You wanted adventure. So you hired Peter, an experienced outdoorsman and survivalist, to guide you on a late-May hike in the Canadian Rockies. With snow still on the ground at high altitudes, you thought you might even get a nice photo for your next Christmas card. What you got was more than you bargained for. On the third day of your hike, a freakish late-season storm swept over you, piling 16” inches of snow in no time. Worse yet, the heavy winds and blowing snow reducing visibility to 10 yards max, totally obscuring the trail markers. Even Peter seemed alarmed. As the storm worsened, he insisted that you pitch a tent immediately and try to wait out the worst of the blizzard.

Saint Peter standing guard at the gates of Heaven

You are driving alone at night when suddenly the darkness around you is ablaze with electrical energy and abuzz with a sound like the tightening of a thousand violin strings. Your car’s lights flicker, then go dark, and the vehicle rolls to a stop. You fumble for your phone, but the screen is dark. And then, quite suddenly, so is everything else. The crackling sparks of light become waves of undulating blackness, and the scrabbling noise becomes a profound silence broken only by the impossibly… slow… thudding… of your own… heart……

Liam works on a tour boat that runs day trips along the coast of Maine. The boat docks at several islands, allowing the tourists onboard to explore a lighthouse, an old fishing village, and more. Liam enjoys his job and has an open, friendly smile for everyone.

Silas Dodd’s traveling circus is failing financially. His star performers are aging and he desperately needs new talent to bring in the crowds and keep the circus afloat.

Ailsa is a Selkie, a member of a mythological race who live as seals in the sea but can temporarily shed their seal skins to walk the land as humans. They must carefully hide their seal skins when on land, as they cannot return to their true home in the sea if it is lost. You are observing a secluded stretch of seashore (the reason is up to you) when you spot her.

Dr. Elise Grennel is a prison psychiatrist. She has been working with incarcerated people long enough that she is confident and usually unflappable, but not so long that she’s become jaded. Beneath her efficient, professional manner, she genuinely cares about the work she does, evaluating prisoners and trying, when she can, to provide a measure of healing and rehabilitation.

A shy guy from your school who is secretly a furry.