Fairlight
Meet the characters
The land
The Marlowe Farm
Outskirts of Taneytown, Maryland. Home of Christian and Mary Marlowe, with their two sons Josephus and Jacob.
Myrtle Hill
Bruceville, Maryland. Home of George Mehring, his son Frederick, and two daughters, Hannah and Maggie.
Fairlight
South of Taneytown, Maryland. Home of Josephus and Hannah Marlowe nee Mehring
Trevanion
South of Taneytown, Maryland. Home of William and Mary Dallas.
1997 characters
Ryan Thomas
The Skeptic
24, investigative journalist, lives in Westminster and is engaged to Carrie Beck. Doesn’t believe in ghosts or hauntings.
Carrie Beck
The Empath
22, an accountant, lives in Westminster, Ryan’s fiancée. Carrie doesn’t believe in ghosts or haunting, but keeps an open mind.
Todd Metheny
The Believer
24, Maryland State Police trooper, lives in Westminster, dating Deborah Hall. Absolutely believes in ghosts and hauntings.
Deborah Hall
The Listener
23, Days Inn receptionist, lives in Westminster with Todd. Remains agnostic spiritually, but listens closely and learns.
Ernest Marlowe
The Storyteller
25, farmer, lives at the Marlowe farm in Taneytown. Keeper of the Marlowe family history with his brother Ephraim and father Everette.
1859 characters
Josephus Marlowe
20, the eldest son of Christian and Mary Marlowe. Proprietor of Fairlight, a mill and farm on Big Pipe Creek south of Taneytown. Married to Hannah Mehring. Hardworking, steady, honest.
Hannah Mehring
19, daughter of George and Elizabeth (dec.) Mehring. Marries Josephus after a long engagement. Quiet, educated, humanitarian.
Jacob Marlowe
18, the youngest son of Christian and Mary. Sympathetic to the South’s cause. Believes in order, control, and ownership of people. Works as a hand at Trevanion.
Christian Marlowe
43, patriarch of the Marlowe family, owns and operates a farm on the outskirts of Taneytown, Maryland, along Bear Branch. Hardworking, calm, fair, well respected in the community.
Mary Marlowe
41, wife of Christian and matriarch of the Marlowe family. Firm, measured, and always ensuring the family is well cared for and fed.
Molly
31, freed women who stayed at the Marlowe farm. Caring, homely, with an observant sense of humor.
George Mehring
56, patriarch of the Mehring family in Bruceville, Maryland, and is the postmaster. Lives at Myrtle Hill. Father to William, Frederick, Hannah, and Maggie. Well respected in the community
Maggie Mehring
13, the youngest daughter of George and Elizabeth (dec.). Always willing to care for sick or suffering family members. Smart, observant.
Elias Koontz
32, Fairlight foreman and head of the crew that built the farm and mill. Married to Emma, has four children. Educated, well-known, respected.
John Dorsey
25, freed man, Fairlight mill hand. Lives with other freed men in Taneytown and walks to Fairlight. Intuitive, learns quickly, treated as an equal.
Isaac
Twenties (age unknown), worked alongside Dorsey before he was freed. Sold to Trevanion. Tries to escape often to find his wife in NC.
Sheriff William Segafoose
37, Carroll County Sherrif, married to Sarah, lives in Uniontown as a hotel keeper. A Democrat who often runs afoul of Unionists and Know-Nothings. Remains fair as a lawman.
Silas Bixler
34, foreman at Trevanion, widower. Sympathetic to the Southern cause, treats slaves fairly, but will mete out punishment as necessary. Would often bend the Law of Nuisance to benefit Trevanion.
Ash
Hannah’s cur, given to her by Josephus as a Christmas present in 1858. Quiet, faithful, obeys commands. Mostly observes.
