cast & story

Lone Mountain is a small town drama centered around LGBT+ romance, characters, themesThe story follows Sage, a kit fox trans girl local, and her extended friend group as they live the blur between high school and a future, while remaining in their rural mountain town. The group of friends mostly met each other through a botany & native plant program offered by their high school, ran by an older wolf man named Jack. They share a love for the nature around them and relate to each other with their complex LGBT+ identities and experiences. They all remained in their town post high school graduation, despite many of peers leaving for college or better cities.The cast now deal with romance, gender / sexuality feelings, post high school / college life, a sense of belonging or a longing for a different life outside the small town.
The age range of the cast is 25-30+ with Jack and his friends being 40+ (and Jack's group is side story)

main cast

Sage the kit fox

  • Name: Sage Ross

  • Species: San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

  • Gender: Trans Female she/her

  • Height: 5'4''

  • Sexuality: Bisexual

  • Hometown: Monte Toyon, California

  • Occupation: works at a small cannabis dispensary

  • Likes: beach days, sleeping in, casual hikes

  • Scent: iris flower and soft woods

Background raised in Monte Toyon by a single mother, who was originally from the Modesto area. Started transition at 16.Personality

Halle the badger

  • name: Halle Applegate

  • species: American Badger (Taxidea t. jeffersoni)

  • gender: Cis Female she/her

  • height: 5'4''

  • sexuality: Pansexual

  • hometown: Monte Toyon, California

  • occupation: garden center botanist

  • likes: ecology, thai tea, corduroy jackets, fjallraven kanken bags

  • scent: green rose leaves and damp earth

Background born and raised in Monte Toyon. Her dad is an electrician and her mom is a beloved local glass artist with a small gallery space.Personality Cottagecore girlie, but actually gets dirty / hardworking in the garden. Truly passionate about ecology & botany.

Laurel the ringtail

  • name: Laurel Harper

  • species: Arizona Ringtail (B. a. arizonensis)

  • gender: Cis Female experimenting with pronouns she/they

  • height: 5'9''

  • sexuality: Lesbian

  • hometown: Tucson, Arizona

  • occupation: works at Pacifica Spa

  • likes: incense, wildflowers, oversized flannels

  • scent: sandalwood and tangerine

Background her family moved from Tucson, Arizona to Monte Toyon when she was in the 5th grade.Personality Seems a bit aimless, a bit of an unproductive stoner type. Despite how those view her, she is a successful small business owner, started her own natural, witchy-esque skin care brand she sells nationwide through online. And owns her stoner cool girl hippie persona

??? the wolverine

  • name: ???

  • species: Wolverine (Gulo gulo)

  • gender: Nonbinary Trans Femme she/him

  • height: 6'2''

  • sexuality: Unlabeled

  • hometown: Monte Toyon, California

  • occupation: construction

  • likes:

  • scent: worn leather jacket and sweet tobacco

Background raised by a traveling biker family from the Central Valley, who settled down in Monte Toyon when they became pregnant. Only recently came out as trans.Personality Tall, handsome, rugged. Very popular/well liked, though they are more of stoic quiet type, compared to many others around them and while in school. They love their masculine appearance and don't feel the need to transition to 'justify' their gender identity. Always thought Sage was very cute.

Rhys the wolf

  • name: Rhys Sorensen

  • species: Northwestern Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)

  • gender: Trans Male he/him

  • height: 5'10''

  • sexuality: Bisexual

  • hometown: Berkeley, California

  • occupation: architectural design student

  • likes: art museums, late night drives, wool shirts

  • scent: cypress and cedar

Background moved from berkeley after he had top surgery / had been on hormones enough to pass - he wanted to start a new life in a smaller, rural town with his new outlook on life. his greatest achievement was being placed on the all cis male football team even if it was brief, halfway through senior high school.Personality stealth passing trans male. Wants to be an architectural designer.

