The Institute

The field naturalists
of W.E.F.I.N.D.

Stationed at research outposts spanning every major biome on Earth, the Institute's specialists document the species that most of the world has never heard of - and never forgets once encountered.

"Through channels both official and informal - the careful observation of those who know you, and the recommendations of members who recognize a certain quality of mind when they encounter it - your name has been brought before the Admissions Committee."

- Wilhelmina Euphemia Finch, Letter of Invitation

The Specialists

Twelve stations.
Twelve extraordinary minds.

Each specialist appears on the back of a W.E.F.I.N.D. gameplay card - their portrait painted in the Flemish oil tradition, their station noted, their field action ready to deploy.

Dr. A. Cienfuegos

Cenote Station, Yucatan

Field Biologist specializing in subterranean cave systems and blind cave species of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Alma B. Holcomb

Cave Station, Appalachian Range

Junior Fellow documenting cave-adapted species in the limestone systems of the Appalachian Range.

Dr. T. Marsh

Rainforest Station, Papua New Guinea

Entomologist and rainforest specialist. Has catalogued over 200 previously undocumented beetle species.

Ellis Vane

River Station, Amazon

Junior Fellow stationed on the Upper Solimões River, specializing in river dolphin acoustics and freshwater ecology.

Dr. I. Santos

River Station, Amazon

Bioacoustician and river specialist. Pioneer in the documentation of boto dolphin communication.

Dr. P. Venter

Cave Station, Appalachian Range

Speleologist and cave ecologist. Thirty years documenting life in total darkness.

F.A. Kimathi

Field Naturalist, Pacific Station

Ornithologist and field naturalist. Documented the Pacific's most elusive seabird populations.

Dr. Y. Al-Rashidi

Desert Station

Field Entomologist specializing in arid-zone beetles and desert-adapted arthropods.

Dr. L. Bautista

Marine Station, Tubbataha Reef

Marine biologist and coral reef specialist. Stationed at the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea.

M.P. Cavendish

Content Authority, W.E.F.I.N.D.

The Institute's Content Authority. Keeper of the archive, guardian of the record, and the person Wilhelmina trusted most.

Dr. H. Walker

Pacific Station, Aotearoa

Maori ecologist and tuatara specialist. Guardian of the ancient. Pacific Station, Aotearoa.

Dr. S. Qaqqaq

Arctic Station

Arctic marine biologist specializing in sea ice ecology and polar microorganisms.

In the Collection

Every specialist has
a gameplay card.

Each starter pack contains 10 gameplay cards - one per specialist. Every card shares the same front: a full-bleed macro photograph of the Maratus volans peacock spider. Flip it and the specialist is revealed, along with their field action.

The specialists are the Institute's voice in the game. When their card is played, the field comes to you.

The Cards Discover FOCUS

The field naturalistsof W.E.F.I.N.D.

Twelve stations.Twelve extraordinary minds.

Every specialist hasa gameplay card.

The field naturalists
of W.E.F.I.N.D.

Twelve stations.
Twelve extraordinary minds.

Every specialist has
a gameplay card.