Great Bear Island contains many residents that once thrived in the various regions and towns across the Island before and after the First Flare. Many are found and interacted with in Wintermute. Survival Mode also contains its own references to many of the Island's inhabitants, but many characters and locations found within Wintermute have been changed, suggesting an alternate timeline of events takes place in Survival Mode.
Wintermute
Wintermute places a large focus on interacting with several inhabitants of Great Bear Island. Several story points only progress when speaking with or accepting quests for many central characters.
Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle
Will Mackenzie
William Mackenzie is the central protagonist of the story of The Long Dark. The current caretaker of Jackrabbit Remote Transport, Mackenzie is tasked by Astrid Greenwood to help fly herself and a Hardcase to the local to Great Bear Island. During the flight, their plane crashes into the mountains of the island, with Mackenzie being trapped at the bottom of a nearby ravine. Stranded far from the closest human civilization while being lost, wounded, and alone, Mackenzie must quickly master basic wilderness survival skills if he's to last long enough to find Astrid and understand how his world has just changed forever.
He is voiced by Mark Meer.
Astrid Greenwood
Astrid Greenwood is the deuteragonist of the story of The Long Dark. A researcher wishing to travel to Great Bear Island with a mysterious Hardcase, Astrid is separated from Mackenzie after their small plane crashes to the ground in the northern Canadian wilderness. The two are separated and forced to survive in the unforgiving reality of the Quiet Apocalypse, as Astrid is forced to continue her journey to Perseverance Mills alone and without the Hardcase.
She is voiced by Jennifer Hale.
Grey Mother
An old, blind women living alone in the Milton House, Grey Mother is the only survivor found in Milton after a nearby Crashed Prison Transport Bus containing several Convicts abducted everyone in town and forced them into the Old Schoolhouse before it burned down with everyone inside. She successfully defended herself with a Hunting Rifle and slowly helps Mackenzie find Astrid after warming up to him.
In Survival Mode, Grey Mother's home is ransacked, with knocked over furniture and several bullet holes in the wall facing away from her overturned rocking chair and blanket suggesting that she was taken by Convicts and placed with the other residents of Milton inside the Old Schoolhouse before it burned down.
She is voiced by Gwynyth Walsh.
Methuselah
A mysterious old man that seems to be able to travel around the Island with no difficulty despite its treacherous conditions, Methuselah is a "guardian angel" that appears to Mackenzie multiple times after he crash lands on the Island. He explains to the Mackenzie that the world is changing, and that human acts of neglect towards nature are being repaid by the onset of the "Quiet Apocalypse," and that he must condition himself to survive in this new world.
Methuselah appears in Episodes 1 and 2.
He is voiced by Richard Newman.
Hobbs
Hobbs is a Convict that can be encountered by Mackenzie at Paradise Meadows Farm bleeding on a couch. He reveals that he helped gather many residents of Milton into the Old Schoolhouse before it caught on fire, and was subsequently stabbed by Astrid with a knife, which is currently still inside him. Mackenzie can choose to plunge the knife deeper into Hobbs which will kill him, but his fate is unknown if Mackenzie removes the knife.
In Survival Mode, the Paradise Meadows Farmhouse contains signs of a struggle, with a bloodstain near the couch that Hobbs rested on and several books strewn around the couch being the only sign of Hobbs' presence.
He is voiced by Ben Cotton.
Episode 2: Luminance Fugue
Jeremiah
An old hermit trapper living within the Trapper's Homestead in Mystery Lake, Jeremiah is found being mauled by a bear at the end of Episode 1 and is saved and nursed back to help by Mackenzie. He is the deuteragonist of Episode 2, tasking Mackenzie to kill the Old Bear stalking them if they are to ever leave the area. He ultimately tasks Mackenzie with delivering a message to his friend Atwood at Perseverance Mills; Wintermute.
Jeremiah's homestead is vacant in Survival Mode, suggesting that he may have been successfully killed and eaten by the Old Bear.
He is voiced by David Hayter.
Mathis
Mathis is the central antagonist of Wintermute. Found at the end of Episode 2 taking Mackenzie hostage, he is revealed to be the leader of a gang of Convicts in Episode 4, who have made their home base of operations inside a Federal Penitentiary in the Blackrock region. Cold and unempathetic to the suffering of others, his current goal is to free his son Donner and escape the Island, possibly with his Convict army in tow to conquer other parts of the world.
Mathis may return in Episode 5
He is voiced by Elias Toufexis (previously Gord Marriott in Episode 2).
Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy
Molly
Molly is a local of Pleasant Valley who has lived most of her life on Paradise Meadows Farm. A former widow of a farmer, she finds Astrid's nearly frozen corpse after she escaped the madness that gripped Milton. After nursing Astrid back to health, she leaves the hope to go hunting, before Astrid discovers the corpse of Molly's husband and frees her from a Timberwolf attack at her Barn, Molly leaves the farmhouse and begins stalking Astrid around the Valley, while also hunting any nearby Convicts.
Her fate in Survival Mode is unknown, with her nearby Barn having a Timberwolf sized hole in it but no dead Timberwolf, suggesting that she was eaten.
She is voiced by Jennifer Kitchen.
Father Thomas
A Christian priest that once resided over the dwindling population of Thomson's Crossing, Father Thomas has received a new flock after the First Flare caused a passenger airliner to crash into the northern mountains. His main purpose is to look over the Crash Survivors in Episode 3, literally and metaphorically guiding the lost souls of the plane crash safely to his sanctuary located within the Community Hall, will also offering guidance regarding the local topography to Astrid.
Thomson's Crossing Community Hall is vacant in Survival Mode, and Father Thomas is nowhere to be found, subsequently dooming all survivors of the Plane Crash.
He is voiced by Alec Willows.
Episode 4: Fury, then Silence
Vachon and Heller
2 Convicts that serve as the right and left hands of Mathis, Vachon and Heller serve as the secondary antagonists of Episode 4, taking orders directly from Mathis himself to keep an eye on Mackenzie.
Heller is voiced by Jordan Waunch.
Vachon is voiced by Jacques Lalonde.
Franklin
The former warden of Blackrock Prison, Franklin has been captured by Mathis and his Convicts and is ultimately executed by Mathis.
Franklin's bloodied chair can be found in its cell in Survival Mode.
He is voiced by Laurie Mcginnis.
Jace
A young graduate student in astrophysics, Jace has become trapped in a guerilla war against the Convicts of Blackrock Prison, teaming up with Mackenzie to prevent their further expansion into the nearby wilderness. She is ultimately rescued by Mackenzie, and the two journey to Perseverance Mills in search of Atwood at the end of Episode 4.
She is voiced by Tina Grant.
Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things
Atwood
Jace's thesis professor and a resident of Perseverance Mills as well as the friend of Jeremiah, Atwood is currently a women that Mackenzie is in search of in order to pass the message "Wintermute" along to.
Jane Yang
Originally appearing in 2 cameos in Episodes 3 and 4, Jane Yang is a resident of Perseverance Mills that tasks Astrid Greenwood with coming to the Island to help her people.
She is voiced by Rita Yee.
Minor Wintermute Characters
Maureen
A women that is heard briefly in a cutscene in the beginning flashback of Episode 1, while Mackenzie is still in the Jackrabbit Remote Transport. She is possibly a secretary or someone that works for the company, as she phones Mackenzie to deliver a message that someone is arriving. Her voice can barely be heard over the call, but subtitles reveal what she is saying. Her phone call with Mackenzie is interrupted when Astrid Greenwood arrives. Her name appears in the credits for Episode 1 and 2.
She is voiced by Jackie Blackmore.
Astrid and Will's Son
Astrid Greenwood and Will Mackenzie had a son at one point in the past, with his death affecting the two and causing a divorce (and Astrid to reclaim her maiden name).
The son's name is never mentioned, but is brought up the start of Episode 1 during Will and Astrid's conversation about flying to Great Bear Island. Mackenzie initially mistakes Astrid's desire to fly to the Great Bear as a way of bringing their son back, but Astrid rejects this idea, starting an argument between the two that neither feels empathy for the mourning of their son.
Despite the divorce, both Will and Astrid kept their wedding rings, possibly to remember the good times they had with their son and former spouse. Will later sympathizes with Grey Mother's predicament regarding her own daughter after having lost his own, saying that "Losing a child is like..." with Grey Mother finishing him, "Like losing your life".
Martin Barker
The owner of Paradise Meadows Farm and former husband of Grey Mother, Martin Barker is found dead during the course of Episode 1, being eaten by a Wolf. He can also be found dead in Survival Mode as a possible spawn for the Paradise Meadows Farm Key.
Lilith Barker
The deceased daughter of Grey Mother and Martin Barker, she is a women that Grey Mother occasionally confuses for Astrid when helping Mackenzie. She is currently buried at the cemetery at St. Christopher's Church.
Lake Forest Talker
A Forest Talker can be found at Mystery Lake in Episode 2 and gives the Lake Gunshots side mission. He is fully voiced, but cannot be seen when initially met. Depending on choices made during his questline, he will live and reward Mackenzie with Deerskin Pants or will be found dead outside his cabin with an arrow stuck in him.
The Forest Talker is voiced by Brian Drummond.
Hank
Hank is center focus of the side mission Hank's Hatch. He was once a fire watch man who lived in the Fire Watch Lookout in Mystery Lake and began prepping for any upcoming future disasters. Across the mission, his relatives Angela, her mother, are both found dead trying to make their way to the underwound bunker he created. By the time the player finds him, he is found dead on the floor inside his prepper bunker having died from an infected leg wound from a recent wolf attack.
- "Hank" is a nod to the protagonist "Henry" from the videogame Firewatch. Hank (a common nickname for Henry) shares many similarities with his counterpart, including taking a job working in a fire tower to be away from other people. In his journal, Hank complains about "the chatty lady" on the radio, a reference to Delilah, Henry's supervisor in Firewatch who communicates with him by radio throughout the game and also occasionally refers to him as "Hank". Hank's Journal refers to him finding a "weird old bunker," also a reference to the plot of Firewatch.
- In his second journal entry, found in the bunker, Hank mentions hearing someone trying to get in. He does not open the door for them, and then dies from an infected leg wound from a Wolf attack. The body found outside, presumably the person trying to enter, has antibiotics and antiseptic on them. Had he let them in, they both may have survived.
He shares the same model as Martin Barker, but with different facial features. Curiously, his corpse appears at the start of Episode 3 inside a car as Molly is patrolling.
Radio Voice Man
In Episode 2, while attempting to get a radio message out on a repaired radio, Will Mackenzie and Jeremiah hear a man on another frequency calling from Perseverance Mills desperately calling anyone for aid from another party that is currently heading to the Island. The broadcast is interrupted when the radio the 2 men are using dies. This same broadcast can be heard again by Astrid Greenwood in Episode 3, from another perspective.
The man is voiced by Noel Johansen.
Convicts
Various Convicts of Blackrock Prison roam the Island in many of Wintermute's Episodes. All appear to be men, with many being found dead across every Episode. Some can be seen alive as part of Mathis' gang in Episode 4.
Some of the Convicts in Episode 4 are voiced by Jordan Waunch and Jacques Lalonde.
Molly's Husband
The deceased husband of Molly, his body is found in the basement of the Pleasant Valley Farmstead in Episode 3. While a backstory is never fully given, Molly alludes to a possible abusive relationship stemming between the two of them that ultimately resulted in his recent death at the hands of wolves.
Gwen
Gwen is a plane Crash Survivor found by Astrid Greenwood in Episode 3. She is found near the tail section of the Crash Site trapped underneath a plane seat. She is suffering from extreme hypothermia and her right leg is bleeding badly, only barely being kept alive by a nearby fire, and is later rescued and taken to the Community Hall. She wears Work Boots, Jeans, and a Thin Wool Sweater.
In Survival Mode, a blood stain appears at the tail section where she is found in Wintermute, suggesting that she was taken away by some force, either predator wildlife or another survivor.
She is voiced by Paula Hoffman.
Logan, Ava, Wade
3 Crash Survivors found scattered across Pleasant Valley in Episode 3 in the Coming Storm mission. Much like Gwen, they must be rescued by Astrid and returned to the Community Hall.
- Logan is voiced by Ross Huguet.
- Ava is voiced by Aimee Ayotte.
- Wade is voiced by Adam Trask.
Dimitri
A plane Crash Survivor found in the Community Hall in Episode 3, he is only notable because he forces Astrid to head to the plane crash site in order to retrieve his Insulin, as he suffers from the Hyperglycemic Risk affliction. The Suitcase holding his Insulin at the Crash Site (Pleasant Valley) is labeled "Suitcase belonging to Dimitri S."
Crash Survivor
The passengers of the crashed plane found inside the Community Hall in Episode 3. The living survivors have very few voice lines aside from coughing, moaning or pleading Astrid to find their missing companions Logan, Ava, or Wade. A list of names for the crash survivors includes:
- Sam
- Mande
- Winston
- Ruby
- Jake
- Sadie
- Nolan
- Chloe
- Eric
- Bennett
- Franklin
Donner
Donner is an unseen character that is the center focus of the Convict's motivations in Episode 4. The son of Mathis, his father desperately tries to free him from the solitary cell of Blackrock Prison. He is described as a once in a generation criminal, too psychopathic to ever return to normal society.
Townsperson One and Two
2 men seen in the ending of Episode 4 at the docks of Perseverance Mills. They are alarmed and confused at the arrival of Astrid and believe she is a quarantine breaker. They are eventually accompanied by Jane Yang, who quickly takes control of the situation when she recognizes Astrid.
Townsperson One is voiced by Jeff Cooper. Townsperson Two is voiced by Jason McKinnon
Survival Mode
Survival Mode is unique in that it has no real plot found outside of the Tales found within the Tales from the Far Territory. Buffer Memories reveal the existence of various Great Bear Island inhabitants of various locations encountered in Wintermute, but the player character does encounter any other humans aside from the occasional Frozen Corpse. Below is a list of characters mentioned only in Survival Mode:
Tales From the Far Territory Characters
Dr. Rüdiger
Rüdiger is the central focus of the Tales of From the Far Territory storyline. Very little is known about him, other than that he is responsible for the creation of a large machine inside the Langston Mine, as well as ordering an unknown experimentation on several people.
Security Chief Lena Vertasky
Former Security Chief under the employ of Rüdiger. The Security Chief's Remains can be found, as well as the Security Chief's Rifle Holster. Name mentioned in Security Chief's Log 31, with her full name and image displayed on Security Chief's ID Badge.
She is voiced by Devon Busswood
The Foreman
The former head Foreman of the Langston Mine, The Foreman was responsible for ensuring that the mine operated safely as well as helping oversee the construction of Rüdiger's machine inside the mine. His fate is unknown, but his Tool Belt is found inside the control room of the Glimmer Fog machine deep inside the Mine.
Project Medical Officer
The Project Medical Officer was employed by Rüdiger to study the mental effects of the Langston Mine workers after they were exposed to The Machine. He receives the most attention in Signal Void, but is mentioned a few times in the two remaining Tales.
Patient 7
An unknown man affected by an unknown mentally degrading condition, Patient 7 only appears in the Interview Transcripts left by the Project Medical Officer in Signal Void.
