GARDEN STREET GHOST AGENCY
Webseries by Sprouthaven
A collection of stories from Bells Harbor, a seaside town where the streets are adorned with flowers and sunshine. As autumn comes, the community begins to report a concerning amount of supernatural sightings, which the rest of the world brushes off as a bored little town trying to stir up entertainment for themselves. After all, this place used to be quite popular for tourists, but has recently grown isolated due to certain unsolved incidents. Join the community as they uncover the town's secrets, including a muddled history of a winged god, strange yet friendly monsters blending in with society, and a mysterious lab in the mountains.
"You're something special, full moon, you'll have no doubt
Just let the astral music root you out"
SPROUTHAVEN FAQ
Who are you?
My name is Shilo! I am an aspiring artist and game developer from Canada. I'm very tired most days, but I hope my work makes someone out there happy.What inspired GSGA?
GSGA is a series of silly stories I wrote in my early teens to cope with feelings of alienation, and isolation during quarantine.
The storyline is also inspired by lots of my favorite pieces of media. Mostly Gravity Falls, Night in the Woods, Welcome to Night Vale, SCP and Moominvalley. I grew up with the characters, so many of them are inspired by different parts of my own childhood :)What do you use to animate?
I use a Gaomon PD1161 tablet and Photoshop to draw. After I draw the frames, I edit them in Adobe Premiere.Can I use your art?
Personal use for icons is okay, but please do not claim any of my art or ocs as your own, or use it without permission. I do not allow any of my art to be used in any kind of image generation (AI) software.
CHARACTERS
KIRRA VERMILLION
She/Her - 19 - Born Dec. 3rd
Lead Ghost Agency Investigator
INFO
Kirra is the lead investigator for the Garden Street Ghost Agency, the one who negotiates all the prices and details of each investigation, and the one who runs into haunted locations headfirst to taunt the spirits with profanities. To others she appears fearless, but she believes it's a sort of apathy. Danger is fun, things humanity can't explain are fun, which includes the paranormal, but also why she had to spend half her childhood inside a hospital as a medical mystery- And they never found out why she can't recall anything before her teens.Regardless, Kirra does not mind her past. She feels at home in the theater, as she is a talented actress with a love for all things spooky and otherworldly.
Height: 5'7
Favorite food: Century egg
Abilities: Acting and stage combat.
Kirra is very agile while under pressure.
During high school, Kirra enjoyed skateboarding.
| ♡ Likes | ✘ Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Tabletop rpgs | Confinement |
| Musicals | Math |
| Ghost hunting shows | Driving |
| Horror | Tomatoes |
TANGO AURUM
He/Him - 20 - Born July 2nd
Ghost Agency Technician
INFO
Tango, the technician for the Garden Street Ghost Agency, prefers to help out from the sidelines. Instead of venturing inside the haunted locations, he stays in the van, monitoring cameras and providing equipment when necessary. His reserved and blunt nature is due to a turbulent childhood, but he is fiercely protective of his friends, even if he does not voice his affections. He is the first to behave softly towards outcasts and troubled youth, seeing a bit of his past self within them.
Height: 5'10
Favorite food: Orange chiffon cake
Abilities: Knowledge of tech and fighting.
Tango is proficient with firearms.
Tango's love language is baking.
| ♡ Likes | ✘ Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Coffee | Social gatherings |
| Baking | Authority figures |
| Oranges | Romance |
| Trenchcoats |
JESSE HUCKLEBERRY
He/Him - 19 - Born June 20th
Ghost Agency Investigator
INFO
Jesse is an investigator for the Garden Street Ghost Agency. He is horrified by the paranormal, as he sobs to the cheesiest horror movies and always sprints up the stairs at night to escape the chills down his spine. Jesse does his best to be very respectful of the spirits they visit, in case Kirra’s taunting gets both of them brutally murdered. Jesse is selfless and nurturing, always putting others first, even at his own expense. Despite feeling responsible for the wellbeing of everyone else, it's unknown if Jesse follows his own advice.
