1. Eleanor "Ellie" Brand
Age: 34
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 190
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Green
Ellie is a private investigator/ bar owner in a small Florida town. She collects antique swords and has a black belt. She is asexual, has never been on a date, and has a tendency sometimes to talk before she thinks. She has a black and white tattoo of a gryphon in flight on her right shoulder and wears a Claddagh ring on her right finger. Her bar/restaurant is also called 'The Gryphon' and she runs it with her cousin Althea. She inherited some money from her parents that she used to renovate an old building into The Gryphon and pay for the classes for her PI license. She spent two years studying abroad in Europe. Lives on a boat.
2. Douglas 'Doug' Jackson:
Age: 35
Height: 6 foot 2 inches
Weight: 230
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Oldest and best friend of Ellie. Parents ran the grocery store in town, and he inherited it when they passed away. He's one of the richest men in town thanks to some wise investments and an inheritance from grandparents. Was once married, but went through a nasty divorce. He is a frequent customer at The Gryphon(Ellie and Althea buy most of their food from him) and hires Ellie to find his daughter after she goes missing.
3. Aubrey Jackson
Age: 14
Height: 5 feet inches
Weight: 135
Hair: Natural Blonde, but dyed it blue and purple
Eyes: Blue
Doug's daughter. Considers Ellie to be her honorary aunt, and gets along better with her than with her mother. Convinces Ellie to take her and a couple friends camping on a spoil island, only to disappear the day before the trip ends.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
1. Tiffany Welding, formerly Tiffany Jackson: Doug's ex-wife.
Age: 32
Height: 5 feet 6
Weight: 145, thanks to lipo and heavy dieting
Hair: Blonde that has turned to straw
Eyes: Brown
Has a very vindictive temper. Is convinced that Ellie and Doug had an affair, despite Ellie's asexuality and the frequent denials of both Ellie and Doug. Met Doug while he was at University. Hates Green Falls.
2. Althea Harris: Ellie's cousin.
Age: 33
Height: 5 feet 9
Weight: 184
Hair: Dark red
Eyes: Has heterochromia. One eye is green, the other is blue.
Co-owner of The Gryphon with Ellie. Is in a serious relationship with the Chief of Police. Acts as Ellie's confidant and helps her when she's hired as a PI. Like Ellie, she is friends with Doug and can't stand Tiffany. She keeps hoping that Ellie and Doug will get together at some point.
3. Thomas Adams: Chief of police and Althea's boyfriend. Assists Ellie in finding what happened to Aubrey
Age: 38
Weight: 240
Height: 6 feet 6 inches
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Ex-quarterback for the high school. Went to college on a football scholarship and then entered the police academy. Was with the SFPD for five years before returning home to take over the Chief position after his father(the former Chief) dies of a heart attack. Hung out with Ellie. Althea and Doug when they were kids and all through school.
Other characters will be added to chapters as I think of them. But for now, these are the ones that will have the biggest role.