Root RPG - Denizens Deck

Duke Whitetalon
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Duke Orias Whitetalon is the latest in a long

line of Whitetalons, all of whom have occupied
positions on or near the throne of the Dynasties.
He is determined to ensure that his children
have the same legacy preserved for them.
Duke Whitetalon • Eagle
INJURY 3 EXHAUSTION 3 WEAR 4

MORALE 2 Harm Dealt: 2 injury
Drive
To assert dominance over the whole of the
Woodland
Moves
• Make a pointed and dire threat
• Attack from a position of superiority
• Flee from a losing battle
Equipment
The Whitetalon (ancestral family sword)
Request for the vagabonds:

Enter a clearing and secretly
create an opening in the clearing’s
defenses for his troops.
Count Goshawk
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Count Eamon Goshawk is of the Goshawk

branch of Eyrie royalty—always nobles, rarely
leaders. Eamon plans to stay close to power
and come out of the war near the top.
Count Goshawk • Goshawk

MORALE 2 Harm Dealt: 1 exhaustion
Drive
To side with the winners of the war in the
Woodland
Moves
• Offer a bribe or reward
• Backstab at an opportune moment
• Blackmail into submission
Equipment
Globus Accipiter (scepter of office)

Carry a message of secret
alliance to an official of
the Marquisate.
Jocosa
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Jocosa is a brilliant librarian scholar of

the Eyrie Dynasties, committed above all
else to record and preserve the past. She is
committed to the Eyrie only because it has
the greatest archives, to her knowledge.
Jocosa • Kestrel

Drive
To protect the legacy and history of the
Eyrie
Moves
• Provide valuable information
• Desperately attack a threat to the books
• Request and record insight and history
Equipment
“An Accumulated History of the Eyrie”

Enter a ruin to retrieve a lost
chronicle of an ancient
Eyrie kingdom.
Dame Royse
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Dame Royse, honored knight of the Eyrie Dynasties

and bearer of the Bluecloak, is one of the few non-
avian legendary figures in the Eyrie. She commits to
her ideals and her duties, to the point of overlooking
many of the Eyrie’s greater transgressions.
Dame Royse • Mouse

Drive
To uphold her honor and reputation
Moves
• Take on a worthy cause
• Defend a weak or defenseless victim
• Challenge to a duel
Equipment
Short sword, the Bluecloak (an honorable
badge of office)

Aid her in bringing a rogue
Eyrie knight to justice.
Tenney “The Bard”
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Tenney is “the Bard,” troubadour of the Eyrie Dynasties

and singer of their songs and stories. Sponsoring
Tenney grants status for nobles of the Eyrie, and
Tenney relies on that to live comfortably. The more
powerful the noble who sponsors him, the greater his
fame and status, and the more comfortable his life.
Tenney “The Bard” • Fox

Drive
To rise in status and prominence in the
Woodland
Moves
• Put on a beautiful performance
• Shower with sycophantic praise
• Flee from violence
Equipment
Brass trumpet

Protect his life from aristocrats
incensed by some of his
satirical songs.
Squire Dye
EYRIE DYNASTIES
Dye is a squire and loyal courier within the Eyrie

Dynasties, known for being fleet of foot and
always capable of getting the message through.
She does tend to read the messages, however, and
sometimes takes it upon herself to alter them to
keep the Eyrie from indulging its worst instincts.
Squire Dye • Rabbit

Drive
To temper the Eyrie’s worst impulses
Moves
• Acrobatically escape from attacks
• Offer help to those in need
• Defuse a dangerous situation with words
Equipment
Massive backpack

Help cover up the changes she
made to a missive to prevent
a massacre.
Avocat Estienne
MARQUISATE
Estienne is an avocat, a master bureaucrat

and wielder of Marquisate law. She believes
that the law will win out over any foe or
injustice, and won’t hesitate to use it to
crack down on “undesirable elements.”
Avocat Estienne • Cat

Drive
To enforce and expand Marquisate law
Moves
• Seize ill-gotten goods
• Hide behind guards and soldiers
• Record and spread word of misdeeds
Equipment
Bundles of Marquisate law and record

Seize goods she has identified
as illegally withheld from taxes
by local merchants.
Catdoux Garnier
MARQUISATE
Garnier came with the Marquise de Cat as

a common soldier, seeing an opportunity.
He has already risen to the rank of Catdoux
(gentlecat). He aims for still more power, and
is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it.
Catdoux Garnier • Cat

Drive
To rise in the ranks of the Marquisate
Moves
• Make self-serving illicit deals
• Backstab an opportune target
• Spring a trap
Equipment
Assorted knives

Infiltrate, spy on, and collect
blackmail against a rival noble.
Master Daw
MARQUISATE
Master Daw is a knighted servant of the

Marquisate. He is a capable fighter and soldier
for the Marquisate, and he truly believes in their
order and their ability to improve the Woodland.
Master Daw • Rabbit

Drive
To bring the Marquisate’s benefits to the
Woodland
Moves
• Give a speech about the Marquisate’s
benefits
• Politely ask opposition to submit
• Attack unsubmitting opponents
Equipment
Axe, sword, and cloak

Protect a new invention he
is transporting to a clearing
in need.
Sergeant Atheldrydd
MARQUISATE
Sergeant Atheldrydd (“Drydd”) is a soldier

of the Marquisate, most interested in bringing
the Marquisate and the Woodland together.
Both can make the other better, she believes,
and she’s willing to knock heads to do it.
Sergeant Atheldrydd • Mouse

Drive
To integrate the Woodland and the
Marquisate
Moves
• Enforce reasonable conversation
• Recruit potential assets
• Decisively attack dangerous threats
Equipment
Dagger, Marquisate badge

Help keep the peace in a
clearing about to explode
from internal conflict.
Constable Herry
MARQUISATE
Herry is a constable of the Marquisate out

to enforce its laws and keep its citizens
safe. Herry is a Marquisate loyalist,
but believes he’s serving good.
Constable Herry • Fox

Drive
To defend Marquisate citizens and clearings
Moves
• Interrogate a threat
• Arrest a known foe
• Extend friendship to Marquisate allies
Equipment
Bluesteel sword

Apprehend a local rabblerouser
on suspicion of being a
Woodland Alliance agent.
Commander Vauquelin
MARQUISATE
Commander Vauquelin of the Marquisate

military is one of its foremost leaders and
most dangerous commanders, prosecuting
the war across the Woodland.
Commander Vauquelin • Cat

Drive
To grow the Marquisate at all costs
Moves
• Threaten with overwhelming force
• Attack unyielding foes
• Annex useful assets and allies
Equipment
Halberd

Lead an enemy troop into a
Marquisate ambush.
Arleigh
DENIZENS
Arleigh is a traveling merchant of the

Woodland, always on the lookout for good
deals, good opportunities, and good partners.
Arleigh • Anteater

Drive
To make a good business deal
Moves
• Find out what a denizen wants
• Make a pitch to buy or sell
• Barter their way out of trouble
Equipment
Satchel of assorted curios

Help them “reappropriate” a
confiscated satchel of valuables.
Gawne
DENIZENS
Gawne is a baker’s assistant and former

Marquisate soldier—now deserted. He traveled
to the Woodland as a soldier, but has since
become a denizen; he desperately wants to be
left alone by the factions and their struggles.
Gawne • Cat

Drive
To live a simple, quiet life
Moves
• Deflect conversation away from himself
• Avoid dangerous denizens
• Sneak away and hide
Equipment
Apron and flour, old sword

Protect him and his family from
Marquisate inquisitors.
Branwyne
DENIZENS
Branwyne does odd jobs around clearings,

picking up whatever work needs doing—
that way, she hears as much rumor and
gossip as she can. She’ll happily share
it, especially in trade for more.
Branwyne • Duck

Drive
To trade gossip and secrets
Moves
• Pry secrets from interesting denizens
• Offer up interesting gossip to a grateful
audience
• Submit and divert attention with rumors
Equipment
Assorted notes on gossip

Investigate a suspicious denizen
of her clearing.
Tibbott
DENIZENS
Tibbott is an excellent haberdasher, a hat-

maker extraordinaire—but more importantly,
he’s a voice for peace and compromise.
Tibbott • Ferret

Drive
To protect the denizens
Moves
• Perform his job superbly
• Defuse an escalating situation
• Stand against a bully
Equipment
Excellent hats