Height: 6'1
Favorite food: Spam musubi
Abilities: Swimming and cooking.
Jesse is the strongest member of the ghost agency.
| ♡ Likes | ✘ Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Old western movies | Fighting |
| Making cute lunchboxes | Horror |
| FPS GAMES | The dark |
| Dogs | Junk food |
MOREL
He/They - 19 - Born Aug. 16th
Ghost Agency Emotional Support
INFO
Morel is a test subject who found his way to Bells Harbor after escaping a lab. Morel is soft spoken and gentle, preferring to stay silent most of the time, and feels most at peace around plants. They have the ability to spawn plants depending on their emotional state. Conflicted with the possibility of hurting their friends or being abandoned if they show their true self, they've done their best to hide their powers.
Height: 5'5
Favorite food: Ham
Abilities: Chlorokinesis
Morel is sensitive to heat and cold. He has no spice tolerance and gets brain freezes very easily.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Gardening | Medicinal smells |
| Sprinklers | Spicy food |
| Big sweaters | Tight spaces |
| Ham | Cooked mushrooms |
CLOVER OLIVER
She/Her - ??? - Born June 5th
"The Nature Goddess"
Ghost Agency Receptionist
INFO
Clover is the new receptionist at the Garden Street Ghost Agency. Clover is bubbly, sociable, and enjoys organizing community service projects. She eases her immortality induced boredom by keeping up with all of humanity's trends and new developments, finding it fascinating how quickly things change at the blink of an eye. Deep down, she longs for simpler times, but she knows she can never get that back.
Height: 5'2
Favorite food: Clam miso soup
Abilities: Clover focused all her magic into the shapeshifting aspect, allowing her to transform into large beasts like El. However, this is very physically straining, and she has to rest for multiple days after one use.
Incredible social skills.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Seafood | Showing weakness |
| Small animals | Damage to nature |
| Forests | Trash |
| Popularity | Wildfires |
| Social media |
EL OLEANDER
He/Him - ??? - Born ???
The Bellflower Shrine Caretaker
The Harvest God
INFO
The mysterious caretaker of the Bellflower shrine. Though the Bardic God is no longer widely worshiped, the shrine has never been in better shape. El tends to adapt to different personalities depending on who he's talking to, but enjoys teasing and observing strange mortals who approach him for companionship. Little does the town know, the peaceful caretaker holds a dark secret. An insatiable hunger and heartache haunts his existence, a cost for his otherworldly magic.
Height: 5'8
Favorite food: You
Abilities: Wild magic at the cost of consuming mortal souls.
El's form is always changing, mimicking things he finds interesting.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Slasher horror movies | Boredom |
| Marigolds | Human technology |
| Pumpkin puree | Attachments |
| Meat | Confinement |
FEATHER OLIVER
He/They - ??? - Born May 14th
"The Bardic God"
INFO
A weary man who recently woke up from a multi-century long coma. He was once worshiped and admired as the Bardic God, but an incident caused him to let down his guard and fall asleep. Feather is used to doing things for his own benefit, reduced to apathy and dissociation to cope with the weight of his past, power hungry self. He enjoys everything to do with fine art, having established grand theaters in his past that are still standing to this day.
Height: 5'6
Favorite food: Dandelion salad
Abilities: Feather is a jack of all trades when it comes to El's magic. He can do a little of everything, heal, shapeshift, and magical projectiles. Feather uses musical instruments or singing to cast magic.
Feather is proficient in archery.
Despite everything he can do, Feather likes to paint and sing the most.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Leafy green veggies | Meat |
| String instruments | Powerlessness |
| Fine arts | Cooking |
| Storytelling | Cleaning |
| Mice |
SUNNY HYACINTH
He/Him - ??? - Born Feb. 20th
Therapist
The Blood God
INFO
Sunny is the polite owner of the Sunflower Therapy Clinic. He spends his time doing community service and growing strawberries by his home. As the Blood God, Sunny represents life, love, familial bonds, and healing. However, he also craves adrenaline rushes to feel alive, often doing dangerous things to achieve it. Sunny is sentimental, romanticizing little things and longing for the arms of someone dear to him.
