Clan Vanguard

Clan Vanguard: The Forward Edge

"If there is a path, we find it. If there isn't, we bleed until there is." — Scout-Master Jax Vanguard

• Founder: Lieutenant Vanguard (Aasimar Ranger).

• Identity: The Pathfinders / The Beast-Stalkers.

• Role: Mapping, Hunting, First Contact.

• Reputation: Half-wild. They spend more time with their beasts than with other humans. They are the ones who actually mapped the 316 miles of "The Gap."

• Base of Operations: The Outrider Fleet. Light, fast chariots and skirmish wagons.

• Economy: The Guide-Fee. No one crosses the Gap safely without a Vanguard scout.

• 🐉 The Dragon Tradition: "The Stalk"

  • The Method: The candidate must track a dragon for 30 days without being seen, eventually saving the dragon from a larger threat (like a Pit Fiend or a natural disaster) to earn its respect.

  • The Mounts: Copper Dragons. They value the dragon’s agility in the rocky terrain of the Gap.

Prominent Figure: Scout-Master Jax Vanguard

• Role: Lead Pathfinder.

• Mortal Status: Human Male (33).

• Gristle: Jax has a "Beast-Sense" that is almost supernatural. He arrived at the Inn because the animals in the Gap are moving in a way that suggests a "Great Predator" is coming. He is the first to warn about the Orlock Invasion.