The Human Characters
As Josh and Megan travel in their magic horsebox, they meet many people in their adventures. Here's just a few to start with. I will be adding more information soon!
Josh Carter is lonely. His parents are dead, in a car accident his grandparents told him. His dear old Grand-dad is gone now too. His Grandma’s sold the horses and he misses them terribly. He was a good rider, getting better all the time, but it was more than just about riding; the horses were good company. He loved being around them, and now they aren’t there.
He’s just turned fourteen. He likes history and books and finds computers a bit boring, which means he has trouble finding things to talk about with other kids his age. Sometimes he has difficulty expressing himself and his language can sometimes seem immature as a result. In fact, he’s anything but.
Animals are naturally drawn to him. He has a calm air about him as though nothing could upset him. But cruelty to animals makes him angry, really angry. He can’t stand to see an animal in distress. He’s not one to get into a fight, but he’ll put up a fight when it matters. When he’s angry, he doesn’t give in easily. And he does get frustrated that sometimes he can’t find the right words to persuade someone that he’s right or they are wrong.
When Megan Banks turns up with her Dad, he tries to like her, he really does, but she seems so spoiled and uppity. And her Dad’s a bit scary, so miserable and gruff all the time. Josh watches Megan exploring and he can’t help himself, he just wants to tag along. It’s just nice to have someone to talk to – he’d so like to impress her with the things he knows but he lacks confidence and sometimes over-compensates a little, seeming like he’s showing off. Sometimes accidentally copying the boys at school, boasting about how great they are, to impress the girls.
Megan often dents his confidence by being rude and sarcastic and always checking her phone to see if her friends are messaging her. He knows she thinks he’s just some daft farm boy. Maybe that’s just what he is.
Until he’s around horses. Around a horse, Josh suddenly becomes Heroic. He’s not just good with horses, he’s incredible with horses and the horses adore him, drawn to him. Riding a horse, there’s a sort of new maturity about him, an inner strength discovered as he forms an innate team with each horse in each adventure. Alone, he’s shy and a little reticent; with Megan, he’s awkward; on a horse, Josh is unbeatable.
Megan Banks knows she can be a bit moody. She wishes she wasn’t but she just can’t help herself. These words just keep coming out of her mouth unedited by her brain. She tries to say things that she thinks are funny or clever, joining in the bright conversation, but they just come out as insults. Even her friends in the city would walk away, rolling their eyes.
Megan’s thirteen and it’s been a year since her mother died and the year before that was all hospitals and eventually the hospice. It was a pretty place on the seafront, but it was horrible too; all that trying to look happy for each other when they knew it was just a prolonged and painful goodbye.
On her thirteenth birthday, her Dad announced he had a surprise for her. They were moving to the country. Wouldn’t that be nice? No, she thought – he’d just ruined her first teenage birthday. But she kept her mouth shut for his sake. He’d still not gotten over her Mum; of course he hadn’t, she was lovely. And he hated going to work at the garage and coming home to the house that Mum had decorated. So Megan went quietly to the country and within a week, it was unbearable. There was nowhere to go. Nothing to do. The only other kid was Josh Carter and if he was the kind of kid she was going to be travelling to high school with, well, she dreaded it. He was so boring.
The first few days she just spent in her room. They’d been given a little flat in one of the buildings on the farm. It was tiny. And cold. And the lack of decoration just made her miss her mother even more. She missed her mother’s touch with curtains and pretty things scattered about. She spent the time in her room trying on her mother’s jewellery that she keeps in a carved wooden box. Little trinkets her mother had made, things she used to sell to her friends. All special. Megan used to help her Mum make a few pieces, but the idea of doing that again now they were in the country, well, it just brought back sad memories.
Megan keeps checking her phone. She sent a few selfies to her friends, a few texts about ‘what a dump’ and ‘here’s me in our dismal kitchen’, and there were a few texts back in the first few days. But she was too far away from them now, and soon there was no more news. She’d been forgotten.
Her Dad was too busy to notice. And eventually Megan is looking out the window, thinking of exploring a bit. But that meant meeting Josh, he was always tagging along, suddenly materialising when she thought she was alone. But maybe exploring the barn was a good idea – maybe there was something more interesting in there.....
In her own time, Megan seems reckless and a little thoughtless. As she and Josh explore the past, these characteristics shift, and Megan is fearless and defiant. It often gets them into trouble, and Megan is sometimes frightened, smirking when she’s nervous. But thrilled by the adventure.
Megan’s always been good at making things – she’s always able to help her Dad with the car or when something needs repairing, but she’s never been that bothered about it before. Suddenly her skills have a purpose. Because with each generation comes a human who must restore and reinforce that historic bond with horses, and this time, well. Megan’s it, whether she likes it or not.
With each story, Megan learns more about her abilities and also more about horses. She learns to ride, of course, but there’s more to it than that. She develops her own relationship with the horses – they need her, and she has a lot to learn from them.
And as Megan and Josh learn to work together, bringing their respective abilities to their partnership and working with the remarkable horses they meet, they each develop the skills and characteristics they will need to face the coming battle.
Because the Crimson Skins – the ancient Eberdonn – are watching them, preparing, gathering their forces for a war that is to come, a war that will at last allow the Eberdonn to reclaim the earth.
