History Characters / CozyGrove

* MyGreatestFailure: Her wariness toward the Spirit Scouts stems from [[spoiler: her own past as a Scout, in which she tried and ultimately failed to to save Cozy Grove’s lost spirits.]]

--->'''Ursula:'''I needed to '''change.''' I needed to find the sunlight between the shadows. And I did.

* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: His final letter reveals that he's symbolically been trying to provide this all along; [[spoiler: the reason he often sends single fenceposts is because in the Scouts single logs placed upright are used as guides to lead lost campers home. Or they'll be a ShrineToTheFallen if The Scout passed away and he's sending letters to nowhere.]]

The primary merchant on Cozy Grove, Mr. Kit has a “standing arrangement” with the Spirit Scouts. He buys and sells general goods through his shop Kit’s Canteen.

* EyesAlwaysShut: In keeping in line with his {{Kitsune}} inspired design.
* {{Kitsune}}: Is a fox spirit named Kit with the distinctive [[EyesAlwaysShut perpetually shut eyes]]. Charlotte mentions that he gets a “great write-up” in the Spirit Scout Handbook’s guide to “minor gods.” The expanse of his power isn’t clear, though one anecdote from Ursula suggests that he has some measure of magical sensitivity and connection to the land:

* SpotOfTea: Charlotte may not be British, but she makes several references to her love of tea, and one of her story quests involves finding her old tea mug.

The tenth bear spirit thatthe player encounters, Octavia is a surfer who uses a wheelchair and insists that she doesn't need help from anyone. She gradually warms up to the player, teaching them how to skip rocks and offering to make models of the seashells that they collect. A shoreline spirit, referred to as the Surfer Bear.

* ComedicSociopathy: Par for the course in his letters. He cheerfully informs you in one that he’s been in contact with your parents and they agree the waivers they’d signed means they can’t sue him while assuring you he’s proud of you “whether or not you’re still alive” in another.
* HiddenDepths: In spite of this inappropriately cavalier attitude toward the player’s safety, he confesses in one message that he still writes daily letters to the scouts he’s lost over the years.

* {{Kitsune}}: Is a fox spirit named Kit with the distinctive [[EyesAlwaysShut perpetually shut eyes]]. Charlotte mentions that he gets a “great write-up” in the Spirit Scout Handbook’s guide to “minor gods.” The expanse of his power isn’t clear, though one anecdote from Ursula suggests he has some measure of magical sensitivity and connection to the land:

The first bear spirit the player encounters, Charlotte is a ranger and tea enthusiast. While not thrilled to see a Spirit Scout on Cozy Grove, she nevertheless performs their initial orientation of the island and afterwards will help them locate lost items for a small fee. A forest spirit, referred to as the Ranger Bear.

The second bear spirit the player encounters, Jeremy is a diligent, if apologetic, craftsman. He is happy to help the player by crafting decorations and repairing their tools, as long as they have the needed materials on hand. He can also refine some materials such as wood or metal into their higher-level versions. A forest spirit, referred to as the Maker Bear.

* ApologizesALot: To the point of saying sorry to a mailbox after bumping into it, and not even realizing he just apologized to an inanimate object until long after the fact.

The third bear spirit the player encounters, Captain Snout is a sailor who used to pilot the ferry to and from Cozy Grove. He has a reputation among the spirits for being a heavy drinker, and maintains a collection of all the items the player encounters on the island. A shoreline spirit, referred to as the Seagull Bear.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His immediate reaction to [[spoiler:crashing the ferry in a drunken accident, stranding everyone on Cozy Grove for the rest of their lives (or unlifes). Unable to face what he did to them, he [[DeathByDespair stared out at the ocean for hours, eventually dying of exposure.]]]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Captain Snout's drinking problem only worsened while he ran the ferry, culminating in [[spoiler:a crash that stranded both the spirits he was unwittingly transporting and all the remaining living residents.]]

The fourth bear spirit the player encounters, Patrice is a diligent and dutiful postal worker responsible for any letters and packages delivered to the island. Despite enjoying his job he does feel burned out after so long, and will often ask the player for assistance in finding missing packages. He also holds onto letters for the player themself, including shop orders or missing animals and decorations. A town spirit, referred to as the Postal Bear.

* MailmanVsDog: Claims this isn't true, and that the natural enemy of postal workers are actually cats.

* WarHero: Served in the military before joining the postal service, and received a Bronze Star "for heroic service or meritorious achievement." [[spoiler:Doesn't feel he deserves the recognition, however, due to the injury that caused him to not be with his unit the night they died.]]

The fifth bear spirit the player encounters, Francesca is an artist and forest spirit whose friends are all "trees" (some are just trees who've been turned into books, is all). She has a deep connection with nature, and will recycle certain materials and decorations into new materials. A forest spirit, referred to as the Wood Bear.

The sixth bear spirit the player encounters, Allison is a baker who asks for help with her "creative" recipes. She unlocks the game's cooking mechanics, allowing the player to make recipes for quests and feeding animals. A town spirit, referred to as the Baker Bear.