Tyler the mutt

  • name: Tyler Colwell

  • species: Shepherd / Collie Mutt (Canis familiaris)

  • gender: Trans Male he/him

  • height: 5'11''

  • sexuality: Closeted / Unlabeled

  • hometown: Forest Park, California

  • occupation: lumberyard & delivery

  • likes: sports

  • scent: grapefruit and moss

normie passing, rich kid, friendly jock. comes from a well off family from forest park. works at the hardware/lumberyard, does delivery for them as well. wants to move to san francisco or maybe even the east coast. he has east coast vibeshe tries to be stealth with his transness to the point of trying to pass as a cis straight guy but hes very much gay lol

Noah the Fisher

  • name: Noah Bridges

  • species: Fisher (Pekania pennanti)

  • gender: Cis Male he/him

  • height: 5'7''

  • sexuality: Bisexual

  • hometown: Bend, Oregon

  • occupation: barista at Ponderosa

  • likes: black coffee, arthouse films

  • scent: roasted coffee and spruce

Originally from bend oregon. his family moved when he was about 14. he's a little more grumpy / cold than the others but he is a good and loyal friend when you get to know him. a little snobbish (when it comes to coffee or film) but has generally good taste and hates gatekeeping. he's the kind of guy to really like a24 films and occasionally wears brain dead and online ceramics

Oliver the Opossum

  • name: Oliver Moretti

  • species: Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

  • gender: Nonbinary (Agender) they/them

  • height: 5'10''

  • sexuality: Pansexual

  • hometown: Loma Vista, California

  • occupation: barista at Ponderosa

  • likes:

  • scent: ground matcha and tea leaves

awkward but sweet opossum guy. hasn't fully joined the friend group yet - but was invited to the future nature programs. he's more of a tea guy and helps suggest and work on the tea selection at Ponderosa. he looks up to noah a lot and think he's cool. noah loves having someone to influence his interests on (but very genuine about it!) in his free time, hes studying ceramic arts and works at the laurel lane ceramics studio.

??? the Bobcat

  • name: wyatt, marshall ??? ???

  • species: Western Bobcat (Lynx rufus fasciatus)

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 5'11''

  • sexuality: straight

  • hometown: big creek, california

  • occupation: gas station attendant, odd jobs

  • likes: house shows,

  • scent: cigarettes and gasoline

honestly too cool for a small town, belongs in a city, but he does appreciate the nature. chain smoker + stoner. his dad is a banker and his mom works at the garden center, alongside halle. his family has been in the area for a while. skater and in a band (bassist)

Shiloh the Rabbit

  • name: Shiloh ???

  • species: Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)

  • gender: Demigirl she/they

  • height: 5'6''

  • sexuality: Bisexual

  • hometown: Seattle, Washington

  • occupation: works at Dark Meadow apothecary

  • likes: astrology, floral tea, horror media

  • scent: lavender and chamomile

originally from seattle, but her dad, a mechanic/engineer, move to california to get away from the gloomy weather... but she misses it. hates summertime. wants it to be foggy/rainy year round. good friends with sage, halle, laurel

Sierra the Marten

  • name: Sierra ???

  • species: Pacific Marten (Martes c. sierrae)

  • gender: Nonbinary (Genderfluid) he/him

  • height: 5'3''

  • sexuality: gay

  • hometown: Woodleaf Valley, california

  • occupation: bee keeping

  • likes:

  • scent: eucalyptus and wild herbs

based on my fursona - i wanted to reuse some of my ocs just for convenience and to avoid having too many ocs overall.
family owns woodleaf honey farm. sierra helps prepare honey and sell at the saturday farmers market. doesn't see a reason to leave when he can continue working and living on the farm, even if it's hard work, he likes that it keeps him preoccupied. roommates/bffs with liam.