Height: 6'3
Favorite food: Vodka pasta and strawberries
Abilities: ???
Sunny can speak most languages.
Can change the shape of his horns.
Sunny's presence in new areas can cause the moon to turn red. Full blood moons amplify his magic.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Red glasses | Boredom |
| Cleaning | Reality tv |
| Cooking | Breaking his glasses |
| Alcoholic drinks | Bad manners |
| Parties |
ATLAS FENG
He/Him - 21 - Born Jan. 9th
Bells Harbor University Student
INFO
Atlas is a medical student at Bells Harbor University, working hard at the cost of his health and social life, Atlas is the top of his school. Despite his articulate and obedient nature, Atlas secretly longs to be wild and free like the rest of his childhood friends. Atlas has been told he acts like an old man despite being a 19 year old boy.
Height: 5'11
Favorite food: Dessert tofu
Abilities:
Atlas is ambidextrous but also has carpal tunnel in both hands.
Atlas knows a concerning amount of ways to dissect the human body but only because was interested in the science aspect of it. He is probably on a watchlist somewhere.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Fantasy novels | Inactivity |
| Small shiny stones | Breaking rules |
| Biology | Alcohol |
| Tea | Driving |
| Tragic plays |
WINNIE WOZWALD
He/They/She/It - 22 - Born Nov. 13th
Ruler of Rats
INFO
Winnie is the ruler of all ratkind. They are the giant rat who makes all of the rules. Online forums advise against investigating the strange case of Winnie Wozwald, as every nosy reporter leaves with their hair and mental wellbeing stolen. Winnie will stop at nothing to pull a silly goofy funny on unsuspecting people.
Height: 6'2
Favorite food: Porcelain lamps
Abilities: When excited, Winnie has a 70% chance of bursting into flame.
Winnie can communicate with rats, sometimes telepathically if they are under a hat over their head.
Winnie's left side is not bound to reality.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Rats | Baths |
| Obscure fever dream movies | Non rats |
| :) | Unscheduled interviews |
| Clowns |
GUMI SHEPHERD
She/Her - 27 - Born Mar. 12
Cottage Cafe Manager
INFO
The owner of the Cottage Cafe. Gumi is quite reserved and somber, though she upkeeps the same pleasant demeanor for customer service, she has an air of melancholy to her at all times. Some customers even say they witnessed Gumi chasing out thieves and troublemakers with her own broom. She tries to make her cafe a welcoming place to all, just as her old friend Hana wished.
Height: 5'5
Favorite food: Peach cobbler
Abilities: Makes the best coffee and pastries in Bells Harbor. Some say her food even has healing capabilities.
Gumi's preferred weapon is a large old broomstick, which even the most entitled of customers are terrified of.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Cocktails | Rude customers |
| Plants | Chasing out rude customers |
| Thrift stores | Student debt |
| Coffee | Catching up with trends |
| Baking |
MIRI HYACINTH
She/Her - 12 - Born Sept. 9th
Runaway Child
INFO
Miri is an optimistic and rambunctious girl who dreams of solving crime. Due to being experimented on with robotic parts, Miri prefers to cover her face out of embarrassment for her scars and markings. Since she can jump from great heights and be perfectly fine, Miri enjoys doing parkour in absurdly high areas, as always manages to land on her feet. Miri wants to be a detective in the future and put all of her mechanical wonders to good use!
Height: 4'1
Favorite food: Mushroom soup
Abilities: Super strength and speed.
Built in binoculars, umbrella and magnifying glass.