Lend their voices to his in
convincing another local
leader to avoid conflict.
Mirielda
DENIZENS
Mirielda is an expert and beloved baker,

as well as parent and guardian to many
children, including adopted orphans.
She is fiercely defensive of her family.
Mirielda • Wolverine

Drive
To support her family
Moves
• Ply with excellent bread
• Fiercely defend her family
• Avoid getting involved
Equipment
Bread and pastries

Rescue one of her children
who joined—unknown to her,
willingly—a warring faction.
Guillaume
DENIZENS
Guillaume is a blacksmith from Le Monde

de Cat, the far-off empire from which hails
the Marquise. He left to get away from
its tyranny, and he wants the Marquisate
gone from his Woodland home.
Guillaume • Lynx

Drive
To oust the Marquisate
Moves
• Offer his services to Marquisate foes
• Sabotage Marquisate work
• Share secrets and drinks for the same
Equipment
Blacksmith tools

Burn down a repository of
Marquisate weaponry.
Beth
DENIZENS
Beth is an alchemist and herbalist, a healer

and a surgeon. She will help anyone
who needs it, regardless of faction.
Beth • Rat

Drive
To take care of the sick and wounded
Moves
• R ace to help someone in trouble
• Offer a newly invented medicine
• Surrender to avoid conflict
Equipment
Alchemist’s herbs and medicines

Collect valuable medicinal herbs
from a dangerous cave in the
forest so she can save a life.
Drue
DENIZENS
Drue is a bandit, thief, and robber.

He’s no match for a real vagabond,
and he knows it...but he’ll never turn
down a chance to get rich quick.
Drue • Weasel

Drive
To get rich
Moves
• Steal valuable items
• Spring an ambush
• Surrender to superior force
Equipment
Razor sharp knives

Assist him in stealing a treasure
stored inside the safest room
of the local constabulary.
Captain Ismay
DENIZENS
Ismay is a large, powerful rabbit guard

captain. She’s never been a soldier,
but she sees herself as a wall between
dangers and the rest of the denizens.
Captain Ismay • Rabbit

Drive
To guard her home
Moves
• Physically subdue a threat
• Side with the oldest denizen around
• Make friends with non-threatening
denizens
Equipment
Sword, shield, and armor

Covertly deal with a dangerous
denizen recently arrived in
the clearing.
Rohese
DENIZENS
Rohese wants to unite the Woodland—or at

least, its criminal elements. She has very few
moral rules, but she will defend those who are
loyal to her, and punish those who are not.
Rohese • Mouse

Drive
To grow a criminal network across the
Woodland
Moves
• Offer a bribe and a threat simultaneously
• Deploy dangerous followers to solve
problems
• Reward loyalty
Equipment
Fake “Woodland Alliance” bandana

Track down, apprehend,
and return a criminal who
betrayed her.
Girard
VAGABONDS
Girard is a wandering, exploring vagabond,

intrigued both by all the different clearings
and by the ruins and secrets held in between.
Girard • Bluejay

Drive
To make discoveries across the Woodland
Moves
• Seek and explore an interesting locale
• Strike at danger from cover
• Exchange discoveries for discoveries
Equipment
Shortbow, satchel

Back him up in an expedition
to a secret, ancient,
dangerous ruin.
Salbatore
VAGABONDS
Salbatore devoted himself to a singular

cause—becoming the greatest archer in
the Woodland. He will undertake any job
that earns him more prestige for his goal.
Salbatore • Cat

Drive
To be known as the greatest archer in the
Woodland
Moves
• Make a ridiculous shot with his bow
• Brag and boast about his excellence
• Flee from close-up fights
Equipment
Purpleheart wood bow

Help set up an competition
with the best archers of
the factions.
Donnghal
VAGABONDS
Donnghal is a vagabond wanderer with one

true goal—to find the rumored, mythical
kingdom of his ancestors hidden on, under, or
around the Woodland’s hills and mountains.
Donnghal • Sheep

Drive
To find the lost civilization of Hala Corach
Moves
• Charge and headbutt
• Obstinately refuse until he gets his way
• Befriend someone who shows interest in
his quest
Equipment
Walking stick, sword

Help him obtain a valuable
atlas from an ancient
civilization of the Woodland.
Tory
VAGABONDS
Tory has no allegiances or loyalty to anyone

or anything. She has found that someone
like her can profit enormously from ongoing
wars like the one ravaging the Woodland.
Tory • Toad