Trader
A currently unknown figure that will appear in Survival Mode, possibly as an NPC.
Mentioned Characters
Below is a list of names involving any characters mentioned or found in Wintermute/Survival Mode in notes. Sometimes they appear as corpses.
Wintermute
Episode 1
- Bank Manager - Manager of the Milton Credit Union. Owner of Bank Manager's House, Bank Manager's House Key, Bank Vault Code
- Unknown person - Wrote Betrayal note
- The Millers - Mentioned by Grey Mother as a Trust reward. Have a Hidden Cache in their backyard at the destroyed house
- Henry McDermott - Mentioned by Grey Mother in Light Up The Night. Former Coast Guard. Had a Distress Pistol
- Alice - Mentioned in the Neighbour's Note. Author of Lost in the Storm. Her corpse is found in the cave past Spruce Falls Bridge
- Molly - Mentioned being lost and found in Neighbour's Note
- John - Wrote Neighbour's Note
- Margaret - Mentioned in Milton Post Office Note, post office worker
- Jack - Mentioned in Milton Post Office Note, mail truck driver
- M. Antonides - Mentioned in Park Warning Notice as part of the Milton & Area parks Board
- Father Francis McGill - Father/Pastor of St. Christopher's Church. Wrote Pastor's Note
- The following people are mentioned in the Prison Transport Manifest:
- WHITE, S.
- IRVINE, K.
- VACHON, B.
- KANG, D.
- KELLEY, P.
- HARRIS, S.
- HOBBS, T.
- MATHIS, D.
- GABAS, E.
- NG, R.
- LECLERC, Y. - Mentioned dead by Vachon with an arrow through his chest
- KOWALSKI, M.
- BAKER, J.
- DESCUBES, V.
- HELLER, S.
- N. - Wrote Tearful Letter
- T - Wrote Medicine in my backyard
- Susan - Mentioned in Medicine in my backyard
- Peter - Wrote Highway Robbery
- Bud - Mentioned in Highway Robbery
- Jason - Mentioned in Highway Robbery
- Unknown person - Wrote Milton Hidden Cache Note
- "Girl" - Mentioned in Milton Hidden Cache Note
- Orca Gas Station Owner - Mentioned in Milton Hidden Cache Note
- Great Bear Water Authority - Posted Public Notice note to the Milton Water Tower
Episode 2
- Unknown person - Wrote Aurora Observations
- Crew 17 Foreman - Issued Breyerhouse Crew Winter Warning
- Richard Carter - Original architect of Carter Hydro Dam according to Mystery Lake & Area
- Robert Clarke, CEO, Carter Hydro Energy - Issued Carter Hydro Dam -- Safety & Shutdown Notice
- Unknown Convict - Deceased. Convict Journal Entry is on his corpse
- Unknown person - Wrote Elevator Maintenance Note
- John - Deceased Forest Talker who wrote Forest Talker Dam Note, possibly wrote Trash Can Letter
- Phil - Mentioned in Forest Talker Dam Note
- Jackson - Mentioned in Forest Talker Dam Note
- Unknown Forest Talker - Wrote Forest Talker Flyer
- Unknown person - Wrote Park Notice
- Unknown person - Wrote Off Season Fun
- Eliza - Wrote Torn Paper to her "Papa"
- Unknown person - Corpse of a Milton resident found holding Blood Soaked Note
- Unknown person - Wrote Charcoal Note
- Unknown person - Wrote Crumpled Note
- K - Forest Talker who wrote Simple Note
- A - Forest Talker addressed in Simple Note
- Unknown person - Wrote Handwritten Note
- Unknown Forest Talker - Wrote Forest Talker Map Note
- Unknown Forest Talker - Wrote Crumpled Note (2)
- Unknown Forest Talker - Stole Forest Talker Documents
- G - Wrote Aurora Hatch Door Entry Code
- Deb - Mentioned in Aurora Hatch Door Entry Code
- Hank - Center focus of the Hank's Hatch side mission, found dead on the floor inside his prepper bunker. Wrote Letter for Hank's Niece, Hank's Journal - Part One, Hank's Journal - Part Two
- Angela - Hank's niece. Possibly found dead just outside Hank's hatch after being mistake for a Wolf by Hank or found dead near Unnamed Pond
- Angela's mom - Mentioned in Letter for Hank's Niece, possibly found dead just outside Hank's hatch after being mistake for a Wolf by Hank or found dead near Unnamed Pond*
Episode 3
- Passenger Manifest includes the names of passengers and personnel onboard the plane that died in at the Crash Site (Pleasant Valley):
- D. Belanger
- T. Chan
- S. Gagne
- O. Gould
- W. Jones
- F. Leblanc
- L. Lee
- A. Lewis
- K. Morrison
- G. Russell
- V. Singh
- A. Roy
- R. Tan
- any others who made it to the Community hall and perished. Their remains were stored in the basement.