Miri can pop out springs from her feet and hands, allowing her to bounce.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Superhero Cartoons | Reading |
| Rubber ducks | Being Scolded |
| Jumping on high places | Headaches |
| Sugar Cookies | Water |
| Sewing |
AME WINFREY
He/They - 20 - Born Apr. 20th
Cottage Cafe Barista
Bells Harbor University Student
INFO
Ame is a young culinary student attending Bells Harbor University. He works day and night to support his aging mother, who has fallen ill and living on the little funds their father left them after he passed. Ame is sweet and supportive, always finding reasons to smile. He fears student loans more than death, and has been tempted more than once to use his chemistry knowledge to make mischievous substances.
Height: 5'5
Favorite food: Berry sorbet
Abilities: Cooking and chemistry
Ame's knowledge of popular culture is unparalleled.
Knows the best places to thrift at. He swears that the Wolly Grotto, a local clothing shop, is haunted by a poltergeist.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Buttercups | Over spending |
| Bootleg mobile games | His entire immune system failing for the 50th time |
| Rain | Dust |
| Indie folk music | Spicy food |
| Pirating movies |
ASTER WYATT
He/Him - 20 - Born Nov. 24th
Citrus Blooms Florist
INFO
Aster is a florist who wears his heart on his sleeve. He owns the Citrus Blooms Flower Shop on Garden Street, which gets quite busy during festival weeks. Aster plays the guitar and has a decent number of fans online who enjoy his songwriting, most of which are inspired by the feeling of late autumn and unrequited love. Outside of work, Aster being on the move and always doing something new.
Height: 5'8
Favorite food: Tomato soup with grilled cheese.
Abilities: Playing the guitar and identifying plants.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Indie folk music | Writers block |
| Pasta with tomato sauce | School |
| Freestyle dancing | Being called Ed Sheeran |
| Gods and mythology |
YUNA BLOSSOM
She/Her - 19 - Born May 20th
DECEASED
INFO
A bubbly girl who loves arcades, sweets, and cute thrifted clothing. Yuna was once a costume designer for her high school theater club, before moving away to attend Bells Harbor University. After getting attached to a strange yet friendly worker in the Bellflower Shrine, she is lead into the woods where she meets a bloody demise.
Height: 5'4
Favorite food: Cherry parfait.
Abilities: Gaming and fashion design.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Picnics | Aloof crushes |
| Challenging games | Stage fright |
| Making new friends | Horror |
| Romance Manga |
KURO FUKUMOTO
She/They - 19 - Born ???
Fukumoto Household Shadow
INFO
A little shadow who lived in the walls of the Fukumoto household after sensing the presence of a troubled and lonely girl. Upon befriending Kirra, the two of them escaped into the woods to find the rest of Kuro's family. Despite being unable to speak, she is very loving and supportive of those who are friendly to her.
Height: 5'10
Favorite food: Nightmares
Abilities: ???
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Tea pots | Being hunted |
| Constellations | Feeling lonely |
| Full moons | Kirra getting hurt |
| Playing pretend |
HANA SHINOBU
She/Her - 26 - Born Apr. 7th
DECEASED
INFO
The deceased manager of Cottage Cafe. A beloved social butterfly in the garden street community, always there to help others when they needed it. Hana's wish was to build a loving home to shelter those who feel lost in the world, as she once felt lonely and alienated after moving overseas as a young child. Her best friend is Gumi.
Height: 5'6
Favorite food: Botchan dango
Abilities: Can speedrun your taxes in 2 minutes
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Cheesy romcoms | Being disorganized |
| Edible flower decorations | Alcohol |
| Dancing in the rain | Rude customers |
| Reading |
Koi Rosen
She/They/He - ??? - Born ???
The Buttercup Spirit, God of Solitude and Souls
INFO
Koi prefers to stay in their own little bubble. An infinite white void that they can do with as they please, but they prefer to simply sit and enjoy the silence, watching departed souls float in and out of existence. Sometimes, Koi would strike up a conversation, but their foreboding personality often leaves the souls too disturbed.Koi has experienced the worst fate to befall a deity, rendered powerless and forgotten as their followers began believing in somebody else Despite that, Koi is very passive, preferring to just keep waiting.
