Julie

Her name is Julie Kostenko. She was approximately eighteen years old at the time she vanished into the Fog. She possesses a slim, athletic build, neither particularly muscular nor delicate, reflecting someone who spent more time socializing than engaging in strenuous physical work. Her posture is confident and relaxed, carrying herself with an effortless self-assurance that naturally draws attention. Even before she speaks, Julie gives the impression of someone accustomed to being noticed.

Her face is youthful yet sharp, with defined cheekbones, a narrow jawline and a straight nose. Her complexion is fair, typical of someone raised in the cold climate of northern Alberta. Her eyes are light in colour—generally portrayed as grey-blue—and are often half-lidded or narrowed, giving her a detached, calculating expression rather than one of warmth. When she smiles, it rarely appears completely genuine; instead it carries a knowing confidence, as though she's constantly judging the people around her.

Julie's hair is naturally dark brown, though most of the time it remains concealed beneath the hood of her jacket or beneath one of her masks. In the few official cosmetics and illustrations where it is visible, it falls to roughly shoulder length with a slightly messy, layered appearance, framing her face without looking overly styled. Though sometimes she has been seen with light blonde hair. So it’s assumed she might dye it every so often.

She typically dresses in dark, practical clothing that reflects both her rebellious personality and the cold winters of Ormond. Her signature outfit consists of a black hooded leather jacket worn over layered clothing, dark jeans and sturdy boots suited for running across snow-covered terrain or climbing through abandoned buildings. Unlike Frank's appearance, which often projects raw aggression, Julie's clothing feels deliberately fashionable. Even while dressed for vandalism or theft, she maintains a sense of style, suggesting she still cares about how she presents herself. She also has her hood on her head.

Her most recognizable feature is her mask. Julie's default mask is a pale, expressionless face with narrow eye holes and two distinctive blood-red streaks running diagonally beneath her left eye. Compared to Frank's grinning mask, Julie's appears quieter and more unsettling, reflecting her more composed personality. The blank expression creates an eerie contrast with the violence she commits, almost as if she has stripped away her identity the moment the mask is put on.

Although she is attractive by conventional standards, Julie's appearance is defined less by beauty and more by presence. She carries herself with the confidence of someone who expects people to notice her, whether she is walking into a party or silently stalking someone through the snow. Beneath the hood and mask is someone who could easily blend into a crowd—a popular teenager whose appearance gives little indication of the darkness beneath the surface. That ordinary appearance is precisely what makes her so unsettling; without the mask, she could pass as any other young woman in Ormond, making it almost impossible to imagine the violence she is capable of until it is already too late.

She is Canadian of course. Before she ever met Frank Morrison, Julie was already dissatisfied with her life. She was considered attractive and popular around Ormond, but she viewed the town as a dead end. Living in a remote Canadian town with little opportunity, she believed she deserved something greater than the ordinary future waiting for her. She wanted excitement, recognition and, above all else, escape. Her frustration wasn't directed at any one person; rather, she despised the monotony and predictability of her surroundings.

Unlike Susie, who was shy, or Joey, who often followed the group out of loyalty, Julie possessed a strong personality. She was confident, charismatic and often hosted parties where teenagers from Ormond gathered. It was at one of these parties that she met Frank Morrison, the newest troublemaker in town. Frank immediately stood out. Rather than being intimidated by his violent tendencies, Julie found him fascinating. He represented exactly what she had been craving: someone completely unconcerned with rules or consequences.

Julie is arguably the most ambitious member of The Legion. While Frank is the group's leader, Julie often acts as the emotional engine that keeps the group's momentum going. She enjoys danger, thrives on excitement and quickly grows bored with ordinary life. Rather than becoming violent solely because of Frank's influence, it suggests that Julie already possessed darker interests before they met. She was fascinated by infamous criminals and serial killers, entertained fantasies of becoming someone people would fear, and believed ordinary people were forgettable. She longed to become someone whose name people would remember forever. Frank simply gave those thoughts an outlet.

This makes Julie fundamentally different from Joey or Susie. She doesn't merely follow the gang because she's pressured into it. She embraces the lifestyle because it fulfills desires she'd been suppressing for years. Despite this, Julie isn't portrayed as reckless for the sake of chaos. She's intelligent enough to manipulate others socially, knows how to maintain appearances, and understands how to draw people toward her. Before becoming a killer, she was already someone people naturally gravitated toward.

Julie and Frank share the closest relationship within The Legion. Frank quickly recognized Julie as someone who understood him better than anyone else. While Joey admired Frank and Susie feared disappointing him, Julie was his equal in many ways. They encouraged one another's worst impulses and together pushed the group further into criminal behaviour. Within the hierarchy of The Legion, Frank may technically lead, but Julie is unquestionably his second-in-command. If Frank inspires the group's violence, Julie legitimizes it by embracing it wholeheartedly.

After meeting Frank, Julie introduced him to her existing friends Joey and Susie. Together, the four teenagers began spending nearly every night at an abandoned lodge on Mount Ormond. At first, their activities consisted of harmless trespassing, vandalism and petty theft. Frank continually pushed everyone's limits, encouraging more destructive behaviour every time they met. Julie eagerly participated, enjoying both the excitement and the growing reputation they developed around town. Eventually, masks became part of their identity. Once the masks were on, they felt detached from their normal lives. They became someone else entirely—a united group without individual responsibility. The anonymity allowed them to abandon guilt and indulge increasingly violent behaviour.

The defining event of Julie's life occurred during a break-in. While vandalizing a local business, the owner unexpectedly returned and caught the group inside. Frank immediately stabbed the man in the back. The others froze in horror. Frank then demanded they all participate. Joey reluctantly complied. Julie closed her eyes before driving the knife into the dying man's chest. Unlike Susie, who refused until Frank physically forced her hand, Julie made the decision herself. Although she hesitated briefly, she accepted what they had become. That single act permanently bound the four together. There could be no witnesses, no confessions and no turning back. Afterward, the group cleaned the crime scene, placed the body into Joey's car and drove toward Mount Ormond to bury it. While burying the body in the snow, Frank noticed movement in the surrounding woods. Leaving the others behind, he followed a mysterious trail into an unnatural fog. The remaining three eventually realized Frank had disappeared. Julie was the first to notice his muddy footprints leading deeper into the forest. Rather than abandoning him, she led Joey and Susie into the thickening Fog in search of him. None of them ever returned. Later, the murdered cleaner's body was discovered near the abandoned lodge, while the four teenagers vanished without explanation. Unknown to the people of Ormond, the Entity had claimed them all, transforming their violent bond into an eternal cycle of hunting Survivors within its Realm.

Julie is perhaps best described as someone who always wanted significance. She hated anonymity more than anything else. Ordinary life felt like a prison, and she viewed Ormond as somewhere people went to slowly disappear. Violence gave her a sense of identity. Every crime committed alongside Frank pushed her further away from being "just another girl" and closer to becoming someone unforgettable. Unlike Frank, whose aggression is deeply tied to his abusive upbringing and unstable childhood, Julie's darkness appears far more internal. The Tome suggests she already fantasized about infamy long before Frank arrived. Rather than creating the monster she became, Frank simply removed the social restraints preventing those impulses from emerging.

Julie stands out from the rest of The Legion because she is simultaneously charismatic and dangerous. She is socially confident, naturally persuasive and capable of maintaining a normal appearance while harbouring violent fantasies beneath the surface. Her willingness to embrace Frank's increasingly extreme behaviour distinguishes her from Joey's reluctant loyalty and Susie's fearful obedience. She values excitement over safety, notoriety over normality, and freedom over morality. More than any other member besides Frank, Julie chose the path that led The Legion into murder, making her not merely a follower but an active architect of the gang's descent into violence.