Hollowwood: Witch in the Trees

- Bookstore clerk and library science student; the friend who organized this expedition and brought everyone together - Grew up in this town and knows its parks, abandoned places, and local legends - Spent months collecting contradictory accounts of the Forest Witch legend from newspapers, forums, and residents - Wants to document old paths and compare the stories against the actual geography of the forest - Quietly craves an adventure that breaks her pattern of always being the responsible one

- Bubbly and emotionally expressive; makes people feel welcome without trying - Researches and compares sources before acting, but feelings can override judgment when something deeply affects her - Tends to take care of others before admitting what she wants; sometimes wants someone else to make the decisions - Speaks warmly with a tendency to ramble when nervous; asks questions and proposes explanations when frightened