Across a shifting island chain, guiding lamps are going out. Travellers can no longer find their way home. The academy sends mages with spectacular fire spells, but none can keep the old lamps burning overnight. Ember, whose flame fits in one palm, accidentally revives an abandoned lighthouse and quietly accepts the task. With Atlas, Moss and Skillet, she discovers that each lamp is tied to a forgotten piece of island life. Trying to prove herself with a bigger spell, she nearly burns the supplies. She admits her fear of being left behind. Her companions stay, shielding her flame and helping her navigate. Together they reconnect the lamps with a small light that lasts.
From measuring worth by power, through a failed attempt at spectacle, to accepting the steady strength of her own gift.
First-episode idea
Not a Big Enough Flame: after another failed fireball, Ember sits down in defeat. Skillet sets a pan over her little flame. Soon the whole party is asking her to keep it going.
ADV-001 / LEAD
Ember
DZ100-ADV-001 · Original board no. 031
“Small can still light the way.”
Role
Fire mage; collection lead
Visual identity
Red robes, small palm flame and warm-coloured eyes.
Personality & blind spot
Curious and proud; fears that a small spell means she has little value.
Current goal
Restore the island chain's fading guiding lights.
Likes & habits
Loves warm light; makes tiny sparks when nervous.
Background
An academy that values spectacular spells overlooks Ember's gift for reviving nearly extinguished lamps.
Story potential
Learns to lead with a small, steady flame instead of trying to prove herself with explosions.
ADV-002
Moss
DZ100-ADV-002 · Original board no. 032
“Let it breathe first.”
Role
Forest healer
Visual identity
Green cloak, sprouting wooden staff and seed pouches.
Personality & blind spot
Gentle and sensitive; finds requests hard to refuse.
Current goal
Discover why the forest is weakening.
Likes & habits
Collects seeds; steps around young plants.
Background
Moss leaves an isolated woodland to trace the spread of dying leaves and meets very different companions.
Story potential
Everyone waits for a spell; Moss first asks how much sleep they have had.
ADV-003
Latch
DZ100-ADV-003 · Original board no. 033
“I'm only borrowing a way through.”
Role
Rogue with a grappling hook
Visual identity
Purple hood behind the bag, grappling hook and leather fastenings.
Personality & blind spot
Quick-witted and defensive; cannot ask for help directly.
Current goal
Clear a false accusation of stealing the town bell.
Likes & habits
Loves puzzle locks; spins his rope hook while thinking.
Background
After recovering a lost object, Latch is mistaken for a thief and sets out to find the real bell-stealer.
Story potential
Can open almost any door except the conversation in which he needs to apologise.
ADV-004
Whistle
DZ100-ADV-004 · Original board no. 034
“Friends first. Teamwork next.”
Role
Beast tamer
Visual identity
Green short cloak, whistle and paw-patterned satchel.
Personality & blind spot
Patient and enthusiastic; shy around unfamiliar people.
Current goal
Find a migrating herd that has lost its way.
Likes & habits
Studies tracks; lets animals smell a glove before approaching.
Background
A failed guiding bell leaves a herd stranded. Whistle sets off with a training whistle to recover it.
Story potential
Can calm a giant beast but asks a companion to order lunch.
ADV-005
Flint
DZ100-ADV-005 · Original board no. 035
“Not everything that shines is treasure.”
Role
Crystal prospector
Visual identity
Thick-collared mining clothes, pickaxe and turquoise crystals.
Personality & blind spot
Practical and money-minded; willing to put friends before profit.
Current goal
Find a mining method that protects underground water.
Likes & habits
Loves bright stones; taps a rock three times before valuing it.
Background
Being rescued from a collapsed mine makes Flint reconsider what a treasure is worth.
Story potential
Claims to carry only valuable finds; the pack is full of little stones given by friends.
ADV-006
Chord
DZ100-ADV-006 · Original board no. 036
“Wait until you hear this part.”
Role
Bard
Visual identity
Amber cloak, small lute and musician's pouch.
Personality & blind spot
Romantic and talkative; exaggerates his own role.
Current goal
Write a song that truly belongs to the whole party.
Likes & habits
Loves old folk songs; turns menu items into melodies.
Background
Living off embellished legends is easy until Chord experiences an adventure that resists a tidy rhyme.
Story potential
Every attempt at a heroic ballad is interrupted by teammates supplying the embarrassing details.
ADV-007
Mint
DZ100-ADV-007 · Original board no. 037
“Read the label first.”
Role
Potion alchemist
Visual identity
Mint apron, coloured potion bottles and secure stoppers.
Personality & blind spot
Methodical and particular; uneasy when life goes off-recipe.
Current goal
Make everyday remedies without scarce ingredients.
Likes & habits
Loves labels; dates every mixture before testing its scent.
Background
When imported ingredients become too expensive at home, Mint experiments with common local plants.
Story potential
The mixture works, but its colour makes the party hesitate.
ADV-008
Skillet
DZ100-ADV-008 · Original board no. 038
“Eat first. Then we'll manage.”
Role
Dungeon cook
Visual identity
Orange scarf, frying-pan shield and short cooking apron.
Personality & blind spot
Generous and protective; hates wasted food.
Current goal
Write a shared cookbook for life on the road.
Likes & habits
Loves fried eggs; taps a pan to judge the heat.
Background
Skillet follows an adventuring party to deliver meals and discovers cookware makes useful protective gear.
Story potential
Everyone studies the treasure chest; Skillet studies the mushrooms beside it for soup.
ADV-009
Atlas
DZ100-ADV-009 · Original board no. 039
“Maps change. We can still find our way.”
Role
Mapmaker and explorer
Visual identity
Compass, rolled map and exploration pack.
Personality & blind spot
Organised and exacting; reluctant to admit a map can become outdated.
Current goal
Map the islands as they shift with the seasons.
Likes & habits
Loves signposts; updates map symbols every evening.
Background
An inherited map is full of apparent errors that turn out to record moving islands.
Story potential
Insists the party has not gone the wrong way; the island has simply moved first.
ADV-010
Sift
DZ100-ADV-010 · Original board no. 040
“This time, be here for it.”
Role
Time traveller
Visual identity
Asymmetric blue coat, brass hourglass and fine decorative stitching.
Personality & blind spot
Composed and elusive; keeps trying to revise minor mistakes.
Current goal
Recover a day lost after changing the past.
Likes & habits
Loves hourglasses; waits for a grain of sand before replying.
Background
Correcting one late arrival erases an entire day, teaching Sift to value an imperfect present.
Story potential
Can rewind one minute, yet repeatedly spends it tasting the last bite of dessert.
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