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Salvatore Ashbringer

Gnome Druid ♂
Portrait of Salvatore Ashbringer

They float four inches above the ground instead of walking.

Ideal: They would do anything for king and country.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a magical bureaucracy.

Bond: They swore to find the person who killed their parents.

“Get back here! Thief! Thief!”

Tiffany Barrow

Gnome Soothsayer ♀
Portrait of Tiffany Barrow

They have eye heterochromia -- One blue and one gray.

Ideal: They only feel alive when showing hospitality to foriegn travellers.

Flaw: They refuse to stop working, even at a detriment to their health.

Bond: They send money home to their loved ones.

“It's been ages since I've felt the sun on my skin.”

Max Belet

Halfling Museum Curator ⚥
Portrait of Max Belet

They have an ornate earring.

Ideal: All that matters is finding their missing keys.

Flaw: They have no sense of purpose in life.

Bond: They swore to find the person who killed their parents.

“Sit you down and have a laugh!”

Sam Wazels

Halfling Poacher ♂
Portrait of Sam Wazels

People cry when they enter a room.

Ideal: Anything is possible with their friends at their side.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local tavern.

Bond: They swore to unlock the mysteries of a wizard's tower.

“You are... very attractive.”

Ivor Thalnir

Dwarf Sommelier ♂
Portrait of Ivor Thalnir

They are always smoking a pipe.

Ideal: Only the strong survive.

Flaw: They never tell the whole truth.

Bond: Something important was stolen from them and they intend on stealing it back.

“I don't like the cut of your jib.”

Kalak Hamid

Half-Orc Toll Keeper ♂
Portrait of Kalak Hamid

They overshare personal details.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of mystical power.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a coven of witches.

Bond: They are haunted by their past - literally!

“I've got a drink here that'll really put some hair on your chest!”

Henry Sybil

Elf Paladin ♂
Portrait of Henry Sybil

They are very messy.

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with learning new tasks.

Bond: They swore to keep their ancestral sword from falling into the wrong hands.

“You tottering dizzy-eyed minnow!”

Max Marshall

Gnome Paladin ⚥
Portrait of Max Marshall

They have a sorrowful voice.

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a judge.

Bond: They protect their community from the evils of intolerance.

“Ugh, the food here tastes like they dropped rats into it.”

Jon Hadwell

Dwarf Barbarian ♂
Portrait of Jon Hadwell

They have a scar on their face.

Ideal: The true path to power is a deal with the devil.

Flaw: They are obsessed with finding a lost loved one.

Bond: They would die to find Isis's House and claim it for themselves.

“Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing higher, nothing stronger, nothing larger, nothing more joyful, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven or on earth.”

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