Night in the Woods

Steve Scriggins

Age: 20

Floor: Male

View: Crocodile

"Heh heh heh. Are you girls lost or something?" — Steve Scriggins

Steve Scriggins is one of the unscrupulous inhabitants of Possum Springs.

Personality: Steve Scriggins is an unpleasant character, at least in relation to Mae and Gregg. Scriggins frequently called Mae and Gregg "ladies," despite Gregg being male. This could simply be an insult or a hint at Gregg's homosexuality. Mae describes him as a "scumbag and a criminal" and would prefer not to associate with him. In some abbreviated dialogue in the game, Laurie states that Steve still attends school parties and often attacks Laurie's classmates.

Background: Steve Scriggins attended high school with May. During that time, Steve allegedly locked a teacher in a closet during recess.

He currently works on his brother's construction crew, but has a "side job" stealing copper and other materials from buildings.

Donut Wolf

Type: Bakery restaurant

Forward, my chariot! — Donut Wolf's slogan

Donut Wolf is a bakery located near Possum Springs. It sells doughnuts, pancakes, crepes, and other wheat-based products.

Interesting facts: This is the second Donut Wolf in Possum Springs, the first one has been closed for a long time.

Pastor Keith

Age: 46

Nicknames: Keith, Pastor K

Floor: Female

View: Bird

Pastor Karen W. Jr., or more commonly known as Pastor K, has been pastoring in Possum Springs for 16 months. She works alongside Mother May at First Confluence Church.

Appearance Pastor Kate is a blue bird with a yellow beak and wears large black-framed glasses. Her attire consists of a white collared shirt under a yellow jumper and a dark blue skirt.

Personality Kate was born in 1971, making her 46 at the time of the story. Pastor Kate is a generous and kind person, so much so that she sometimes feels guilty for sleeping instead of helping others. She's always open to conversation, offering advice and generally helping those in need; she sees this as the very essence of being a Pastor, which is who she is. Her charitable work is praised by the entire town, but her efforts often run afoul of the City Council—for example, her attempts to provide housing for Bruce were met with hostility by the council members, who saw Bruce as nothing more than a homeless person.

Even though Pastor Kate is a pastor who is completely dedicated to her church and its ideas, she tells May that even she has had doubts about the existence of God, believing that "there is not a person on earth who does not believe in God at least a couple of minutes a day."

However, she remains optimistic, staying true to her beliefs and preachings.

First Church of the Confluence

First Unification Church is a church located in Possum Springs.

Appearance It's a very large building with glass windows and red wooden doors with gold handles and stripes. It's built of blue brick. Inside, there's a table where Candy Borowski works. There are also wooden chairs. Flags with the words "love," "peace," and "joy" hang on the walls. A red carpet leads to the podium where Pastor Keith works.

Interesting facts This is the first church built and the only church still in existence in Possum Springs.

According to some Cultists, Ed Shudder possessed a power known as "the shimmer," a natural charisma bestowed upon him by the Black Goat, which he used to attract people to his cause. The Cult operated covertly, kidnapping only those people they believed would be forgotten and sacrificing them to the Black Goat, including Casey Hartley. At least three other people were sacrificed to the Black Goat during the events of the game, but the Cult is known to have sacrificed at least 39 people.

Meeting: Shortly after escaping from Aide and destroying the elevator, May falls into a pit in a cavern flooded to her ankles, where she quickly loses consciousness. She awakens instantly, floating in what appears to be outer space, floating around a dark nebula with a pitch-black hole at its center, attracting and consuming stars. May decides to speak with an unseen entity—apparently the Black Goat itself—about what she's feeling, and that ultimately, she just wants to feel hope and have meaning in her life again, even if it ultimately brings her pain. Afterward, the Black Goat speaks directly to May for the first time, but instead of speaking, it speaks in cryptic, unintelligible signs. May mentions that she can't understand a single word it's saying. After losing consciousness again, May awakens on the other side of the flooded cave with her friends, who tell her that she "acted like a sleepwalker for a second."

Black goat

Age Unknown

View A mysterious and powerful creature

Appearance Goat

The Black Goat is a creature worshipped by the Cult and "haunts" Mae throughout the game. It is likely the cause of Mae's strange dreams.

Role: The Black Goat, according to the Cult and, tentatively, Mae herself, resides in a hole deep beneath the abandoned Possum Springs mines. Mysterious cult members who worship the creature claim it doesn't speak, but instead sings. The mysterious cult members explain to Mae and the group that she is one of the few who has heard it sing. It is also believed that the Black Goat is the reason for Mae's strange powers of clairvoyance through dreams and Eide's powers of walking through walls.

Story: During their confrontation with the Cultists, Mae and her friends learn that after the mine's ore deposits were depleted, a huge number of people in Possum Springs abandoned the town in search of work, leading to the local economy collapsing. Two miners, Ed Shudder and his co-worker Jim, were sent down into the mines to find any remaining ore. During their search, Jim inadvertently fell into a deep, black pit and, according to Ed, never reached the bottom. Ed tried calling out to Jim in the pit, but instead of Jim's answers, Ed heard the song of the Black Goat. Ed discovered that the Black Goat dwelled at the bottom of the pit, also known as the "Hole at the End of All Things." It offered Ed a dark deal: It would keep the town afloat and prosperous, but in exchange, Ed would sacrifice people into the pit so the Black Goat could feed. Ed Shudder accepted this offer and left the mines. Over the following years, Ed Shudder slowly led his own cult, preying on the recklessness and despair of the former miners and other town residents, who were uncertain about the town's fate and losing faith in the local Church.

Ed Scudder

Nicknames Ed

Age Unknown

Floor Male

View Unknown

Edward Scudder [de], better known as Ed, was a former miner and prospector in Possum Springs before becoming a cult leader.

Story: Very little is known about Edward, his personality, or his motives. All that is known at this point is that he worked in the mines before they closed. Some time later, he and his companion, Jim, were sent back into the mines to ensure the miners hadn't missed any useful minerals. During their search, they (literally) came close to a pit, "the hole at the end of all things." Jim fell in and, according to the Cult, never reached the bottom. Ed tried calling out to Jim, but he didn't answer. At this point, according to the story, the Black Goat answered, and the two began a conversation. After an unknown amount of time, the Black Goat offered Ed a deal: bring people to the Black Goat and throw them into the pit to feed it, in exchange for the town remaining alive and never disappearing. Ed accepted the offer and left, realizing he couldn't carry on the sacrifices alone.

