not quite sure where the name "Martin" came from,but now I have something to work with.
Martin will be either a human or a monkey(probably something furry) and Goldie will be a lion.
I could do a lot with this,since I had been looking for some rigid set instead of firing off tons of extra characters and stories none of which were connected. now I have something I can treat more canonically.
of course, the universe pulling these cruel jokes again I (IRL) have an epic schedule change involving me waking up even earlier than usual and doing even more than before. D: