Ned Starling
Branch:	Ekaterina/Madrigal
Age:	16 (Series One) 18 (Series Two)
Relationships:	Ted Starling Sinead Starling Mr. Starling Mrs. Starling
First Appears In:	The Maze of Bones
Last Appears In:	Day of Doom

Ned Haverford Starling is an Ekaterina and one of the Starling triplets. He and his sister, Sinead Starling, and brother, Ted Starling made up one team of the race for the 39 Clues. According to Dan, the three of them look like "part of a cloned Ivy League lacrosse team." He was one of the suspects for Vesper Four. He suffers from serious migraines which affect his thinking ability.

AppearancesEdit

The Maze of BonesEdit

Ned and his siblings, were caught in an explosion in the Franklin Institute. Hospitalized, the Starlings were in "bad shape." When they got out, they were grounded by their parents, "eliminating" them from the contest.

Into the GauntletEdit

It was revealed that Ned and Ted suffered serious injuries in the explosion. Ted's eyes were damaged so that he is only able to see light and dark and Ned has migraines frequently, interrupting his ability to think.

The Medusa PlotEdit

Ned is in a hospital elevator with Alistair Oh and Ted Starling when some Vespers attack them. Alistair buys time for Ned to escape and get help. He and the Cahill siblings (Amy and Dan) are the only ones to escape the Vesper kidnapping attempts. He later tells the Cahill family (more specifically Eisenhower Holt), that the kidnappings were happening in every branch.

Day of DoomEdit

He appears at the end of the book talking with Sinead and Ted after the Machina Fini Mundi was destroyed.

AppearanceEdit

He, like his triplet siblings, has auburn hair and freckles. Ned also wears preppy clothes like his siblings: khakis, button-downs, and loafers.

TriviaEdit

• He is left-handed, although his triplet brother, Ted, is right-handed.

• He had birthday parties at the planetarium every year growing up.

• He began going on Ekat missions with his siblings when they were only 11.
• He was a suspect for being Vesper 4, though was proven not to be.