Jacob Portman
Jacob is the main character, the story is told by him, he is 16 years old and trying to find out the meaning of his grandfathers last words. Jacob doesn't have many friends and keeps most of his thoughts to himself. His life was mostly surrounded by his grandfather and his stories. When he travels to Wales he is destined to find the past of his grandfather's life. After finding the old orphanage and the loop, Jacob encounters his grandfathers friends, and finds out all their powers, and that all the stories from his grandfather were true.