cooks for the Hawthorne family. In his will, Tobias leaves the Laughlins… read analysis of Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin