ian o'shea – wanderer calls ian "as kind as a soul, but strong as only a human could be". like most of the group, he has a strong dislike of the souls in the beginning, but quickly abandons it once he begins to empathize with wanderer. other characters seem to view him as mostly level-headed. ian befriends wanderer and gradually falls in love with her because of her personality, insisting he cares very little about mel's body. he is constantly annoyed at how selfless and self-sacrificing she is, worrying that she is willing to do things she does not want because she thinks it will make others happy. once wanda is put into a new host they begin a relationship. he does not help melanie find a new body for wanda, which surprises melanie. ian said that he did not care what she looked like; he loved wanda for her personality. he is described as being tall and muscular, with black hair, sapphire blue eyes and fair skin.