Ianthe is Paolo's ex-wife and former model. They lived on the mainland for a few years before coming home to the island. They had been hidden there for their own safety, after a series of mysterious disappearances. All of the female selkies kept disappearing; their pelts stolen by Levi (unbeknownst to the tribe). As a result the selkies remaining began to bring their children away from the island. Ianthe was seriously spoiled on the mainland and is something of a brat.

Paolo is Ianthe's ex-husband and a former pianist. He married Ianthe has a front to keep their parent's happy (who wanted them to have more children; except they never realized that Paolo is in fact gay). When the pair decided to live on the island they gave up the ruse of marriage, though they still wear their rings.