Hey there!

  As far as the race section, I'd like everyone to be at least humanoid. Exceptions certainly could be made, but nothing too outlandish.

   For wildlife, in most of the civilized world, it would be mostly your typical animals, maybe with some odds and ends thrown in. The Northern Wastes being as undocumented as they are though, we'll likely run into some interesting creatures. There probably won't be any dragons, but anything short of that is definitely a possibility. For instance, we've just met a pair of giants, though they're living in a human settlement. (They're nine feet tall, though, and not of the beanstalk variety)


   As far as religions go, you're pretty much free to come up with whatever you want. I don't see any reason not to.


   Thanks for voicing your interest. I'll be happy to help with anything else if you'd like. One thing, though. The group is currently in Vulture's Roost and will probably set out relatively soon, so if you'd like for your character to set out with the group currently there, it would probably need to be soon. However, there's already been mention that other explorers are already in the Wastes, so you could go that route and have your character be one of the earlier adventurers that set out. Regardless, I'll gladly help set up an introduction for you.