Ray

Ray lives alone with his mom and dad. They all enjoy being together, and his parents are often not very strict with Ray.

Ray is infected by a species of creature in The Obscure called a Parasite. Parasites "infect" their host, and sort of use them as vessels to prolong their lives. The human body doesn't react to this well, and it can change in many ways. Ray got lucky, and he only lost his pupils, mouth, and ears. Usually kids end up with way worse when a Parasite infects them. Ray still is like his normal self, but he cannot speak anymore.

He was infected when he first traveled to The Obscure. He got there shortly before Jasper, and he wondered off a bit and incountered a Parasite. It infected him and he blacked out, being woken up when Jasper and the others found him.

Very rarely the parasite can take control of him for a short amount of time, (usually a few mins, but in rare cases can end up to a day) and he can loose his temper and lash out very easily when this happens.