Thornvale

*Thornvale* is a narrative-driven, actual-play Monster of the Week RPG audio-drama which takes place in the fictional island-town of the same name. *Thornvale* airs weekly on the *Thornvale* podcast alongside *One Shot Mondays*. The show features Bjorn Olafson (Andrew Lewis), Henry Marlowe (Wesley Bryan), and Sammie Overbrook (Hannah Gallaher) as the main characters and protagonists. Susannah Lewis plays the Keeper, which acts as narrator and every other non-player character. Every week, the cast work together to tell the stories of these characters as they battle monsters, solve mysteries, and uncover hidden truths about themselves. An average episode runs for about an hour, sometimes highlighting combat with supernatural foes, while other times showcasing the roleplaying skills of the cast in dialogue-heavy scenes.

## Player Characters

### Bjorn Olafson

#### Description

Bjorn Olafson is one of the three main player characters on the Thornvale podcast. Bjorn is voiced by Andrew Lewis.

Bjorn goes by many names. Most commonly he is called Bjorn or Agent Whiskey. He is ex-military. He was recruited into H.U.N.T.E.R. after he survived a monster attack in Afghanistan. His superiors don't know that that was because he has dragon powers. He gets his hidden dragon scales and his blond haired/blue eyed good looks from his Scandinavian ancestors. Whiskey is a no-nonsense government agent who follows orders and is very good at his job. He lives to protect the innocent and smoke monsters whenever he can.

### Henry Marlowe

#### Description

Henry Marlowe is one of the three main player characters on the Thornvale podcast. Henry is voiced by Wesley Bryan.

Henry is a tall Dragon Knight, who dresses casually in dark clothes most of the time. Despite his age, he’s an understated powerhouse, his eyes never still. Always looking. Always analyzing. He wears a blue sash around his arm to honor his mother, who passed away in a monster attack.

#### Playbook Changes

 **The Expert** | Season 2 - Episode 30: The Truth Will Hurt You | Current episode

### Sammie Overbrook

#### Description

Sammie Overbrook is one of the three main player characters in the Thornvale podcast. Sammie is voiced by Hannah Gallaher.

Sammie looks like your average punk with one too many tattoos who probably does a little recreational smoking on the side. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Raised in West Thornvale, she had to learn to fight for herself at a young age. Her only blood relative that she has a relationship with is her father, Tony Alvarez, but if she had to tell you who raised her, she would say that it was Francesca Romano, the elderly Italian woman in the apartment next to hers, and her family. Fran was raising her three grandchildren after their parents left. Fran’s three grandkids are Elise, Anna, and Lorenzo. Elise, who is the same age as Sammie, is her lifetime best friend.

Sammie is tough. To strangers she has a cold exterior. Her softer, warmer side comes out around Elise and especially Fran. She stands up for herself and isn’t afraid to throw blows if necessary. Even though she hates Thornvale… she can’t bring herself to leave. There’s something about the city that keeps her there.

#### Playbook Changes

 **The Collector** | Season 2 - Episode 66: Goodbye | Current

### Shamar D'Apollo

#### Description

Shamar D'Apollo was a player character introduced in The Mourning After. Andrew Lewis played Shamar instead of Bjorn this arc since Bjorn was the main antagonist of the arc. The character was named D'Apollo due to the fact that when Hannah Gallaher first heard about Susannah Lewis' book series, Deep Hollow, she misheard it as D'pollo, causing her to believe it would be about a character of that same name.

## Major Non-Player Characters

### Stanley Marlowe

Stanley is a semi-retired Dragon Knight . After years of protecting the city of Thornvale, he was recently diagnosed with MS and has tried to take a step back for his own health. He resides at Fort Lagarto with his partner Miguel and has taken custody of his nephew Henry for the summer while his brother undergoes an extensive surgery.

### Miguel Rodriguez

Miguel is also a semi-retired Dragon Knight that lives at Fort Lagarto. He protected Thornvale alongside Stanley for many years before a monster attack gone wrong left him wheelchair bound. He now helps protect Thornvale in a different way - doing research, inventing new gadgets, supplying equipment, and healing hunters who are doing the ground work.

### Oliver Allen Evans

Oliver is a relatively famous monster hunter. Hailing from the countryside of England, he has a large online following where he chronicles his journeys around the world looking for cryptids. Usually met with groans and eye rolls by 'real' professionals, Oliver's excitement is unfazed as he searches for his next mystery.

### Elise Romano

Elise is the lifelong best friend of Sammie. She's grown up in the apartment next door from Sammie in West Thornvale with her grandma and two younger siblings. Her parents left when she was young, leaving her and her siblings with Grandma Francesca to raise. She currently works at a coffee shop while taking some online college classes.

### Jolene Holland

Jolene is the Captain of the Thornvale Police Department. She always has her hands full with work as weird happenings seem to always be going on in this strange town. She is diligent and dutiful, always putting others and her work before herself.

### Judson Stone

Judson is Thornvale Police Department's Medical Examiner and works directly with Captain Holland. He comes off as cold and distant, and has a slow manner of speaking that can bore those he's speaking to. Despite this, he's very knowledgeable in his field and offers insightful opinions for the cases he works on.

### River Hanson

River is a sophomore at East Thornvale Preparatory Academy. Her father is Chief Hanson, who is in charge of all of the Thornvale Police Department. River's hair is constantly changing colors, going from green and black to black with purple highlights. She becomes friends with Henry when school starts in the fall.

### Angelina

Angelina is the head of a group of Dragon Knights. She holds the respect of her crew with her strong and firm leadership. She has a gift for magic and uses it well.

### Agent Thor

Thor is the head of a local group of H.U.N.T.E.R. agents that help Bjorn with his missions and clean up.

## Minor Non-Player Characters

### Francesca Romano

Elise's grandma. Also serves as a grandmother to Sammie.

### Anna Romano

Elise's younger sister and the middle child.

### Lorenzo "Enzo" Romano

Elise's younger brother and the youngest of the siblings.

### James Marlowe

Henry's father. Had an accident that caused him to need extensive back surgery. Hates being called Jimmy. Stanley only calls him Jimmy.

### Agent Indigo

Bjorn's higher up in H.U.N.T.E.R. that assigns him missions and who Bjorn calls for help.

### Chief Hanson

Chief of the Thornvale Police Department. Father of River Hanson.

### Park Ranger Ted

A park ranger that works at Big Gator Swamp.