- Officer Gray - Found as a Dead Prison Guard near Heartbreak Bridge after being stabbed with an Improvised Knife by a convict. Holds Blackrock Penitentiary Memo starting the side mission Blackrock (mission)
- Unknown Convict - Stabbed Officer Gray but was mortally wounded by Molly and died in a barn. Carrying Blood Stained-Convict Note
- R. Stevens - Deputy Commissioner who issued Blackrock Penitentiary Memo to Officer Gray
- Unknown Convict - Killed by Molly, holding Convict Note
- Unknown Convict - Killed by Molly, holding Convict Cache Directions
- Unknown Forest Talker - Wrote Forest Talker Collectible, Part One, Two, and Three
- Parnel - Mentioned in Pleasant Valley Collectible, Part Two
- Unknown Person - Pleasant Valley resident who wrote Pleasant Valley Collectible, Part One, Two, and Three
- M - Forest Talker who wrote Forest Talker Memo
- Joplin - Owner of several prepper caches through Pleasant Valley. Wrote Joplin's Journal, Part One and Two Focus of side mission Joplin's Bunker Raid
- Parish Council - Wrote Church Flyer
- Bishop Stevens - Wrote Diocese Report to Father Thomas. Member of Diocese of the Northern Coast
- Sam - Wrote Undelivered Letter. Possibly stole Church Artifact
- Cindi - Mentioned in Undelivered Letter. Possibly stole Church Artifact
Episode 4
- Unknown women - Mathis mentions this women at the end of Episode 2, and he elaborates that she was a women that wandered into the Carter Hydro Dam, saw Mathis, wouldn't stop screaming, and Mathis then chose to "shut her up." She is presumed killed and Will Mackenzie believed her to be Astrid Greenwood
- Unknown individuals - 4 different people whose oral reports were recorded in Archival Report
- G.W. Jahnn - Architect of Blackrock Prison according to Building Blackrock
- Unknown man - Former Convict discharged from Blackrock Prison who stayed in the area in a bunker. Wrote Conspiracy Theories, Prepper Hatch Location
- Unknown Forest Talker - Dead Forest Talker found in Last Prospect. Wrote Forest Talker Letter
- Unknown Forest Talker - Left a note in a supply cache in Last Prospect, wrote Forest Talker Memo
- B. Tonkov - Editor in Chief for Canadian Physics Review, Mentioned in Letter
- Unknown Convict - Wrote Mysterious Note
- Dr. Childs - Blackrock Prison Infirmary doctor mentioned in Memo, Blackrock Memo - Late Employee
- Bud - Mentioned in Memo
- Unknown person - Issued Mine Safety Notice
- Howie - Wrote Note (EP4)
- Murphy - Missing Prison Guard who died in a ravine while panning for gold. Holds Notebook Page, Lock Box Key. Center focus of Late Employee portion of Blackrock Rumours side mission
- K - Unknown Prison Guard who wrote Office Memo
- Unknown person - Issued Work Order
- D. Gordon - Blue Shift Supervisor who issued Blackrock Memo - Highly Aggressive Wolf
- Linda Burnley - Journyman Electrician sub contractor. Mentioned in Old Substation Work Memo, Lost Worker's Note. Center focus of Lost Power Workers. Holds Power Company ID
- Samual Franks - Journeyman Electrician sub contractor. Author of Lost Worker's Note. Center focus of Lost Power Workers. Holds Power Company ID