Liam the Gray Fox

  • name: Liam Arroyo-MartĂ­nez

  • species: Northern California Gray Fox (Urocyon c. townsendi)

  • gender: Nonbinary (Genderfluid) they/he/it

  • height: 5'3''

  • sexuality: gay

  • hometown: Santa Cruz, California

  • occupation: waitor at Shadow Mountain Winery

  • likes:

  • scent: jasmine and orange blossom

based on an oc of mine - i wanted to reuse some of my ocs just for convenience and to avoid having too many ocs overall.friends with sierra. family was from stone beach but liam moved to the woods on his own by 16 with help of sierra. kinda a ditz but landed a job at the local area's fancy winery's onsite bar/restaurant as a waitor but dangerously close to fumbling it lol

secondary

These characters are around the main cast's age, have some interactions, and slowly becoming part of the main group

Gillian the Horse

  • name: Gillian Mayfield

  • species: American Paint Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

  • gender: Trans Female she/her

  • height: 5'9''

  • sexuality: Lesbian

  • hometown: woodleaf valley, california

  • occupation: operations at family winery / farm

  • likes:

  • scent: sweet hay and benzoin

family owns Shadow Mountain winery. part farmer/down to earth but also part business woman, upgraded to running operations at family farm. trying to juggle both.trivia: one of the only in the friend group to have bottom surgery (the other being ???)

Aiden the Deer

  • name: Aiden Willard

  • species: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

  • gender: Nonbinary (Genderqueer) they/them

  • height: 5'9''

  • sexuality: pansexual

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation: works at wild mountain art supply

  • likes:

  • scent: red cedar and mint leaf

BackgroundPersonality

??? ermine

  • name: ??? ???

  • species: american ermine (Mustela richardsonii)

  • gender: trans masc / bigender any pronouns

  • height: 5'1''

  • sexuality: pansexual

  • hometown: berkeley, california

  • occupation: works at low growl indie books

  • likes:

  • scent: juniper and sage

little genderweird creature, in their own words. takes great pride in their appearance/gender. previously identified as trans male (binary) but quickly felt more nonbinary and complex especially after having surgery.they moved to the area around the same time as Rhys (the two were friends in High School - probably each other's only friend there) after having distasteful interactions with the previous LGBT scene. They experienced a pushback on their atypical presentation of gender - now they are thriving in the quieter, peaceful small town gay life.

Mia the Red Fox

  • name: Mia ???

  • species: red fox

  • gender: trans femme / nonbinary they/she

  • height: 5'8''

  • sexuality: pansexual

  • hometown: san francisco, california

  • occupation: works at low growl indie books

  • likes:

  • scent: maple wood and nutmeg

charismatic and most sociable of the whole group. a newer friend, they actually met her after high school. she helps run events mainly lgbt related for locals. is working on a story/comic at the moment.

Eve the Chipmunk

  • name: eve hodgson

  • species: sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae)

  • gender: nonbinary femme she/her

  • height: 5'5''

  • sexuality: lesbian

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation: assistant baker at manzanita bakery

  • likes: candle making

  • scent: vanilla and tonka bean

wip! friends with alec. she originally took up the baking job very casually but since has been passionate about baking

Alec the Mountain Lion

  • name: alec drummond

  • species: mountain lion

  • gender: trans butch (trans girl) she/her

  • height: 5'8''

  • sexuality: pansexual

  • hometown: stockton, california

  • occupation: construction at Granite Hill Crew

  • likes:

  • scent: cade oil and amber

cool biker girl. recently joined in ???'s biker club. friends with eve

tertiary

These are Jack and his friends / peers, they form their own group and story

Jack the Wolf

  • name: jack ???

  • species: mexican wolf

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 5'11''

  • sexuality: gay

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation: forester / park ranger

  • likes:

  • scent: redwood and pine resins

family has been here for a few generations. sometimes teaches forestry programs at the local school. not in the friend group, being older and all, but is the reason they all met and bonded (through the nature programs)

Cole the Elk

  • name: cole fletcher

  • species: tule elk

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 6'1''

  • sexuality: unknown

  • hometown: strawberry, california

  • occupation: firefighter / rescue

  • likes:

  • scent: campfire and clove leaf

works at the monte toyon fire station as well as strawberry creek wildfire division. good friends with jack. family was originally from northeast california

Grant the Grizzly Bear

  • name: grant hawkins

  • species: california grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus)

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 6'3''

  • sexuality: unknown

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation: business owner

  • likes:

  • scent: beeswax and cinnamon

older bear guy with a cute mustache.owner of redwood hardware and loma prieta native garden center.

extras

other townsfolk and suchspecies ideas:
north american river otter, skunk, bat, lizard, red tailed hawk

connor red wolf

  • name: connor sloan

  • species: red wolf

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 6'

  • sexuality: 'straight'

  • hometown: forest park, california

  • occupation: works at highlander cycling

  • likes: mountain biking

  • scent: black pepper and vetiver

jock bully from the forest park area. was in the same band as malachi.

