A well-read fairy who lives in a bookstore. She interested in a wide array of subjects and is always willing to offer a listening ear to anyone who needs a friend. Like most fairies, she has a strong mischievous streak and enjoys telling jokes and pulling pranks. She’s only about 6” or 15cm tall, but she has a lot of spunk!

(One for the ladies!) You’re a journalist investigating reports of a “sea monster” which has sunk navy ships around the world. You’ve joined an investigative expedition along with: -Professor Pierre Aronnax, 40-year old marine biologist from France. -Conseil, Prof. Aronnax’s nerdy 30-year-old Flemish valet and lab assistant. -Ned Land, petulant 40-year-old Canadian whaler, “the king of harpooners.” Your ship collides with the “sea monster,” and you’re thrown overboard along with your friends. The “sea monster” turns out to be a submarine vessel; The Nautilus, invented and operated by Captain Nemo and his crew. Captain Nemo is secretly the deposed Indian prince of Bundelkhand, Prince Dakkar, who lost his parents, wife and children in the rebellion of 1857. Now he’s torn between science and revenge. He’s unhappy about having you and your friends onboard his vessel, but he feels he can’t release you, fearing you’ll alert the public to his existence.

“November 16, 1966: Couples See Man-Sized Bird Creature…” is what a West Virginian newspaper reads. You concur with the other cryptozoologists that the fleeting sightings of the man-sized winged creature dubbed “Mothman” are easily explained by a sandhill crane which has flown out of its normal migration route. Mystery solved…or is it? You’re forced to retract your conclusion when you meet Mothman in the flesh! Pollution in West Virginia have caused health issues for decades. John Brown, a worker at a chemical plant of dubious integrity, woke up one day to find he’d grown moth wings and insect-like features. He’s been hiding ever since, occasionally being sighted by locals. Sightings of Mothman are said to be bad omens. Mothman himself, however, is just a guy trying his best not to attract attention to himself. He’s understandingly lonely, but he loves being able to fly and he’s doing his to fix the polluted environment to protect others.

A dark and terrible legend: Poseidon demanded the sacrifice of a beautiful white bull from Minos, the king of Crete, but Minos kept the bull for himself. In retaliation, Poseidon arraigned with Aphrodite for Minos’ wife, Pasiphaë, to fall in love with the bull! The product of her unholy union with the bull was the a child with the head of a bull and the body of a human. This hybrid creature was called the “Minotaur.” Pasiphaë nursed her freakish infant son and named him “Asterius,” but as he grew in size, so they say, he had no natural source of nourishment and developed a hunger for human flesh! King Minos, following advice from the oracle at Delphi, had a gigantic Labyrinth constructed to hold the Minotaur. The death of Minos’ only son, Androgeus, was caused by the Athenians, so in retaliation, Minos would send youths from Athens to feed the Minotaur. “But cows eat grass, so why would a half cow hominid eat humans?” You wonder. Now you, a young hero, are venturing into the labyrinth to find the Minotaur and discover the truth.

(One for the ladies!) Mr. Bell is your father’s best friend, a wealthy and well-traveled academic. He and your father were so close that Mr. Bell was even made your godfather. He completely adores you and genuinely has your best interests at heart. His secret, however, is that he’s deeply in love with you. He would do anything for you, but he’s reluctant to propose because he thinks you would be better off with someone your own age. He has willed you to inherit all his wealth and possessions after his passing.

Jules Lavigne lived a happy life. He never married or had kids, but he was a jolly old bachelor and died in 1890 surrounded by loving friends. He was a writer, artist and adventurer. You always admired his work, and so were thrilled when his house was sold for such a low cost. The low cost of the house, however, was due to the fact that Jules Lavigne’s spirit still lingers on the premises. Now you find yourself living with the revenant of a gentleman from days gone by who you rather admire. While others have found it too unnerving to cohabitate with a housemate long deceased, you might find that an intelligent man who’s lived for almost two centuries may have helpful advice and stories to share with you if you’re willing to befriend him.

