Crossing the Threshold Characters
These are the characters in my webcomic. Let's start with the Townsfolk:
Maritza Rivera
The main protagonist of CtT. She just moved to this strange town after being gifted her grandmother's old castle in the will. She loves cryptids, aliens, and strange supernatural happenings.
She believes at the start that she doesn't have magic at all but as the story progresses her true power is unlocked.
Vicki von Forkenstein
A GENIUS (read:mad scientist) who lives and works at her family's themed cafe, Forkenstein's Revenge. With the combined powers of her lightning magic and a mysterious power source found near the abandoned castle, she managed to create life in Mantra.
Mantra
A humonculous created from various body parts and a lot of magic. They don't really appreciate the gift of life however, and tend to carelessly get injured a lot. Luckily they can't really feel pain and the magic that keeps them alive allows them to stay alive and able to control their parts no matter how mutilated they get or if parts of them become detached from the main body.
They prefer to play video games (mostly hardcore games similar to Dark Souls) rather than do anything else.
Jakob Terran
A very anxious man who works at the local Frosh Stop, a conviencence store in the small town. He has a younger brother and takes care of his grandma. He's extremely scared of ghosts. He specializes in plant magic.
Becca
The daughter of the mayor who thinks herself above everyone else in the town. She lives under the shadow of her more successful sister and the high standards of her parents and takes out her frustrations on others. She specializes in ice magic.
Sid
A man who has seen the creatures of the castle and is convinced that one day they're going to break out and destroy the town. He is known around town as the local crazy guy who won't stop yelling about "monsters in the old castle".
The Castle Inhabitants
The curse laid upon this castle turned all of the inhabitants into monsters to match their princess's new form. They are all still trapped within the town and unable to escape this curse.
Vida
A princess from a long time ago, cursed to live as a monster forever and trapped within the old castle. Supposedly the only way to break her curse is with "true loves kiss" but after so many years and so many opportunities failed, she doesn't believe there's any way to truly break this curse.
Her last real friend was Maritza's Grandmother, and despite how close they were her Grandma couldn't find a way to break the curse. She did promise Vida that even if she couldn't do it, she would make sure the castle wouldn't fall into the wrong hands.
She likes to tend to the gardens when she can and prefers to take naps in the library.
Her original magic is based on the stars, but through the curse has been twisted against her.
Molly
The castle's chamberlain. She takes care of the masters' bedrooms. She's very small but has a large heart and tries to care for everyone like a mother figure.
Edgar
The castle's chancellor. He usually helps with governing the castle and making sure everything still runs smooth despite the challenges they all face. Acts as a second in command whenever Vida is absent.
Nanna
The castle's laundress. She is the leader of the remaining maids of the castle and makes sure everything stays clean. She's very soft and loves giving hugs.
Gunther
The castle's head chef. He was forced to relearn how to cook around his strange new anatomy, and despite the curse has managed to continue supplying the castle with meals. The rest of his cooking staff is made up of smaller mice-like monsters.
Lyris
The castle's steward. Kind of the "top butler", she's very fox-like and wise to anyone's tricks. Has quick reflexes and keeps a protective watch over Vida.
Marshel
The castle's captain of the guard. He's gruff, serious, and overprotective to a fault. Makes sure no one tries to sneak into the castle...but his guardsmen are sometimes kind of lacking in discipline. He basically keeps up the rumor in the town that the castle is surrounded by wild animals and isn't really worth exploring. Whether that actually works is up in the air.
Alice
One of the remaining guests at the ball when the curse was originally placed on the castle, Alice was hiding in a closet at the time. The other guests had already fled once the curse was being cast and using her healing magic she managed to partially cure herself. She's soft and quiet, only a few of the castle's shades know she's been living in the gardens.
Gunther and Nanna are like parental figures to her, considering her family is now long dead they try their best to take care of her.
Jovi
A royal bard/jester. The curse made him unable to sing properly and messed with his lute playing. He's very depressed that he can't bring Vida happiness or break the curse.