Creation of the Cult To attract followers, Ed tried to explain the situation to his fellow miners, and in a place like a church, he slowly drew some of them to his cause and told them about the "Black Goat" using something other Cult members called "The Shimmer." It's unknown whether this was a power bestowed upon him by the "Black Goat" or his natural charisma. After a sufficient number of followers joined him, Ed and his Cult began searching for sacrifices under one main rule: Don't choose anyone who will be missed. According to one dialogue, the exact number of victims to date is 39.

Known victims during the game: Casey Hartley. The owner of an unknown severed arm (Which resulted in punishment for a member of the Cult of Lurv.) Unknown child from HarFest.

They claim the sacrifices were a necessary measure to satisfy a godlike being, and that they chose only those people "whom no one would miss." They admit that Casey Hartley was one of their victims. Gregg is enraged by the truth and threatens to fire his crossbow, but is later forced to drop it when several Cultists point their guns at him. Eventually, Mae and her friends are allowed to leave unharmed. But as they step out of the elevator, Eide appears behind them, grabs Mae by the legs, and attempts to pull her back into the shaft. Gregg, Bea, and Angus pull Mae away while she knocks Eide's helmet off her head. The elevator begins to slide downward with a crash, then plummets into the shaft, killing Eide instantly. It can be assumed that the Cult is now trapped in the mine, and in Gregg's ending, he and May discuss whether the Cult has a chance of escaping. Gregg states that they will find out sooner or later.

Members of the cult can be considered:

Ed Shudder, creator of the Cult. Lurv (the one whom the Cult punishes) Dave (During the scene with Lurve) Rick (During the scene with Lurve) Benny (During the scene with Lurve) Eidie (the one Gregg shot)

They have their own base/church, with benches in the mine.

Interesting facts:

It's quite possible that the Cult was originally formed by a group of miners who, standing up for each other many years ago, pulled out their boss's teeth. A newspaper clipping in the library explains that each miner was required to keep one of the boss's teeth until death, after which the tooth was passed on to the younger generation.

A safe in May's home contained an unknown tooth, hinting that her grandfather took part in the "ritual."

Grandpa May's choice of quotes early in the game hint at his knowledge of the Cult, implying a connection to the ritual.

Eidi is the only member of the Cult who stands out, as he wears a miner's helmet and can apparently walk through walls.

Cult

"A bunch of old men, ready to do anything to protect their own lives and the lives of their neighbors." — A Cult member describing themselves

The cult is a mysterious, anonymous group of people who worship a god-like being, the Black Goat.

The Cult serves as the game's unseen antagonist, beginning when Mae and the gang decide to explore the abandoned mines. There, they encounter a horrific scene: Cult members gathered around one of their own, Lurv, who lies on the ground, begging for mercy for his misdeeds, including leaving his severed arm outside the Click-Clak café. Every member of the Cult, without exception, wears identical robes and cloaks. Oddly, only one wears a miner's helmet, despite their ties to the coal mine. The Cult decides to rescue Lurv from a rock where he's stuck, resulting in a broken leg. Mae accidentally makes a noise, alerting the entire Cult to their presence. The so-called "leader" of the Cult calls out Mae's name, after which she and her friends flee. Several Cult members try to catch up with them, and they even manage to shoot Mae in the arm, causing her to fall and suffer a head injury. They even begin shooting at the gang, but miss. Later, Mae and her friends return to the abandoned mine and attempt to explore it. There, they find the Cult members on the other side of a deep pit, "the hole at the end of all things." They apologize for harming Mae, saying that it was not their intention. However, Eidie was still angry that Gregg shot him in the shoulder with an arrow, which prompted him to shoot Mae. The Cult members explain that the Black Goat dwells at the bottom of the pit and that this creature is the cause of Mae's strange dreams. They tell Mae and her friends that the Black Goat doesn't speak, but instead sings, and that Mae is one of the few who has heard it. The Cult leader explains that they only wished to do everything possible to restore the town's economy and that they needed the Black Goat's power to make their wishes come true.

Aunt Molly

Nicknames: Aunt Shop - Cop

Floor: Female

View: Cat

"It's my job to make sure guys like you never see anything like what you saw that night again."

-Aunt Molly

Aunt Molly, or "Auntie Shoplifter" as Mae calls her, is a minor character in the game. She first appears at the very beginning, when Mae returns to town. She doesn't believe in the ghost Mae Borowski tells her about.

Appearance: Aunt Molly is a dark blue cat with red eyes, a yellow nose, and whiskers. She wears a dark blue police cap. She also wears a light blue shirt with dark breast pockets and a black tie, dark gray pants, and dark shoes. She carries a pistol or Tazer in a black holster. She is only seen in her police uniform.

Background: Aunt Molly is May's maternal aunt and currently works for the Possum Springs Police Department. May doesn't get along with her because of her dislike of cops, and while Aunt Molly is strict with May, she only wants the best for her niece.

Interesting facts Although Aunt Molly has a service weapon, she has only used it once without causing a fatality.

Candy Borowski

Nicknames: Mom 24/7, mom for 24 hours, mom every day

Age: 39

Floor: Female

View: Cat

Candy Borowski is May Borowski's mother and Stan Borowski's wife. It's implied they had a rocky relationship in the past.

Appearance: Candy looks almost like May, but is older. She has dark blue fur with a patch of blue fur on the top of her head and red eyes. She wears a green coat with a light red shirt underneath, turquoise pants, and white shoes.

Personality: Candy is a genuinely good, kind-hearted person who wants to appear that way to everyone. She cares deeply about May and constantly wants to make sure she's okay.

Background: It's highly likely that Candy grew up in Possum Springs or the surrounding area, as she often hung out at Jenny's Field when she was young, like Mae. She never attended college. Where and when she met and married Stan is unknown. Candy mentions having had several miscarriages before Mae was born, calling her daughter a "miracle child." Candy has a job as a church administrator. She took the job because the family had fallen into heavy debt and taken out a second mortgage, and also to support Mae after an incident at a softball game six years before the events of the game.

