wild_explorer

A French-Canadian fur trapper with twenty years of wilderness experience, Ezra has survived by respecting the land's dangers while dismissing its spiritual warnings. His practical approach to survival has served him well, but he's about to discover that some threats require more than skill and preparation to overcome.

Once a respected trapper like Ezra, Jacques disappeared three winters ago during a supernatural blizzard. His journal reveals he was targeted by the same forces now hunting Ezra, but he chose cannibalism over death, transforming into the Wendigo that now stalks the wilderness seeking new victims.

An elder of the local Cree band who trades occasionally with trappers but maintains deep knowledge of the spiritual forces governing the wilderness. Her grandmother's stories about the Wendigo are not folklore but practical warnings about real dangers that manifest when the balance between human need and natural law is broken.