??? species

  • name: ??? ???

  • species:

  • gender: nonbinary masche/him

  • height: 5'11''

  • sexuality: gay

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation:

  • likes:

  • scent: ???

nonbinary masc guy. wip

trevor cormorant

  • name: trevor o'neil

  • species: farallon cormorant

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 5'9''

  • sexuality: bisexual, somewhat closeted

  • hometown: monte toyon, california

  • occupation: works at Pelican's

  • likes:

  • scent: sea salt and driftwood

he often travels to santa cruz for surfing. he works at the skate/surf shop. most of his family still lives by the beach.

forest wolfdog

  • name: forest ???

  • species: mexican wolf / husky-shepherd

  • gender: cis male he/him

  • height: 5'11''

  • sexuality: unknown

  • hometown: big creek, california

  • occupation: construction at Granite Hill Crew

  • likes:

  • scent: incense and olibanum

cousin of jack - not on the best of terms.
co-owns the construction company Granite Hill along with Grant. he lives in a cabin in big creek.

setting

Based in Monte Toyon - a fictional rural mountain community in the (sorta fictional) Loma Prieta Mountains in Loma Prieta County. Spread out with smaller areas and neighborhoods, with a population of all the sections adding up to a little over 10,000. Many place names are inspired by real life locations, businesses, parks, and so on. The greater area of combined towns is known as "Loma Prieta".The story sometimes takes place in a local beach town Stone Beach, just west of the mountains/woods, part of Loma Prieta county.Local flora includes oak, tanoak, redwoods, manzanita, sage brush, ferns of all kinds
From late spring to late fall, the air is dry and warm. Winter brings coast gray fog, occasional rain, very rare snow or hail.
Tourists come in the summer to enjoy the swimmable, clean rivers and beautiful forests.

This story & headworld are inspired by my childhood and the area part of family lived and grew up in.
I wanted to recreate it as a fictional furry story to allow others to experience my memories with me. The real life towns are very beloved to me, and I hope they inspire you as well.

monte toyon main st.

Main area for businesses. Mainly one major road, with side streets and small connecting neighborhoods. Covered by trees on the side, with amazing view of Mt. Loma Prieta.

  • Main St. Antique Store in one of the oldest buildings on the street, carries all sorts of antiques and furniture, has a large outdoor section

  • Monte Toyon Drug Store one of the oldest businesses in town

  • Redwood Hardware & Lumberyard sells on main st., but has operations out past Strawberry, part of the Martinez Family Christmas Tree farm

  • ??? Gas Station & Corner Store a chain in Northern California

  • Cobalto Liquor Store & Deli

  • Pineward Pizza also has a funky little arcade

  • Central Coast Brewery Owned by Tanoak Hill Apple Orchard

  • Dogwood Bar a popular landmark, a bar in a building sorta shaped like a barrel. while not a gay bar primarily, they have gay nights on thurs-fri

  • The Tanoak House built into a history, 50 year old craftsman styled house on a side street, where the first floor has been turned into a cafe that hosts local bands

  • Star Belly Vegan / Vegetarian

  • Vidrio Azul Mexican Restaurant

  • New Leaf Supermarket

  • Wolf's Jaw Butcher attached to the side of New Leaf

  • Sandhill Glass Art Gallery owned by Halle's mother

  • Dark Meadow Apothecary, Bookstore, and more, mix of witchy & hippie

  • Low Growl Indie Books, Comics, Publishing House

  • Highlander Cycling Bike Shop & Repair

  • Pelican's Surf & Skate Store

  • Grizzly Gym & Weight Training

  • Pebble Creek Park & Swimming Hole

along hwy 9, or nearby towns

southern road out of town, but becomes tightly winding, almost covered by trees.
other businesses are accessible through there, along the highway, or off roads

  • Cowboy biker / dive bar between Monte Toyon and Strawberry

  • Whiskey Falls Tavern another bar, but most of the firemen and similar folk hang around here. Has a nice little outdoor seating area that the other bars lack.

