These two are one half of an all-gnoll delving team from the slums of Rethark called Gnoll More Heroes. They are all orphans of the Great Gnoll War seeking to make a place for themselves in the world.

The two characters shown here are Gheizz and Ox.

Gheizz is a young gnoll with the heart of a hero. He is gallant and brave and always tries to do the right thing, even though the world seems to hate him. He turns to old stories of heroism when he isn’t sure what to do. He worships Tatema, the gnoll goddess of knowledge and civilization, and Eldin, the human god of heroism and courage. He carries a lantern of tatema on his hip at most times.

Ox is friendly and jovial. She sees herself as something of a big sister to the rest of Gnoll More Heroes. Ox loves the thrill of battle, and always wants to get stronger. If she could somehow get bigger, she’d love that too. Ox is trying to learn to cook, but she is awful at it. She worships Tatema, the gnoll goddess of knowledge and civilization, and Jomuu, the old god of feast, myrth and health. She carries a lantern of tatema on her hip at most times.

Delving is a competitive dungeon crawling sport in the world of Wayfarer. It consists of two or more teams descending into fabricated dungeons populated with either illusory monsters and threats, or trained professional stunt actors. The participants are judged based on several factors including speed of completion, team synergy, entertainment value and completion of known and secret objectives.

During normal play neither team comes in contact with eachother, though more direct head-to-head competitions exist where the teams must complete goals while potentially being harried by the other team.

An enchantment is placed on the contestants that protects them from death while in the Delving Arena, and healers are kept on hand at all times to ensure that no one dies, though accidents have happened. Some less reputable Delving Arenas do not have these safeguards.

A gnoll team is unheard of in the Delving scene, since Gnolls are heavily looked down upon in the wake of the disaster that was The Great Gnoll War.

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