Drive
To keep the war going indefinitely
Moves
• Hop into a better position
• Trick a denizen into fighting another
denizen
• Offer aid to combatants in exchange for
cash
Equipment
Pouches full of assorted supplies

Sabotage a meeting proposing a
temporary truce between
warring factions.
Fairley
VAGABONDS
Fairley has seen the Woodland over the course

of countless decades. She has seen it change and
return and change again. She now only desires
to see it one more time, in full, in her old age.
Fairley • Tortoise

Drive
To visit as many clearings and wonders as
possible
Moves
• Spin and take a blow on hard shell
• Share unfinished tales and legends
• Smack with her cane to end unneeded
fighting
Equipment
Swordcane

Escort her into a dangerous
clearing, well-changed from
what she remembers
Gunvald
VAGABONDS
Gunvald is an otter with an obsession—the

Raft Bandits, a crew of outlaws and brigands
who fight along the river and waterways of the
Woodland. His obsession has driven him out of
any faction, and he pursues it with heedless drive.
Gunvald • Otter

Drive
To defeat the Raft Bandits
Moves
• Accurately make an impossible shot
• Exhort others into providing aid
• Take on incredible risk without hesitation
Equipment
Longbow

Act as bait in one of his ploys to
draw out the Raft Bandits
and destroy them.
Kyra Sirien
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Kyra Sirien is young enough to not have known

a Woodland before the Grand Civil War, and old
enough to refuse a Woodland ruled by anybody but
the denizens themselves. She wants to upend the old
ways of the Woodland and create a new Alliance across
all the clearings...even if the clearings don’t all agree.
Kyra Sirien • Rabbit

Drive
To establish a new Woodland Alliance
government and society
Moves
• Attack without warning
• Assume command of a group
• Passionately give a speech about freedom
Equipment
Shortbow, knife, leather armor

Help her destroy a cache
of goods and treasure
held by a dominant faction.
Wynnstan
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Wynnstan joined the Woodland Alliance to

help the denizens...but he did not want to
fight in battles. He does his best to help those
who are suffering, all while believing he’s too
weak, too cowardly, to fight sword to sword.
Wynnstan • Fox

Drive
To relieve the suffering of the most
oppressed denizens of the Woodland
Moves
• Provide aid and support without hesitation
• Talk down a foe with kindness and mercy
• Freeze in the face of real aggression
Equipment
Medicine bag

Destroy the arms and armor of
a local oppressor, to force them
into a peaceful resolution.
Leoma
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Leoma was always a capable mercenary, but

since joining the Woodland Alliance she has
grown her reputation as a saboteur, assassin,
and all-around fearsome outlaw. She aims to
undermine the other factions through fear,
destruction, and any other means necessary.
Leoma • Mouse

Drive
To terrorize enemy factions into making
mistakes
Moves
• Challenge the toughest enemy in a fight
• Put on a show of ferocity and force
• Destroy the environment to gain an
advantage
Equipment
The Mouse Claw (greatsword)

Help her ambush a faction
leader, to keep the field clear and
give her a shot at assassination.
Cenric
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Cenric is a capable, valued blacksmith...

and a rebel agitator. Cenric sees total
war as the only way to freedom, and he
pushes anyone he can towards that cause,
using any means available to him.
Cenric • Skunk

Drive
To provoke the Woodland to all-out war
against tyrants
Moves
• Provide valuable arms to any rebels
• Sway neutral parties towards rebellion
• Put on an innocuous face to untrusted
denizens
Equipment
Blacksmith tools

Wear an enemy faction’s colors and
be seen setting a clearing on fire
to drive anger against that faction.
Imogene
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Imogene is a young squirrel, absolutely fierce

in her beliefs, but untrained and untempered.
She is determined to free her home, though she
doesn’t have a well-constructed plan to do so.
Imogene • Squirrel

Drive
To free her home clearing
Moves
• Attack suddenly and without warning
• Openly speak about the need for rebellion
• Exhort others for aid, training, and
equipment
Equipment
Nicked old sword

Help her and some friends to burn
down the local official’s home.
Camdyn
WOODLAND ALLIANCE
Camdyn is an experienced warrior,

capable strategist, and worthy leader of the
Woodland Alliance. He sees the Alliance
as the best path to a better future for all
the Woodland, and he sees his role as
tempering the Alliance’s wilder impulses.
Camdyn • Fox

