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Below is a list of characters roughly in order of appearance. All screenshots were taken with max pixelation on for clarity unless otherwise mentioned, but it is recommended that players use default pixelation for the best experience.

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Claire as seen in the trailer for “A short hike”

Claire[]

Claire is the player’s character within the game. She is a navy-blue bird dressed in a red scarf and coat. The storyline focuses on her hike up to Hawk Peak, the only place on the island where there is cellphone reception. After reaching the peak, she receives a call from her mother.

Aunt May / Ranger May[]

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Aunt May sitting

Aunt May, also known as Ranger May, is first introduced in the car ride to Hawk Peak Island. She is a maroon bird wearing a pink dress and a sun hat. She can be found sitting near the campfire outside of her cabin. Aunt May encourages Claire to climb to the top of Hawk Peak so she can receive a call.

Glide Kid[]

Glide kid

This character does not have a canonical name or gender yet theorized to be he/him. They are a small blue bird with a light blue tuft of hair and they wear an orange shirt. They can be found walking along the path that leads to the beach near Aunt May's cabin. This character explains to Claire how to glide (hold A). If the player forgets, they can go back and ask again. If the player asks too many times, Glide Kid becomes annoyed and refuses to answer.

Jen[]

Jen

Jen is a small purple bird with a light purple tuft of hair and an aqua shirt. She can be found walking along the beach near Aunt May's cabin. She will ask Claire to bring her 15 shells. After she is given the shells, she will give Claire a shell necklace and ask that it be delivered to Ranger May. Aunt May will give Claire a Golden Feather in return for the necklace. Once the necklace has been delivered, Jen will give Claire 10 more shells as a reward.

Compass Guy[]

Compass guy

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a gray fox wearing a maroon shirt with brown buttons. They can be found walking along the White Coast Trail. They will lend Claire a compass when interacted with but later insist that she keep it.

Shovel Kid[]

Shovel kid

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a light green frog wearing a two-tone orange shirt. They can be found sitting next to a sandcastle on the beach in between the White Coast trail and Sid Beach. They will offer to give Claire their shovel in return for a smaller shovel that is better for sandcastles. The toy shovel can be found on a small beach in between the start of the Hawk Peak Trail and Shirley's Point. After Claire gives them the toy shovel, they build lots of sandcastles and eventually establish a ‘sand province,’ of which they 'run for premier.’ A Golden Feather can be found on one of the tallest sandcastles once the sand province has been built.

Rock Climbers[]

Rock climbers

The rock climbers when first encountered

These characters can first be found at the rock wall on Sid Beach. The gray rhino is named Alex, but has no canonical gender and wears a red and blue shirt. The maroon squirrel, Tim, wears a green and blue shirt. Alex will ask Claire if she wants to join the rock climbing club. If she says yes, they will teach her to climb the short wall and then the big wall. After she climbs up both walls, they tell Claire that they will see her at Hawk Peak.

They appear again when Claire reaches the snowy area, with Alex standing at the top of the cliff and Tim climbing. However, Tim gets scared and has a breakdown mid-climb. Alex attempts to soothe his fears but tells Claire to go on ahead while Tim shakily gathers his confidence to finish the climb.

If you stand on Tim's head while he is climbing, he will shout at Claire that she isn't helping.

After a while, you can find the two resting with the polar bear after finally reaching the top of the cliff. They never actually reach Hawk Peak within the game, but Alex asks Claire to show them the way up 'the following day' (after the game has ended).

Charlie the Polar Bear[]

Charlie can be found sitting at a campfire above Tough Bird’s cliff. He will advise Claire on how to recharge her feathers as she makes her way up the mountain. Charlie also reveals that he is writing a book but is hesitant to allow Claire to read it until it is done.

Rumor Kid[]

Rumor kid

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a teal lizard wearing a two-tone blue shirt. They can be found walking from the Sid Beach trail to the beach with the toy shovel. When spoken to, they ask Claire if she likes rumors. They will tell Claire that “Jim” bought a metal detector and it was "going nutzo." However, Jim didn't own a shovel, so he couldn't dig anything up. The next rumor they tell Claire is that “Deborah” could see a "mysterious island" from the binoculars at Outlook Point.

