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 Jon Buck 

Jerome Slater/Janice Slater-Janssen

• Born: 1976
• Profession: Academic Librarian.
• Place of Residence: North Providence, RI
• Species: Whitetail deer
• Year changed: 2007
  • Trangendered in 2008.
• Notes: Married Tara in December '07. Role reversal with Tara.
• Has appeared in:
  • A Kind of Paradise
  • Tall Tales
• Mentioned in:
  • Open Secrets
  • After Hours

Dr. Tara Slater/Thomas Janssen

• Born: 1978
• Profession: History professor at same university Jerome works.
• Place of Residence: Abington, MA.
• Species: Whitetail deer
• Year changed: 2007
  • Transgendered in 2008.
• Notes: Married Jerome in December '07. Tara had a baby two months before Change Day '08. Role reversal with her husband.
• Has appeared in:
  • A Kind of Paradise
  • Tall Tales
• Mentioned in:
  • Open Secrets
  • After Hours

Brandon/Brittany Derringer or BD

• Born: 1977
• Profession: Medical equipment salesman.
• Place of Residence: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Species: Lynx
• Special: Gender-changed. Female to other furries, still male to humans due to RDF. After October 2007, strangers now see her as her physical gender with the human ghost image changed to match. Friends, family, and others who've known him still see the same old Brandon.
• Year changed: 2006
• Has appeared in:
  • A Kind of Paradise
  • Tall Tales

Derek/Danielle Lowe or DL

• Born: 1974
• Profession: Unknown
• Place of Residence: Bellevue, WA.
• Species: Coyote
• Special: See BD above.
• Year Changed: 2006, to coyote. 2007, to female.
• Has appeared in:
  • Tall Tales

Dr. Edward Frasier

• Born: 1963
• Profession: MD at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, general surgery.
• Place of Residence: Renton, WA.
• Species: American Marten
• Year Changed: 2008.
• Special: Ask before using. Can see through the RDF/Veil if he looks at things the right way. It's very weak for him, regardless. In his late teens/early 20s he was a stoner, mostly hallucinogens like LSD and mescaline. Well-known furry artist, mostly drawn from life.
• Note: 16-year old daughter in 2006, changed into fox when she was 13. Widower, wife died in an auto accident when daughter was 4. Not interested in remarrying, so it's a family of two.
• Has appeared in:
  • Tall Tales
  • Treatment
  • Open Secrets

Annette Frasier

• Born: 1990.
• Profession: Entering Reed College in Portland for Fall 2008.
• Place of Residence: Renton, WA and Portland, OR.
• Species: Red fox.
• Year Changed: 2003.
• Special: Mother died at age 4. It's been just her and her father since, and they're very close. Level-headed kid, not a troublemaker.
• Has appeared in:
  • Open Secrets

Dr. Holly West

• Born: 1980
• Profession: Veterinarian, horse specialty
• Place of Residence: Carmel Valley, CA.
• Species: Red fox
• Year Changed: 2006
• Notes: Child, Roxanne (cheetah), three months old as of August 2008. Married to Dr. Eric West.
• Has Appeared In:
  • Open Secrets

Dr. Eric West

• Born: 1978
• Profession: Veterinarian, cats and dogs.
• Place of Residence: Carmel Valley, CA.
• Species: King cheetah
• Year Changed: 2006
• Notes: Child, Roxanne, three months old as of August 2008. Married to Dr. Holly West.
• Has Appeared In:
  • Open Secrets

Serena Frost

• Born: 1982
• Profession: Bartender.
• Place of Residence: Plymouth, MA.
• Species: Clouded Leopard
• Year Changed: 2009
• Notes: Transgendered fur, but she does not use her initials. She thinks that letting others know of her past is pretty pointless. And she's happy with being a woman anyway.
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

Richard Sobel

• Born: 1981
• Profession: Reporter for the Boston Globe.
• Place of Residence: Plymouth, MA.
• Species: Bengal Tiger
• Date Changed: November 28, 2009
• Notes: Richard actually started out Rachel, but changed sex in 2001. Nobody beside friends and family believed it, either. Changed out of phase. One of the first.
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