Drive
To pursue a better future for the whole
Woodland
Moves
• Exhibit restraint, calm, and dispassion
• Share a plan to solve a real problem
• Strike from a position of superiority
Equipment
Axe, shield, and armor

Rescue a band of young
Woodland Alliance firebrands.
Skipper Audgunn
RIVERFOLK COMPANY
Audgunn is an experienced and wealthy

skipper of the Riverfolk Company; he
speaks on their behalf for the establishment
of Company-owned trading posts
all along the Woodland’s rivers.
Skipper Audgunn • Otter

Drive
To make Company presence and trading
posts integral to the Woodland
Moves
• Offer valuable trade goods at discount
prices
• Butter up powerful denizens
• Call in favors and friendships
Equipment
Luxurious greatcoat

Pressure a local denizen leader
into allowing the Company to
build a trading post there.
Counter Gage
RIVERFOLK COMPANY
Gage is a counter of the Riverfolk Company,

a locally recruited denizen who keeps track
of contracts, exchange rates, and more. He
is in it, unequivocally, for the money.
Counter Gage • Fox

Drive
To acquire goods, currency, and value
Moves
• Wield paperwork, contracts, and
documents to get his way
• Solve a problem through pay or bribery
• Make threats on behalf of the Company
Equipment
Sacks of gold and goods, glasses, contracts

Steal an incoming trade wagon
to put pressure on a rich denizen.
Wright Selby
RIVERFOLK COMPANY
Selby is a boatwright, obsessed with what makes

a good boat and how to overcome any water, any
weather, any route. He thinks Woodland resources,
woods, and techniques may be the key to finishing
his dream project—an utterly unsinkable boat.
Wright Selby • Otter

Drive
To design the perfect boat
Moves
• Excitedly overshare about boat-making
• Undertake dangerous experiments and
investigations
• Make deals with anyone for important
resources
Equipment
Boatwright tools

Find and return with wood from
a secret grove of legendary trees,
the perfect material for his boat.
Counter Ernaca
RIVERFOLK COMPANY
Ernaca, a counter of the Company, believes

in the Company’s commitment to fair dealing
and trade. She won’t stand for shady business,
and wants to make sure the Company is seen
as the beacon of honest trade she sees it as.
Counter Ernaca • Otter

Drive
To defend the Company’s reputation
Moves
• Make an appraisal and deal in good faith
• Openly call out injustice or unfairness
• Offer a mutually beneficial deal to those
in need
Equipment
Appraisal tools, myriad small valuable goods

Capture a shady Company
boat skipper who has been
making false deals.
Skipper Magney
RIVERFOLK COMPANY
Magney skippers the Company boat Starflow,

the pride of the whole Company fleet. He
is the tip of the Company’s spear, and he is
not afraid to take mercenary contracts or to
start a fight on behalf of the Company.
Skipper Magney • Otter

Drive
To control the Woodland’s waterways
Moves
• Retreat from land to his boat
• Launch daring attacks from his boat
• Make veiled threats
Equipment
Oar, coins in many denominations

Temporarily join his crew for a
mercenary contract against a
river clearing.
Qasira Ri’Jal
LIZARD CULT
Qasira Ri’Jal is a Tongue of the Dragon, one

of the members of the Lizard Cult specifically
ordained to share the word of the Dragon. Qasira
is determined to be the first voice preaching
these words that many denizens ever hear.
Qasira Ri’Jal • Lizard

Drive
To bring the word of the Dragon to new
clearings
Moves
• Begin a sermon about the Dragon
• Defend herself with powerful staff strikes
• Share hope with the downtrodden
Equipment
Staff, robes

Protect the secret temple she
built for her sermons to the
downtrodden of a clearing.
Ubade Mo’Set
LIZARD CULT
Ubade Mo’Set is a Claw of the Dragon, a

soldier of the Lizard Cult. He was granted a
special mission—to find heretics and members
of the sect who left the light of the Dragon.
He brings them to justice for their sins.
Ubade Mo’Set • Lizard

