Dramatis Personae
"We are what we swallowed. Or what swallowed us."
Cat-bonded
Viga Brand
Courier. Fault in every model.
The cat
Rascal
100 lbs of silence and opinion.
Llama-bonded
Arnie Schwartz
Trade lord. Lemonade enthusiast.
Lion-bonded
Percival Hume
Marble skin. Golden eyes. No mercy.
Lion-bonded
Rafael
Cream suit. Desert Eagle. White cord.
Normal
Pike
Holds the motel with wire and suspicion.
Normal
Elena
Reads mutations like X-rays.
Normal
Talia
Mapmaker. Sees patterns first.
Triple chimera
Finn
The boy Brand refused to hand over.
Wolf-bonded
Mara
Reads the road like a body.
Normal
Boone Calder
Enforcer / Schwartz’s right-hand man.
Raven/Crow-bonded
Crowe
Leader of The Ledger / primary antagonist.
Bonded, unknown
Dina
Captive / rescue catalyst.
Wolf-bonded
Ellis Vane
Wolf scout / altered living node.
Reptile-bonded
Grant
Former caravan guard / escaped test subject.
Wolf-bonded
Katy
Survivor from a trading post / enhanced tracker.
Normal
Mabel Quinn
Logistician / operations assistant.
Bird-bonded
Red
Altered survivor / visual scout.
Normal
Switch
Scout / guard.
Wolf-bonded
Wolfman
Wolf-clan road enforcer / patrol fighter.
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