Brooke Voss

• Born: 1985
• Profession: HVAC repair.
• Place of Residence: Nashua, NH.
• Species: American Badger.
• Year Changed: 2009
• Notes: Like Serena, Brooke opted simply let people assume she always was female. It doesn't always work, but she likes it.
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

Minor characters of interest

Patricia Jones (Maiden name: Dale)

• Born: 1980
• Profession: Housewife
• Place of Residence: Gilroy, CA.
• Species: Red Panda, female.
• Year Changed: 2005
• Special: Transsexual who got gender-changed just as she was starting HRT. Overjoyed at the new changes to the RDF in 2007. Changing careers and place of residence to take full advantage. Married her boyfriend soon after Tall Tales Con, moved to where everyone would see her as a woman, then promptly got pregnant. Now everyone, human and not, see her as a she.
• Has appeared in:
  • Tall Tales
  • Open Secrets

Col. Peter Hoover

• Born: 1949
• Profession: USAF, Ret. Flew B-52s during the Cold War.
• Place of Residence: Duluth, MN
• Species: Whitetail buck
• Year Changed: 2005
• Special: Has a right ear with a few notches in it from a hunting accident. This character is loosely based on a buck named Peter in The Gift of the Deer by Helen Hoover.
• Has appeared in:
  • Tall Tales

Elise Rosenberg

• Born: 1982
• Profession: Teacher, Special Education.
• Place of Residence: Salinas, CA
• Species: Blacktail deer
• Year Changed: 2008
• Notes: Recently divorced from her husband.
• Has Appeared In:
  • Open Secrets

Mike Dale

• Born: 1965
• Profession: Retired. Restores and modifies cars for other furs.
• Place of Residence: Hyannis, MA.
• Species: Clydesdale Horse.
• Year Changed: 2009
• Notes:
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

Chuck Polinsky/CP

• Born: 1969
• Profession: Owns the sports bar, Rooney's, in Hyannis.
• Place of Residence: Hyannis, MA.
• Species: Coyote.
• Year Changed: 2007
• Notes: Female to male transgendered fur.
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

Traci Russ

• Born: 1985
• Profession: Bartender, student at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
• Place of Residence: Hyannis, MA.
• Species: Cougar.
• Year Changed: 2008
• Notes: Precise. Scientist to the core. Can't read men, but is willing to be a Big Sister to any transgendered fur.
• Has Appeared In:
  • After Hours

 Eirik 

Bryce Clay, M.D.

• Profession: Physician
• Place of Residence: Tulalip, WA
• Species: Polar Bear
• Year Changed: 2006
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Treatment
  • Centers of Power

Jenny Clay

• Profession: Unknown
• Place of Residence: Tulalip, WA
• Species: Schimiter Oryx
• Year Changed: 2008
• Has appeared in:
  • Centers of Power

Winthrop Fitzgerald

• Profession: Assistant Commissioner in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Place of Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Species: Horse (Chestnut)
• Year Changed: 2004
• Special Notes: As of 2007, fur with the highest known position in the Canadian government. Travels extensively across Canada. Has wide contacts with other government furs worldwide.
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Poking the Veil

Phillip Sandrick

• Profession: Congressman, United States House of Representatives
• Place of Residence: Washington, D.C., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Species: Badger
• Year of Change: 2002
• Special notes: Highest known fur in US Government prior to 2008
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Centers of Power (unseen)
  • Open Secrets

Sheldon Buttes

• Profession: Congressman, United States House of Representatives
• Place of Residence: Washington, D.C., Olympia, WA
• Species: Horse (Percheron)
• Year of Change: 2008
• Special notes: Chairman of House Ways and Means
• Has appeared in:
  • Centers of Power
• Open Secrets

Alan Saylor

• Profession: Reporter/Editor for UPI
• Place of Residence: United States, but city undetermined.
• Species: Hare
• Year of Change: Unknown, prior to 2006
• Special notes: British born and raised, living and working in U.S. Has extensive contacts in fur community.
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Treatment

Wilhem Pickford

• Profession: Judge
• Place of Residence: Everett, Washington
• Species: Bighorn sheep
• Year of Change: Unknown, prior to 2006
• Special notes: Extensive contacts in higher fur community.
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Treatment (Minor mention)
  • Centers of Power