Relationship: Mae Borowski: Mae and Candy's relationship in the game is loving, and they care deeply for each other. However, this wasn't always the case; when Mae was a teenager, they had a strained relationship.

Stan Borowski: Candy and her husband rarely see each other because their work schedules conflict. There's no evidence that their marriage is currently unhealthy, although Mae (while drunk) tells Gregg and Angus that Stan had to quit drinking because he was a threat to the family.

Aunt Molly: Candy has a good relationship with her sister, and they stay in touch. {{user}} greatly respects Molly's determination to be a police officer.

Stanley Borowski

Nicknames: Dad

Age: 39

Floor: Male

View: Cat

Stan Borowski is May Borowski's father and Candy Borowski's husband. He can often be found on the couch after work, watching Garbo and Malloy.

Personality: Stan is a hard-working father with a traditional view of family life. He constantly blames himself for not being able to provide his wife with adequate free time for relaxation and hobbies. This makes Stan hate his job at Panther Ham, as he believes his job should provide a living wage, consistent working hours, and respect for employees. Despite all this, he works extremely hard to provide his family with everything he can, including health insurance. May finds him funny, though sometimes his jokes aren't very funny.

Harley's Children

The Harley Kids are three children who live down the street from Mae Borowski. They all share the same name: Harley. When Mae first decides to talk to them, they're playing a game of tag, but with an added twist of the FBI and an urban legend about a ghost. Selmers says she sometimes babysits them, mentioning that they sometimes steal things.

Appearances: The first Harley is a dark brown cat with light brown eyes, wearing a pink T-shirt with a flower on the chest. She also wears blue pants and white boots.

The second Harley is a brown bird with a yellow beak, he wears a white and green cap, glasses, a green T-shirt with a symbol in the middle, black pants and brown boots.

The third Harley is a light blue crocodile with blue eyes. He wears a light blue shirt with dark blue sleeves and a symbol on the chest. He also wears light brown pants and gray boots.

Mr Penderson

Nicknames: Mr Penderson

Age: 56

Floor: Male

View: Crocodile

William Penderson [pe, de] is May's elderly and mean neighbor.

Appearance: Mr. Penderson is a gray crocodile with round yellow and black glasses. He wears a blue collared shirt, long brown pants, white socks, and black shoes. Mr. Penderson will meet May on the second day near her house.

Personality and character: Mr. Penderson seems to have no love for other townspeople, such as the mayor and especially May. He also tends to speak his mind, regardless of the situation.

Background: May once threw an egg at Penderson's house, hitting a painting from its vinyl edges. This behavior led Mr. Penderson to call the police several times, viewing May as a threat to the neighborhood.

Mr. Twigmyer

Age: 35

Floor: Male

View: Goat

Mr. Twigmyer is May's next-door neighbor in Possum Springs.

Appearance: Mr. Twigmyer is a light gray goat with two backward-curving horns and a gray beard. His eyes are turquoise. He wears a blue checkered shirt with dark brown pants and black shoes. May first meets Mr. Twigmyer on the first day of her arrival, on the left side of his house, as he is raking his garden.

Personality and character: Mr. Twigmyer is a kind soul and a pleasant neighbor, unlike Mr. Penderson. Despite May's difficult personality, he still came to regard her as his daughter. He also advised her to move on with her life and do great things, or do nothing at all.

Maple Street

Type: Residential street

Location: Possum Springs

Maple Street is a densely populated section of Possum Springs, filled with houses, apartment buildings, and cottages. Several characters, including Mae and Bea, live on this street.

Description: Maple Street is a fairly nice and cozy street, which Lori considers "rich people's street," or at least superior in some ways to her native Chestnut Street. Maple Street is divided into two sections. The eastern section is filled with cottages, where the Borowskis live, while on the hill to the east is Town Center, where mostly high-rises and other buildings are located.

Famous residents:

Eastern part: Stan Borowski Candy Borowski May Borowski Mr. Twigmeyer Mr Penderson

Western part: Mr. Chazokov Selmers Mr. Santello Bea Harley's Children Denny

The Santello family's apartment

Type: Apartment

Location: Maple Street

"I remember when the Bi family had a house, not a small, squalid apartment."

• May

The Santello Family Apartment is where Bea lives with her father after the family home is sold due to Mrs. Santello's death.

Description: The building in which the apartment is located was built in 1910 as a library, donated to the city by Arnold A. Applebaum, but was later converted into an apartment building. It's located on Maple Street, two doors down from the Selmers, but entry is not permitted. The Santello family lives on the third floor of the building, where a statue of Arnold Applebaum was erected outside, opposite Bea's bedroom window.

Gregg and Angus's apartment

Type: Residential apartment

Location: House 1063

Gregg and Angus's apartment is located at 1063 and is a frequent meeting place for the gang members.

Description: Gregg and Angus live in a fully furnished studio apartment with a kitchen and living room at 1063, two blocks from Gregg's workplace, Falcone's Snacks. Judging by the intercom, they both apparently live at a considerable height. Gregg and Angus's bedroom contains a single bed resting on two dressers, with a desk underneath containing Angus's computer. Gregg also has his own desk, out of sight, from which he can pull out a box to sit. Numerous posters are hung throughout the room, and colorful fairy lights hang from the ceiling.

Borowski House

Type: House

Location: Possum Springs

The Borowski family home is the place Mae arrives at at the beginning of the game.

Description: It's a two-story house built of bluish-colored planks. A star hangs above the porch. On the ground floor is the living room, where May's father spends the evenings, and the kitchen, where her mother spends the mornings. On the second floor are two rooms and a staircase leading to the attic. One room is littered with boxes, and the other is locked. This may be May's parents' bedroom. May's room is in the attic. Various posters and photographs hang on the walls. A bass guitar sits in the corner, and a bed stands in the middle of the room. A mirror stands slightly to the right. The room is lit by a round window and, at night, by a table lamp.

Panther Ham

Type: Grocery store

Location: Possum Springs

Ham Panther is the main grocery store in Possum Springs, replacing the now-closed Food Donkey. Located on the highway outside of town, the store boasts low profit margins and very few specials.

Description: The store can be visited during the "Dinner with Bee" chapter, where Mei gathers ingredients for the upcoming dinner. Overall, the store has a very sterile appearance. Stan Borowski can be found as a clerk in the deli section, where Mei will be choosing meat.