Drive
To slay the unfaithful
Moves
• Harshly question a witness or suspect
• Hunt and slay an unfaithful denizen
• Perform a rite of absolution
Equipment
Dragonclaw dagger, shield

Help him to covertly ambush
and kidnap a dangerous
Lizard Cult heretic.
Abda He’Biba
LIZARD CULT
Abda He’Biba is an Eye of the Dragon, a

seeker of knowledge and truth. She believes
there are ancient ruins of the Dragon
Empire hidden in the Woodland, and
she would do anything to find them.
Abda He’Biba • Lizard

Drive
To uncover lost ruins of the Dragon Empire
Moves
• Provide the history of places and things
• Steal anything of historic provenance
• Flee from any violent threat
Equipment
“In Fire’s Eye” (tome of draconic lore)

Steal an important artifact from
the cache of a local lord.
Talib
LIZARD CULT
Talib is an uncasted runner of the Lizard Cult,

responsible only for carrying messages between
more important cultists. But he is determined to
become a great hero, and actively looks for chances
to engage with danger and prove himself.
Talib • Lizard

Drive
To become a hero of the Lizard Cult
Moves
• Perform feats of speed and acrobatics
• Emphasize and exaggerate his deeds
• Plead for a chance to perform heroics
Equipment
Armor, missives from cultists

Help him single-handedly
defeat a guard captain who is
hostile to the Lizard Cult.
Aiza Ri’Awan
LIZARD CULT
Aiza Ri’Awan is a Tongue of the Dragon, and a

proselytizer. She knows the value of converting
the powerful, and she will use any means to
get them to commit to the Lizard Cult.
Aiza Ri’Awan • Lizard

Drive
To convert powerful denizens
Moves
• Persuade with promises and bribes
• Reveal secrets as blackmail
• Call in favors and powerful allies
Equipment
Silverskull badge of office, robes

Protect a treasure being sent to
a powerful possible convert.
Alfhard
CORVID CONSPIRACY
Alfhard has been a soldier in nearly

every military in the Woodland. He
uses his knowledge of their structures
and traditions to infiltrate them on
behalf of the Corvid Conspiracy.
Alfhard • Crow

Drive
To undermine militaries from within
Moves
• Masquerade as a soldier
• Sow discord among fellow soldiers
• Mercilessly strike a possible discoverer
Equipment
Spiked club, patchwork armor

Help him frame a military
officer for wrongdoing.
Mallory
CORVID CONSPIRACY
Mallory is an alchemist and explosives

expert. She suffered the loss of her family
at the hands of the Woodland’s great
powers, and she is determined to burn
down their greatest edifices as revenge.
Mallory • Crow

Drive
To destroy the halls of power
Moves
• Ask others to test dangerous mixtures
• Trigger an explosive trap
• Plead for help with overthrowing all tyrants
Equipment
Explosive vials

Plant a packet of explosives in
a grand manor of a local lord.
Odilie
CORVID CONSPIRACY
Odilie is an accomplished raider of the Corvid

Conspiracy, and leads an entire force of Conspiracy
fighters. She aims to break the military hold
of the other factions on the clearings, one
at a time, launching raids from the cover of
darkness and bringing chaos to their forces.
Odilie • Crow

Drive
To free clearings from any military rule
Moves
• Reveal hidden allies and warriors
• Strike from shadows without warning
• Slice at enemy weaknesses
Equipment
Longsword, leather

Create a massive distraction to
allow her soldiers to conduct
a raid on a local fort.
Blanchard
CORVID CONSPIRACY
Blanchard doesn’t serve the Conspiracy out of

loyalty or belief—he’s an opportunist. And this
opportunity, to use the Conspiracy’s violent
might to extort valuables out of the wealthy of
the Woodland, is one Blanchard cannot give up.
Blanchard • Crow

Drive
To grow rich from extorted goods
Moves
• Reveal a secret smuggler’s route
• Ferret out hidden valuables
• Threaten denizens to take valuables
Equipment
Crates full of goods

Deliver on a threat against a
wealthy vagabond, and burn
down their crop fields.
Stigr
CORVID CONSPIRACY
Stigr believes in the anarchic cause of

the Corvid Conspiracy, through and
through. He tries to convince others to
join in with the Conspiracy’s attempt
to free the Woodland from all rule.
Stigr • Crow