Ranger Jon[]

Ranger jon

Ranger Jon in front of the Visitor Center

Ranger Jon is a white ram wearing a blue and gray shirt and a sun hat. He can be found sitting by the campfire at the Visitor Center. He sells Golden Feathers for 40 coins and a Provincial Park Hat for 100 coins. He will only sell 2 Golden Feathers, claiming that a boy came by earlier and bought the rest of his stock.

Tough Bird[]

This character does not have a canonical name. He is a blue bird with a mohawk and black shirt. Claire can buy up to 4 Golden Feathers from him for 100 coins each. He bought these feathers from Ranger Jon and then increased the price. Buying at least one feather will unlock a dialogue option where he explains why he needs the money. After you give him 400 coins for his college tuition, he will give you Watch Guy's watch. After doing so, he will sell any remaining Golden Feathers at 40 coins.

Watch Guy[]

Watch guy

This character has no canonical name. He is a gray ram wearing a teal and green shirt. He can be found standing between two trailers in a valley behind the Visitor Center. He will ask Claire to find his watch for him. His watch can be found by buying all four golden feathers from the boy at the base of Hawk Peak and also giving him the 400 coins for his tuition. He will then give Claire the watch, which can be returned to Watch Guy, who will give Claire a Silver Feather.

Shirley's Point Guy[]

Uncle

This character has no canonical name. He is a dark brown dog wearing a dark blue and black shirt. He can be found walking along Shirley's Point. He will tell Claire that there is a marathon happening soon and that his nephew is competing. He asks Claire to tell his nephew to take breaks and drink water.

Painting Kid[]

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This character has no canonical name. He is a raccoon wearing a two-tone blue shirt. He can be found at the tip of Shirley's Point. He states that he doesn't think the location is working for his painting and moves to the lighthouse, where he can once again be interacted with, stating he will move to the source of the river on the west side of the mountain. He keeps moving from location to location, appearing at the cemetery, Outlook Point, and finally back at the Visitor Center, where he will give you a Golden Feather.

Picture Guy[]

Picture guy

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are an orange fox wearing a maroon shirt with brown buttons. They can first be found on the Hawk Peak Trail right before the first cliff. They tell Claire that they are planning to climb to the top of Hawk Peak to take some pictures of nature. Claire asks them to take her picture if they make it up at the same time and they agree.

They appear again near the summit, where a bridge before them has collapsed and they are unable to continue further. They mention their lack of feathers and the possibility of there being another path up on the dark side of the mountain. Claire agrees to look as she climbs up, and to come back for them if she reaches the summit. Should she do so, Claire can offer to give them six feathers to make it to the top, but the fox will only accept if Claire has at least twelve feathers. The fox will then climb up the mountain and wait at the summit. When Claire returns to the summit and speaks to the fox, they marvel at the view and offer to take Claire's photo. They give Claire back the borrowed feathers, and Claire asks them to email her the photo later. They decide to stay on the summit a little longer, as they are not sure when they will be back.

Sue the Rabbit[]

Sue

Sue is a white rabbit wearing a blue and purple shirt. She can be found pacing at the very start of the Blackwood Trail. She will ask Claire to find her lucky red headband. After getting a headband from Taylor and returning it to Sue, she decides that she doesn't need luck to win and gives the headband back to Claire. Sue will also give Claire a pair of running shoes. These allow Claire to run using Golden Feathers.

Taylor the Turtle[]

Taylor

Taylor the turtle

Taylor is a light green turtle with a red headband. They can be found running along the Blackwood Trail. If you talk to Taylor after talking to Sue, they will give Claire their headband even though it isn't Sue's. After returning it to Sue, she decides that she doesn't need luck to win and gives the headband back to Claire.

Permit Guy[]

Permit guy

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a gray cat wearing a green and aqua shirt. They repeatedly insist that their camping setup is legal, but quickly cave and give Claire some fish bait to bribe her. After Claire promises not to tell anyone, they tell Claire that they lost their permit and that a fish ate it. Claire can then catch a fish in Meteor Lake which will have a camping permit in its mouth. After returning the camping permit to Permit Guy, they will give Claire the rest of their bait.

Bill the Walrus[]

Fisherman

Bill is a walrus wearing a two-tone blue shirt and a sun hat. He can be found sitting on a bridge at the northwestern edge of Meteor Lake. He will offer to teach Claire how to fish and give her a fishing rod.