Facts: Bee notes that the local senator is one of the store's directors. Old music teacher May, Mr. Armistead works here as a barker

Bus stop

Type: Bus stop

Location: Possum Springs

The bus stop is where Night in the Woods and Mae Borowski's adventures begin.

Description: Mae believes the bus stop is one of the newest things built in Possum Springs, likely built with state funds. It's located just outside of town near the highway, nestled between an abandoned glass factory and the railroad tracks, which can be seen from outside. Inside, there's a bus schedule and a small television. The waiting area contains two benches just beneath a mural of the History of Possum Springs, along with a broken telephone and a Fiascola soda dispenser. The only places accessible from Possum Springs are Brush Valley, Fort Lucenne, Stantontown, and Bright Harbor. The last bus arrives in Possum Springs at 10:45 PM, but the station is already deserted by then, as it's rare for anyone to arrive that late. Mae begins her adventure at the bus station at the very beginning of the game, arriving in Possum Springs on the last bus. The building is empty except for the Janitor, who is fixing the only door leading outside. To leave the building, she brings the Janitor some Fiscol soda from the dispenser, which has been reconfigured to allow him to get free drinks while working late. However, upon exiting, Mae discovers that her parents are nowhere to be found; they were supposed to pick her up and take her home. Instead, Mae has no choice but to walk through the woods and home.

Second floor Charity Bearity Section The second floor is filled with various cubicles, some even equipped with personal computers. One of the computers, still powered on, contains the resume of Bob Targg, a 50-year-old job seeker. At the end of the floor is a section entirely devoted to Charity Bearity, a children's book that explores useful themes like being kind to others and helping your neighbors. The titles of these books often rhyme, such as "Charity Bearity: Danger Everywhere-ity." A large number of copies of these books are stored in a section with a large image of a pink Charity Bearity, and May believes they are still in print.

Third floor The third floor is an old, dusty room filled with rows of bookshelves. There are also additional reading cubicles and a microfiche reader. Bea recommends coming to the library after the gang's third rehearsal to help Mae investigate the ghostly activity in Possum Springs, which may help Mae uncover her own ghostly encounter. They both come to the library to find an archive of newspapers in microfiche format.

Library

Type: Library

Location: Possum Springs

May: "I thought it was like a ruin with a bunch of old books?"

B: "When was the last time you were in the library? We actually have one of the best in the area."

The Possum Springs Library is a well-funded institution.

Description: According to Bee, Possum Springs has one of the best libraries in the entire area, founded by a philosopher as a gift to the town, most likely by Arnold A. Applebaum, who also sponsored another library. The library itself contains not only books but also newspaper articles dating back a century. A bespectacled brown bear sits at a desk in the library and mentions another employee named Larry wandering around somewhere in the library. The library has three floors accessible to the public, but it's likely there are either more floors or more open space, as Pastor K mentioned the idea of ​​creating a homeless shelter in the library.

First floor The entrance to the first floor is where the manager resides and where books are likely checked and returned. A sparsely filled shelf to the left of the manager presumably serves as a storage area for recently returned books. The floor has a fairly high ceiling, supported by massive columns and a large mural on the wall behind, which was painted when mining was still a popular activity in Possum Springs.

The Possum Springs Literary Club meets here on the open floor.

Relationship:

Friends: May and Gregg were close friends. They committed "crimes" together.

Gregg was very close to him. He was the one most affected by the news of Casey's disappearance.

Angus—though he doesn't talk about Casey that often, it's clear they knew each other well. He approached B to fill Casey's drummer spot.

Bi - nothing is known about their relationship. It's possible Casey only knew her online and that they didn't know each other well.

Germ—it's quite possible they know each other, as Germ enjoys watching the band play. Germ mentioned asking people who stopped by town if they knew anything about Casey. After a while, he apparently stopped doing that.

Family: Mr. and Mrs. Hartley, the parents who hung missing person posters around town, don't know what happened to their son, despite the widespread belief among young people that Casey boarded a train and left town.

Facts: Casey's contact icon. Casey's contact information can be found on May's laptop. Gregg mentioned that he completely disappeared from the internet after his disappearance. Friends struggled to recover from Casey's death for a week.

Casey Hartley

Age 19 (at time of death)

Floor Male

View Cat

Casey Hartley was a resident of Possum Springs. He played drums in a band with Gregg, Angus, and Mae. Some time after Mae left for college, Casey disappeared. His friends believed he had boarded a train and left town, but his parents believed he was still in town and posted missing person posters throughout the town. It turned out he had been murdered by a cult.

Personality and character Casey was born in 1997 and was 19 years old at the time of his death. Casey was apparently known for his easygoing nature, kindness, and wild side, frequently participating in "crimes" with Gregg and May before he disappeared. Those who knew him are certain he had nothing to do in town, and he was of little use; it seems almost no one misses him. Casey was good friends with Gregg and May. He played drums in a band. The band initially believed that Casey had left town on a train shortly before May returned home, but in reality, he slipped off the tracks and was hit by a train. He wanted to join his cousin, a drug dealer who died in a meth lab explosion, and join a life of crime, but whether this was true is unknown.

Appearance Casey had red hair and was slightly taller than May. Casey's missing person poster stated he was last seen wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and black canvas shoes.

Relationship Cole doesn't have close enough friendships with anyone in the gang.

Interesting facts: At the party, May throws up in front of him again. Mae often called him "Cole-io." The game hints that this is what Mae called him during their relationship.

Cole

Nicknames Cole-io

Age 21

Floor Male

View Raccoon

Cole was Mae's date to their high school prom. The disastrous consequences of that night left her so traumatized that the effects are still evident to this day. She is extremely reluctant to talk to anyone about it. During the events of the game itself, Mae feels uneasy about even meeting Cole at the party in the woods.

Personality: Cole was born in 1996, making him 21 years old. Cole's life seems relatively optimistic and stable, which can't be said for the other young people in Possum Springs. He's always in a good mood and even attends an unnamed college/university far from the dying town. When they meet at a party in the woods, he acts friendly towards Mae. When she, drunk, begins to talk and complain about her failures in life, he assumes it's him who upset Mae.

