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Jayer - She/HerIt seems strange to say it, but you’ve always liked following rules. They provide structure and certainty, which keep you grounded despite life on the road. As such, other people think you’re a bit of a stick-in-the-mud; it’s fair to say you can be a little uptight, but despite...

You have been working as a doctor for decades now, having learned from your father. Medicine in these times is a tricky business – you have all the medical knowledge of the pre-Collapse era, but very few of the tools. Most of your days are spent making lye soap and experimenting with penicillin â€...

Zan - He/HimThe Zan are warriors, hunters, drivers. You’ve never felt at home in the tribe in which you grew up. You aren’t competitive, strong, or athletic; you prefer reading and day-dreaming. You’re shy, quiet, gentle. Your family love you, but none of them understand you.

You worry about a lot of things; diseases in the flock of sheep that you tend to, bad harvests in the villages you trade with, your son and his constant habit of falling from high places. You’re anxious and a little pessimistic, which frustrates some people, but it’s only because you care.

Tolvil - Any PronounsYou’re a gardener who cares for one of the communal vegetable patches in Tolvil. You’re a quiet and shy person, but you stand up for things you believe in, which is why you ran to the defence of your garden when the Zan raided it, receiving a broken arm for your trouble as y...

Jayer - She/HerAt your age, you’re happy to just sit in the back of the bike caravan and watch the world go by. You were the tribe’s chicken keeper for many years, and served a year as Speaker a long time ago, but now you’re retired and hoping to enjoy some peace and quiet. Of course, that’s...

No matter what you’re doing, you’re always turning everything into a game: who can skip this stone furthest across the river? Who can name the most species of mushroom? It’s served you well in your job as a forager – who can find the most blueberries in ten minutes? – but sometimes other p...

Zan - She/HerYou’re a young woman, around eighteen years old. You’re intelligent – maybe not book smart, but a fast learner and a good listener. You’re currently learning all about foraging from Lin, one of the tribe’s elders. You also spend a lot of time with your boyfriend, Pavi. He’s...

Jayer - She/HerWhen you were little, you excelled at your lessons; you learned to read and write very quickly, your skills in mathematics soon outstripped your teacher’s, and you’ve always been great at solving puzzles and riddles. Unfortunately, your intelligence has never extended to any pract...

You always see the negative side of every situation. A relentless pessimist, gloomy, morbid, with a dark sense of humour. You perform a practiced mask of apathy that disguises the fact you really do care about a lot of things. As a mechanic, you spend your days working on the Zan convoy of vehicles...

Zan - She/HerThree months ago, you gave birth to your first child, a boy that you named Ako. Motherhood has not come easy to you; you feel restless, being cooped up with Ako in the caravan all day. You love him, but you miss hunting wild boar, picking fresh blackberries, running through the tall gra...

You always see the negative side of every situation. A relentless pessimist, gloomy, morbid, with a dark sense of humour. You perform a practiced mask of apathy that disguises the fact you really do care about a lot of things. As a mechanic, you spend your days working on the Zan convoy of vehicles...

Zan - She/HerYou are a skilled warrior and hunter: sharp eyes, swift feet, hot temper. Loyal to your tribe and suspicious of outsiders, you often get into fights. You can be impatient with others, and easily riled up.

Zan - He/HimYou are a young man, still in your teens, and you wear your heart on your sleeve. You feel things deeply, and are led by your emotions – when you’re angry, you break things; when you’re happy, you hug strangers. Recently, you have fallen in love for the first time, and it’s turne...

You are a potter, making all kinds of things out of clay. You’re a bit of a perfectionist; some people consider you ‘intense’. Your temper has been fraying, ever since the Zan raided Tolvil and smashed up your entire pottery workshop in the process, out of pure spite. You hate what they did to...

You are a weaver, spending your days drying out flax and turning it into bags, mats and outer-clothing. While you weave, you have plenty of time to chat with those who stop by, which means you’ve ended up knowing pretty much everything there is to know about what’s going on in the tribe – whoâ...

Jayer - She/HerYou were born into the Zan tribe, but as a young woman you grew uncomfortable with Zan warrior culture – you didn’t want to raid smaller villages or hunt animals for meat. You left the tribe and joined the Jayer, the People of Peace. Here, you raise chickens for eggs on a mobile f...

Zan - Any PronounsFrom childhood you were taught that Zan should stick together. But you’ve always wondered about the other people in the many towns you visit. What is life like for outsiders? You have a lot of theories, and you’ve read a few books, but you’ve never been able to ask them in pe...

Tolvil - He/HimYou run the village school, teaching children aged five to fifteen to read, write and do mathematics; generally you have around ten to twenty pupils in the school at any one time. It’s difficult but rewarding work. You wish you could teach them more, but you’re limited by the smal...

Zan - He/HimYou live by the central Zan ethos – strength in unity. You’re loyal to your tribe and believe that the Zan are the greatest people in the world; certainly the strongest, the fiercest, and the mightiest warriors. You pride yourself on your physical prowess as a skilled warrior and hun...

Tolvil - He/HimYou’ve never found a particular career that suits you, instead preferring to help out around town where you can. You enjoy having no fixed schedule; you’re a spontaneous person and appreciate the chance to take each day as it comes. You spend a lot of time just having fun, joking...

Jayer - He/HimJust because the Jayer are non-violent doesn’t mean that they are entirely defenceless. You are one of the tribe’s protectors; physically strong and ready to beat back potential thieves, bandits or other ruffians. You’re a master of defensive combat, able to disarm attackers and...

Tolvil - He/HimYou’re Tolvil’s only journalist, finding out everything that goes on in the town and its surrounding neighbourhoods and writing up a weekly ‘news notice’. You don’t have access to a printing press, so you simply publish your weekly articles by writing them out and pinning th...

Zan - Any PronounsFrom childhood you were taught that Zan should stick together. But you’ve always wondered about the other people in the many towns you visit. What is life like for outsiders? You have a lot of theories, and you’ve read a few books, but you’ve never been able to ask them in pe...