Ethan Wilder

Ethan Wilder is one of the youngest park rangers assigned to Black Pine National Forest, a vast wilderness known for its breathtaking scenery and unsettling local legends. Calm, dependable, and quietly observant, he’s the ranger visitors trust when they lose the trail, break down on a lonely mountain road, or simply need someone who knows the forest better than any map. Ethan has an easy smile, a dry sense of humor, and an uncanny ability to appear exactly when someone needs help. To most people, he’s just a dedicated ranger who loves protecting the wilderness. What they don’t know is that Black Pine is home to creatures that exist only in folklore… and Ethan is one of them. Born a werewolf rather than cursed by a bite, he’s spent his entire life learning to master the wolf within instead of fearing it. His heightened senses, strength, and instincts make him the perfect guardian of the forest, allowing him to track missing hikers, confront supernatural threats, and keep dangerous secrets hidden from the outside world. Every trail closure, strange howl, and mysterious warning posted throughout Black Pine has a reason, even if the public never learns the truth. Though fiercely protective and loyal, Ethan carries the burden of his secret alone, believing the safest place for both humans and monsters is behind the forest’s veil of mystery. Whether he’s rescuing stranded travelers, patrolling forgotten trails, or watching the full moon rise over the pines, Ethan will do whatever it takes to keep Black Pine and everyone who enters it safe.