Locals may recognize traits and circumstances of some these characters, but truly they are fictional composites, with one exception. The minor character Seth is based on a real person now passed on who demanded from his new realm to be in this story pretty much as he was in real life. I kept trying to take him out, yet finally felt compelled to follow his directive. So here’s to Three Fingered Ron.
- Aaron and Betsy – Growers living up River
- ALEX COULTER – Lawnmower repair guy; former builder; part of Medicine Circle. His partner Jed has died.
- Angie – Has Angel’s Restaurant in Nekelew
- Anise – Gabe and Fern’s daughter, goes to Illahee School
- ARIEL LYONS – art teacher, resident as a child and now returned
- ARLO ROSEN – Drummer and woodcarver, son of Pia Rosen
- August – Not much known yet about this little boy but he keeps appearing
- Bradys – Moving back to city in Ursula Earth Plane
- Brin – Passed on; community college music teacher who trained a good brass band
- CALIENTE GOODWIN-BROWN (Cali) – Lives at Benden Farm; married to Carlos Flores; mother of Menolly; daughter of Ursula Brown and Charley Goodwin; sister to Salal (twin), Marina and Jay.
- CARLOS FLORES – Manages Benden Farm; married to Caliente; father of Menolly
- Caroline Miller – Used to live in Elderberry House
- CEDAR – Native American who arrives as an economics/small business student as part of the PSU Sustainability contingent
- CELESTE – Teacher at Illahee School; crone; partner of June
- CHARLEY GOODWIN – Director of Neadetagi House & part of the Medicine Circles; husband of Ursula; father of Salal, Caliente, Jay and Marina; grandfather of Menolly
- Chloe – Psychic massage therapist. We don’t really know her story yet.
- CINDY WOODBURN – “Lavender Lady;” secretary at Illahee School; part of the Medicine Circles; married to Van
- Crowes – Live on Mountain Lane; converted house to ADU with young couple living there – mentioned in Ursula Earth Plane
- Crystal – Architect and (surprise) rock lover
- David Burns – Used to be married to Molly; father of Ethan
- Dinah – Mother of Sedona, a mystery so far
- Di’Angelis – mentioned in Mailing Party
Lonny Di’Angeli – Michael’s brother owns Pizza Place
Marco Di’Angeli – Michael’s father who is a realtor
Carmen Di’Angeli – Michael’s mother, a landscaper who employs young people
Michael – see below - John and Elvira Smith – He has died and she lives at Elderberry House – mentioned in Mailing Party.
- Ethan Burns – Son of Molly and David; investment/financial person on the board of the Investment Guild who lives in Portland
- FERN – Mother of Anise; lives in Elk Ridge; was married to Gabe, now partnered with Jay Goodwin-Brown
- Fiona – Pregnant vulnerable to spraying; mentioned in Ursula Sylvia Tarot
- Finch Terranova – budding drummer just arrived in the community, son of Jasmine (Jazz) and Gideon.
- Flicker Franklin – very young drummer. Parents are Bee keepers.
- Franklins – Bee keepers mentioned in Harvest Fest. Melissa and Julian
- GABE – A curmudgeon and skeptic. Lives at Benden Farm. Works at ReBound.
- Gideon Terranova – New to the area; tantrika and entrepreneur, partner of Jasmine (Jazz), father of Finch.
- Gordon Logan – Brother of Owen, runs the Logan Sustainable Forestry operation, a hunter. Father of Obie.
- GRANNY GROUSE – Native American, grandmother of Cedar
- Ian Logan – Dead father of Owen and Logan; co-founder of Sustainability Forest
- Iris – Artist living upriver wanting to make paper with rag content – mentioned in Ariel Fabric Venture
- Ivor – Working with brother to make cheese – mentioned in Harvest Fest
- Janna – Caretaker at Locovore Farm
- Jasmine Terranova (Jazz) – Tantrika, entrepreneur; new to the community; partner of Gideon & mother of Finch.
- JAY GOODWIN-BROWN – Brewer; son of Ursula and Charley; partner of Fern; brother of Caliente, Salal and Marina.
- Johan – Metal worker with a foundry next to ReBound; lives in Elk Ridge
- JUNE – Crone; dreamer who lives at Sitka House; has Sand Tray therapy practice
- Ken Quince – Retired from advertising; newly moved to the area & taking Ursula’s class
- Marina Goodwin-Brown – Daughter of Ursula and Charley; sister of Jay, Caliente and Salal.
- Mariposa – PSU sustainability intern at Conservancy Farm
- Marsha Quince – Newly moved to the area; retired corporate CEO; taking Ursula’s class
- MICHAEL DI’ANGELI – Director of PSU Sustainability adjunct campus who grew up in the community and now is back; partner of Uriel; son of Marco & Carmen; brother of Lonny
- MOLLY BURNS – Founding Director of ReBound; long time Medicine Circle member; mother of Ethan, former wife of
- Nathan Green – Passed on; his estate became the Green Fund which provides grants to help with start-ups of interesting endeavors, both non-profits and small businesses
- Nettle Nancy – mysterious local teacher
- Obie Logan – setting up mill at Logan Sustainable Forestry operation.
- Orca – Teenager
- Otter Logan – Owen’s granddaughter and Robin’s daughter who goes to Illahee School
- OWEN LOGAN – Herbalist, widowed, Medicine Circle member; father of Robin, grandfather of Otter, brother of Gordon
- PIA ROSEN – Medicine Circle member; mother of Arlo, partner of Raven
- Raphael Turner – Doctor at clinic, reportedly open to alternatives
- RAVEN O’NEILL – Partner of Pia, trash artist, Medicine Circle member
- RHEA – Teacher at Illahee; lives at Benden Farm; dancer
- Robin Logan – Owen’s daughter, mother of Otter; works with her Uncle Gordon at Sustainable Forest
- Salal Goodwin-Brown – Traveling man; son of Ursula and Charley; brother of Caliente (twin), Marina and Jay.
- Satish – PSU Sustainability intern working at ReBound
- Sedona – Daughter of Dinah; new to the community; goes to Illahee School
- Shirley – Baker of cinnamon buns and more in Mahonia
- Stella – Ursula’s early journeying teacher and name of Ursula’s computer
- Summer – Child mentioned in Harvest Fest.
- Susan Logan – Dead wife of Owen; mother of Robin & grandmother of Otter who she never met.
- Sylvia – 40 something, becoming a forester
- THEA CULVER – Painter; new to the community, a virgin unto herself; budding Medicine Circle member.
- URIEL (Uri) – healer and didge musician, new to the community, partner of Michael De’Angeli
- URSULA GOODWIN-BROWN – Witch, priestess, storyteller and teacher; longtime Medicine Circle member; partner of Charley Goodwin; mother of Salal, Caliente, Marina and Jay; grandmother of Menolly
- Van Woodburn – Husband of Cindy; skeptic and critic of the Medicine Circles
- Zydeco – PSU Sustainability Intern who works at ReBound