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Characters

Presley
Goult
– A 26 year old female ursithrope who returns to Kadenburg
after experiencing a harsh breakup with her very human boyfriend. Her last
name means “gold”.

Lorcan
Bamey
– A 28 year old male ursithrope residing in Kadenburg. His
first name means ‘little fierce one’ and his last means ‘brave as a bear’.

Arnold
Goult
– Presley’s uncle. He raised her as his own after his twin
sister abandoned her. He is an ursithrope.

Richard
Bamey
– Lorcan’s father. He’s an ursithrope.

Charlotte
Bamey
– Lorcan’s mother. She’s an ursithrope.

Liam
Bamey-
Lorcan’s older brother. He was an ursithrope murdered by
werewolves because he was mated to one of their kind. Liam was 29 when he
died.

Jim
Proffitt
– The owner of Jimbo’s. He’s a human.

Alma
Proffitt
– Jim’s wife. She’s a human.

Dimitri
Fridolf
– Liam’s lycanthrope mate. He’s been on the run from Breslin
ever since Liam’s death and he becomes an ally to the ursithropes in hopes of
destroying Breslin for good. He is an orphan and does not have a true pack.
He’s 28 years old. It is said that people with the name Dimitri have a great
desire to help humanity. His last name, Fridolf, means ‘peaceful wolf’.

Sheriff
Holter-
The Sheriff of Kadenburg. He is also a werewolf hunter and
has been trying to keep Kadenburg wolf-free for some thirty years, if not
longer. His relationship with his son has been strained ever since he
discovered Rutley was bisexual.

Rutley Holter
- A 29
year old human who reluctantly returns to his hometown of Kadenburg after
receiving a distressed call from his father. He was best friends with Liam
Bamey during their childhood and adolescence, and things become personal when
he decides to hunt down Liam’s killer. He was trained to be a werewolf hunter
from birth, but his allegiance to the code begins to weaken as he finds himself
attracted to Liam’s mate who happens to be a werewolf. Rutley’s name means “Red
Hunter”.

Beau
Xiong
- Beau is a 28 year old ursithrope from China. His entire
village was destroyed by Breslin Connor, ruthlessly slaughtered before his very
eyes. He was able to save his younger cousin, Louisa, and a handful of panda-shifters
from the devastation. Beau is an extremely skilled warrior and he has a strong
hatred for lycanthropes. No matter how brutal he may seem, however, he does
have a passion for saving lives and managed to earn his medical degree before
his life changed forever.

Louisa
Xiong
- A 19 year old ursithrope from China. After her village’s
destruction, she fled to America with her older cousin Beau and they arrived in
Kadenburg after receiving a desperate ‘call’ from Natalie Carroll. Louisa is a
gifted ursithrope and she possesses the ability to sense others’ emotions, as
well as project emotions into the people she comes into contact with. Louisa’s
mate-to-be was murdered by Breslin Connor.

Thomas
–
Breslin Connor’s Beta. Dimitri killed him when he tried to attack Presley,
thus proving where his true loyalty lies.

Breslin
Connor
– An ambitious, cold-blooded lycanthrope who wants to claim
Kadenburg as his territory. He murdered Pierce Carroll before Presley was
born, and he is seemingly determined to abduct her and force her to breed
hybrids-a mix between ursithropes and lycanthropes. He is also responsible for
the deaths of many ursithropes, including Liam Bamey. His age is unknown.

Pierce
Carroll
– Presley’s father. A male ursithrope killed by Breslin
Connor in the late 80’s.

Caroline
Goult
– Arnold Goult’s twin sister; Presley’s mother. A female
ursithrope. It has been said she was used as a breeder for hybrids, though the
results were unsuccessful. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Natalie
Carroll
– Pierce’s older sister; Presley’s aunt. A female
ursithrope. Her loyalty swiftly changes once she realizes her niece is
pregnant. Her change of heart is still somewhat confusing for her fellow
ursithropes, but Mrs. Bamey believes in giving her a second chance.

Naomi
Fridolf-
Dimitri’s mother. She was a lycanthrope. She died when he
was very young. According to Natalie Carroll, she was used in an attempt to
breed hybrids.

Nana
Hettie
– Owner of the local diner who presumably has a personal
vendetta against Presley for her behavior as a teen. She’s a human.

Davey
Berdine
– An elder male ursithrope.

Gregory
Kress
– An 18 year old male ursithrope-turned-hybrid. He’s a
firefighter from Virginia.

Colin
Grimes
– A male ursithrope. He is 30 years of age and is said to
be a professional football player.

Parson
Downing
– A male ursithrope.

Kyle
Frey
– A male ursithrope.

Gabby
Kress
– Greg’s little sister. A female ursithrope.

Luke
– A
lycanthrope. Killed by Rutley Holter.

Georgie
- A
lycanthrope. Killed by Rutley Holter.

Urseth
– The
Russian god of the bears. When a young Russian man serving as a soldier during
the Civil War pleaded to Urseth to save his life, Urseth sent aid in the form
of fierce bear warriors. He then granted the bears a peaceful existence among
the humans, as long as they followed his laws.