  • Heavenly Roadside CafĂ© Breakfest & Lunch while everyone was in high school, this was a popular spot visited on the way to afternoon classes

  • Ristorante ChĂŞne Miel a slightly upscale famous restaurant that opens in the evening. old wood grain and paneling, arts & craft movement design, dark forest greens and browns, with stained glass windows of sequoia/redwood tree motifs.

  • Whispering Pines Drycleaners

  • Central Coast Weed Dispensary

  • Cedar Canyon Skate Park

  • Hwy9 Auto Repair

  • Granite Hill Crew Construction & Development

  • Bear Creek Bed & Breakfast

  • Cedar Canyon Motor Lodge

  • + various Cabin Rentals / RV parks

other Loma Prieta towns + more

  • Loma Vista the town just south, which is more suburban, less tree coverage, and has strip malls / chain stores, and the neighboring high school (inspired by scotts valley)

  • Big Creek a small and spread out community northwest, along Hwy 9 and some of the businesses listed in the Hwy 9 section fall in this town limits. Most of the rentals, cabins, and so on are in this town. There are a row of houses down along the creek which is a little unique to the area.

  • Woodleaf Valley overlaps Monte Toyon and Stone Beach, not so much a town its just a designated community. farms, ranches, vineyards, and orchards and artist communes. Partially wooded mountainsides, partially coastal grassy hills.

  • Mt.??? an unincorporated community and census-designated place, southeast of Monte Toyon. This community has a heavily wooded theme, consisting of the same dark brown tones. There is a small street of businesses and a post office, and winding roads of neighorhoods, containing part of Cedar Canyon.

  • Stone Beach the small oceanside town out west. those living in Monte Toyon will often visit for surfing and beach trips, as it's one of the most accessible beach towns and lacking in outside area tourists. It's part of the greater Loma Prieta community, though it's the only town not really in the mountains/woods.

  • Strawberry an rural unincorporated community that mainly houses work stations for fire, rescue, and state park offices, but some folk do live out here.

  • Sugar Pine a ghost town that used to be a historic railroad stop

  • San Francisco and San Jose not at all part of Loma Prieta, both are north of Monte Toyon, with San Jose being a 45 minute drive, and San Francisco is a little over an hour, but may be referenced quite a bit with the characters so worth mentioning.

meadowlark square

The secondary area for businesses / retail. A little more spready out and gridlike, more open from trees, but with lovely mountain views.

  • Loma Prieta County Fire & Protection Station, Main Office

  • Monte Toyon Public Library

  • Monte Toyon Community Church with their parking lot turned into the Monte Toyon Farmers Market on Saturdays

  • Monte Toyon Branch U.S Post Office

  • Bear Creek Grocery & Health Food

  • Ponderosa Roasting Co. & Coffee Bar

  • Wildflower CafĂ© & Honey Store french styled, well known for their crepes and omelets, partnered with Woodleaf Honey

  • Manzanita Bakery nextdoor to & owned by Wildflower

  • Oak & Rye Wine & Cocktails eccentric little wine bar

  • Loma Prieta Native Garden Center

  • Alta Sierra Dental Clinic

  • Pacifica Spa & Yoga

  • Loma Prieta Community Center & Theater

  • Quilted Rose Tailor & Sewing

  • Wild Mountain Art Center & Supply

  • + Monte Toyon High School

neighborhoods

tanoak court

main neighborhood/residential area, connected to main st. gridlike, a little more walkable. access to the main swimming river/area is here.

  • Tanoak Park a small park section connecting to stairs down to the swimmable Pebble Creek, with a small community building attached.

cedar canyon

secondary neighborhood, a little more windy / less walkable, lots more tree coverage

  • Cedar Canyon Community Garden hidden between tall pines and warmed by dappled sunlight, a cozy garden open to the public

pine ridge

the most rural, upwards against the mountain, winding and difficult to walk. connects you to the roads leading to the state parks / lake / campgrounds.

