ALIX

When Adele's storyline eventually crosses theirs, his relationship with her is adversarial most of the time, and he's a little afraid of her. He finds himself the outsider of the group more often than not, especially since Dax and Weaver have bonded over their shared spiritual beliefs and Adele seems to look down on him. When Ivy joins the crew as a preschool-age child, he is very threatened by her and subjects her (and everyone else) to a negative, pessimistic, and fearful attitude. After an altercation with Ivy which ends in his injury, he leaves the group for some time. When he returns, he still struggles in his interactions with others, but manages to mellow somewhat as he matures. He is instrumental in taking care of the next children the group adopts--Tab and Thursday--and he is usually tolerated by the group's occasional member, Neptune. Alix was the first member of the group who wanted a house, and he has built several small structures on the beach with skills he taught himself from books and manuals.

Alix has several unusual features associated with his ability to breathe underwater (including gill-like openings behind his ears and on his neck, and his fingers and toes are webbed). His tongue is very thin (Weaver once compared it to a snake's) and he had to have speech therapy as a child but he speaks normally as an adult. He's relatively tall (about 6'2"), and has long, straight, blond hair, gray eyes, and tan skin. His favorite color is black and he sometimes wears a cloak that the others call a cape when they're kidding around with him. He otherwise likes to wear long pants, tee shirts, and leather boots; usually he doesn't care much for adornment and chooses plain designs as much as he can. He tends to wear his long hair in a ponytail or loose. He gets cold relatively easily and sometimes complains about dry skin so he uses lotion regularly. He is mildly nearsighted but does not correct it with glasses.

Alix is a talented fisherman and swimmer, and he has a good singing voice. However, he is also prone to a slightly sullen attitude and regularly complains about the harsh conditions once he gets more comfortable with his company. He leans on the survival skills of his companions more than he should, but he does honestly want to become self-sufficient, and sometimes works hard at it. He was nineteen years old at the time he arrived on the beach, making him the group's youngest adult. His work history includes working at one of his parents' businesses and having his own act in a circus. Alix's full name is Alix Timothy Roth and he still has some contact with friends and family in "the human world," and he maintains an official identification card and bank account.