All the following information can be found in the novel. The relevant page references (from the hardcover first edition of The Host) are in parenthesis.
Aaron
Status: Human
Age: Aaron’s age isn’t given, but we do know he is the oldest man who went on the first raid after Wanderer‘s arrival at the caves (307).
Personal Information: He was among the humans who were hostile towards Wanderer when they came home from the raid.
Andy
Status: Human
Family: Paige (significant other)
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Andy is either dating or married to Paige when Wanderer arrives at the caves (259). Andy was one of the humans on the initial raid, leaving a worried Paige behind.
Carol
Status: Human
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Carol is a female member of the cave community.
Freedom
Status: Human
Physical Appearance: He has black hair.
Family: Lucina (mother), Isaiah (brother)
Age: Child
Personal Information: Freedom is the son of Lucina, and the younger brother of Isaiah. He was born in the caves and delivered by Doc shortly after Lucina and Isaiah arrived. He is a toddler, and at the conclusion of The Host he is old enough to walk, but still young enough to be carried occasionally.
Geoffrey
Status: Human
Physical Appearance: Geoffrey is short and has a round belly and ruddy cheeks. His hair is thinning and sandy colored.
Family: Trudy (wife)
Age: Middle-aged or older
Personal Information: Geoffrey is married to Trudy (307), and they escaped from the invasion with Geoffrey’s childhood friend Heath.
Heath
Status: Human
Age: Middle aged or older
Personal Information: Heath is Geoffrey’s childhood friend, and he escaped the invasion with Geoffrey and Trudy and is often seen hanging around with them in the caves. Heath generally is very quiet, but during Wanderer‘s ‘lessons’ in the kitchen at the caves, he becomes outspoken and curious. He is especially interested in the Fire World.
Heidi
Status: Human
Physical Appearance: Heidi has dark eyes, with white-blond fringe styled hair. She is petite, and her dark eyes contrast strikingly with her light hair.
Age: Adult
Isaiah
Status: Human
Physical Appearance: Isaiah has black hair.
Family: Lucina (mother), Freedom (brother)
Age: Child
Personal Information: He is Lucina’s oldest son and Freedom’s older brother (368).
John
Status: Human
Age: Adult
Personal Information: John is a male member of the cave community.
Lacey
Status: Human; formerly host to the Seeker
Physical Appearance: She has large, protruding, onyx-black eyes and coarse, black, chin length hair. She is tiny in stature, and has dark olive toned skin.
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Lacey was a resistant host to the Seeker for several years. She complains often in a loud, reedy voice.
Lucina
Status: Human
Physical Appearance: She is described as a “dark-skinned woman with thick lips and sleepy eyes.” (230)
Family: Isaiah (son), Freedom (son)
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Freedom, her youngest child, was born in the caves and delivered by Doc. She keeps “her children as separate from [Wanderer] as was possible” (245). She is protective and proves to have a maternal instinct as she does not welcome Wanderer’s presence, nor does she approve of Wanderer eating the humans’ food.
Paige
Status: Human
Family: Andy (significant other)
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Paige is either dating or married to Andy when Wanderer arrives at the caves (259). Paige was very worried when Andy left on the initial raid, and was greatly relieved when he came home safely. When not with Andy, Paige is often seen hanging out with Sharon and Lily.
Reid
Status: Human
Family: Violetta (significant other)
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Reid is a male member of the cave community.
Ruth Ann
Status: Human
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Ruth Ann is a female member of the cave community.
Stanley
Status: Human
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Stanley is a male member of the cave community.
Travis
Status: Human
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Travis is a male member of the cave community.
Trudy
Status: Human
Physical appearance: Trudy is a middle-aged woman with long salt and pepper hair that she usually keeps in a braid. She has an alto-pitched voice.
Family: Geoffrey (husband)
Age: Middle-aged or older
Personal Information: Trudy is married to Geoffrey (307) and escaped the invasion with him and Heath. She is the first of the minor human characters to speak kindly to Wanderer.
Violetta
Status: Human
Family: Reid (significant other)
Age: Adult
Personal Information: Violetta is a female member of the cave community.
