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2006/11/7 Cast of Characters--Cat & ReynardCat—Coyote: Cat is the first Lost Girl, although she prefers to be known as a Lost Boy when being talked about. She’s also the first elven Lost Boy. She went on her journey of discovery and decided she wanted to be a Ranger. However when she returned to her village, the elders had other ideas for her. Wandering through the forest near her village one day, she was accosted by a Halfling who persuaded her to hitch a ride in the ‘castle that really wasn’t there’. Deciding she had nothing to lose, she accepted where she met a couple of Lost Boys and decided to become one herself. Cat is mischievous, self-assured, and ready for anything whether it’s staring down a dragon or playing an extremely complicated practical joke on one of the other Lost Boys. She still has her heart on becoming one of the Elven Royal Rangers, but figures since she’s not growing any older while she’s a Lost Boy, she doesn’t need to be in any rush. Reynard—Fox: Reynard was rescued by Red and Cubby after the two Lost Boys managed to find themselves in Montana through some magic. Reynard claims it was through a wish he made to get away from a witch that was keeping him captive. He also claims that he knew Ursa before Ursa was rescued himself. It was during the rescue that Red moved onto his next adventure, causing Reynard and Cubby to take a lot of guilt on themselves because of it. Reynard’s story up to his rescue is murky. He doesn’t talk a lot about himself and know one is sure if it’s because he doesn’t know what happened, or simply doesn’t want to tell. It’s open to question whether Reynard is actually from the ‘real’ world originally or not. He’s very open to suggestion and his allegiance to the rest of the Lost Boys can be a bit on the tepid side on occasion. Nevertheless, the other Lost Boys consider him one of their own and simply figure he has a few quirks like the rest of them do. 2005/11/22 Cast of Characters--Cubby & UrsaWell last in the four part series is Cubby (like you haven't already heard about this Lost Boy ad nauseum (however today is a retail quest day and I needed something fast, easy and familiar, LOL). Just a few facts concerning the lostest Lost Boy (as he's affectionately known by the others when he has his head in the clouds).
Cubby--Brown Bear: Cubby was the biggest Lost Boy, is the clumsiest Lost Boy, the most cowardly Lost Boy, and probably a couple of other things that haven't been mentioned yet. He is something of a tracker having been taught by Red and Surefoot and is adequate at being able to find a number of things in the woods. His weapon of choice is a large club which he sort of inherited from the first Lost Boy who bore the name Cubby. He can also use a knife and a sword (although its been said he'd be better off throwing the sword at an attacker), as well as a sling and can manage to sail an arrow in the approximate direction he wants. Cubby has a fair amount of self-doubt for a Lost Boy but usually manages to hide it pretty well through an insane sense of humour. He's basically happy-go-lucky (more happy than lucky though) and can usually be found making othes laugh or having a misadventure of some sort. Being one of the chunkiest Lost Boy, he tends to sometimes be thought of as a big brother for the other Lost Boys (and those in the "real" world as well and has a sympathetic ear whenever it's needed or simply a comforting presence due to his size. Cubby also has a crush on Death which has managed to confuse him no end when he thinks too much about it.
Cubby originally comes from an unspecified suburb of London. He was snagged by Peter one night on an industrial estate after his father "helped" him out of his flat's front door (while the door was still closed) when he couldn't come up with more than 50p when asked for money. He had come to the conclusion after wandering all day in the rain that a rendevous with the bonnet of the 28 might be the way to solve all his problems. When asked if he wanted to go to Neverland (not the one in California) by Peter, Cubby swore he'd fight off demons if required.
Cubby also has the dubious honor of being the only Lost Boy in known history to end up being vanquished back to the "real" world from the island. However after making a wish that became a wish to end up in the Nether world by mistake, he was granted the ability to visit the island in a limited fashion.