- Unknown Convicts - 5 men who escaped Blackrock Prison mentioned in Newspaper Clipping 2. 1 returned alive, 1 found dead, 3 missing
- Unknown Animal Researcher - Dead regional ecologist found in Blackrock Rumours. Hired by Blackrock Admin to research a highly aggressive wolf. Holding Great Bear Wolf Behaviour Study
Episode 5
- TBA
Survival Mode
- St. Christopher's Church and Graveyard Graves:
- Ryan Smith - 1967-1984 "Into The Sunshine"
- Jessica Roy - 1960-1985 "In Our Memories"
- Liam Cote - 1961-1981 "Always Adored"
- Emily Camp - 1963-1981 "Dearly Loved"
- Lilith Barker - 1969-1985 "Our Fallen Angel"
- Tyler Clark - 1966-1983 "An Inspiration"
- Thomson's Crossing Graves:
- Liam Dean - 1928-1973 "Always And Forever"
- Jocelyn Cook - 1979-1986 " Your Memory Lives On"
- Chloe Miller - 1980-2010
- RJ Smith 1904-1980 "He Should Have Listened"
- Ryan Thompson - 1830- 1899 "Beloved Father"
- Several graves too weathered to read.
- Captain Redrick, 14th Wing, SAR - Authored Field 31 Operation Memo
- Project Medical Officer - Authored several Interview Transcripts, mentioned in Foreman's Site Report Day 64
- Patient 7 - Unknown patient interviewed by Project Medical Officer in several Interview Transcripts
- Unknown friend of Security Chief Vertasky - Mentioned in Security Chief's Log 31. Helicopter carrying message was sabotaged so message could not get out to them
Mentioned Organizations
- Nation of Canada - Several Canadian flags, foods, and clothing are present throughout the Island and make reference to the nation state.
- Great Bear Earthquake Memorial Society (GBEMS) - Mentioned in Emergency Kit Note
- Great Bear Historical Society - Authored Town of Milton, History of The Collapse, Mystery Lake & Area, Pleasant Valley History, Building Blackrock
- Great Bear Water Authority - Mentioned in Public Notice
- Milton & Area parks Board - Mentioned in Park Warning Notice
- MAINLAND POWER CORP. - Issued warning to Martin Barker regarding Utilities Bill
- Diocese of the Northern Coast - Mentioned in Diocese Report
- Breyerhouse - Logging company operating in the Mystery Lake and Broken Railroad regions
- Forest Talkers - Nature activists often referred to as "Eco-terrorists"
- Seraphim Sleep Research Centre - The research center that Dr. Astrid Greenwood originally worked at and took the Hardcase from
- Langston Mining Corporation - Created Langston Mine
- Canadian Physics Review - Mentioned in Letter
- Blackrock Admin Team - Mentioned in Blackrock Memo - Late Employee, Great Bear Wolf Behaviour Study
- Blackrock Mountain Power - Power company that created Power Plant in the Blackrock region
- Jahnn Industries - Mentioned on the back of Security Chief's ID Badge. Funded Dr. Rüdiger"s machine experemient in the Langston Mine
Buffer Memory Characters
In Survival Mode, several journals/logs/diaries of the inhabitants of Great Bear Island can be on personal computers as Buffer Memories during an Aurora. Very rarely can anything related to these characters be found in game, mostly adding more context to the world found in Wintermute but from the different angle of Survival Mode.
