Kyung Park

Kyung is searching for answers about his cousin’s disappearance—a young woman named Minseo who visited Auden’s Ridge after claiming she'd uncovered something ancient in the forest. As he follows her breadcrumb trail of clues, he begins uncovering secrets about the town’s older residents, the mine collapses from decades ago, and a mysterious ritual known only as The Beckoning. His presence has stirred something in the town—and something in the woods is watching him. Kyung was raised by his grandmother in Portland after his parents died in a fire when he was ten. Minseo was more like a sister than a cousin—they shared a deep bond and a fascination with folklore. After Minseo’s disappearance, Kyung dropped everything to find her. His grandmother warned him not to go back to “the old places,” but he did anyway. He’s been in Auden’s Ridge for six months now, and the longer he stays, the more the town seems to twist around him.