Some of these are real historical figures. Some are ours. None of them will tell you everything.
Central story
Archdaecon John Strachan
Historical — The most consequential churchman in Upper Canada, and either its finest servant or the reason nothing in it can change.
York & Fort York
Walter Croft
Cooper, mid-forties, steady and well-liked. Your first friendly face in town.
Fork York Forge
Sable
Runs the trip hammer floor. Sharp-tongued, warm underneath, and hears everything.
Benares
Captain James B. Harris
Historical — Retired British Army officer who bought the Benares estate in 1837. A fundamentally good man
Also Around
- The dock agent — a no-nonsense woman working Cooper’s Wharf. No name yet, and no time for you.
- Major Boulton and Lieutenant Colonel Ashworth — the officers whose signatures you will need at the powder magazine.
- Elizabeth Molony — Captain Harris’s wife, at the estate.
- The Bradley family — whoever is left holding on out at the farm.