* LethalChef: Her love of experimenting with new dishes and ingredients far outstrips her ability to make things that are actually edible, and not having many actual recipes to work off of doesn't help either. Subverted at the end of her storyline: [[spoiler: the animals of Cozy Grove love her food, because they feed off of the love and positive energy she puts into each dish instead of the food's actual quality. This helps Allison regain her confidence and start being more careful with her recipes.]]

* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Not Allison herself, but her earnestness and love for her customers means they can't bring themselves to say what they REALLY think of her cooking.

The seventh bear spirit the player encounters, Valentina is the mayor of Cozy Grove as well as the sole real estate agent. She quickly recruits the player as her new assistant, and will sell a random selection of furniture each day. A town spirit, referred to as the Mayor Bear.

* FuryFueledFoolishness: How Valentina died: [[spoiler:while riding through what remained of town on her motorcycle, the sight of Clyde putting up a "For Sale" sign in front of city hall caused a flash of anger that caused her to suddenly accelerate. By the time she realized she was losing control of her bike, it went into a skid, killing them both in the resulting crash.]]

The eighth bear spirit the player meets, Lee is a friendly farmer whose home is stuffed full of his ever-increasing item collection. After a few quests, he opens a shop selling animals. A farm spirit, referred to as the Veggie Bear.

* TrashOfTheTitans: Lee has a severe hoarding problem, with several quests involving him replacing lost parts of his "collection" with any related objects the player can find. It's later revealed that this stems from trauma over [[spoiler:the year of poverty and near-famine he endured as a child.]]

The ninth bear spirit the player encounters, Arjun is a retiree and avid photographer. He now spends the afterlife working on his RV and reminiscing over his wife Lily. A forest spirit, referred to as the Retiree Bear.

The tenth bear spirit the player encounters, Octavia is a surfer who uses a wheelchair and insists that she doesn't need help from anyone. She gradually warms up to the player, teaching them how to skip rocks and offering to make models of the seashells they collect. A shoreline spirit, referred to as the Surfer Bear.

The eleventh bear spirit the player encounters, Clyde is an ambitious businessman always looking for his next big venture. He sells a select range of hairstyles, as well as imp-themed decorations and clothes. A town spirit, referred to as the Wolf Bear.

The twelfth bear spirit the player encounters, Bruin is a conspiracy theorist who is determined to protect himself from any and all threats. On first meeting the player he warns them that Cozy Grove is haunted, unaware that he's a ghost himself. A forest spirit, referred to as the Wary Bear.

* OffTheGrid: The reason he traveled to Cozy Grove in the first place.
* TheParanoiac: Played straight and discussed through Bruin's storyline. While his theories are clearly not true, and involving everything from weather control to aliens to reptilian overlords, he also confesses that a culmination of life stress and fear-mongering from his usual news sources spurred him to drop everything and flee to live off-the-grid at Cozy Grove.

The thirteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Ursula is a kind and motherly gardener. Her garden allows her to plant the personal belongings of other spirits, transforming them into something that will help them find peace. A farm spirit, referred to as the Sunflower Bear.

* BreatherEpisode: The way she is described by Flamey frames her as such; a compassionate spirit who genuinely wants to help the other lost souls, she is introduced after the reclusive survivalist Bruin Tram and before the blunt and stoic Ted Sapsen.

* LifeWillKillYou: Reveals that she died of [[spoiler:terminal cancer]] in her final story quest.

* UnfinishedBusiness: Not for herself, but to be reassured that [[spoiler:her youngest daughter, Charlotte]] is fulfilled and happy.

The fourteenth bear spirit the player encounters. He likes rocks. A forest spirit, referred to as the Rock Bear.

The fifteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Pius is a high priest who served Emperor Bearos hundreds of years ago. He greets the player thinking they are a religious pilgrim, and reveals some of the ancient history of Cozy Grove. A ruins spirit, referred to as the HighPriest.

The sixteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Bearos III once ruled the empire that is now Cozy Grove. A ruins spirit, referred to as the Emperor Bear.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Faces this as not only emperor, but having been declared a Living Vessel of the divine. Conversations reveal that he was beholden to many rules and regulations of the church despite being emperor, and occasionally dreams about doing things he would personally enjoy.

The seventeenth bear spirit the player encounters, Dalia is a revolutionary who fought against the empire only to ultimately fail... at least, according to her. A ruins spirit, referred to as the Revolutionary Bear.

* Angrish: Devolves into this and SymbolSwearing at times, usually when the local imps are causing trouble.

* BerzerkButton: Anything involving the imps of Cozy Grove. And to a lesser extent, [[spoiler:her sister Allison.]]

* FlashbackNighmare: Has a recurring dream of a big blob rolling through the farm, swallowing up everything. It's never outright confirmed what the dream means, though it likely refers to [[spoiler:Lee's own death, crushed when a pile of his hoarded goods fell on top of him.]]

* NoSocialSkills: His lack of interest in other bears, combined with BluntHonesty, seemed to cause him to be bullied a lot as a child.

