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Blake Pierce

Gnome Mage ⚥
Portrait of Blake Pierce

Their hair constantly moves as if floating underwater.

Ideal: Respect must be earned.

Flaw: They are fickle.

Bond: They swore to find the recipe to make the ultimate healing salve.

“It's been ages since I've been to the coast, but I'd love to go there again someday.”

Marilyn Fae

Elf Urchin ♀
Portrait of Marilyn Fae

They have a prisoner's brand on their face.

Ideal: They dream of owning a bookstore.

Flaw: Magic is unnatural as are all those who practice it!

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

“War is brewing to the west.”

Akdir Greenleaf

Elf Baker ♂
Portrait of Akdir Greenleaf

Their face is covered in gang tattoos.

Ideal: They are drawn to understanding mystical theory.

Flaw: They are fickle.

Bond: They protect a pack of wolves.

“What I lack in beauty I make up for in brute strength.”

Sebastian Bladefist

Human Hofmeister ♂
Portrait of Sebastian Bladefist

Mist flows off their boots at each step.

Ideal: They would do anything for king and country.

Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming royalty.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to prove they are the quickest.

“Who needs a bribe when a well-placed dagger makes all the difference?”

Llewelyn Selentia

Human Fighter ♂
Portrait of Llewelyn Selentia

They carry a red weasel on one shoulder.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of dark worship.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a nearby town.

Bond: A neighbor revealed to them a dark secret.

“You clouted dismal-dreaming mammet!”

Raed Dalton

Human Bard ♂
Portrait of Raed Dalton

They wear dusty farmer's clothes.

Ideal: Stand tall before your fears, otherwise they will consume you whole.

Flaw: They have a bias against jugglers.

Bond: They abandoned their community to become rich.

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

Leo Black

Dwarf Abbot ♂
Portrait of Leo Black

A tamed falcon sits on their shoulder.

Ideal: They only feel alive when teaching new generations of students.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about orcs.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will put the rightful ruler on the throne.

“Is it warm in here or is it me?”

Jasmine Barlow

Gnome Quartermaster ♀
Portrait of Jasmine Barlow

They have to have constant stimulation (touch/sound/visual)

Ideal: They dream of becoming a necromancer.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over their morality.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to serve the community.

“Have you seen the bulette pack diggin' 'round the fields?”

River Lachlan

Half-Orc Fighter ⚥
Portrait of River Lachlan

Their breath smells strongly of sulfur.

Ideal: They would do anything for their family.

Flaw: They are contradictory.

Bond: They secretly wish to start a cult.

“Undead and all sorts of evil types crawl about these lands.”

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