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Bernie Travis

Tiefling Nurse ⚥
Portrait of Bernie Travis

They have a mysterious quality to their voice.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of mystical power.

Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming a soldier.

Bond: They used to serve their father before his untimely death.

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

Wendall Adir

Elf Naperer ♂
Portrait of Wendall Adir

They wear dock worker's attire.

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

Flaw: They always follow orders.

Bond: They swore to find a lost civilization.

“Only the woodland animals know of my passing.”

Avery Fitzgerald

Human Monk ⚥
Portrait of Avery Fitzgerald

They wear an eyepatch.

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

Flaw: They are very childish.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to obtain lost magics.

“I'm so hungry I could eat a tarrasque!”

Eric Masak

Tiefling Sorcerer ♂
Portrait of Eric Masak

They carry a leather bullwhip at their hip.

Ideal: They will do anything to secure their legacy.

Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming a soldier.

Bond: They swore to defend an orphanage from monsters.

“Be careful and keep alert.”

Raadi Carter

Dwarf Fighter ♂
Portrait of Raadi Carter

They smell like clean linen.

Ideal: The true path to power is a gigantic steam-powered automaton.

Flaw: They are obsessed with bringing a loved one back from the dead.

Bond: They once studied arcane practices.

“Need a companion?”

Makayla Fitzgerald

Human Seamstress ♀
Portrait of Makayla Fitzgerald

They wear bright and garrish clothing.

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

Flaw: They always follow orders.

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

“This ale tastes like cat piss.”

Pascal Thalnir

Dwarf Baron ♂
Portrait of Pascal Thalnir

They are in a wheelchair.

Ideal: The sea is the only place I can be free.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about marketplaces.

Bond: They swore to keep their alchemical formulae from falling into the wrong hands.

“I can hunt anything.”

Kharda Nighy

Half-Elf Monk ♀
Portrait of Kharda Nighy

They wear a bandolier of daggers across their chest.

Ideal: They only feel alive when money is on the line.

Flaw: They are very loud.

Bond: They are haunted by their past - literally!

“My life for my liege!”

Alicia Grail

Half-Elf Accountant ♀
Portrait of Alicia Grail

They wear a fragment of a precious gem from their neck.

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

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local tavern.

Bond: They have an estranged child who they have never met.

“Have you heard about Marlow the wizard?”

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