Dr. Kevin Matteson (Urban Ecologist/Circle of the Land Druid)

Real-World Stats: Instructor, Advisor, and Associate Director of Project Dragonfly at Miami University. Researcher on urban biodiversity, insect pollinators, and helping reduce human-elephant conflict. 

The Science: Kevin looks at real-world urban landscapes and sees potential for biodiversity and ecosystem services. He handles the community interactions, habitat fragmentation impacts, and evolutionary biology of the monsters we track down.

Saving Throw Modifiers: +5 against Academic Burnout; -3 to resist buying new dice sets.

Rachel Arbor (Climate Educator/

Chaotic Creative Ranger)

Real-World Stats: Environmental entrepreneur, business owner, and climate resilience educator. She specializes in making big environmental threats understandable and actionable.

The Science: Rachel anchors the show in ecosystem dynamics, climate impacts, and environmental policy. If a Dragon moves into an ecosystem, Rachel is the one calculating the micro-climate shift caused by its breath weapon.

Saving Throw Modifiers: Advantage on Logistics checks; Disadvantage when forced to choose just one creative project.

Mike Haughwout (High School Science Teacher/Level 20 Forever DM)

Real-World Stats: Spends his days translating complex biological concepts for teenagers and his nights crafting intricate, lethal dungeon crawls for his players.

The Science: Mike is our pedagogy powerhouse and tactical coordinator. He knows exactly how to turn a monster’s fictional anatomy into a perfect, curriculum-aligned STEM classroom hook.

Saving Throw Modifiers: +10 to Patience (honed by high schoolers); +4 to "Rules As Written" arguments.

Cassie Klein (Social Scientist/ Inquisitive Rogue) 

Real-World Stats: Wildlife conservationist and social scientist. Cassie works in behavior change and community engagement within the conservation and sustainability space with a side gig in teaching Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) with Palm Beach Sword School.

The Science: Cassie bridges the gap between biology and behavior. She looks at how communities react to apex predators, the ethology of pack animals, and the social structures of monstrous societies.

Saving Throw Modifiers: +5 to Animal Handling (Real and Imaginary); -2 to "Leaving a Stray Animal Behind."