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Josua Northrend

Halfling Bloodletter ♂
Portrait of Josua Northrend

Music plays softly when they enter a room.

Ideal: They will not live in chains.

Flaw: If people are kind to them they will tell them anything.

Bond: They swore to never allow themselves to be embarrassed in public again.

“I prefer to enjoy the smaller things in life.”

Charlie Ellis

Half-Elf Hatter ⚥
Portrait of Charlie Ellis

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

Ideal: All that matters is finding quality time for friends.

Flaw: They are manipulative.

Bond: Their life's goal is to provide for their children.

“You mangled dismal-dreaming haggard!”

Aela Stormtiger

Half-Orc Fence ♀
Portrait of Aela Stormtiger

They are mute.

Ideal: They'll never be bored with a dagger in hand.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over past decisions.

Bond: They owe their life to the priest that took them in as a child.

“The stars relay fell portents. Stay safe stranger.”

Celina Autumn

Half-Orc Seer ♀
Portrait of Celina Autumn

They have a tattoo of an eagle on their back.

Ideal: They hold total respect for their elders.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about the open ocean.

Bond: They owe their life to the priest that took them in as a child.

“Believe it or not, but I love to cook!”

Eve Crewe

Tiefling Tutor ♀
Portrait of Eve Crewe

They are an overachiever.

Ideal: They only feel alive when helping the sick.

Flaw: They seek a worthy death in battle, despite never fighting anyone in their life.

Bond: They spent years in the world's most famous prison.

“Who? Me? What's going on?”

Lara Huon

Human Makeup Artist ♀
Portrait of Lara Huon

They wear a pair of worn leather sandals.

Ideal: They are drawn to help those that are lost.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a former teacher.

Bond: They are deeply in love with their best friend.

“I don't know what I'd do without my friends.”

Libby Mervor

Elf Scout ♀
Portrait of Libby Mervor

They wear an eyepatch.

Ideal: They believe they are the chosen one.

Flaw: They are vain.

Bond: They swore to find a lost civilization.

“Need a companion?”

Elias Pierce

Elf Prisoner ♂
Portrait of Elias Pierce

They have a distinctive birthmark.

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

Flaw: They have a bias against schools.

Bond: They hunt beneath the earth to provide for their community.

“Gimme a swift steed and I'll make it to the king by sundown.”

Mandy Faelyn

Half-Orc Clerk ♀
Portrait of Mandy Faelyn

They have piercing blue eyes.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is taxes.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with remembering important dates.

Bond: They swore to taste every alcoholic drink known to mankind.

“Not on my watch.”

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