Click on the following links to find out more about:
The Eberdonn Characters
Tom Faggus and friends
King Arthur and friends
Josh Carter is lonely. His parents are dead, in a car accident his grandparents told him. His dear old Grand-dad is gone now too. His Grandma’s sold the horses and he misses them terribly. He was a good rider, getting better all the time, but it was more than just about riding; the horses were good company. He loved being around them, and now they aren’t there.
He’s just turned fourteen. He likes history and books and finds computers a bit boring, which means he has trouble finding things to talk about with other kids his age. Sometimes he has difficulty expressing himself and his language can sometimes seem immature as a result. In fact, he’s anything but.
Animals are naturally drawn to him. He has a calm air about him as though nothing could upset him. But cruelty to animals makes him angry, really angry. He can’t stand to see an animal in distress. He’s not one to get into a fight, but he’ll put up a fight when it matters. When he’s angry, he doesn’t give in easily. And he does get frustrated that sometimes he can’t find the right words to persuade someone that he’s right or they are wrong.
When Megan Banks turns up with her Dad, he tries to like her, he really does, but she seems so spoiled and uppity. And her Dad’s a bit scary, so miserable and gruff all the time. Josh watches Megan exploring and he can’t help himself, he just wants to tag along. It’s just nice to have someone to talk to – he’d so like to impress her with the things he knows but he lacks confidence and sometimes over-compensates a little, seeming like he’s showing off. Sometimes accidentally copying the boys at school, boasting about how great they are, to impress the girls.
Megan often dents his confidence by being rude and sarcastic and always checking her phone to see if her friends are messaging her. He knows she thinks he’s just some daft farm boy. Maybe that’s just what he is.
Until he’s around horses. Around a horse, Josh suddenly becomes Heroic. He’s not just good with horses, he’s incredible with horses and the horses adore him, drawn to him. Riding a horse, there’s a sort of new maturity about him, an inner strength discovered as he forms an innate team with each horse in each adventure. Alone, he’s shy and a little reticent; with Megan, he’s awkward; on a horse, Josh is unbeatable.
Megan Banks knows she can be a bit moody. She wishes she wasn’t but she just can’t help herself. These words just keep coming out of her mouth unedited by her brain. She tries to say things that she thinks are funny or clever, joining in the bright conversation, but they just come out as insults. Even her friends in the city would walk away, rolling their eyes.
Megan’s thirteen and it’s been a year since her mother died and the year before that was all hospitals and eventually the hospice. It was a pretty place on the seafront, but it was horrible too; all that trying to look happy for each other when they knew it was just a prolonged and painful goodbye.
On her thirteenth birthday, her Dad announced he had a surprise for her. They were moving to the country. Wouldn’t that be nice? No, she thought – he’d just ruined her first teenage birthday. But she kept her mouth shut for his sake. He’d still not gotten over her Mum; of course he hadn’t, she was lovely. And he hated going to work at the garage and coming home to the house that Mum had decorated. So Megan went quietly to the country and within a week, it was unbearable. There was nowhere to go. Nothing to do. The only other kid was Josh Carter and if he was the kind of kid she was going to be travelling to high school with, well, she dreaded it. He was so boring.
The first few days she just spent in her room. They’d been given a little flat in one of the buildings on the farm. It was tiny. And cold. And the lack of decoration just made her miss her mother even more. She missed her mother’s touch with curtains and pretty things scattered about. She spent the time in her room trying on her mother’s jewellery that she keeps in a carved wooden box. Little trinkets her mother had made, things she used to sell to her friends. All special. Megan used to help her Mum make a few pieces, but the idea of doing that again now they were in the country, well, it just brought back sad memories.
Megan keeps checking her phone. She sent a few selfies to her friends, a few texts about ‘what a dump’ and ‘here’s me in our dismal kitchen’, and there were a few texts back in the first few days. But she was too far away from them now, and soon there was no more news. She’d been forgotten.
Her Dad was too busy to notice. And eventually Megan is looking out the window, thinking of exploring a bit. But that meant meeting Josh, he was always tagging along, suddenly materialising when she thought she was alone. But maybe exploring the barn was a good idea – maybe there was something more interesting in there.....
In her own time, Megan seems reckless and a little thoughtless. As she and Josh explore the past, these characteristics shift, and Megan is fearless and defiant. It often gets them into trouble, and Megan is sometimes frightened, smirking when she’s nervous. But thrilled by the adventure.
Megan’s always been good at making things – she’s always able to help her Dad with the car or when something needs repairing, but she’s never been that bothered about it before. Suddenly her skills have a purpose. Because with each generation comes a human who must restore and reinforce that historic bond with horses, and this time, well. Megan’s it, whether she likes it or not.
With each story, Megan learns more about her abilities and also more about horses. She learns to ride, of course, but there’s more to it than that. She develops her own relationship with the horses – they need her, and she has a lot to learn from them.
And as Megan and Josh learn to work together, bringing their respective abilities to their partnership and working with the remarkable horses they meet, they each develop the skills and characteristics they will need to face the coming battle.
Because the Crimson Skins – the ancient Eberdonn – are watching them, preparing, gathering their forces for a war that is to come, a war that will at last allow the Eberdonn to reclaim the earth.
Click on the following links to find out more about:
The Eberdonn Characters
Tom Faggus and friends
King Arthur and friends