Dexter Caerbraith

The swashbuckling halfling explorer Dexter Caerbraith, was a man of modest notoriety before his fateful journey. He would become a figure of legend in the annals of Zentrum. Little is known about his life before the great expedition that would forever alter the maps of the known world. What is clear is that he was seen as a charismatic and swashbuckling sailor, known for his charm and flair on the high seas. Rumors abound that Dexter, before becoming an explorer of the unknown, was a low-level pirate who swindled and stole his way into owning his own ship. While the specifics of his alleged piratical activities remain shrouded in mystery, it is widely believed that his crew consisted of societal outcasts and adventurers of low status.

The Fateful Expedition

In a daring move, Dexter Caerbraith assembled a crew of similarly unconventional individuals for an expedition into uncharted waters. Some notable among his crew was Lenora Edye a half-elf lowborn Starshaper Navigator, adept at charting journeys with the stars and the moon, and a human born of a noble family's scandalous affair known as Hayward Hylin served as the cartographer. Together, this motley crew set sail from the Orcish port of Uruk.
After four years, the intrepid adventurers returned to Vruva Amongst the Gelvou Peaks, where Dexter promptly sold his ship. His most trusted crew members rushed to the Cartographer's Guild in Amberhaven with their newfound knowledge of an unexplored land. Their exploits had led to the discovery of a continent populated by the "Old Ysoki," a distinct population of Ratfolk that retained their traditional ways and had not been exposed to the cultures of the Golden Seas.

Legacy and Cultural Exchange

The continent, known as Caerbraith, was referred to by its native people as Ysok. Only a few Golden Seas Ratfolk still spoke the Ysoki language. Following this discovery, the Faith of the Tenfold recognized the potential for cultural exchange and unity. Ratfolk who spoke Ysoki were recruited and ordained to embark on a mission of providence, spreading the teachings of the Tenfold Faith to the Ratfolk of Old Ysoki.

The Rush to Amberhaven

The urgency with which Dexter Caerbraith and his crew sought out the Cartographer's Guild in Amberhaven was driven by a combination of factors. Firstly, Caerbraith believed that others might be working towards the same goal of exploration and discovery, and he was determined to be the first to prove the existence of Caerbraith. Secondly, he harbored suspicions that some of his less trustworthy crew members might attempt to steal credit for the discovery, even though there is no evidence supporting such claims.
Dexter Caerbraith's journey not only changed the physical maps of the world but also opened up avenues for cultural exchange and understanding between the denizens of the Golden Seas and the Old Ysoki of Caerbraith. The legacy of his daring exploration lives on in the shared stories of Ratfolk across Zentrum.