Characters
Friedrich Travis
They have heavy bags underneath their eyes.
Ideal: They dream of finding lost treasure.
Flaw: They are contradictory.
Bond: They swore to find the recipe to make the ultimate healing salve.
“I heard the princess is getting married.”
Nick Duffield
They have a tattoo of a barrel keg tap on their thigh.
Ideal: They would do anything for their family.
Flaw: They are judgemental.
Bond: They swore to defeat their rival in a cooking contest.
“I've only blown myself up once, if you must know.”
Michael Fae
They are always jolly.
Ideal: Poor people are a plague.
Flaw: They constantly search for their next mark.
Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will save a doom from befalling their community.
“Has anyone seen my gold? I lost my gold!”
Kallum Bryce
They smell like fresh-dug earth.
Ideal: War is the default peace the exception.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about banks.
Bond: They will do whatever it takes to unearth forgotten knowledge.
“This place could really use a fixin' up!”
Malak Ashbringer
They have a foreign quality to their voice.
Ideal: Greed is contagious we must resist its pull.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about adventurers.
Bond: They swore to find a lost magical artefact.
“I can't believe it. Arthur, our most respected Paladin, on trial for murder! Where are the gods these days?!”
Lois Crump
Their arms are tattooed.
Ideal: People will always hurt you.
Flaw: They are timid.
Bond: They were abandoned as a child and are searching for their family.
“I haven't climbed that mountain pass in years.”
Shangela Sams
They speak in the third person.
Ideal: All beings are equals and deserve to be treated as such.
Flaw: They are naive about the "birds and the bees".
Bond: They will do whatever it takes to become rich.
“What are ya buyin', stranger?”
Homer Alard
They walk with a limp.
Ideal: All that matters is a song in their heart.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about the city watch.
Bond: They once sailed the seas as a prisoner.
“I heard that a merchant disappeared nearby.”
Kendra Zaros
They carry a steel beartrap at their hip.
Ideal: Anything is possible when applying pressure at the right places.
Flaw: They are naïve.
Bond: They will do whatever it takes to prove they are the wisest.
“The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.”
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