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Diego Walker

Tiefling Bard ♂
Portrait of Diego Walker

They wear a pair of military boots.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is chaos.

Flaw: They can't take a joke.

Bond: They swore to find a lost book.

“You currish rump-fed maggot-pie!”

Monty Weston

Halfling Warlock ♂
Portrait of Monty Weston

They are always cold.

Ideal: The world is coming to an end and they must warn people.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining the thieves' guild.

Bond: They hunt in the desert to provide for their community.

“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.”

Abdul Mulgrew

Halfling Poacher ♂
Portrait of Abdul Mulgrew

They have an ancient quality to their voice.

Ideal: They would do anything for a chance to meet with a famous artist.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with remembering names.

Bond: They travel the place with a pack of wolves.

“This is my first stop in days!”

Riley Gale

Human Mage ⚥
Portrait of Riley Gale

They wear a leather mantle around their shoulders.

Ideal: Anything is possible with academic knowledge.

Flaw: They are indecisive.

Bond: They swore to bring about the destruction of a notorious forest.

“A plague upon thee!”

Finley Abbey

Half-Elf Commoner ⚥
Portrait of Finley Abbey

They click their tongue while under stress.

Ideal: Nothing is worth dying for.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a rival.

Bond: They swore to find the recipe that their family lost ages ago.

“Get back here! Thief! Thief!”

Oisin Ghani

Dwarf Paladin ♂
Portrait of Oisin Ghani

Their complexion has a sickly pallor to it.

Ideal: The rich deserve to be torn down.

Flaw: They constantly search for validation from strangers.

Bond: A magical accident caused them to permanently change shape, and they will stop at nothing to fix the damage.

“I keep hitting them but they keep getting back up!”

Hugh White

Dwarf Medic ♂
Portrait of Hugh White

They wear a golden star amulet around their neck.

Ideal: They would do anything to protect their lifestyle.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about birds.

Bond: They once sailed the seas as a prisoner.

“Does this cloak make me look fat?”

Jakob Pegg

Human Castellan ♂
Portrait of Jakob Pegg

They carry a gnarled walking staff in their hand.

Ideal: Charity is critical to living a good life.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about marketplaces.

Bond: They abandoned their family to become an adventurer.

“Mine eyes doth taketh interest in thee.”

Olivia Stonesworn

Half-Orc Mage ♀
Portrait of Olivia Stonesworn

They wear a bird's skull around their neck.

Ideal: The true path to power is at the end of their fist.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about bees.

Bond: They guard a forest glade.

“I've never met another like me.”

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