Richard Campbell Gansey III, mostly referred to just as Gansey, is a student who attends Aglionby Academy. He is friends with Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish, Noah Czerny, Blue Sargent, and Henry Cheng who are aiding him in the search for the supposedly deceased Welsh King, Owen Glendower.

“Actually, I don't care about that. I mean, the cards are very interesting and I don't want to discount what you do. But I didn't really come here to have my future told to me. I'm quite okay with finding that out myself.”

— Gansey, after receiving the Death card in his reading