- Unknown User - Owner of the Camp Office Buffer Memory wildlife logs
- Shari! - Mentioned in the Buffer Memory
- Dr. Chase - Mentioned in the Buffer Memory
- Anika Longmire - Inhabitant of Milton, 31, female, owner of the Milton Credit Union Buffer Memory diary.
- Father McGill - Former Father of St. Christopher's Church
- Jason - Husband of Anika Longmire mentioned in her diary. Inhabitant of Milton
- Steph - Anika's 10 year old daughter.
- Susan - Anika's neighbor. Inhabitant of Milton
- Chris - Owner of the Milton Post Office Buffer Memory journal
- Higgins - Post office worker
- Peter Good - Owner of the Orca Gas Station, as well as the Orca Gas Station Buffer Memory journal
- Dan Presnell - One of Peter Good's email contacts
- Dak - One of Peter Good's email contacts
- Hank McDermott - One of Peter Good's email contacts
- Robbie - Owner of the Timberwolf Mountain Buffer Memory. His corpse can be found in Chasm Cave after the cargo plane at the Summit crashed.
- Angie - Mentioned in the Buffer Memory
- Geoff Wallace - One of the email correspondents of the Upper Dam Buffer Memory
- Ted "Teddy" Wallace - One of the email correspondents of the Upper Dam Buffer Memory
- "Mr. Clarke"/Robert Clarke Jr - Mentioned in the Upper Dam Buffer Memory visiting the dam. CEO of Carter Hydro
- McPherson - Administrator. Owner of the Lower Dam Buffer Memory. Mentioned in the Upper Dam Buffer Memory getting drunk in his office
- Vaughn - Mentioned in the Lower Dam Buffer Memory. Owner of Vaughn's Rifle.
- Benton - Mentioned in the Lower Dam Buffer Memory. Improperly accessed a turbine
- Hays - Mentioned in the Lower Dam Buffer Memory. Fractured his elbow after slipping on some water
- Unknown Fisherman - Complains of bad catches
- Barbara Quincy - Quonset Garage Owner, Female, 62, Buffer Memory owner, owner of Barb's Rifle
- Bill Farney - Customer that visited the Quonset Garage
- Lighthouse Keeper - Name Unknown, Male, 41, owner of the Lighthouse Buffer Memory
- Unknown Man - Arrived from the Coastal Townsite in Desolation Point. Left the lighthouse.
- Manny Douglas - Owner of the Hibernia Processing Buffer Memory. Adventurer that landed on the island with the help of DeepWild Adventure and is now stranded
- Greg - Manny's email correspondent
- Jerry Baltimore - Male, 29, owner of the Maintenance Shed Buffer Memory. Constantly sends emails talking about Forest Talkers vandalizing the Breyerhouse equipment
- Rick Dennis - Jerry's email correspondent
- Charlie - Fellow worker mentioned in the journal
- Unknown Medic - Responded to a wolf attack on a Breyerhouse worker near The Ravine
- Partner Specialist 81926 - Unknown individual speaking with COMSAT_UPLINK7 regarding the shortwave radio towers in the Forlorn Muskeg region
- Sarah Easton - Female, 29, overseer of the Signal Hill shortwave radio tower, owner of the Signal Hill Buffer Memory diary
- Dan Presnell - Shopkeeper of the Rural Store, Male, 57, owner of the Rural Store Buffer Memory
- Marie - Email correspondent of Dan's
- Greg - Mentioned in an email
- Jim Galveston - Dan's Mainlander shipping contact
- Doug - Email correspondent of Dan's
- Tom Joplin - Mentioned living near Skeeter's Ridge. Owner of the various bunkers in Joplin's Bunker Raid
- Linda - Mentioned in an email. Lives in Milton
- Denise - Mentioned in an email
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