So, I have two characters to intro, but I'll start with this guy, since he's going to need more plot of the two.
River Forrester is a complicated dude. He's 56, but he's half faerie and half gifted* human so he looks like he's in his 30s. He works for the military, but in WC, he owns Crescendo Breadshop and Bakery. You can just call it Crescendo.
Backstory-wise, River is one of Alaska's children. She switched him. His (adoptive?) parents were neglectful and he raised his younger brother himself. When they died, he moved himself and his bro to NYC so he could go to culinary school. His brother was bitten by a werewolf shifter (but River didn't know) and he died as a result of River being trapped in their apartment with him. After he realized that his brother was dead, he accepted the offer to work for the military and did pretty much whatever they asked of him. He traveled abroad and studied food wherever he went, but his life was pretty securely military.
At some point, someone taught him to start living his life again and he decided to be a foster parent. He fostered Ryan Dawson for a little while. When Ryan disappeared, River stopped trying to be a person. He was one of the volunteers that held/cared for Knox & co. He has been one of Knox's handlers in the past and is Knox's current handler. (Or will be soon? IDK, Nae?)
As of late 2012, he moved to Willow Creek, rented/bought the bakery property re: Levi and has thrown himself into making it a comfortable place for people to enjoy amazing pastries. He does serve coffee, but it's not a coffee shop.
River is sometimes reclusive. He is slow to make friends and even slower in relationships. He doesn't tend to fall for someone until they're already closely bonded in friendship. And at that point, River is usually loathe to lose a friendship for something more.
River has all the normal faerie weaknesses, but you might catch him eating lemon from time to time. He doesn't really understand the allergy, but he's pretty sure it won't kill him. So. One of the neat things about his powers as a gifted* human is that he can transfer physical, mental, and emotional pain from someone else to himself. He doesn't usually do it without permission, but it can happen accidentally (passing change back, brushing exposed skin in a shopping line, etc).
I'm down for whatever plot you guys would like. I don't know all of your characters yet, so I might be a little slow on the uptake as I learn, but I'll get there!