Whispers in the Woods

Ellis

Nature Photographer

Ellis is a nature photographer who entered the Ironvale Forest for one perfect shot and found cryptic carvings, ancient whispers, and a cult-like presence instead. Observant and loyal, he keeps reaching for a rational explanation even as the forest stops obeying reason, trusting Mara's instincts to guide them both back out.

Mara

Local Forest Guide

Mara is a local guide raised on her grandmother's warnings about the Ironvale Forest, who led a stranger into a place that takes more than it gives. Wary and haunted by her ancestral ties to its symbols and whispers, she balances a guide's cold professionalism against an unfamiliar pull to protect Ellis from the darkness she always knew was real.