Riley Thornton

Riley Thornton is a human who was a former love interest of Alistair Salders. When the War of the Dead broke out, they both thought each other killed in the ensuing chaos and violence. However, Riley managed to survive the war and join the effort to fight back the undead. He fostered a deep hatred of the undead for attempting to tear apart the world in their apocalyptic crusade. During the war, he found Tom Harding and started a relationship with him.

After the war, he helped rebuild civilisation and took part in rallies against letting the undead return to society. He was shocked by Alistair's return but expressed disgust when he realised that Alistair was now undead, cutting all ties with him.

Riley would often come to Alistair when he needed help that only Alistair's magic could offer, much to the frustration of Alistair. The two often traded barbed words against each other with Alistair no longer wishing to see him again. Matters only got worse when Alistair discovered that Riley was in a relationship with Tom Harding, a known hunter of undead.

Eventually Riley attempted to reconcile with Alistair, inviting him to his wedding to which Alistiar begrudgingly accepted which let to an altercation wiith Tom and Alistair almost killing him in secret.

When the Supreme King returned, Riley wasted no time in fighting back the undead under the control of the Supreme King and now fighting side by side with the undead aligned with Jordan Black. Seeing the undead fight against each other and Alistair as a puppet of the Supreme King softened his views about the undead to which he and Alistair finally became friends again.