Chu Industries—The company that practically rules the Fourth Reality. Known for countless inventions and technologies—some that are helpful and useful, others that are malicious in nature.

Command Center—Master George’s headquarters in the Bermuda Triangle where Chi’karda levels are monitored and to where his many nanolocators report various types of information.

Edgar Higginbottom—Tick’s father. Though overweight and not exactly handsome, he is instantly loved by anyone who meets him. A very light sleeper.

Fangen—The sickening abomination of a creature created by Mistress Jane, utilizing the twisted and mutated version of Chi’karda found in the Thirteenth Reality. Formed from a variety of no less than twelve different animals, the fangen are bred to kill and ask questions later. They can also fly.

Fragmented—When a Reality begins losing Chi’karda levels on a vast scale and can no longer maintain itself as a major alternate version of the world, it will eventually fragment and disintegrate into nothing.

Frazier Gunn—A loyal servant of Mistress Jane, though he hopes to replace her one day.

Frupey—Nickname for Fruppenschneiger, Sofia’s butler.

Gnat Rat—A malicious invention of Chu Industries from the Fourth Reality. Releases dozens of mechanical hornets that are programmed to attack a certain individual based on a nanolocator, DNA, or blood type.

Grand Canyon—A satellite location of the Realitants. Second only to the Bermuda Triangle in Chi’karda levels.

Hans Schtiggenschlubberheimer—The man who started the Scientific Revolution in the Fourth Reality in the early nineteen hundreds. In a matter of decades, he helped catapult the Fourth far beyond the other Realities in terms of technology.

Kayla Higginbottom—Tick’s four-year-old sister. Loves to burn things and have tea parties.

Kyoopy—Nickname used by the Realitants for quantum physics.

Lisa Higginbottom—Tick’s fifteen-year-old sister. Horrible on the piano.

Lorena Higginbottom—Tick’s mother. Loves to cook, and could sleep through a raging tornado.

Mabel Ruth Gertrude Higginbottom Fredrickson—Edgar’s aunt, long since widowed, who lives in Alaska. Hasn’t seen any of her family members in years.

Master George—The current leader of the Realitants. Overwhelmed by the betrayal of Mistress Jane, he sets out to strengthen his forces, sending out a series of tests and riddles to help him find worthy candidates. Loves his cat, Muffintops.

Mistress Jane—A former Realitant and the biggest traitor the world has ever known. When she discovered the Thirteenth Reality and its twisted, mutated version of Chi’karda, she quickly realized the power she could have for herself and the potential for ruling the universe. Her plans are only beginning. Loves the color yellow and is bald.

Mothball—A Realitant from the Fifth Reality, she is fiercely loyal to Master George. Regrets her name, which was given to her without much forethought by her father. Realizes she fared better than her twin sister, Toejam.

Ms. Sears—Tick’s favorite librarian. Has funny hair that looks like a cleaning pad.