Ursa--Black Bear: Ursa replaced Cubby as the biggest Lost Boy. No one is quite sure what his story is yet and he is extremely self-concious. He is Cubby's best friend and has managed to save his life once so far. Cubby tends to do a lot of worrying about him and has managed to intercept at least one Midnight Walk he attempted, although it might not have been his fault.
Ursa was originally a Pima tribe member from Arizona. He does a bit of cooking and it's generally agreed his stew is a lot better than Stumble's. He has less self confidence than Cubby has, although he is working on it. 2005/11/20 Cast of Characters--Red & SurefootRed--a fox: Red is one of our trackers. His sense of humour is about the same as mine, although he can be a tad bit nasty in some of the jokes he pulls. Red normally puts up a good front, but sometimes can have a lot of self-doubt. He's a good friend, but occasionally goes too far in some of the things he does. Red is good at rationalizing stuff when he has a feeling that his actions aren't entirely what they should be. If you ended up falling through battle or other means, he will be first in line to avenge your death, but only because he feels honor requires it. Not that he's all bad by any means, Red is simply a tad bit immature (which sounds sort of oxymoronic when applied to a group that never grows up) but is growing. I personally suspect that Red has a crush on Death and it drives me bonkers sometimes (especially since I'm not sure if the crush is because of his feelings for Death or because he knows I have one). Even worse, I don't know how Death feels about Red. I thought all this stuff was supposed to only occur in the "real" world. Red's weapon of choice is a sling which he can use with deadly accuracy. He also uses a dagger on occasion. He's a good tracker and even managed to teach me some woodlore and tracking technique along with Surefoot.
Red originally comes from Yellowknife, NWT in Canada via Newfoundland. His father was an RCMP inspector in Yellowknife. Red's life in Yellowknife was great. As he says, there were a few things that were different about the place, but he was well adjusted, loved his dad and loved the North. He came home one day to be told that an incident had occurred involving his father. No one bothered to tell him what happened. Instead some of his stuff was packed and he was shipped off to Corner Brook, Newfoundland where he had some extended family. He survived there for about six months, but never could make the adjustment. No one ever did tell him what happened in Yellowknife to spare him his feelings. Deciding in March that he simply couldn't take it anymore, he decided to go back to Yellowknife and ran away. Pan found him slowly freezing to death about ten miles outside of Corner Brook (Red has never actually said whether he thought he'd be able to make it back to Yellowknife on foot or whether he was actually trying to do something else). It took Red about a year to finally open up to the rest of the Lost Boys (a long time even by our standards). We cut him some slack because of it I guess.
Surefoot--a racoon: Surefoot is our other tracker and could probably track a mouse through a blizzard if he put his mind to it. There's probably few things he couldn't follow on the island if they don't use magic to hide their tracks. He's good enough that even some elves have come to him to learn a secret or two. Surefoot is second only to Roo in providing support for the rest of us. He listens and makes a rare suggestion when warranted. He's good with almost any weapon, although he prefers the bow. Surefoot also provides, whatever, for the stew pot as well as the ability to find an almost unlimited supply of roots, nuts and berries from the forests. He has been the difference on several occasions between getting something to eat and going to bed hungry during some of the animal migrations on the island. He has a dryer sense of humour than most of the other boys, although he's usually one of the first to get involved in something mischevous. He stays pretty low key most of the time and doesn't have the need to prove himself.
