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Frances Hume

Halfling Wine Maker ♀
Portrait of Frances Hume

They wear a pair of high-heeled slippers.

Ideal: They only feel alive when baking new kinds of pastries.

Flaw: They are obsessed with wealth.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to become an adventurer.

“Let's get a fire started before it gets too dark outside.”

Marcellus Nozzlenuck

Half-Elf Illusionist ♂
Portrait of Marcellus Nozzlenuck

They are missing the forefinger of their left hand.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is change.

Flaw: They refuse to work when tired.

Bond: They send money home to their loved ones.

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

Forbes Hogan

Elf Comedian ♂
Portrait of Forbes Hogan

Their breath smells of grass and honey.

Ideal: Anything is possible with the theives' guild at their beck and call.

Flaw: They always seek for the path of least resistance.

Bond: They once performed on stage before thousands.

“Did thou eat most well?”

Logan Travis

Half-Orc Bard ♂
Portrait of Logan Travis

They never break eye contact.

Ideal: All that matters is protecting their lords from harm.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local tavern.

Bond: A bandit robbed them blind, and they seek vengeance.

“Hah! My club is taller than you!”

Doran Terryn

Half-Elf Leatherworker ⚥
Portrait of Doran Terryn

They have startling red eyes.

Ideal: They only feel alive when performing death-defying acts.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a innocent-looking young child.

Bond: They protect their community from opportunistic goblin raiders.

“Stand vigilant against the devil cults!”

Cassius Spall

Elf Wheelwright ♂
Portrait of Cassius Spall

They have a birthmark of a sun on their wrist.

Ideal: They are drawn to understanding mystical theory.

Flaw: Why fight when you can poison.

Bond: They hunt in the darkest dungeons to keep their community safe.

“Let me play some music to calm your nerves.”

Marek Hasan

Elf Paladin ♂
Portrait of Marek Hasan

They have piercing blue eyes.

Ideal: Without faith we are animals.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over small details.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to protect their community.

“Have you heard about John the carpenter?”

Trixie Brocksby

Half-Orc Cabbie ♀
Portrait of Trixie Brocksby

They wear a gold cameo of a woman on their neck.

Ideal: They only feel alive when reading from lost tomes.

Flaw: They hate every Dwarf.

Bond: They trust that their deity will guide their actions.

“Huzzah!”

Alondra Connington

Halfling Rogue ♀
Portrait of Alondra Connington

They wear a dirty longcoat stained with mud.

Ideal: They are only interested in money and fame.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about forests.

Bond: They murdered their neighbor.

“Letters are signs of things, symbols of words, whose power is so great that without a voice they speak to us the words of the absent.”

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