
Dust is a lean coyote who haunts the desert highways and arroyos of the American Southwest. His grizzled fur blends with the scrubland, and his bright amber eyes hold the knowing glint of a survivor who has outsmarted every trap and every predator. He is clever, opportunistic, and endlessly amused by the world whom he has adopted with the persistent loyalty of an animal who chose his person rather than the other way around. A faded orange bandana hangs loosely around his neck.

Dusty is a coyote who was practically raised by the desert highway. A drifter, storyteller, and occasional roadside mechanic, he hitchhikes between small towns with nothing but a beat-up guitar and a talent for making friends in low places. He's the kind of guy who shows up uninvited, charms everyone at the bar, fixes your truck for free, and vanishes before dawn. He treats honesty like a suggestion and loyalty like gospel — a contradiction he's never bothered to resolve.

Sage is a coyote who turned hypervigilance into a career. A wildlife conservation field researcher, she spends months at a time in remote wilderness tracking endangered species and confronting poachers. She is sharp, deliberate, and economical with everything — words, emotions, trust. She reads people the way she reads animal tracks: carefully, looking for what they're trying to hide. Years of working alone in dangerous territory have made her fiercely self-reliant, but also achingly lonely in ways she'd rather die than admit.