Height: 5'9
Favorite food: Plain silken tofu
Abilities: The power to see and greet ghosts. Koi's pocket dimension acts as a bridge for the newly departed, or new souls waiting to return to the world. It is out of order.
| Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|
| Tiny flowers | Chaos and disorder |
| Peace and quiet | Work |
| Ambient noise | Loud noises |
| Just existing is enough |
BELLS HARBOR
A colorful seaside town in-between mountains and forests, with a little red train that goes right through the middle of town. It’s warm and humid most days of the year, with thick snowfall in the winters. Folktales suggest that this area used to be home to many powerful entities, such as a winged god who favored bards and artists, and two great beasts who fought by his side. The god was said to have an angelic voice, as his performances could heal the deepest wounds and soothe the most disturbed of souls. However, as the years passed, the Bardic God disappeared without a trace, as did his influence on the world, leaving only the town of Bells Harbor to remember his legacy.In modern day, Bells Harbor has been the subject of many concerned articles, detailing the sudden increase in supernatural occurrences. Missing posters are placed all over town as bereaved families cry out for help, as the local authorities have given up, or are too afraid to even try. A mother claiming that a local medical research facility has kidnapped her sickly daughter to experiment on, brushed away by the world as a crazy old lady looking to stir up trouble. As well, more and more townsfolk with physically impossible characteristics begin living amongst the humans. Some have begun praying to the bardic god once more, hoping one day, he returns to bring Bells Harbor back to it's former fabled prosperity.
GARDEN STREET
An overgrown residential area where most of the series takes place. It's cozy, compact, and said to be incredibly cursed,
hence it's low prices. A survey revealed that most of the residents would rather be roommates with a ghost, or die
trying, than pay horrendous amounts of rent.
Kraken Mart - Grocery store by the sea. It has a great selection of seafood! There's a stall that sells strange slices of purple flesh with opalescent scales (Kirra said she'd love to fry some up and try it when the agency gets their first job done)
Cottage Cafe - Run by Gumi Shepherd. It's the heart of Garden Street and a popular meeting place for couples, serving the best coffee all week.
Garden Street Ghost Agency - On duty 24/7 for any supernatural jobs! Run by Kirra, Tango, Jesse, Morel and Clover.
Bellflower Shrine - a place of worship for the old gods of Bells Harbor, mainly Feather the bardic god. There's three stained glass windows against an old overgrown church. The shrine outside is still being used.
Sunflower Therapy Clinic - A little yellow building with a big rainbow sign run by Sunny Hyacinth. Children call him Dr Sunshine.
Community Garden - Near the Bellflower shrine. Run by Morel, Tango and El.
Bells Harbor University - A pretty competitive university specializing in medicine. Attended by Yuna, Atlas and Ame.
Citrus Blooms - Flower shop, run by Aster. Ame is a regular.
PUMPKIN DISTRICT
The entertainment district. A bright downtown area with neon lights bordering the deep woods.
The nearby boardwalk has lots of little shops selling clothes, snacks and trinkets.
Rosebud Diner - Run by The Voice. Great food, but terrible upkeeping. The floral wallpaper looks to be hundreds of years old, and sometimes objects would even fall off the shelves. It's said to be the wind, but all the windows are bolted shut.
Fireside Bar - A rustic bar that resembles a tavern you'd find in a fantasy movie, run by Athen Wyatt, an outspoken barkeep with a passion for old historical recipes. While pouring drinks, she often dotes on her son Aster for his music.
Sparrow Kingdom Theater - A beautiful old theater. One of Feather's later projects before his sleep.
Arcade - Near the woods.
OTHER
Bells Laboratory - A paranormal containment lab in the woods. It's ground level is a fully functioning medical research facility. It gets most of it's funding from the nearby university, and often has it's medical students come conduct research.