[
{
"caretaker": {
"blurb": "The Caretaker pays attention and tends to the small and forgotten gods, helping each one find a home.",
"pages": "48-51",
"flavour": "Someone must pay attention to all the small and forgotten things in the world. Someone must listen to the voiceless.",
"care": "tender, supportive, and silent",
"animals": [
"stoat",
"salamander",
"lemur",
"crow",
"reflective animal",
"quiet animal"
],
"actions": [
"Pause, tilt your head to the side, and keep going.",
"Play with one of your gods.",
"Say something in silence better than words can.",
"Notice a little friend everyone else overlooked.",
"Say: ‘Hold this.’",
"Ask: ‘Hush, can you hear that?’"
]
},
"dancer": {
"blurb": "The Dancer opens up to all the magical and strange forces in the world, inviting them to dance and exist in the moment.",
"pages": "52-55",
"flavour": "Your inner fire is a song in your heart, not a voice in your head. The world will not quiet you.",
"care": "intense, vocal, and full of light",
"animals": [
"fox",
"heron",
"tamarin",
"skink",
"lively animal",
"hopeful animal"
],
"actions": [
"Dance idly.",
"Laugh and smile.",
"Leap up on top of something.",
"Give a song to those around you.",
"Ask: ‘Will you dance a dance with me?’",
"Ask: ‘Do you want to be my friend?’"
]
},
"exile": {
"blurb": "Banished from their homeland, the Exile travels through the Hæth looking for somewhere that can take them in and help them heal.",
"pages": "56-59",
"flavour": "Your past clings to your shoulders like an old woolen cloak. Someday, perhaps, you can return to your home.",
"care": "fragile, skittish, and terrified of being broken again",
"animals": [
"deer",
"tiger",
"eagle",
"skunk",
"rare animal",
"nomadic animal"
],
"actions": [
"Say an expression in your traditional language.",
"Keep an eye on the exits.",
"Push something out of sight or out of mind.",
"Play a tune that reminds you of home.",
"Say: ‘You look familiar.’",
"Ask: ‘Can I tell you a story about my home?’"
]
},
"firelight": {
"blurb": "The Firelight is accompanied by a firefly that lights their path and helps guide people through the world.",
"pages": "60-63",
"flavour": "It is easy to get lost in the darkness and the deep. The firefly at your side will always guide the way.",
"care": "forward-thinking, mutual, and shining bright",
"animals": [
"racoon",
"olm",
"albatross",
"sphynx cat",
"nocturnal animal",
"steady animal"
],
"actions": [
"Shrug.",
"Pet your firefly.",
"Illuminate all that is hard to see.",
"Keep walking.",
"Say: ‘Watch your step.’",
"Ask: ‘Do you need a hand?’"
]
},
"fool": {
"blurb": "The Fool is unused to and unfamiliar with the complicated and tangled world outside, and approaches everything with the same naїve optimism.",
"pages": "64-67",
"flavour": "Life is an adventure, and there’s never shame in learning new things.",
"care": "silly, naïve, and more profound than most expect",
"animals": [
"parrot",
"star-nosed mole",
"samoyed",
"anole",
"goofy animal",
"oblivious animal"
],
"actions": [
"Meander around.",
"Give great advice.",
"Give terrible advice.",
"Do something that’s actually pretty funny.",
"Ask: ‘But why?’",
"Ask: ‘What’s going on?’"
]
},
"guardian": {
"blurb": "The Guardian takes care of a ward, a young child with a difficult past and in desperate need of care.",
"pages": "68-71",
"flavour": "Hold your ward close to your heart. Someday the world will hurt them, but this will not be that day.",
"care": "paternal, protective, and unconditional",
"animals": [
"bear",
"hen",
"wolf",
"rabbit",
"wary animal",
"strong animal"
],
"actions": [
"Sigh and shake your head.",
"Keep both eyes on someone.",
"Derive a practical lesson from a situation.",
"Tell a story that makes someone embarrassed.",
"Ask: ‘Where do you think you’re going?’",
"Ask: ‘Where is my ward?’"
]
},
"moth-tender": {
"blurb": "The Moth-Tender assists the carrier moths that fly across the Hæth, delivering letters and parcels to everyone who needs them.",
"pages": "72-75",
"flavour": "Carrier moths travel across the Hæth, bringing news, letters, and tiny boxes. You wander the land, keeping an eye on these moths and their towers.",
"care": "consistent and prompt, and it arrives in small packages",
"animals": [
"bat",
"horse",
"pigeon",
"rabbit",
"persistent animal",
"dogged animal"
],
"actions": [
"Follow the moths.",
"Fidget.",
"Write something down on a piece of paper.",
"Tell everyone what phase the moon is in right now.",
"Ask: ‘Have you heard the news?’",
"Say: ‘I have a letter for you!’"
]
},
"peddler": {
"blurb": "The Peddler transports supplies and wares from place to place, ensuring that each community has access to everything they need to survive.",
"pages": "76-79",
"flavour": "The road is long and filled with merchants, traders, and everyone else doing their part to make sure everywhere in the Hæth is provided for. No one’s home can stand alone.",
"care": "material, solid, and dependable",
"animals": [
"donkey",
"condor",
"llama",
"crocodile",
"rugged animal",
"tireless animal"
],
"actions": [
"Know someone who can help.",
"Intensely examine something.",
"Sit down and do the math.",
"Trade for or trade away one of your many wares.",
"Ask: ‘What can I do for you?’",
"Say: ‘I have a deal for you.’"
