Nathaniel “Nate” Stone
Splat: Mortal
Public Information:
Nathaniel Stone is a lifelong Gatlinburg local, a man who once laughed easily, fought fiercely, and never let anyone he loved slip through his fingers—until one did. A former park ranger turned volunteer firefighter, Nate has spent the last twenty years carrying the weight of an absence he never learned to fill.
After his sister vanished without a trace, he became a man of unfinished sentences and unanswered questions. He never truly gave up looking, even when the years piled up and people told him to move on. He still carries her memory, still visits the places they once called home, and still wonders if he missed something—if he could have done more.
Now, Abigail is back, or at least, something that looks like her is. She is a doctor, a success, everything she always wanted to be—but Nate can’t shake the feeling that she is not his sister. And somewhere in the city’s shadows, something else watches him, hesitating, wanting, afraid to step forward.