Jewel's Magic

Summary
Jewel's Magic is about the journey of a young girl named Shine Anders as Jewel accompanies her on a quest to find her mother and the Rolandotter vault.

Bayler
Bayler is a horse living in Rolaandsgaard Castle Stables. He shares a friendship with Shine.

Gertrude
Gertrude is Shine's beloved rag doll. She is described at the beginning of the book as having no eyes. It is later revealed that Gertrude is the key to the vault, as well as being a princess. Shine repairs her eyes by placing gems from Jewel's crown. This brings Gertrude back to life.

Grandmother Anders
Shine's grandmother works in the Marshalls' kitchen as a cook. She is very kind and always looks out for shine.

Jack
Jack is a 13 year old boy who works in the stables with Shine in the stables. They are fairly close and Shine trusts him.

Jewel
Jewel is summoned by Shine's tears in Teardrop Lake. She watched over Shine, Shine's family, and Gertrude after Sigga's banishment, as well as the legendary Rolanddotter vault. She assists Shine in finding the vaults. Jewel offers gems from her own brow to fix Gertrude.

The Marshalls
The Marshall family are Shine and her family's employers. They are described as being rather snooty and rude, especially their two children, Jeremiah and Lucy.

Mr. and Mrs. Anders
Shines father is only mentioned in the book. He passed away in a logging accident. Shine mentions that he loved the old legends of North of North and often shared them with her and her mother. Mrs. Anders leaves Shine and her Grandmother to try and find the legendary Rolaandotter vault, which her ancestors used to own.

Shine Anders
Shine is a young girl who, after her family's financial difficulties and her father's death, moves in with the Marshalls to be their live-in servant. She is often harassed by the young Marshall children, and after one of them threatens to steal her doll Gertrude, and her doll goes missing, Shine runs to Teardrop Lake. There, she cries into the water, when suddenly the legendary horse Jewel appears coming out of the water. Jewel reveals in a vision that the Rolandotter vault has been hidden and sealed with spells for protection from looters and that Gertrude is the key to the vault. Shine and Jewel then rescue Gertrude and go on an adventure to find the vault and Shine's mother. Throughout the journey, Shine struggles with selfishness, but overcomes this with Jewel's help. Along the way, they encounter rock creatures, traps, puzzles, and many other strange things. They find a set of jewelers tools and a jeweler's manual that belonged to Shine's family. Eventually, they discover a room full of sleeping dolls that were under a spell. Jewel dances and brings them back to life, finding her mother in the process. They also bring Gertrude back to life and enter the Rolandotter vault. They chose to only take home their family's tools, and leave the treasure, leading to them being blessed by Sigga.

Sigga
The spirit of the Valkyrie Sigga is revealed to guard the Rolandotter vaults in her ghostly form.