Alfra has heard tales of distant tribes who never move, living in areas of plenty that they fiercely protect, building towering walls and sturdy dwellings with entire trees as timber. He dreams of building bigger, stronger structures, his ideas baffle and bemuse the Morkai, for they are nomads, never staying in one place more than a season or two - such a project would be a waste of resources and time.
Still, Alfra dreams. 

Helka was born with mismatched eyes which she believed made her special. As a youth, this made her fearless. She decided to go hunting on her own and ended up in a reypa nest. Luckily for her, a hunting party was not far off. They saved her, but she was left scarred and full of shame.
Her sharp tongue and foul disposition has many whispering about the difficulty she will face in passing the tests of the wisdoms, wondering if she may forever be trapped as an apprentice. Wisdoms are known for their honeyed tongues, and it is difficult to imagine Helka speaking any words not tinged with scorn or hate.

Kri is one of the rare urnothi favored by the spirits of animal, and his eyes glow green in the dark. The wisdoms have marked him with arm tattoos that glow green in the moonlight.
Since he was nine winters of age, he has had a croah as his animal guide and companion.

Slin is a crafter who dreams of adventure. When his mother lived, she pressured him into staying with the dwellings at all times, suppressing his desires to explore the world. Last year, she passed with a wasting disease the wisdoms could not cure. After mourning her loss, Slin has begun to join hunting parties to pursue his dream.

Many within his tribe whisper that Krodd had been touched by the spirits, but for good or ill is the subject of much debate. Born with a facial disfigurement, he found that people often reacted with surprise or fear at the site of his face, and he took to wearing masks to mute such reactions. Still, he spent much of his time as a loner, formally as a scout for this tribe, more comfortable in solitude with nature.
His disfigurement and the rumors of his people drove him to study the omens, to discover what the spirits intend for him, if he is truly touched. Few these days who meet him see him without his ramshead bone helmet (he can eat or drink by slightly lifting the front). For months now he has a been a Seeker, a lone wanderer searching for the will of the spirits so that he may serve them and embrace whatever plans they have for him. Following the omens led him to the hunting party of Morkai just as they were threatened by a rival hunting party of Ohba.
For now, Krodd has joined the hunting party as he seeks the will of the spirits.

Eesh is one of the rare Urnothi favored by the spirits of animal, her eyes glow green in the dark. At 11 winters, a croah found her and bonded - she named it Neyik.
When she first joins the group, she has wandered Urnoth since the Spring Solstice. Rumors of strange creatures, villages vanishing inside heavy storms, and the dark dreams plaguing many urnothi have driven her to seek out elder beasts - legendary creatures said to be immortal and deeply wise in the ways of the world. She fears for the future of her people, and has a desperate hope that the elders may speak to her as beastkin and tell her how to protect her people.
Though she has bonded quickly with her cousins from a sister tribe, Neyik seems distrustful of them, keeping its distance.