Alene Norcross is a female peculiar with the peculiarity of a diviner.
Biography[]
Early days[]
At some point, Alene would come to live in the Portal, Georgia loop. There, she became fast friends with Paul Hemsley, Fern Mayo, and June.
She would meet Abraham Portman a couple of times. Two years before the events of A Map of Days, Paul left the loop and went to Flamingo Manor.
A Map of Days[]
Alene goes to greet Paul, Jacob Portman, Emma Bloom, Bronwyn Bruntley, Millard Nullings and Enoch O'Connor when they arrive at Portal and also scolds Paul for his long absence.
The group asks to meet with Miss Annie, but they can't meet with her yet since she is asleep but will be awake for supper. The group passes by Reggie and Hawley. As they walk, Paul explains that everyone in Portal are all diviners. The group head inside the house and wash up for dinner.
When the group of non-diviners asks about Abe, the Portal residents fill the group in about Abe and Velyana Greenshank. When Miss Annie arrives at dinner, she explains to the group about the history of the United States. Not long after dinner, the group leaves.
Description[]
Appearance[]
She is described by Jacob as a pretty black skinned teenaged girl. She wears a crisp white dress and a fashionable floppy hat, with fire in her eyes while berating Paul.
Peculiarity[]
Alene is a diviner, and her specialty is finding water in a desert.