  • Pine Ridge Park deep into the winding roads and woods, this used to be a community outdoor swimming pool, now drained and a park with a basketball court.

forest park

the wealthier area that connects closely to nearby college town. little natural tree coverage other than manicured / landscaped. northeast, close to san jose / los gatos.

woodleaf valley

southwest, this area is hilly with less tree coverage. it overlaps Monte Toyon and Stone Beach. this is where the farming communities and wineries are.

  • Shadow Mountain Vineyard & Winery sells across Northern California, decent in size and management with its own bar/restaurant

  • Live Oak Vineyard & Winery a lot smaller compared to Shadow Mountain, mainly sells locally

  • Woodleaf Honey Bee Keeper & Ranch owned by Sierra's family. famous for their sage, orange blossom, and wildflower honey varities

  • Tanoak Hill Apple Orchard & Cider Brewery makes apple juice, apple cider, alcoholic cider, and cider soft serve ice cream and pies during the fall

  • Laurel Lane Ceramics Studio currently ran by Idyllwild

  • Hernandez Family Christmas Tree Farm

protected lands & nature spots

  • Loma Prieta Point State Park a higher altitude park, drier foliage / and rocky, with trail access all the way to the peak, and the weather station

  • Redwood Grove State Park the densest old growth protected redwood grove. shady, lush with ferns, dark green, and damp

  • Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve as the name suggestions, a 15,000 acre area of the lower mountains that is preserved. at the highest points, there is shrubbery and sagebrush instead of trees and sandy trails, but with sweeping views of forested mountains.

  • Lake Toyon a decently sized lake, open to fishing & boating

  • Monte Toyon Campgrounds very popular during summertime. partially near the lake, partially deeper in the woods

  • Pebble Creek Hiking Trail takes you down the forest canyons, along the creek/stream. the stream connects to Tanoak Park and a swimming area if you follow it. many of the cast's favorite smoke spot

  • Loma Prieta Weather Station close to the peak, ran by the state and local college

monte toyon town & neighborhoods

Due to time/energy I cannot redraw original artwork of the scenery.
This gallery of google street view screenshots are only temporary until I can make art.

rural roads & nature spots

woodleaf valley, stone beach

google street view for inspiration

lone mountain

afterdark

NameSpeciesGenderSexualityPartsRoleKinks
JuniperStoatNonbinary, Trans MascPanUseable T-DickSwitch, VerseLots
ShilohRabbitCis FemaleBiPussyBottom???
---WolverineNonbinary, Trans FemmeQuestioning10+' dickTop, Dom???
GillianHorseTrans FemaleLesbianPost Op PussySwitch, Verse???
LaurelRingtailCis FemaleLesbianPussySwitch, Verse???
SageFox, KitTrans FemaleBi6' DickSwitch, Sub???
HalleBadgerCis FemalePanPussySwitch, Verse???
RowanFox, RedTrans FemalePan3' DickSwitch, Dom???
AlecMountain LionTrans FemaleBi7.5' DickDom, Top???
EveChipmunkCis FemaleLesbian/BiPussyBottom, Sub???
NameSpeciesGenderSexualityPartsRoleKinks
RhysWolf, NorthwesternTrans MaleBiT-DickSwitch, Verse???
TylerDogTrans MaleGayT-DickSwitch, Verse???
NoahFisherCis MalePan7.5' DickDom, Top???
???BobcatCis MaleBi/Straight6' DickDom, Top???
AidenDeerNonbinary, GenderqueerPan4' DickBottom, Sub???
OliverOpossumNonbinary, AgenderBi/Pan4.5' DickBottom, Sub???
SierraMarten, AmericanNonbinary, AgenderGay/Bi6' DickSwitch, Verse???
LiamFox, GrayNonbinary, GenderfluidGay/Bi6' DickSwitch, Verse???
ConnorWolf, RedCis MaleStraight/Bi8' DickSwitch, Dom???

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