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Phoebe Ashcroft

Affiliation: N/A
Aspect: Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Gender: Female (she/her)
Height: 5’5 (165cm)
Age: 20 (November 4)
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Phoebe can be naive and lacks life experience, which doesn’t always mix well with her rash nature. Learning that she’s a fledgling has completely disrupted her plans for a normal college career. But she has a penchant for thrill, which manifests as a cliff-diving hobby, so maybe she can find a silver lining in her newfound immortality.

Silver

Affiliation: N/A
Aspect: Mountain lion (Puma concolor)
Gender: Male (he/him)
Height: 5’4 (162.5 cm)
Age: ???
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Nobody knows what this thing is or where he came from, but he’s been sealed inside Phoebe’s body after a botched Consumption ritual. Now it’s up to her and Quill to figure out what to do with him. Silver is a cunning predator, with sharp claws and a spiked tail to match his sadistic desires.

Julia Morevna

Affiliation: Quill, the Fae Study and Sustainability Society
Aspect: Pallas’ fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
Gender: Female (she/her)
Height: 5’2 (158cm)
Age: 25 (March 22)
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Her fiery, brave personality makes her great at dealing with human-hunting fae, and her friendliness makes her almost as good at dealing with people... but those things can also land her in trouble. A witch specializing in nonlethal Consumptions, she’s especially formidable with Yuli by her side.

Yuli Morevna

Affiliation: Quill, the Fae Study and Sustainability Society
Aspect: Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Gender: Fox (they/them)
Height: Varies
Age: ??? (celebrated August 19)
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Julia’s familiar and queerplatonic partner. Yuli is aloof, sometimes disappearing into the wilderness for days on end. They have the heart of a wild animal but are loyal and empathetic towards those that they consider allies.

Cat Lange

Affiliation: Quill
Aspect: Banded linsang (Prionodon linsang)
Gender: Male (he/him)
Height: 6’0 (183cm)
Age: 27 (February 9)
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Cat is a folklore scholar who's dedicated his life to studying the Firebird. He’s passionate about his work and sometimes puts the pursuit of knowledge over boundaries. His ability as a fledgling gives him strange visions of the past, but he often has to rely on his own intelligence to solve problems.

Dr. Asmeret Morevna

Affiliation: Quill
Aspect: Common raven (Corvus corax)
Gender: Bigender (they/them)
Height: 5’7 (170cm)
Age: 30 (Dec 31)
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An ornithologist. They helped found Quill, despite claiming to not care about their late father’s research. Their pragmatism is an important asset, but their prickly personality and distaste for fae cause them to butt heads with Julia.

Alexis Bluebell

Affiliation: Quill
Aspect: American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Gender: Male (he/him)
Height: 5’10 (178cm)
Age: 28 (September 16)
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He has a wealth of medical knowledge, although how he obtained it is still unknown to Phoebe. Bluebell is anxious but warm and humanitarian, and seems to owe a lot to his friend Cat. His surgical skills and coffee preference are equally precise.

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Affiliation: ???
Aspect: Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Gender: Male (he/him)
Height: 6'0 (183cm)
Age: ???
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A strange witch with no qualms about using Consumptions on humans, and possibly someone that Quill has been looking for. He seems to have an interest in the Firebird, since he targeted Phoebe after somehow obtaining knowledge that she was a fledgling.

Dr. Ivan Morevna

Father to Julia and Asmeret, and Cat's personal hero. He remains one of the most well-known Firebird folklorists even after his death.

Colby White

A crewman on Phoebe’s train. He may be working with the man who attacked her, but why? Currently missing.

Nicole Russel

Phoebe’s childhood friend. Though they didn’t always get along, Phoebe remembers her fondly.

Isra Orfila

A former veterenarian who now works for the Society. Isra is shy and perfers the company of fae to humans, but she's skilled where it counts. Wears a bat-wing cape to express her therian identity.

Apricot is Isra's girlfriend, though she usually looks like an unassuming pigeon.

The Firebird

A legendary bird which only appears every 1,000 years. It is highly sought after due to its wish-granting abilities... by the few who actually believe in it. Much about the Firebird is unknown, but it appears in folklore and fairy tales from all around the world.