Outlet: Mae wasn't thrilled with the whole idea of ​​prom: having to wear a dress and not knowing how to slow dance. As soon as she leaned in to kiss Cole, she messed it up by drawing blood, leaving him bleeding profusely. She dragged Cole into the bathroom and began shoving paper towels into his mouth to stop the bleeding. But she overdid it, causing Cole to choke. At that same moment, Mae began choking on a stolen chocolate-covered almond that had gotten into her throat. With Cole pinned against the wall, she attempted the Heimlich maneuver to clear it from her throat. However, she ended up vomiting all over Cole, covering him in the remains of a chicken roll. At that very moment, someone else entered the bathroom and found the two of them: Mae vomiting over the sink and Cole choking and semi-conscious. May, for some reason, decides to pull the paper towels out of Cole's mouth and flush them down the toilet, causing a flood and spill.

Denny

Nicknames: Dan

Age 23

Floor Male

View Cat

Danny is a dark gray cat with a white chevron running up his face and turquoise eyes. He wears jeans and an orange shirt, as well as a beige jacket.

Background He's unemployed at the beginning of the game, having just been fired from a construction job. He describes his resume as a "zombie resume." He later gets a job at the Old Pickaxe, is fired again, and gets another job at a diner as a doorman and cook.

Personality Denny was born in 1994. Denny is very carefree, but he still depends entirely on his parents as he lives with them.

Denny's Relationships:

Selmers—they dated shortly before May's return, the details of their relationship are unclear. But for unknown reasons, they broke up, leading to a dislike for each other.

May - Danny communicates with her quite well; they're even friends, in a way. Even if they rarely talk.

Herm's relationship with his friends:

May is good friends

Gregg - Jerm and Gregg are good friends. Jerm sometimes hangs out at Gregg's apartment, and Gregg is happy to welcome him.

Bea - Bea doesn't communicate with him much, mostly through Gregg.

Angus - Angus knows Germ through Gregg, but Angus happily welcomes Germ when he comes to watch the band rehearse.

Casey - Germ likely knew Casey. Germ would ask travelers if they had seen him.

Rabies is Germ's pet, whom he introduces to May. Germ found him cold and alone and bought him some chips and ice cream.

Jerm

Nicknames Herm, Herm Warfair

Age 18 Floor Male View Bird

Jerm, real name Jeremy Wharton. No one knows where Jerm lives, what he does, or who he spends time with. Occasionally, he comes over to the group for a little chat.

Description Germ is a dark blue bird with a yellow beak and black eyes. He wears black pants, a black nylon jacket, black sneakers, and a black hat.

Personality and character:

Germ was born in 1996, making him 18 years old. Germ can be found just outside the Click-Clack Diner, near the abandoned Food Donkey, during and after a foggy day. Talking and spending time with him every day will eventually unlock the "He's From Somewhere" achievement. Germ will mention that at some point in his life, he was targeted by the Cult and was haunted by members of the mysterious group. Germ has loved playing video games since childhood, and he also enjoys collecting them. He had a brother, but he passed away. When Mae mentions seeing a ghost, Germ tells her he doesn't believe in them. When Mae asks why, he replies that if they did, his brother would have visited him long ago. Confused, Mae decides to stop talking to him about it. Germ mentions that he lives in the forest, "in a tree." His real home is outside of town, and you can get there by hanging out with him throughout the game. There's a trampoline at the house. His mother and grandmother are also there, giving May predictions, to which Jerm replies that they shouldn't be talked about because they're only for her. Jerm prefers to ride a bike instead of driving. He believes it's better for the environment.

Laurie Myers

Nicknames Laurie M. Petty (May Borowski)

Age 14 years old Floor female View mouse

Lori Myers is a teenage girl who lives on Chestnut Street, but is most often found alone on the rooftops. She was born in February.

Appearance: Lori is a dark gray mouse with dark blue eyes. She wears a white T-shirt with a gray circle and a white triangle pointing downwards inside the circle, and blue jeans. Over all this, she wears a dark brown hooded jacket.

Personality and character: Laurie was born in February 2003. At the time of the story, she is 14 years old. Laurie is somewhat socially awkward and has a strong passion for horror films, particularly the process of filmmaking. Instead of going to HarFest, Laurie chooses to stay home alone and watch horror movies. Her interest in all things terrifying sometimes spills over into her personal life, leading her to contemplate murder or seek out new horror films. She also has low self-esteem, believing that "from an objective standpoint, I'm terrible," despite May finding her appearance quite normal. When she gets nervous, she often hyperventilates.

Background: Not only does she love watching horror films, but she also dreams of attending a school that teaches horror filmmaking, and maybe even directing her own horror film in the future. Already having a wealth of knowledge in special effects, Laurie sometimes sketches out her own ideas for them, designing makeup or villains for horror films. When she's awake at night, she might try to sleep between train tracks, imagining trying to sleep in the woods or in an abandoned house. Laurie also enjoys going to the train tracks to squash iron soldiers between the train and the rails.

Mr. Chazokov

Floor Male

Age 43

View Bear

Mr. Chazokov is a character in Night in the Woods. He taught Mae astronomy in high school. The player can interact with him every two days to search for twilight stars.

Appearance: Mr. Chazokov is a fairly large, turquoise bear, wearing a shirt and a yellow tie under a red sweater and black trousers with black shoes.

Personality and character:

Mr. Chazokov was born in 1974, making him 43 years old at the time of the film. Mr. Chazokov was a teacher when Mae was in high school. Mr. Chazokov also said he came to Possum Springs from another country. Mr. Chazokov has a son, Colin, who visits him from time to time. According to Selmers, he's "hot as hell."

Interesting facts: Despite May's attitude towards her studies, she was one of his favorite students. Judging by Chazokov's own words about coming to Possum Springs from another country, as well as his characteristic surname, one can assume that he arrived from the CIS countries or Ukraine. Even though he is blue in color, his text is colored brown when he speaks. Mr. Chazokov can be present during the session in the church with the "wounded" May if you visit him every other day. It is known that he rents half a room from the Selmers family.

Selmers

Nicknames: Selmers

Age 20

Floor female

View bear

Selma Ann Forrester, or simply Selmers, is a resident of Possum Springs and Mae's friend and neighbor.

Appearance:

Selmers is a brown bear with brown eyes. She wears a purple hoodie with a yellow face in the center, a black skirt, and blue boots.

