The Guest Book
The recurring souls of Villa Beaumont: the regulars, the staff, and the four-legged head of security — all part of the fan interpretation.
Henri Aubert — the cartographer
Retired mapmaker, resident of the Sereine room three weeks every autumn. Hand-draws the valley's trails; his maps hang in the hall, annotated with things like "good thinking spot" and "Natalie was right about the weather (again)."
Sofia Lindqvist — the astronomer
Visits every clear-skied month with a telescope bigger than Pippa. Runs the stargazing hour; claims the terrace has "the darkest sky south of the Arctic." Natalie claims Sofia as the reason the cocoa station stays open late.
Marco Bellini — the chef
Ruler of the kitchen annex, keeper of the eleven-year oven, and the only person alive permitted to tell Natalie "no" (regarding menu changes, at least). His fondue blend is classified; his bread is legendary; his opinion of pre-grated cheese is unprintable.
Yuki Tanaka — the photographer
Chases alpenglow across the valley with four cameras and infinite patience. Her prints line the stairwell — dawn after dawn, each one different. Natalie has commissioned "one more" every year for six years.
Old Tomas — the guide
Claims to have named three peaks and refuses to say which three. Leads the serious climbs, maintains the winter road, and settles all trail disputes with the phrase "Ask the mountain." The mountain, via Tomas, usually agrees with Natalie.
Amara Diallo — the novelist
Writes one chapter per visit in the Mélèze room, longhand, facing the larches. Has been "nearly finished" for four years; nobody minds. Her readings at the alpine table are the winter season's most requested entertainment.
The Winter Regulars
An ensemble — a retired conductor, two botanists, a chess-obsessed engineer, a poet who only writes in snow — who book the same weeks every year and are greeted like returning migratory birds. They have their own table, their own jokes, and a standing bet on the date of first snow.
Pippa — head of security (self-appointed)
The St. Bernard. Duties include: greeting arrivals, sitting on phones at the table, leading lost-mitten searches, and sleeping wherever guests are. Natalie addresses her as a colleague — "Pippa, we have a situation on the east trail" — and Pippa has never once failed to respond with complete confidence.
Source notes
- All supporting characters are creative interpretation, not official app canon and not real people. See Methodology.
- Persona origin: Vizlings app (vizlings.com); no official description was available (2026-09-26).
- Artwork: AI-generated dramatization art, created in-house 2026-09-26.