Breakfast Kid[]

Breakfast kid

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a green frog wearing an aqua and orange shirt and sunglasses. They will tell Claire about how excited they are to eat breakfast and all the great breakfast foods there are.

Running Kids[]

Running kids

Claire and the group of running kids

Most of these characters have no canonical names or genders. There is a white and orange rabbit with an orange headband and green backpack, a gray dog in a pink and blue shirt, a green lizard in a yellow shirt, and a light brown ram in an aqua and orange shirt. They will say various short phrases related to running. The gray dog is Shirley's Point Guy's nephew, so Claire tells him to take breaks and drink water.

Ship Worker[]

Ship worker

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a white seagull wearing a two-tone blue shirt and a captain's hat. They can be found sitting on the roof of a ship on the northeastern coast of the island. They will buy new fish from Claire for money and trade previously caught ones for bait. After Claire gives them three new fish, they will give Claire their fish journal. After Claire has caught every species of fish, they will give her a golden fishing rod, which allows her to catch rare fish more often.

Dive Kid[]

Dive kid

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a black toucan and can be found on a small island near the Ship Worker's ship. They will tell Claire how to dive and encourage her to use the nearby updraft to practice.

Avery[]

Avery graveyard

Avery around the graveyard

Avery royal ridge

Avery on tn the Royal Ridge

Avery is a brown eagle with a red and pink shirt. They have no canonical gender, but are referred to once with they/them pronouns. They can be found in one of three locations: a mountain behind the graveyard, a hill next to the Royal Ridge trail, and a ledge down the hill from the Visitor Center. However, they can only be found at the third location after Claire has climbed Hawk Peak. They give Claire a walkie talkie, allowing Claire to call them and start/restart/abandon a race, regardless of their locations.

The player can race with Avery on any of the three routes, and when the player beats Avery at each course once, this unlocks an achievement and Avery will give Claire a medal when the player completes the last race, you can get this medal without beating the first two races.

Beach Stick Ball Players[]

Beachstickball players

These characters can be found at the beachstickball court on the northwest tip of the island. The dark green bird has no canonical name or gender and wears a blue shirt. The red bird with a light red tuft of hair is named Julie and wears an aqua shirt. The other beachstickball player will explain to Claire how to play beachstickball. They mention that one of the rules of the game is to not pop the ball, and if the player equips the pickaxe, they can pop it. After completing 10 hits, they will give Claire a Golden Feather. After 20, they will give Claire all the money in their pocket (50 coins). After 30 hits, they will give Claire their hat.

Boat rental staff[]

Boat rental staff

Boat rental kid

He does not have a canonical name, but he is the only staff member shown in the game at the boat rental at the Orange Islands. He is reading a fantasy novel series titled "The Bolder Boulders", and when the player returns later, he will be reading another book. Eventually, when he finishes the entire series, he starts reading them all over again, though no actual evidence of this is shown in the game. The boat is for hire on a per-day basis for 100 coins. He tells his son that he cannot ride the boat now, but he can later.

Boat rental kid[]

Caire and "boat rental kid"

Claire and the boat rental kid riding along the waves

He does not have a canonical name, and he is the son of the boat rental staff on the Orange Islands. He is seen lying face-up in the sand, complaining that he can’t go boating, and he tells Claire that he has a very serious problem of boredom. When Claire offers to go boating with him, he will offer a challenge for Claire, which is a racing course. This will break the boat’s propeller. The propeller can be fixed by interacting with the ship worker. After that, the kid will challenge Claire to another racing course, with a Golden Feather as a prize if completed within 2 minutes. If the course is completed in under 45 seconds, the player will receive the "Not A Scratch" achievement.

Sunhat deer[]

Sunhat deer

Sunhat deer

This character has no canonical name or gender. They are a brown deer with a pink and cyan shirt. They can be found on a small island to the northeast of the Ship Worker’s boat. When first spoken to, they will complain about the garbage left behind on the island, explaining that they spent the last hour cleaning it up, which prompts Claire to pick up the 9 remaining pieces of trash. After doing so, the deer will thank Claire and, if spoken to again, will offer to sell Claire a handmade sunhat with a pink ribbon for 100 coins. If the player states that it should be more expensive, the price will increase to 125, allowing Claire to choose from a pink, red, blue or purple ribbon. The player can later go back and ask for a different color ribbon at no cost.

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