Personality and character:

Selmers was born in 1997, making her 20 years old like May and Bea, though she is a month older. Selmers has a calm and laid-back personality, often sitting on the porch of her home. Selmers is a former painkiller addict, stealing from the Ham Panther pharmacy where she worked. This led to a brief prison sentence. However, she eventually recovered after completing a rehabilitation program. Like May, she is currently unemployed and lives with her parents, but it is also known that her parents rent half a room to Mr. Chazokov. At the same time, she developed a passion for poetry and even became a member of the Possum Springs Poetry Society, along with Miss Quelcy and a fisherman named Jonas. Selmers was also married to a man named Dennis, but broke up with him while Dennis was working in prison when he found a new girlfriend at a gas station. At one point, Dr. Hank advised her to keep a journal as a way to cope with the problems and stress in her life. Ultimately, this method didn't help her, and she abandoned the idea. Whenever Mae is free to wander the city, Selmers will always be found on the porch of her house. The protagonist can interact with Selmers, which in turn allows the protagonist to listen to a poem. She will also notify Mae whenever Mr. Chazokov is on the roof, with the exception of the very first dialogue.

Facts: Selmers is a former drug addict. She loves to sit and talk on the porch.

Angus' relationship with friends:

May - Initially, May had little contact with Angus, mostly through Gregg. Over time, however, May and Angus become close friends, playing in the same band.

Gregg is Angus's boyfriend. They plan to leave Possum Springs when they have saved enough money.

Bee-Angus and Bee became friends in the 8th grade. They are quite close, Bee can safely lend Angus his car

Bee's relationship with friends:

May - May and B used to be best friends, but after the 7th grade, they drifted apart. Throughout the game, their relationship improves, and they become close friends.

Angus - B and Angus became friends in the 8th grade. They are quite close, and B can safely lend Angus his car.

Gregg - Even though they are in the same band, Bee does not communicate much with Gregg.

Gregg's relationship with friends:

May has been Gregg's best friend since a long time. They regularly go to "crimes", and then Casey joined them.

Angus is Gregg's boyfriend. They plan to leave Possum Springs when they have saved enough money.

Beatrice is a good friend of Gregg's. Let them not really communicate.

Mae's relationship with friends:

Gregg Lee has been Mei's best friend since high school. The two of them were well known as disturbers of the peace of the town, committing all kinds of crimes everywhere.

Beatriz Santello - A best friend of Mei's until seventh grade and earlier, she served with her in a scout camp, but eventually became estranged from her. They stopped spending time together since the seventh grade, and each has their own vision of the reasons for what happened: May justifies this with some "disagreements" when they were 12 years old; while B believes that Mei thought she was too "cool" to be seen in her company. Out of the blue, Mei suddenly stopped answering Bee's calls, sat with her during lunch, and began to date Gregg more than her. As the story progresses, however, they reconcile and re-establish warm friendships.

Angus Delaney - Initially, May did not communicate much with him, mainly through Gregg, who is his boyfriend. Over time, however, Mei and Angus become close friends, playing in the same band.

Tram Tunnel

The Tram Tunnel is an old and unused underground railway system located under Possum Springs. Although traffic has been stopped and part of the tunnel has been flooded, the station platform is still open to the public.

History Underground trams were one of the key features of Possum Springs, allowing miners to be transported from the town itself directly to the mines and back. But once the mining operations were stopped, the tunnel lost its importance and was eventually closed and even flooded some time later.

However, its historical value led the city administration to continue funding and leave it open. Some residents, notably May and Collen, a City Councilman, believe this was only due to the support of old community members and lovers of local pastries.

Thanks to the flooding after the flood, it became possible to fish.

Video Outpost "Too"

is a disc store in Possum Springs, Possum Springs

, Location:

Video Outpost "Too" is a CD store in Possum Springs, as well as the place where Angus works.

Description: The store is made of brown bricks. It has a glass window and a glass door. The window says: DVD AND VHS FORMATS. On the door, the name of the store is written.

In the foreground, inside, several films can be seen, such as Death Chill, Swamp Husband, Death Chill 3, and Be Nice. These films are most likely not references, where the Night in the Woods development team tried to avoid pop culture references.

It is located in the Town Center and can be found by passing by the Party Barn.

Background The store mainly sells DVDs , but in the adult department you can buy VHS cassettes. The store has such an extensive selection in the adult section that one historian came to the store to find an incomprehensible video.

Falcon

Type Shop

Location Possum Springs, DowntownSnack Falcon is a store located in Possum Springs, Possum Springs, and belongs to a large chain of stores.

Background The store appeared in the city recently. Falcon Snacks is one of the few shops in Possum Springs that is doing relatively well. Ever since Food Donkey was closed, residents of the city have started shopping for food at Panther Ham or Falcon Snacks. This lonely shop is located between an abandoned theater and Miller's Bar in the city center.

Description: The store is a red brick building. Everything is like in any other store. Large glass showcases to show the goods to a passing buyer.

Inside, on the shelves, there are a variety of goods. Different types of snacks, sandwiches, soda. Gregg can be found at the checkout. Cheerful music is playing through the speakers.

The store advertises a variety of promotions and lottery tickets on the display, which is located above the refrigerator. Whoever hits the jackpot will receive $2.6 million.

Gregg works here full-time to allow him to move to Bright Harbor with Angus. Despite this, he is not very cautious professionally while working, such as

allowing Steve Scriggins to steal; leaves his workplace quite often; wears cups on his ears.

Facts : Different secondary characters can hold drinks from Falcon Snacks. Bee wonders how Gregg hasn't been fired yet.

Party

Barn Type : Party Supply

Shop Location : Town Center, Possum Springs

"You need to have a lot of parties to keep the barn in line." The Angus

Party Barn was a shop that sold and rented party supplies, but the store has since ceased to operate.

In the barn, auditions of the group are held.

Background Birthday Area The store was built as a simple two-story building to the left of the war monument. During May's time in college, the store closed and now has only the words "For Sale" on the window. The front door often gets stuck, no matter how much you use it.

Auditions of the group are held inside this shop in the Birthday Area. The band prefers to leave almost all of their musical instruments here.

Trivia : In the epilogue, May notices a pentagram sticker in the barn and thinks about its meaning, this pentagram is a reference to the Thryy Wyrd Tyyns achievement.

Macaronnosti

Macaronnosti is a now closed café located near the Public Safety Administration building.