Drive
To bring full freedom to the Woodland
Moves
• Share the virtues of utopian anarchism
• Play up others’ fears of oppression
• Reveal and use nonlethal traps
Equipment
Plentiful traveling supplies

Spy on a powerful faction
leader for the Conspiracy.
Foremole Valeria
GRAND DUCHY
Valeria knows firsthand the Duchy at its

best. She knows how good it can be to
recruit new workers to her crew and to the
Duchy itself, freeing them from Woodland
subservience to the safety of the Burrow.
Foremole Valeria • Mole

Drive
To recruit new subjects of the Duchy and
send them to the Burrow
Moves
• Reveal a secret tunnel
• Offer a fair wage for work and allegiance
• Escape from conflict through tunnels
Equipment
Heavy armor, mining equipment

Help smuggle a group of would-be
new recruits to a secret tunnel
leading to the Burrow.
Thaddeus
GRAND DUCHY
Thaddeus is a cartographer of the

Underground Duchy. He acts as a kind
of advanced scout in his investigations of
the Woodland, although all he really cares
about is seeing and mapping everything.
Thaddeus • Mole

Drive
To see the whole of the Woodland
Moves
• Use a map to reveal new useful details
• Cheerfully interview interesting or
knowledgeable denizens
• Share information gladly
Equipment
Countless maps

Help him explore an old, lost
trail that connects two clearings.
Callista
GRAND DUCHY
Callista is a cook from the Underground Duchy. She

arrived in the Woodland years ago, and while she
loves the Woodland’s many different denizens and
cultures, she also misses the Burrow. She looks forward
to the Duchy’s control of the Woodland, and all the
diversity that the Woodland will bring to the Duchy.
Callista • Mole

Drive
To grow the Duchy’s ideology and culture
Moves
• Engage a denizen about their past
• Share food and a story of the Duchy
• Submit in the face of violence
Equipment
Pots and pans

Work for a Duchy Baron as local
liasons with the denizens.
Baron Vortigernus
GRAND DUCHY
Vortigernus, Baron of Dirt, believes that

money and trade line the path to take
over the Woodland. He is determined to
defeat all other factions through coin.
Baron Vortigernus • Mole

Drive
To exploit Woodland resources and enrich
the Duchy
Moves
• Seize a valuable resource
• Barter with Duchy goods and coin
• Dismiss denizens’ personal concerns
Equipment
Noble raiment

Destroy a local faction’s
cache of supplies, increasing
demand for the Duchy’s goods.
Captain Hersilia
GRAND DUCHY
Hersilia, Captain and Squire of the Duchy,

is one of the greatest tacticians in all the
Burrow. She sees the Woodland as a potential
source of danger down the line, so she is
determined to take it and subjugate it now.
Captain Hersilia • Mole

Drive
To militarily demolish opposition
Moves
• Strike in force from a secret tunnel
• Smash with a mighty two-handed blow
• Ask for and accept surrender from foes
Equipment
Armor, Freedom (great hammer)

Carry a military ultimatum to
the leadership of
a clearing.
Creating NPCs
1. Choose a name, species, description,
and job (sample species on the back).
2. Select a faction (list on the back).
3. Create a drive (samples on the back).
4. Give them harm tracks with 1 to 5
boxes of injury, exhaustion, wear, and
morale harm.
5. Choose their weapon:
• Range: intimate, close, far
• Harm: at least 1-injury or 1-exhaustion
6. Add other equipment: armor, clothing,
books, or heirlooms.
7. Write three moves describing how
the NPC might act or react.
sample species
badger, bat, beaver, bluejay, cat, fox, hawk,
lizard, mouse, opossum, otter, owl, raccoon,
rabbit, squirrel, wolf
list of factions
Marquisate, Corvid Conspiracy, Denizens,
Eyrie Dynasties, Grand Duchy, Lizard
Cult, Riverfolk Company, Vagabond,
Woodland Alliance
sample drives
to get revenge, to get rich, to make family
safe, to make home safe, to gain power, to
explore, to build something magnificent, to
resist invaders, to defend the weak, to destroy
an enemy, to wage war to prove worth, to
undermine a figure of power, to find comfort,
to serve a higher cause, to escape, to negotiate
peaceful resolutions, to survive at all costs,
to earn social status and position, to take
control, to exert power and authority on
others, to lay waste

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