Tim Anders/T.A./Tea'

• Profession: College Student (Freshman 2005)
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Black Jaguar (female)
• Year of Change: 2005
• Special notes: Hates the initials, stayed stable though 2006. Pregnancy with twins born in 2007. Avatar changes, goes by Tea' full time by February 2007.
• Has appeared in:
  • Stages
  • Reverberations

Dusty Hollows

• Profession: College Student (Freshman, 2005)
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Moose
• Year of Change: 2005
• Special notes: Very protective of Tea', bordering on obsessive. Engaged in 07, father of her twins.
• Has appeared in:
  • Stages
  • Reverberations

Trinidad Weathers

• Profession: College Student (Freshman, 2004)
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Sea Lion
• Year of Change: 2004
• Special notes: Absolutely always cheerful, bouncy. Loves to swim, looking for his soul mate in an aquatic species, but for now willing to feel up anyone female.
• Has appeared in:
  • Stages
  • Reverberations

Ela Dean

• Profession: College professor, economics
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Alpaca
• Year of Change: 2002
• Special notes: Local organizer for San Luis Obispo County. Previously lived in Madison, WI.
• Has appeared in:
  • Stages
  • Reverberations

Paul Michelson

• Profession: Washington State Patrol officer, Governors Security Detachment
• Place of Residence: Lacey, WA
• Species: Jackrabbit
• Year of Change: Unknown
• Has appeared in:
  • Centers of Power

Art Hollows/A.H.

• Profession: Auto mechanic
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Otter (male to female TG)
• Year of Change: 2007
• Special Notes: Was able to see through veil after November 2006, but with difficulty. Roommate with Trinidad Weathers.
  • Reverberations

Minor Characters of Interest

Sheila (no last name)

• Profession: Owns costume jewelry kiosk in mall, makes custom pieces
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Red Fox
• Year of Change: 2006
• Special Notes: Won't reveal her real age, but has grown children.
  • Reverberations

Rupert Manassas

• Profession: Manager, womens clothing store
• Place of Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
• Species: Chipmunk
• Year of Change: 2005
• Special Notes: As human, was unusually tall (about 6"5") but is considerably shorter as a chipmunk (about 5' even.)
  • Stages
  • Reverberations

Kate (no last name)

• Profession: Veternarian, Point Defiance Zoo
• Place of Residence: Tacoma, WA
• Species: Skunk
• Year of Change: Unknown, probably 2005.
• Special Notes: Has boyfriend, Vincent, in U.S. Navy out of San Diego who is unchanged/unknown.
  • Reverberations

Roger Shotts

• Profession: Unknown
• Place of Residence: Gary, Indiana
• Species: 2003-2004: Female Norwegian Rat
• Species: 2004-current: Male Black-Footed Ferret
• Special Notes: Wife killed in surgical "Misadventure"
• Has appeared in:
  • Treatment

Steven Capri

• Profession: Teenager
• Place of Residence: Eastern Washington, farming community
• Species: Lemming
• Year of Change: 2006
• Special notes: Attempted suicide before realizing he wasn't alone.
• Has appeared in:
  • Treatment

 Hawl 

Cale Wade Vinole/Iris Wanda Vinole

• Profession: High School Student/Aspiring Writer
• Place of Residence: Silver City, NC
• Species: Tiger (Male To Female TG)
• Year Of Change: 2001
• Special Notes: Cale was never fond of the initials, though her screen names on forums and messangers include "CV" somewhere. Penpal of Christopher Mattiaz/CM. Has a crush on Gabriel Locke, and is dishonest about the nature of her change for this reason. Cale doesn't really miss being male as she changed at a rather young age, before Gender Differences are too obvious in a person. Most people believe her to be crazy because she's not the best at keeping secrets and is legally diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. She likes going by Iris simply because Cale sounds plain to her ears.
• Has appeared in
  • The Sexiest Of All Tiger Girls, A Normal Type Of Day (Uncanon Story), Paradise 2:United By Fur (Canceled Paradise RPG)

Hugh Mann Phileas

• Profession:High School Student
• Place Of Residence: Silver City, NC
• Species: Snow Leopard (Male)
• Year Of Change: 2003
• Special Notes: Hugh used to live in Blackburg Virginia, but due to the interest taken in him by a foul smelling man, his pleasent wife, and various other weirdos, his still-human parents decided it would be best to move and not start any trouble with what looked like some kind of cult. Hugh is very childish and takes a class with Iris meant to help him overcome his autism, he tends to start trouble due to being careless with his predator body, but he has a good heart and means well. Hugh was originally concieved as a Prototype Iris, but was kept as a seperate character. Hugh's name is an obvious pun, as his full name is pronounced "Human Felis".
• Has Appeared in
  • Paradise:Changed Network (Canceled Paradise RPG), Paradise 2:United By Fur (Canceled sequal), The Sexiest Of All Tiger Girls

Gabriel Zedimouse Locke

• Profession:High School Student
• Place Of Residence: Silver City, NC
• Species: Rat (Male)
• Year Of Change: 2006
• Special Notes: Is the best friend of Cale/Iris, Gabriel is not yet sure if being a rat is a good thing or a bad thing, he has a phobia of mirrors which has been excited by an unfamiliar reflection. Though he'll never admit it, his instincts have caused him to be afraid of his friends Cale and Hugh. The other emotion he'll never admit is that he does find the tigress crushing on him incredibly attractive, but has known her as a guy for far too long to act on her feelings. Gabriel is embarrased at his middlename containing the word mouse and has an interest in the supernatural.
• Has Appeared in
  • A Normal Type Of Day (Non-Canon), Paradise 2:United By Fur (Canceled), The Sexiest Of All Tiger Girls

Thana Verde Profession:High School Student/Aspiring Artist

• Place Of Residence: Silver City, NC
• Species: Panda (Female)
• Year Of Change: Undecided As Of Now
• Special Notes: A girl down on her luck with a crush on Gabriel, she's very prone to jealousy and thus has developed a futile rivalry with Cale. She's bossed around by a popular girl, whose rumored to be more than what people can see.
• Hasn't appeared in anything yet

Rebecca Immelmann

• Profession:Professional Web Comic Artist, Furry Artist
• Species: Wolf (Male)
• Year Of change: 2007
• Special Notes:A Webcomic Artist with a highly inappropriate first name. Though it seems to have rubbed off as he's never acted too manly. He's oftenly mistaken for a TG Changed, even though he's always been male. Though he doesn't normally correct people.
• Will be introduced in
  • Wishes Denied At The Concession Stand

Minor Characters Of Interest

Salmac "Shugwar" Phillips

• Profession:Unknown
• Species: Panther (male)
• Year Of change: Unknown
• Special Notes:Roommate of Rebecca Immelmann, is oddly apathetic about very weird things happening.
• Will be introduced in
  • Wishes Denied At The Concession Stand

Justin Williamson

• Profession:Student
• Species: Human
• Special Notes:Classmate of Iris, she doesn't like him very much due to his tattle-tale nature. She tends to call him by his last name.
• Appears Inr
  • The Sexiest Of All Tiger Girls

Cale Mirnole

• Profession:Student
• Species: Human
• Special Notes:Classmate of Iris, she doesn't like him either. A berzerk button for her is when people get her and him mixed up.

Krissy (No Last Name)

• Profession: Student
• Species: ????
• Year Of Change: It varies
• Special Notes: She claims to be a beautiful vixen that cannot be seen by "normal people", which has helped start of rumor of a race of people who are really animals. It's hard to gauge her honesty because of the invisibility claim.

 Jetfire 

For a complete list of characters from my Veil series and related stories, please see The Veil Bestiary.