]
},
"pilgrim": {
"blurb": "In search of a faraway place, the Pilgrim is carried by their faith and desire to reach a home that might not even exist.",
"pages": "80-83",
"flavour": "The gods have given you a path forward, a place you hope can finally give you what you seek. Some days you worry you’ll never make it there at all.",
"care": "enduring, faithful, and expressed one step at a time",
"animals": [
"ibis",
"bison",
"ferret",
"newt",
"devoted animal",
"ceaseless animal"
],
"actions": [
"Recite a small prayer.",
"Chatter away.",
"Shield yourself from harsh conditions.",
"Place your fate in improbable coincidence, and have it work out.",
"Ask: ‘Do you think we’ll make it?’",
"Say: ‘Lead the way.’"
]
},
"poet": {
"blurb": "The Poet is a writer using their journeys as inspiration for their project, trying to tie together the threads that intertwine the history of this land with their own heart.",
"pages": "84-87",
"flavour": "The song of the world is a poem that can be captured by ink and paper, if only you could find the right words.",
"care": "eloquent, observant, and occasionally overwrought",
"animals": [
"porcupine",
"rook",
"terrier",
"toad",
"lyrical animal",
"pensive animal"
],
"actions": [
"Self-deprecate.",
"Cite your sources, in hopes that they can help.",
"Write down a moment that feels relevant to your project.",
"Provide a new perspective others might not have.",
"Ask: ‘What used to be here?’",
"Ask: ‘Can you explain?’"
]
},
"ragamuffin": {
"blurb": "The Ragamuffin is a little rascal of a kid who just wants to cause problems and have fun.",
"pages": "88-91",
"flavour": "Run! Scream! Play! Steal! And above all, live!",
"care": "young, exuberant, and naïve",
"animals": [
"otter",
"gecko",
"capuchin",
"kitten",
"cute animal",
"young animal"
],
"actions": [
"Get distracted.",
"Get really invested in a new interest.",
"Blurt out a secret.",
"Somehow manage to squeeze yourself out of trouble.",
"Ask: ‘Do you wanna hang out with me?’.",
"Ask: ‘Do you wanna see something really cool?’"
]
},
"shepherd": {
"blurb": "The Shepherd tends to a herd of bumblebees, keeping an eye out with them as they travel to different pastures.",
"pages": "92-95",
"flavour": "Herds of chubby bumblebees can be found across the Hæth, and tending to those flocks is simple, honest work.",
"care": "measureless, watchful, and gentle",
"animals": [
"ram",
"turtle",
"sheepdog",
"hawk",
"guiding animal",
"peaceful animal"
],
"actions": [
"Pat a bumble on its head.",
"Stare off into the distance.",
"Make an offhand observation that turns out to be correct.",
"Rest your back against something and take a moment to breathe.",
"Say: ‘They’re friendly, don’t fret.’",
"Ask: ‘Can I teach you something someone once taught me?’"
]
},
"teacher": {
"blurb": "The Teacher is a traveling professor, who visits kids throughout the Hæth to instruct them on specialized knowledge and hidden secrets.",
"pages": "96-99",
"flavour": "Across the Hæth, there are students who need teaching. You travel from town to town and help them learn the little pieces they might not yet know.",
"care": "wise, distant, and gentle",
"animals": [
"owl",
"hare",
"chameleon",
"orangutan",
"wise animal",
"attentive animal"
],
"actions": [
"Sit down, surrounded by others.",
"Fumble for your supplies.",
"Clear your throat and get everyone’s attention.",
"Tell the table about something related to a subject you teach.",
"Ask: ‘Can you show me?’",
"Ask: ‘What can we learn from this?’"
]
},
"vagabond": {
"blurb": "The Vagabond was once convicted by a faraway and cruel authority, and has been forced to reinvent themself on the road.",
"pages": "100-103",
"flavour": "The world’s taken everything from you, beat down on your shoulders, and given you an aching heart. Some people think you’re a criminal, or a monster. You know what you are.",
"care": "invisible, cautious, and unimaginably deep",
"animals": [
"possum",
"rat",
"rattlesnake",
"raven",
"misunderstood animal",
"sneaky animal"
],
"actions": [
"Be somewhere you’re not supposed to be.",
"Have something you’re not supposed to have.",
"Mutter something you’re not supposed to say.",
"Lie.",
"Say: ‘I have a bad feeling about this.’",
"Ask: ‘Do you trust me?’"
]
},
"veteran": {
"blurb": "The Veteran was once a great hero, who held the entire world on the tip of their blade. No longer.",
"pages": "104-107",
"flavour": "You wield the blade that must never be drawn again.",
"care": "intense, sober, and mindful",
"animals": [
"badger",
"hellbender",
"raven",
"mouse",
"dangerous animal",
"headstrong animal"
],
"actions": [
"Repeat a calming phrase.",
"Spend time practicing a craft you’re not very good at.",
"Drum against the pommel of your blade.",
"Leap to your feet.",
"Say: ‘I don’t do that anymore.’",
"Ask: ‘What are you hiding?’",
"Unsheathe your blade and immediately kill the person in front of you. Then, remove your character from the game. You cannot play them any longer."
]
}
}
]