Snot & Samson

Snot is a Courier whose curiosity is the main driver behind her actions. She spends most of her time outdoors making a living as an independent courier, and due to her being so observant and somewhat reckless by nature, she's able to discover paths and shortcuts that most of her kind wouldn't go to find in the first place, even if they wanted to. She also has a penchant for animal husbandry, often getting along better with wild animals than those of her own kind. A rugged outdoorsman; Snot will travel to lengths greater than any goblin, soon leading her into uncharted territory that even wild beasts would shy away from.

Samson is a young polar bear seemingly separated from any others. After a first and nearly fatal encounter with each other one dark and cold night, eventually bonding through a shared meal by a warm campfire and some much needed first aid, Samson has become Snot's closest companion, and perhaps even Guardian Angel. Now the two are rarely apart from each other and rely on one another to survive this strange and sometimes hostile island they share together.

There's also this strange crow that follows them around a lot... probably nothing.

The Grottoes Council: Tim, Holly, Sean and Horton.

Tim and Holly live together upstairs in the 'House on the Hill' within in The Grottoes, with Tim leading the charge in bringing the mysterious 'power from the north' into the hands of goblin-kind through research on Biology and Physics. Holly specialises more in Chemistry and 'Alchemy' - and is known to create some of the most lethal concoctions to come from within the Grottoes while running the pub downstairs, helping to keep a steady stream of income to fund their ongoing experiments and research.

Sean is also a courier, like Snot, but has only ever operated within the confines of the Grottoes, understandably so with the fears and fables of the world outside that have been recounted by the townsfolk for countless generations. Soon, however, something will change, and that may lead him on a long and treacherous path of self-discovery...

There's also Horton, an old croaker who is actively running at least 70% of all businesses operating in the Grottoes and is believed to be the richest goblin in town. He does also think quite highly of Sean as he has always noticed he's never been late to deliver the newspapers, and has run various errands for him in the past. Strong business relationships, yet no real family of his own.

And more to come...

Each of these guys stories has a lot to cover, meeting lots of weird and wonderful characters along the way. Different species, tribes, cults and cabals; To put them all here I think would ruin the surprise.