Adam Zimmer

• Profession: Lab Tech
• Place of Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Species Male Brown Bear
• Year Changed: 2006
• Has Appeared in:
  • GM'O'Fur
  • Twisting The Veil
  • It Bears Investigation

Alex T (known as AT)

• Profession: Casino Worker
• Place of Residence: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Species Female Newfoundland Dog
• Year Changed: 2004
• Has Appeared in:
  • Lifting The Veil
  • Poking The Veil
  • Twisting The Veil

Chris, Jessica and Daniel Ford

• Professions: Skateboard shop owner (Chris), seniors home worker (Jessica), Terror of Chatham (2 year old Daniel)
• Place of Residence: Chatham, Ontario, Canada
• Species: Unchanged Human (Chris, Jessica), Monkey (Daniel)
• Year Changed: 2007 (Daniel)
• Has appeared in:
  • Six Furries and a Wedding
• Note:
  • Chris is the cousin of Joe Ford.
  • When Daniel changed, Chris and Jessica were able to see him as a changed child, but they were unable to see other changed until their Changed friend, Sheila introduced herself as one. Even after that, they still mostly see the ghosts of other Changed they know.

Eric Hayward

• Profession: Canadian Coast Guard
• Place of Residence: Lark Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada ( a small community about 1 hour east of Corner Brook)
• Species: Arctic Wolf
• Year Changed: 2006
• Has Appeared in:
  • Gulf Ice
  • The Bear Facts
• Notes:
  • His father changed into a Polar Bear in 2000, and disappeared/was presumed dead on the ice while Sealing in 2001. After Eric himself changed, he realized what happened to his father, and set out to try to find him, signing up with the Guard to help make his search easier.

Joseph Ford (Joey, JF)

• Profession: Software developer
• Place of Residence: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
• Species
  • Aug 05 to Aug 06: Male Mountain Goat
  • Aug 06 to Aug 07: Female Cougar
  • Aug 07 to ??: Male Mountain Goat
• Year Changed: 2005, 2006, 2007
• Has Appeared in:
  • The Veil Series
  • GM'O'Fur
  • It Bears Investigation

Justin (Justine) LeBlanc

• Profession: Con artist/Scammer/Fraudster, now Prisoner
• Place of Residence: Fort McMurray, Alberta (before capture), Drummondville Penitentiary (Drummondville, Quebec), Nova Institute For Women, Truro, Nova Scotia (as of March, 2008)
• Species: German Shepard (female)
• Year Changed: 2007
• Has Appeared In:
  • Doing Hard Time
• Notes:
  • She was the first TG change to occur in a Canadian prison, and had subsequent trouble when the TTC TG Effect took hold on her.

Michael

• Profession: Geologist
• Place of Residence: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Species: Silver Fox (Male)
• Year Changed: 2005
• Has Appeared in:
  • Poking The Veil
  • Silver Fox Tracks

Rebeca Hayward (maiden name unknown)

• Profession: Canadian Coast Guard
• Place of Residence: Lark Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada ( a small community about 1 hour east of Corner Brook)
• Species: Black pawed Ferret
• Year Changed: 2007
• Has Appeared in:
  • Gulf Ice
  • The Bear Facts
• Notes:
  • She married Eric after both of them changed and they found Eric's changed father.

Shiloh Watson

• Profession: Reporter (Junior)
• Species: Raccoon (female)
• Place of Residence: Officially Ottawa; but she travels from Coast to Coast to Coast.
• Year Changed: 2005 or 2004 (unspecified)
• Has Appeared in:
  • Film at 2011
  • Live At Five
  • The Bear Facts
• Notes:
  • She is a recent graduate from Journalism studies at Carleton in Ottawa.
  • She is a freelance reporter, who mostly works for CTV.
  • She's been meeting Changed on the side, recording their stories about the Change and living as a Changed for the Future.

Wallace Ramsey

• Profession: Corrections Canada Officer
• Place of Residence: Ottawa, Ontario (formerly Regina, Saskatchewan)
• Species: Moose (Male)
• Year Changed: 2006
• Has Appeared in:
  • Doing Hard Time
• Notes:
  • He is currently the officer 'in charge' of Changed within Canada's prison system, and tends to go in person to handle events involving Changed within CSC's domain.
  • His moose form is tall, nearly 7ft, but his original human form was short, just over 5ft.

Minor characters and organizations of interest

Boris Dementyev

• Profession: Mob inforcer/Body Guard
• Changed in 2004 or 2005 (he won't confirm)
• Species: Zebra
• Place of Residence: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Kingston Penitentiary, Drummondville Penitentiary (after the December '07 Riots)
• Has Appeared in:
  • Doing Hard Time
• Note:
  • May be one of the first post-Change people to be arrested and convicted. (He was captured and imprisoned in early 2007 for kidnapping Changed hoofed-women to 'form his own herd')
  • Actually very intelligent, but he plays the 'dumb muscle' to make people underestimate him.

