There is no sunrise, only the night sky fading to a flat gray. The first snow of the season is expected today. An Omamiwinini, who has been traveling for weeks with pale-skinned, hairy men from the east, hurries to load a birchbark canoe for an early departure. These men lack strength and understanding of the world. He worries they might not survive if he cannot guide them back to their village in the straits before the winter snow starts falling heavily.
The Allegheny burns like fire as a British trader leaps from a makeshift raft into the freezing river to rescue the young Virginia surveyor he was hired to lead through the Northeastern Woodlands. Their journey has been laden with peril - from inebriated French officers they feared would murder them in their sleep, to a Mingo guide who vanished, only to reappear as a predator. If they manage to return to Virginia, it will undoubtedly be a sign of providence.
A Frenchman, clad head-to-toe in Wendat garb and trappings, sits by a council fire, deeply engrossed in conversation with a Wendat elder. He moved to live among the Wendat as a teenager, and is now well-versed in their language and customs. Recently, he returned from a mission to seek help from the Andaste in the ongoing conflict with the Haudenosaunee—exploring regions no other Frenchman has seen along the way.. Despite arriving just days after a defeat, the maps and information he has brought back will be invaluable for the colonization of New France.
Unlike the fighter and theist callings, a woodsrunner's calling is not determined by nationality or background. Instead, it's decided by the woodsrunner archetype selected at 3rd level.
Weapons: Choose bow or musket. You are also proficient with the hatchet and knife
Tools: See below
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
You begin with the following equipment along with any additional equipment provided by your background:
| Level | Proficiency | Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | +1 | Woodcraft / Watercraft |
| 2nd | +1 | Hunting / Gathering |
| 3rd | +1 | Woodsrunner Archetype |
| 4th | +1 | Ability Score Improvement or Boon |
| 5th | +2 | Ways of the Woodlands |
At 1st level, you can choose either the woodcraft or watercraft boon as your starting boon.