Background. Macaroni - a café, the main feature of which was dishes made from pasta. During Night in the Woods, the establishment closes. However, a couple of days later, a Taco Buck diner moves into the building.

If she approaches the diner during the epilogue, May can see Denny, who she can talk to. He will stand outside the new café and hold a sign with the phrase: "TACO BUCK, HIRING"

Click Clack

Diner Type Diner

Location Town Center, Possum Springs

May: "We had to escape to Macaroni."

Gregg: "The atmosphere in the diner is cool!!!"

Angus: "And the seats are soft."

Bea: "The food is just disgusting, but it's made with soul."

Click Clack Diner is a small town eatery located in Possum Springs.

Description

Click Clack Eatery is located on the left side of Falcone's Snacks in Town Center, near the Food Donkey store. The exterior is reminiscent of a prefabricated train car, made in an "Art Deco" design, a design popular in the United States until the 1970s.

The interior layout is divided into separate rooms, where the walls are decorated with photos of regular visitors, along with other photos that are no less important for the eatery or its owners. Also inside there is a kitchen, which "barely" fits.

The snack bar menu includes pizzas and pies.

Night in the Woods Click-Clack Diner can be seen anytime May is in the City Center, however, you cannot go inside. The interior can only be seen during cutscenes.

Old Pickaxe

Type Tool

Shop Location : Possum Springs

Ol' Pickaxe is a tool shop located in Possum Springs.

Description: The Old Pickaxe is a stone building with glass cases and a glass door that reads: "Yes... We are open." On the top of the building is the inscription "Kremman's market house", it is most likely the name of the old store.

Background Bee works at the Old Pickaxe to help his father recover from his wife's death. Bee says she hates working here and will do whatever it takes to get an education and find a real job. Denny worked here for some time. The annual HarFest performance takes place here.

By Ssum Springs is the world of Night in the Woods. This is the city where the protagonist Mei Borowski was born and raised, and she returned here after dropping out of college. Possum Springs is built on a floodplain in a valley surrounded by state-protected forest. Craters are sometimes formed in the city.

The city was founded in 1793 and is going through a difficult time at the time of the events of the game. Several old buildings are abandoned and boarded up. The city's main industry used to be a copper mine, but it closed in the 1980s, leaving high unemployment. An old sawmill and a glass factory were also closed. In the game, you can see what is left of these enterprises.

A system of tunnels with trolleys has been built under the city. Through the tunnels, people drove into the mine, but the station was open to the wider public.

Trains still run on the outskirts of Possum Springs.

In October, the city hosts the annual Harfest.

House 1063

Type Multifamily Building

Location Urban Center, Possum Springs

Building 1063 is a multi-story apartment building in Town Center that is home to Gregg and Angus. It is possible to go to the roof of the building.

Description: Brick Building 1063 stands between Miller's Bar and the Public Safety/Macaroni Administration Building. From the street, you can see four floors and a door to the roof. The only thing that distinguishes this building from others is a black plate with a number on the right side of the door.

Inside, the walls are painted blue, with beige skirting board finishes. On the left side of the entrance is an elevator door with an intercom on the right side, on the right side is a door leading to the roof. It is worth noting that there are five lights in the elevator menu, indicating the maximum number of floors, which is five, while only four floors can be seen from the outside.

On the intercom, you can see the names of only four tenants, one of whom is Gregg and Angus.

Angus Delaney

Age 21 Gender Male Species Angus Delaney Bear

is a tertiary character in Night in the Woods, and Gregg's boyfriend. He works the day shift at the Tu video rental store and shares an apartment with Gregg in the Town Center. He is asthmatic.

Appearance Angus is a large brown bear with black round glasses. He wears a green sweater over a white shirt, a black tie, black boots, and black slacks. Angus also wears a black felt hat.

Personality: Angus was born in 1996 and is 21 years old at the time of the story, just like Gregg. Angus is quiet and polite in communication, he is fond of science. Bea describes Angus as an "Annoying Atheist" and as such, Angus rejects any paranormal activity, even when faced with very strange situations. Instead, he prefers to follow facts rather than make arguments. Compared to the other characters, Angus is stoic, shy, and a bit detached from everyone except Gregg, although he is very caring towards his friends. Bea notices that Angus is not only Gregg's boyfriend, but also the parent she believes Gregg needs. He shows a good sense of humor in the company of friends, but otherwise he can be joyless and depressed. He prefers not to show emotions, but sometimes he can burst into tears. Angus is so good at computers that Gregg thinks he's a hacker. He loves cooking, for him it is a mechanism for overcoming stress. Angus talks calmly about his past, but he prefers to keep some moments to himself. As a child, his father regularly beat Angus, and his mother would lock him in the closet for the whole day. Also, his love for baking for other people arose from the fact that his mother did not let him eat. Angus mentioned that although he is a bear, he does not feel the "pride of an ursid". Sometimes he feels like one big failure.

Beatriz Santello

Aliases Bee, Bea, BB

Age 20 Gender Female Species Crocodile

B was born in 1997, she is 20 years old, like May, Bee is only 2 months younger. Bi is quite sullen and depressed. She often gets tired and exhausted after working in the Old Pickaxe for a long time. However, despite her sour outlook on life, she is very responsible and independent. When her mother died, Bee put aside her personal dreams to help her father, feeling that she had no other choice. She also forced May to return the stolen goods after the "crimes" she was forced to take part in. Bee is very smart, during the graduation it was she who gave the farewell speech. Although she can't go to college, Bee dreams of college parties, sometimes she even attends them, dreaming of something bigger. It is worth mentioning her smoking habit. Bee tries to quit smoking throughout the game. She walks around with a model of a cigarette, since her habit is not related to smoking itself, but to the presence of a cigarette in her mouth.

Family: Mr. Santello - After the death of his mother, Bee's relationship with his father became strained. While she feels responsible for her father, Bee is a little unhappy that she works hard every day, doing most of the work.

Mrs. Santello - When Bee was in high school, her mother died of cancer. She was buried in the town's cemetery, and Bee still visits her grave periodically.

