Adrianne

Adrianne was adopted by the witches as a child but she always was fascinated by astrology and decided she could become a better witch if she was able to actually BE among the stars. At least that's what she told her mothers. In truth, it was the skies themselves that fascinated young Adrianne. Despite her pleas to be allowed to join a ship, her mothers in the coven didn't allow her to go because she was a teenager who hadn't actually had much life experience away from the witches. Even though they teach self-sufficiency, there had always been an older witch to take care of her. At one point Cpt. Barnabus was doing some work for the witches, and Adrianne decided to stow away even though she though Barnaby was too coarse. She didn't realize that what she thought was coarseness was pragmatism, because he had to get the job done while taking care of his crew. Sneaking aboard Cpt. Barnabus's ship proved the spoiled nature of Adrianne's upbringing and her short-sightedness. When she was discovered in the hold of the ship, she was decked out in flowing clothes and elaborate makeup, her idea of how a pirate looks, without any true understanding. Once she was discovered on board she put up a massive fight to be allowed to stay because the crew saw her as useless. She had no technical skills that suited the ship. All the magic she had learned was based in the forces of nature, and now she was surrounded by machine. It wasn't until she met Josephine and Persephone that she realized the galaxy was a lot bigger than she had originally thought. But she's also super stubborn, which is why she stayed on Barnabus's ship, to prove herself, instead of going with Josephine where she would be happier. The gold and jet earring she wears is a keepsake from home. It was a gift from one of her mothers on her 13th birthday, the day she was made a full member of the coven. Her witchcraft developed more, and evolved based on being in space. When Barnaby sacrificed himself to save the crew, Adrianne was part of the fight and gave him a chance to make a different choice. True to form, however, this was a short-sighted act, as Barnaby understood, since it was his death that allowed the crew to survive. In the books she always thinks about going home, but never does, because she loves being in the sky. She also is the one who began the on-board garden, for fresh food, but also to give herself another piece of home, and link to her nature-magic heritage.

Although a minor character, she is considered significant as her meeting with Josephine is speculated to be the beginning of Josephine's redemption arc, due to finding similarities between Adrianne and Josephine's own lost younger brother.