Editing List of BHI Students (section)

==Zachariah Nichol ==
14.<ref name=":10" /> Of a height with the [[Kennet Trio]], a little chubby, shaved square head. Nondescript and not particularly unnatractive in Verona's estimation.<ref>“You seem to know what you’re doing,” Avery said.<br><br>“I’ve been doing this since I was a kid. I got awoken at four.”<br><br>“''Four.''”<br><br>Zachariah nodded.<br><br>“So jealous,” Verona muttered.<br><br>Zachariah was a weird guy. His head was buzzed to the point he was nearly bald, and he had a very square head. Verona struggled to find anything to really mark as notable about him. appearance-wise, beyond that. He was padded around the edges, heavy-cheeked, and a bit older than the three of them, but matched to them in height. He wore cargo shorts and a tee-shirt with a graphic of some woman from an animated show she hadn’t heard of. But as nondescript as he was, his attention was mostly focused, and he seemed assured about all of this stuff.<br><br>Being a practitioner since he was four made it make more sense. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/19 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.9]]</ref>

[[Totemist]] (Hot Girl Totem),<ref name=":10" /> he specializes in carving "hot girl" [[spirit]] totems for sale.<ref name=":19" /> Awakened very young at four and very confident with the basics of the Practice.<ref name=":6" /> He and his family are fairly basic, weak Totemists (Shamans); he had to work and save to attend the BHI.<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":17" /> They focus on Eastern traditions, on producing totem statues that attract certain spirits.<ref>“So what does a totemist do?” Verona asked.<br><br>“Mostly we stick to Eastern traditions,” Zach said. “But people get the wrong ideas when we talk about statues. You think of statues walking around, when really, we’re making big, visible signposts for the spirts to follow. Put the right statue in front of a house, and raise the prosperity of the house.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/19 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.9]]</ref> He carries a key-ring-like collection of small statues - a bookish old man (Tutelary), lion-dog (Komainu), a [[Gargoyle]]/Grotesque, and his signature Hot Girl.<ref name=":18" />

Best friends with Salvador.<ref name=":17" /> Salvador is pushing him to focus on the "hot girl" angle, but he's not especially comfortable with it.<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":18" /> Was being strongly considered to marry Fern Whitt before her family got a bump in status from Chase and decided the Nichols were no longer worth it.<ref name=":16" />