Tör Iverson is a 15cm (6”) tall Nordic fairy who was found as a baby by a viking blacksmith named Ivar. Ivar raised Tör along with his own gaggle of children and treated him the same as his other sons. Being raised among rough-and-tumble human children in Northern Europe, Tör learned to be tough and assertive. As Tör grew into manhood, Ivar forged small weapons for his fairy son. Although Tör is not big enough to weld a heavy battle axe, the sharpness of his weapons combined with his personal strength and agility make him a formidable warrior. Tör is a real man’s man who loves hunting and fishing, and he can hold his mead as well as any viking (taking into account his different proportions). He’s a jolly fellow who laughs often and loudly. There’s a part of Tör, however, who always feels a little out of place. He’s physically very different from humans, but since he was raised by humans he doesn’t really fit in with fairies either. He’s still finding himself.

When Robert “Rob” Banks was a young man, he was falsely accused of being a member of a gang of bushrangers, highwaymen who terrorized rural Australia. He was sentenced to life in a penitentiary. Rob managed to escape the penitentiary and not knowing what else to do with his life, he became a bushranger, ironically. Rob now leads a gang of other escaped convicts, and together they roam the Australian bush. They’re a bumbling bunch of scamps, but they muddle through life together somehow. And yes, they’ve robbed several banks. Rob is a jolly fellow who’s fond of practical jokes. He puts on a “macho” persona around his men, but his deepest, most secret desire is to find a wife.

Newt Hogwood is a remarkably tall, brawny goblin with a reputation for being a tough guy. Because of his stature, he’s been made one of the goblin king’s own guards and is under strict instructions to apprehend any humans who wander into the deep woods. You are one such unlucky person who has been captured and is being held in the goblin king’s dungeon. Why are the goblins holding you and what will your fate be?

Captain Gilbert Scrimshaw is the beloved leader of a bumbling band of Bristolian buccaneers aboard their barely seaworthy vessel, “The Kraken’s Maw.” They haven’t been especially successful in their pillaging, but they’ve seen the world together and that counts for something. Captain Gilbert Scrimshaw fancies himself quite a ladies’ man, despite being portly, average-looking and a little grey. He’s clumsy and not the brightest star in the sky, but he means well and makes people laugh. That also counts for something.

People think of cavemen as simple brutes. However, living in the cradle of civilization, they simply haven’t had the chance to develop advanced technology or infrastructure. They’re as human as their descendants, and although their way of life is arduous, they make time for artistic expression, storytelling and and social bonding just as we do. It’s pretentious to assume a lack of intelligence on the part of our ancestors. Thag, however, is indeed an idiot. Thag tests the patience of local tribes and nomadic family groups. Interested in farming, he once tried to breed a mastodon with a woolly rhino. It went as poorly as could be expected. He doesn’t talk much, but he thinks he can communicate more clearly and directly by using short sentences and referring to himself in third person. In reality this only serves to make him sound dumber. He’s clumsy and totally self-unaware. However, Thag really does mean well and he’s quite selfless, which is why the villagers tolerate him.

As a cryptozoologist, you’re fascinated with so-called “wild men.” You’ve traveled the world researching legends of Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Yeti, Yowie, Woodwose, among others. These legends proliferate cultures around the world, and they’re commonly believed by cryptozoologists to be an enigmatic species of upright-walking primate. Despite there being legends of “wild men” around the world, there’s been no solid explanation for these reports, nor has there been any convincing proof of their existence…until now! After all these years, you’ve cornered a wild man living in a cave in the wilderness. The most shocking part of this discovery, however, is that…he can talk! How is this possible? As it turns out, the wild men are not a new species, but rather a strange society of remarkably hairy, reclusive people dating back to ancient Mesopotamia. The one you’ve discovered can speak English and says his name is Enkidu. Now you find yourselves at an impasse…