Characters

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Jinku:

		Chase Corbeau -The hero of the series. Son of Thunderbird and Marie Corbeau. Abandoned by his father before birth and orphaned by his mother at the age of twelve, he is unofficially adopted by Jimmy Tate and his sister Emily, the "school marm," and raised to be a lawman. At some point this goes amiss and he becomes a bounty hunter - quite a ferocious one, as his animal nature and past injuries drive him to become a brutal, possibly derranged, adult. His actions are checked, however, by a mysterious group of brujas that turn him into a crow. He spends the next century trapped in this form until the present, where the story begins.
		Neesha -A half-goat. Nothing is known of her past, except she appears to be foreign and calls Dr. Prescott "Master."

Harukulkun (Nature Spirit):

		Thunderbird - Chase's father. One of the more powerful sky gods, he was called away to fight in a mysterious civil war among the Harukulkun. Injured in battle, he accepted the gift of a young shaman - a human body. Now he walks the Earth as "Grampa Joe" as his little adopted family calls him.
		Coyote - Matthew's spirit guide. Little is known of this character except he seems to be fond of women. He watches over Chase to some extent, but is not entirely responsible for him. He expresses concern that Chase should have a spirit guide of his own.
		Wort - Apparently worked as a thug for Billy West, but may have only been doing it for a lark, so to speak. Interested in Chase for several worrisome reasons, he showed his true animal form and tried to devour Chase and a few others. Although consumed by Dr. Prescott, he still continues to be troublesome in the form of stomach aches and nightmares.
		Doctor Prescott - A rattlesnake in his true form, the doctor is a good medicine man in the human world and has a deep fondness for Emily Tate. Something appears to be keeping him from acting on his feelings, however. He spends a lot of time and effort concealing harukulkun and jinku activities from the townspeople, insisting Chase do everything possible to maintain the appearance that they are human.
		Mother Ayahuasca - A strange constrictor/vine spirit who keeps Wort as her pet. Apparently devoid of any empathy for other creaturs, she enjoys medical experimentation on unwilling subjects in the name of scientific discovery. Her cavernous home is full of bottles, vials, caged animals, and exotic plants.

Human:

		Marie Corbeau - Chase's human mother. A singer and hostess at her grandfather's inn, some people say she was also an expensive whore. The truth of this is unknown. She is summarily raped and executed before Chase's eyes by Billy West.
		Jacques Corbeau - Marie's grandfather, an important businessman and proprietor of Le Chateau Corbeau.
		Jimmy Tate - The sheriff of Copper Pit. Reminded of his own deceased son, the sheriff takes Chase in as if he were a true blood relation.
		Emily Tate - Jimmy's sister and the school teacher for the town's children. Although hopelessly in love with Dr. Prescott, she insists she has no desire to marry, mostly because of her deep concern for her brother's psychological well being.
		Margaret Tate - Jimmy's deceased wife. She committed suicide shortly after the death of their son, Timothy.
		Timothy Tate - Jimmy's deceased son. Killed during an Indian raid. His spirit lives on and has asked Chase to tell his father that he loves him and holds him blameless. Timothy's spirit is restless, and he seems to make a habit of annoying the angel of death (whom he fears) by slipping back and forth between the spirit and living worlds.
		Billy West - The man that ruined Chase's life by murdering his mother and great grandfather, the only family he knows. Little is known of his past. Chase killed him and his men with Billy's own Colt revolver.
		Matt and David - Chase's best friends. The three of them are bound as blood brothers from a ritual performed by Matt after Chase saved his life. Matt and David had to move to California with their parents after their mother insisted they wouldn't be accepted where they were.
		Ashley Lacey - The reason Matt and David moved. Ashamed of his feminine name, this boy became a bully and started fights with the two Indian boys and Chase, who appears to be half Indian.
		The Brujas - Little is known about this mysterious band of witches.

Angel:

		Arkaine (Arkainus) - An angel of death. "Captain" of a group, perhaps a sqadron? He seems like a jerk, but surely an angel can't be all bad, can he?
		Zathriel "Lieutenant" under Arkainus. Appears to be romantically involved with him.