Sherry (last name unknown)

• Profession: Unknown
• Place of Residence: Saint John's, Newfoundland
• Species: Unknown; probably cougar.
• Year Changed: 2008
• Has Appeared in:
  • Gulf Ice
  • The Bear Facts
• Notes
  • She has a twin sister living in Toronto who changed in 2007. After her sister changed, she found she could see through the Veil, something she often used to surprise Furs.

Terri Hallet (married name)

• Profession: Vet
• Place of Residence: Alberta (she lived in Toronto up until Jan, 2008)
• Species: Cougar
• Year Changed: 2007
• Has Appeared in:
  • The Bear Facts
• Notes
  • Sherry is her twin sister.

WATFUR

• A Support group founded at the University of Waterloo to help out the Changed and Known on campus.
• Has connections with similar groups at other Ontario universities and growing.
• Characters of Note:
  • Keith Brodie, mouse morph, Secretary of WATFUR
  • Lisa, white tail doe-morph, club Treasurer
• Has appeared in:
  • Six Furries and a Wedding

 MatthiasRat 

Christopher Mattiaz (known as Chris or CM)

• Profession: Student in Mathematical Statistics
• Place of Residence: Blacksburg, Virginia (as of 2002)
• Species: Changing...
  • Aug 96 to Aug 97: Male Rottweiler
  • Aug 97 to Aug 98: Female Donkey
  • Aug 98 to Aug 99: Female Brown Bear
  • Aug 99 to Aug 00: Male Brown Rat
  • Aug 00 to Aug 01: Female Rottweiler
  • Aug 01 to Aug 02: Female Donkey
  • Aug 02 to Aug 03: Female Brown Bear
  • Aug 03 to Aug 04: Male Brown Rat
  • Aug 04 to Aug 07: Unknown
  • Aug 07 to Aug 08: Female Brown Rat
• Year Changed: 1996
• Year Born: 1976
• Has Appeared in:
  • Made Alone
  • Bathing Alone
  • Not Quite Alone
  • Suspected Alone
  • Revealing Alone
  • Convention Building
  • Model Building
  • Change Building
  • Tall Tales

Robert 'Rob' Hallman

• Profession: Student in Networks and Systems Administration
• Place of Residence: Blacksburg, Virginia (as of 2002)
• Species: Male Stripped Skunk
• Year Changed: 2002
• Year Born: 1981
• Has Appeared in:
  • Made Alone
  • Bathing Alone
  • Not Quite Alone
  • Suspected Alone
  • Revealing Alone
  • Convention Building
  • Model Building
  • Change Building

Walter Lundh

• Profession: Partner in Lawfirm
• Place of Residence: Cleveland, Ohio
• Species: Longhorn Bull
• Year Changed: 1999
• Year Born: 1949
• Has Appeared in:
  • Bathing Alone
  • Not Quite Alone
  • Model Building

Linda Blayless

• Profession: Accountant
• Place of Residence: Cleveland, Ohio
• Species: Suffolk Sheep
• Year Changed: 2000
• Year Born: 1940
• Has Appeared in:
  • Not Quite Alone

Angus McArdle

• Profession: Restaurant Owner
• Place of Residence: Irwin, Pennsylvania
• Species: Groundhog
• Year Changed: 2000
• Year Born: 1957
• Has Appeared in:
  • Not Quite Alone

Carter Ryan

• Profession: Demographics specialist for polling company
• Place of Residence: Buffalo, New York
• Species: Black-furred Wolf
• Year Changed: 2002
• Year Born: 1976
• Has Appeared in:
  • Not Quite Alone
  • Model Building

Patrick Faughn

• Profession: Virginia Tech Student
• Place of Residence: Blacksburg, Virginia
• Species: Human
• Year Born: 1981
• Special Note: Childhood friend of Robert Hallman and an early Known.
• Has Appeared in:
  • Not Quite Alone
  • Suspected Alone
  • Revealing Alone

 Nikon Raccoon 

Tim 'Blue' Fredrickson

• Profession: Sales Clerk
• Place of Residence: Downers Grove, IL
• Has not changed, but can see.
• First to have the field break down completely.
• Will not change until the last round.
• Has Appeared in:
  • Changing Perspectives
  • Back to Reality

 Important Characters 

This section is for characters who appear in multiple works, are in government and thus may show up in other stories (though only as a cameo). There will be repetition between this section and the author-specific ones.