* TrashOfTheTitans: Lee has a severe hoarding problem, with several quests involving him replacing lost parts of his "collection" with any related objects the player can find.

* MixAndMatchCritters: His spirit form has the ears and horns of a mountain goat.

The fifteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Pius is a high priest who served Emperor Bearos hundreds of years ago. He greets the player thinking they are a religious pilgrim, and reveals some of the ancient history of Cozy Grove. A ruins spirit, referred to as TheHighPriest.

--->'''Ursula:''' I felt sorry for him, even then. I tried to sit next to him. To be a friend. But he told me ''he didn't want '''bear friends''', only '''rock friends'''.''

The fifteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Pius is a high priest who served Emperor Bearos hundreds of years ago. He greets the player thinking they are a religious pilgrim, and reveals some of the ancient history of Cozy Grove.

The sixteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Bearos III once ruled the empire that is now Cozy Grove.

The seventeenth bear spirit the player encounters, Dalia is a revolutionary who fought against the empire only to ultimately fail... at least, according to her.

--->'''Ursula:''' I felt sorry for him, even then. I tried to sit next to him. To be a friend. But he told me '''he didn't want ''bear friends'', only ''rock friends''.'''

The ninth bear spirit the player encounters, Arjun is a retiree and avid photographer. He now spends the afterlife working on his RV and reminiscing over his wife Lily.

The tenth bear spirit the player encounters, Octavia is a surfer who uses a wheelchair and insists that she doesn't need help from anyone. She gradually warms up to the player, teaching them how to skip rocks and offering to make models of the seashells they collect.

* HealthyInHeaven: Defied: Octavia still has to use her wheelchair as a spirit, much to her annoyance.

The eleventh bear spirit the player encounters, Clyde is an ambitious businessman always looking for his next big venture. He sells a select range of hairstyles, as well as imp-themed decorations and clothes.

The twelfth bear spirit the player encounters, Bruin is a conspiracy theorist who is determined to protect himself from any and all threats. On first meeting the player he warns them that Cozy Grove is haunted, unaware that he's a ghost himself.

* ImproperlyParanoid: While never outright violent to others, either in-game or in his backstory, his behavior still pushed his friends and family away, and eventually resulted in his death when he [[spoiler:treated his headaches with dangerous quack medicine instead of going to a proper doctor.]]

The thirteenth bear spirit the player encounters, Ursula is a kind and motherly gardener. Her garden allows her to plant the personal belongings of other spirits, transforming them into something that will help them find peace.

* PlantPerson: Specifically, a sunflower.

The fourteenth bear spirit the player encounters. He likes rocks.

The first bear spirit the player encounters, Charlotte is a ranger and tea enthusiast. While not thrilled to see a Spirit Scout on Cozy Grove, she nevertheless performs their initial orientation of the island and afterwards will help them locate lost items for a small fee.

The second bear spirit the player encounters, Jeremy is a diligent, if apologetic, craftsman. He is happy to help the player by crafting decorations and repairing their tools, as long as they have the needed materials on hand. He can also refine some materials such as wood or metal into their higher-level versions.

The third bear spirit the player encounters, Captain Snout is a sailor who used to pilot the ferry to and from Cozy Grove. He has a reputation among the spirits for being a heavy drinker, and maintains a collection of all the items the player encounters on the island.

The fourth bear spirit the player encounters, Patrice is a diligent and dutiful postal worker responsible for any letters and packages delivered to the island. Despite enjoying his job he does feel burned out after so long, and will often ask the player for assistance in finding missing packages. He also holds onto letters for the player themself, including shop orders or missing animals and decorations.

* WarHero: Served in the military before joining the postal service, and received a Bronze Star "for heroic service or meritorious achievement." [[spoiler:Shame he doesn't feel he deserves the recognition.]]

The fifth bear spirit the player encounters, Francesca is an artist and forest spirit whose friends are all "trees" (some are just trees who've been turned into books, is all). She has a deep connection with nature, and will recycle certain materials and decorations into new materials.

The sixth bear spirit the player encounters, Allison is a baker who asks for help with her "creative" recipes. She unlocks the game's cooking mechanics, allowing the player to make recipes for quests and feeding animals.

The seventh bear spirit the player encounters, Valentina is the mayor of Cozy Grove as well as the sole real estate agent. She quickly recruits the player as her new assistant, and will sell a random selection of furniture each day.

The eighth bear spirit the player meets, Lee is a friendly farmer whose home is stuffed full of his ever-increasing item collection. After a few quests, he opens a shop selling animals.

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* TakenForGranite: Ted's appearance as a spirit is that of a bear-shaped rock covered in moss.

The seventeenth bear spirit the player encounters, Dalia is a revolutionary who fought against the empire only to ultimately fail.

* TakenForGranite: Like Ted Sapsen, Dalia's spirit form is that of a rock or statue; however, hers is partially damaged to reveal a more spirit-like blob hanging out inside a stone shell.

* DiesWideOpen: Specifically, while staring at a particularly beautiful rock. [[spoiler: He asks you to find it again as his final story quest.]]