Surefoot is originally from the Appalachians in the eastern United States which is the smallest he'll narrow it down to. He ended up being snagged by Peter when trying to fly without benefit of wings, pixie dust or anything else. Surefoot always had an intense love of the woods, a lot more intense than his love of school. His father, some sort of county commisioner bigwig, and his mother didn't really approve of such things or his tendency to ditch school. After skipping one too many times, his loving parents decided to have the sheriff try to impress upon him that school was important by having him send a deputy to pick him up. The deputy given this duty listened to Surefoot's story, understood what it was about, and tried to explain what was happening to both parents and sheriff (much to the surprise of Surefoot and the parents--the sheriff may have know what he was doing, but it's not for sure). Anyway, the parents not at all happy with the meddling managed to bring enough power to bear on the sheriff's department that the deputy was un-deputized (fired) and made plans to send Surefoot to a boarding school for "problem children" located in Kansas. Surefoot, deciding that it was his fault the deputy got dismissed (for it was pointed out to him by his parents repeatedly that he caused this when they found out he cared about it) as well as figuring there were no woods to explore in Topeka decided to run. I've spent more than a couple of nights listening to him relate his story to me and each time he swears that he mistakenly fell off the ridge that led to his sudden flight. I just listen and agree that a tracker as good as he was when he arrived on the island could have managed to go hurtling off a ledge in broad daylight. Stranger things have happened.
2005/11/19 Cast of Characters--Leo & TiggerLeo—a lion: Leo is half of our current set of twins. Although the same age as Tigger (the other half), for some reason we all consider him the big brother of the two. He looks after Tigger’s welfare even though Tigger is more than capable of looking after himself. The bravest Lost Boy, Tigger is one of our hunters/warriors. He provides the stuff that goes into the stew for which we thank him on one hand and curse our luck on the other. The only thing he will say about the stuff that goes into the pot is that it once ran on four legs. When a fight ensues, it’s usually Leo you will find at the forefront. He is wicked deadly with both bow and sword. He can be somewhat grim at times, but enjoys a joke as much of the rest of us. The good thing about Leo’s personality is that when he makes a joke or something like that, it’s even funnier because he’s the last person you’d think would do something like that. Leo is totally loyal, especially to his “younger” brother. He tries to be self-sufficient and while he’ll accept help, he doesn’t appear to like asking for it or showing that he needs it. Because of this, most of us have acquired the knack of just happening by when something looks like it might be getting a bit bigger than he is. Like the original twins they seem to finish each other’s sentences.
Leo is originally from the western United States. He says Peter found him wandering with his brother beside an interstate highway in the middle of the night in Wyoming after being dropped off by an “uncle” at a rest area who said he’d be back in a little bit. Leo managed to get to cross the interstate and head back in the opposite direction before he was snagged by Pan.
Tigger—a tiger: Tigger is the other half of the twins and as stated above is considered the “younger” brother. Not quite as fierce as Leo, he is a good hunter/warrior in his own right. He doesn’t use a bow like Leo, but is just as deadly with a sword. He is also pretty good with a sling. Tigger helps provide, uh something for the stew pot. Unlike Leo, he does a lot of hinting about the stuff that actually goes into it, but won’t come out and say what it is. Tigger definitely doesn’t need any looking after, but seems to think that Leo’s nature sort of requires Leo to look after him and doesn’t usually make too much of a fuss about it. Tigger is a little more practical than Leo and isn’t afraid to ask for help when he needs a hand. He’s more outgoing than Leo and will come up with the most complex schemes and jokes and will ask anyone for help (including the intended victim).
Tigger’s history is, of course, the same as Leo’s. He’s a bit more forthcoming about what happened and mentions the beatings received from various “uncles”. He isn’t quite sure where Leo was trying to get to that night, but is glad they were intercepted by Peter and brought to the island. 2005/11/18 Cast of Characters--Roo & StumbleThis is the Lost Boy Cast of Characters. All Lost Boys came from the “real” world at some point in time via Pan to arrive in Neverland where, of course, they stopped growing up. There’s a lot to be said for being a Lost Boy. Not growing up (at least in most of our opinions) is a good thing. Being part of a group that’s like your best friends and brothers all rolled up in one is awesome too. Then there’s never having the snot beat out of you because your old man had a wee bit too much to drink at the pub that afternoon. Being able to wander when you want and explore to your heart’s content in a place full of magic, wonder and fascination is its own reward.