Canada

Winthrop Fitzgerald

• Profession: Assistant Commissioner in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Place of Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Species: Horse (Chestnut)
• Year Changed: 2004
• Special Notes: As of 2007, fur with the highest known position in the Canadian government. Travels extensively across Canada. Has wide contacts with other government furs worldwide.
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Poking the Veil
  • Doing Hard Time

Wallace Ramsey

• Profession: Corrections Canada Officer
• Place of Residence: Ottawa, Ontario (formerly Regina, Saskatchewan)
• Species: Moose (Male)
• Year Changed: 2006
• Notes:
  • He is currently the officer 'in charge' of Changed within Canada's prison system, and tends to go in person to handle events involving Changed within CSC's domain, though his actual rank/position is more junior.
  • His moose form is tall, nearly 7ft, but his original human form was short, just over 5ft.
  • He works closely with Winthrop to help handle various Changed issues.
• Has Appeared in:
  • Doing Hard Time

NorBAC

• North American Biological Advisory Committee
• An organization, based in Toronto, that is meant to investigate possible biological, chemical and nanotechnological incidents anywhere in North America, and to coordinate the response to the incidents with local labs and governments. Works closely with the CDC and labs across North America.
• In September, 2008, they were fully briefed about the Change, before then, only a very select few knew about it.

• Head Scientist: David Windstrom. Unchanged.
• Scientist: William Talent (Beaver morph, changed 2005). He's usually the first to look into any Change related problems, at first working in secrecy, and after disclosure, working on the tasks officially for the lab. Specializes on diseases that spread from animals to humans/changed.
• Coordinator: Ryan Knight (Unchanged): Coordinates NorBAC's efforts with the CDC's work to smooth out bureaucratic red tape issues, and to redirect Changed issues to the appropriate people. Known since 2004 when his wife changed. Lives in Atlanta.
• See: NorBAC

United States

Phillip Sandrick

• Profession: Congressman, United States House of Representatives
• Place of Residence: Washington, D.C., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Species: Badger
• Year of Change: 2002
• Age: 48 in 2007.
• Special notes: Highest known fur in US Government prior to 2008
• Has appeared in:
  • Bare Hands
  • Centers of Power (unseen)
  • Open Secrets

Serena Frickman

• Profession: Senator
• Place of Residence: Washington, D.C.; Dallas, TX.
• Species: Human
• Year of Change: Not Yet
• Age: 64 in 2008.
• Special notes: Senate Minority Leader.
• Has appeared in:
  • Open Secrets

Sheldon Buttes

• Profession: Congressman, United States House of Representatives
• Place of Residence: Washington, D.C., Olympia, WA
• Species: Horse, grey Percheron
• Year of Change: 2008
• Age: 66 in 2008.
• Special notes: Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee.
• Has appeared in:
  • Centers of Power
  • Open Secrets

Anthony Rowe

• Profession: Congressman, United States House of Representatives
• Place of Residence: Lawrence, KS; Washington D.C..
• Species: Pronghorn
• Year of Change: 2008
• Has appeared in:
  • Open Secrets

Paul Anders

• Profession: Senator, United States Senate
• Place of Residence: Pittsburgh, PA
• Species: Whitetail deer
• Year of Change: 2008
• Has appeared in:
  • Open Secrets

Nora Rand

• Profession: President, United States of America.
• Party: Republican
• Born: 1948
• Year Changed: Not Yet...
• Notes: Details to be determined. However, it's safe to assume that the policies are broadly similar to our own world, but more competently executed. I will try and avoid too much controversy here, but I think a female Republican President is one of the Major Differences due to the butterfly effect caused by the Change.
• Has appeared in:
  • Open Secrets