Hell and High Water Characters

This page lists the characters appearing in the book Hell and High Water, however very minor characters that have minimal bearing on the story may have been omitted from this list.

## **Main Character**

#### **Lori Kaplan**

 *(You, the player)*
Click here to learn more about Lori on her individual character page.

The Main Character in this book is called **Lori Kaplan**, but the player can change her first name and appearances. Lori is young woman surviving in a post-apocalyptic society.

## Love Interests

#### **Chand Schmidt**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about Chand on his individual character page.

Chand is an old friend of Lori's and a fellow courier. Her has been sailing with her since they were kids.

#### **Sunny Barstow**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about Sunny on her individual character page.

Sunny is an introverted and stoic woman crossing paths with Lori. She travels with her otter Baku on a boat called Dreamspinner.

#### **RJ Martin**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about RJ on his individual character page.

RJ is a master navigator who meets Lori when she comes to rescue his crew during a bad storm.

#### **Phoebe**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about Phoebe on her individual character page.

A doctor in training who joins Lori and Chand on their boat.

#### **Connor**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about Connor on his individual character page.

A mysterious castaway looking for a fresh start.

#### **Todd Li**

*This character is a possible Love Interest.* Click here to learn more about Todd on his individual character page.

The local baker, a friendly and mild-mannered person.

## **Homeport residents**

#### **Nina Perez**

Lori's godmother, sister of Luis and Anna. She's almost 60 years old and has a female dog called Spike.

#### **Luis Perez**

Homeport's head councilperson and brother of Nina and Anna.

#### **Azmina**

Mother of Nina, Anna and Luis. She used to tell Lori and Chand about the old days with working global communication networks, billons more people and cities everywhere.

#### **Pramila**

Todd's coworker at the bakeshop. Nikola's sister.

#### **Nikola**

Skipper of *Mariposa*, one of the three boats in Homeport. Pramila's brother.

#### **Tay**

They record forecasts up at Ham Hut and broadcast them over the radio.

## **Juneau residents**

#### **Sean Kaplan**

Lori's brother who lives with their parents in Juneau. Later, he visits his sister in Homeport and gets the chance to become a part of her crew.

#### **Tosha Kaplan**

Lori's mother. It's not easy for her to let Lori go her own way.

#### **Andre Kaplan**

Lori's father. He works at *Kaplan Woodworks* and has Otero's disease, a neurodegenerative illness.

#### **Sam**

Lori's ex. They dated in high school until Sam humiliated Lori. Sam's appearance is customizable.

#### **Eric**

One of Chand's exes. He works at a clothing store called Goodies.

## **Quiet Bay residents**

#### **Bella Dushkin**

Bella lives in Quiet Bay and is the proprietress of the local hot spring lodge.

#### **Joseph "Joe" Dushkin**

Bella's husband, a stubborn but good man.

## **Coffman residents**

#### **Krissa**

Krissa is Chand's girlfriend but breaks up with him at the beginning of the story. She used to live in Homeport with her dad Andrew.

#### **Andrew**

Krissa's dad. He and Mit-eum work in aquaculture and take care of shellfish stocks.

#### **Mit-eum Durant**

Krissa's dad. He and Andrew work in aquaculture and take care of shellfish stocks.

## ***Aquila* crew**

#### **David Hines**

He's in charge of *Aquila'*s maintenance and security.

## **Baird Peak residents**

#### **Dan**

Dan belongs to the Raven moiety of the Tlingit people. He's from one of the villages on the island and works to keep the radio tower operational.

#### **Jaxon**

Dan's nephew. He helps keeping the radio tower in check.

## **Angoon residents**

#### **Beth**

The daughter of Kh'aanklin Al Waits, one of Angoon's house leaders. Her son is called Glenn.

## **Hoonah residents**

#### **Amanda**

RJ's aunt. His mother was her sister. She is married to Rick and has a son called Reese.

## **Animals and pets**

#### **Nixie**

A stowoway Lori can adopt and take on adventures.

#### **Spot**

An orca Lori can choose to free from a tangled net.

#### **Muli**

A goose living in Homeport. He joins the crew on their way to Anchorage by accident.