There is a definite downside to being a Lost Boy as well. For one thing, it means you probably went through something that caused you to become lost (and the lost in Lost Boy has a lot of definitions, but doesn’t include losing your way through the woods). Then there’s the stuff that never seems to come out in the movies. Such as holding your best friend as he dies because he nobly stood between you and the sword cut coming your way, or ignobly lost his life because of an infection from a splinter that there’s no antibiotic to take care of. Or discovering that not growing up doesn’t come anywhere close to not growing older. Knowing deep down that there really isn’t anyone except each other to depend on or to care, because after all, no one in the “real” world could even be bothered to keep the window open so you could return. The realization that sometimes Lost Boys do say ‘die’.
Each Lost Boy is dressed in the pelt, fur or skin of an animal. The reason for this, as legend has it, is because Peter Pan never wanted any of the Lost Boys to be mistaken for him (Of course Peter himself is not a Lost Boy either. He’s sort of to the elves what us slightly less than human Lost Boys are to other humans). Peter claims there’s no truth to the animal legend, but doesn’t have a problem with continuing the tradition. The skins and pelts themselves come from the animals who live on the island and are made in barter by the Woodland Elves. Most of the skins are from animals whose demise occurred at the paws of each other, old age, or illness.
Following are the current Lost Boys who inhabit these stories:
Roo—A kangaroo: Roo is our corpsman since he spent a few years as a Sea Scout before he became a Lost Boy, and managed to go through most of that program’s first aid courses. Roo is originally from Australia and is a navy brat whose father was an officer in Her Majesty’s Australian Royal Navy. He’d be the first person to tell you that there is no way he would ever have thought he believed in magic or the world of faery. Yet after being verbally abused for as long as he can remember for not being able to accomplish what his father thought he should (one reason he practically flew through the Sea Scout Courses) and finally ready to give up after the reception he got when he told his father he wasn’t joining the ranks of the Navy, he ended up being snagged by Pan. Roo’s bedside manner leaves a bit to be desired, and he won’t hesitate to tell you exactly what he thinks of the brain that came up with the actions that caused you to end up in his care. Caustic and sarcastic are probably understatements. Yet Roo is the one who will patiently listen to you spill all your problems out and has helped prevent a number of boys from taking the midnight walk (which is what we call it when, for whatever reason, a Lost Boy decides he either can’t take the memories of the world he came from or can’t take living on the island and—usually in the wee hours—takes a walk into the sea). There’s something very therapeutic about talking to Roo while he sharpens his knife on whetstone and prompts you into telling what is bothering you. He’ll comment, but doesn’t judge and the observations he makes are nudges in the right direction.
Stumble—a raccoon: Stumble vies with me as the clumsiest Lost Boy. The title switches from month to month depending on how many trees I’ve managed to fall out of, compared to how many roots he has tripped over. Stumble is our cook. None of the rest of us Lost Boys know a thing about cooking, or at least won’t admit to it. Stumble seems to enjoy it, and the only problem is all he makes is stew. It’s not that it tastes bad, it’s just that after awhile (okay by the second day) it begins to get old. There’s also some question as to what actually goes into the stew as far as meat goes. The only ones who know what that is, are Stumble (we think), Surefoot, Leo and Tigger. Unless involved in defending his culinary practices, Stumble is pretty quiet. He’ll make the occasional comment which will surprise everyone, probably because he is so quiet. No one knows a whole lot about where he’s from or how he became a Lost Boy, but that can always change pretty quickly. Stumble doesn’t like the dark or confined places. 2005/11/16 A Quick FAQ
Anyway, I've probably indulged myself sufficiently for this afternoon. All I can add is that you might find anything here (stories, lists, horoscope interpretations, "real" world exploits and discoveries, etc), most of it will hopefully make you laugh, a few things will occasionally be dark and gloomy, I hope all of it will be fun.
Tomorrow I'll start sketching the other Lost Boys. Can't you just hardly wait? LOL Oh, in case you wonder, I take myself less seriously than anything else :) |
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