Background: Gregg described himself as "garbage taking up space" with no future until he met Angus. In high school, Gregg, May, and Casey got into trouble and committed all sorts of crimes together. At one time, when he was young, Gregg's parents sent him to live with his uncle, who lives on a farm, for a year. Gregg opened a sheep pen and some of the sheep ran out onto the nearest highway. Four sheep were hit by cars, and three ran to the other side of the road. Gregg began to call them back and two sheep were shot down on the way back. The third sheep ran away into the forest, in the direction of the mines. Gregg's uncle beat him up when he returned. Gregg has a tattoo containing the idea of moving out of Possum Springs, just like that sheep that ran away into the woods.

Facts: Gregg's great-grandfather fought in the First World War. Gregg has a helmet, which is most likely a German Pickelhaube. It has a bullet hole. Gregg claims that she stayed behind after his great-grandfather killed a German soldier. May calls this helmet fascist, confusing the First World War with the Second World War. He plays the guitar during the band's rehearsals. Gregg has a sheep tattoo, which he got inspired by an incident from his childhood. This tattoo carries a deep meaning for him. Gregg has two knives and often keeps them with him. His experience in hacking allows him to use a paperclip and pliers to unlock the elevator in complete darkness. He enjoys riding his bike and sometimes rides with Herm. His bike has an electric converter. On the Night in the Woods website, Gregg has green eyes. Gregg has a cousin, Jen

Greggory Lee

Age 21 years old Gender male Fox

species Appearance: Relatively slow, wears a leather and has sharp teeth. It also has orange fur and triangular ears. Gregg is an orange-yellow fox with black eyes. He wears a black leather jacket over a gray t-shirt, blue jeans, and dark blue boots.

Personality and character: Gregg was born in 1996, at the time of the plot he is 21 years old. Gregg appears as a talkative, hyperactive rude. He is somewhat similar to the stereotypical punk, both in appearance and character. Despite his loud and upbeat mannerisms, Gregg is afraid of accidentally ruining his relationship with Angus. Bee openly expresses the possibility that he has bipolar disorder, as he is often overly emotional and has difficulty restraining nerve impulses and manifestations of activity when shaking his hands in moments of joy, shouting loudly, or banging his fist on the table. Gregg himself mentions that he has so-called very, very good days and very, very bad days, and that he often can't tell what type of day a day is until he's lived it fully. Although Gregg can be overly enthusiastic and act like a bully, he cares about his friends and always demonstrates his willingness to help when they need it. He often asks how they are doing and how they are doing, not at all shy about showing concern. He also has some serious problems, as well as hard days, after which he gets very tired, which he notifies Mei about in his messages to her. He also sincerely expressed his concern to her, his uncertainty about whether he was really good or not, as well as his fear that he might lose what he had with Angus. In addition, he tends to wake up at night, thinking about his own shortcomings.

Interesting Facts: Mei has an excellent memory. Mei hates alcohol, particularly beer. Nevertheless, at one of the night parties in the forest, she, being in a nervous state, drinks three glasses of diluted beer and quickly gets drunk. Mei is an excellent bass player and is able to play in a band, even if she is not familiar with the song being performed. Mei doesn't know how to drive a car. Judging by Mei's dreams, she has the ability to "astral travel". Presumably, these powers were given by Mei the Black Goat, as well as Aide's powers to pass through walls. Mei is the only member of the group who is still a virgin. Mei's voice can only be heard when she goes to sleep, does a triple jump, or takes damage in a knife fight with Gregg. Mei looks much younger than her age, as almost everyone in town points out. According to Mei, her mark is "Mandi". Mei tried to take a paleontology course on dinosaurs, but the class was packed. May hardly knows that whales are not fish.

May's Incident"Everything was just shapes, just like that day during the softball game..."

"Something broke. In my head. In my life."

"Just forms. Red uniforms all over the lawn..."

—May talking about her mental state.

The incident is one of the key events in the story of Night in the Woods, indirectly mentioned in Longest Night and is the most important plot aspect in Night in the Woods.

May's backstory gained notoriety among the town's residents after an act of violence during a school softball game.

Six years before the story of Night in the Woods began, May experienced an unexpected form of dissociation from the real world, which appeared to be an acute form of derealization. She observed the world and the people around her as meaningless forms that supposedly did not even exist. She felt a deep sadness for everything around her, lamenting that nothing around her made sense, and that everything was just "things in the universe." The next day, during a softball game, May is overtaken by a second episode of derealization, something "broken" in her, and before she knows it, she is smashing Andy Cullen's head with a bat in front of the entire school.

After that, most parents instructed their children to stay away from May. During the events of Night in the Woods, many children in the town know Mae because of this story, giving her the nickname "Killer". The incident strained May's relationship with her family. In terms of finances, the Borowski family is mired in debt, trying to cure her.

May was sent to Dr. Hank for treatment. He ordered a journal to keep her emotions stable. May states that it helps her hold on to reality and that, to some extent, it works. She managed to stay in good morale until she left for college.

Margaret Borowski

Aliases May Killer

Age 20 years Gender

female Species

Cat Appearance May is a cat with dark blue fur; The crest on the top of the head is painted pink-red, however, it may be a natural color, like her mother's. She calls her big red eyes, which she dislikes, nightmarish. Her right ear was torn by a dog attack and is therefore serrated. She wears a brown-and-red long-sleeved T-shirt with a crossed-out zero (a symbol of an empty set) in the center, dark purple ripped jeans, and dark brown boots.

Mei was born in 1997. At the time of her return to Possum Springs, she is 20 years old. Due to her difficult past, Mei has difficulty controlling her negative emotions, and at first, she is quite harsh with those around her. As the story progresses, she becomes more compassionate, showing empathy for those characters who feel worthless, calming them down, and being the first to initiate reconciliation during arguments. Likely due to her depression, Mei regularly feels nostalgic about what Possum Springs was like before she left, as she often reflects on the changes that have taken place and notices how much has changed. Dr. Hank instructed Mei to keep her diary in order to suppress depression and anger, as well as sort out her thoughts. Mei considers herself bisexual. Mei is the only daughter of her parents. Her ancestors worked in a coal mine in Possum Springs for many generations. Since the mine closed, Mei's parents have worked and saved money to allow Mei to be the first member of the Borowski family to go to college. After three semesters, Mei dropped out of college and returned to live with her parents. Mei has long suffered from depression, a tendency to aggression, a lack of any goals in life, and more recently, paranormal abilities. When she was in high school, her derealization led to an incident with her classmate.