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Rolf Belet

Halfling Courtier ♂
Portrait of Rolf Belet

They have a melodious voice.

Ideal: All that matters is their friends.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about healers.

Bond: Each morning they run to the nearest village and back.

“Ugh, the food here tastes like they dropped rats into it.”

Finley Summer

Half-Elf Wizard's Apprentice ⚥
Portrait of Finley Summer

They have an ornate earring.

Ideal: Anything is possible with luck on their side.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a high-ranking guild.

Bond: They secretly wish to be a bard.

“Between you and me -- I get lost way too easily.”

Michelle Portman

Gnome Detective ♀
Portrait of Michelle Portman

They wear a trapper's fur cloak.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of dark worship.

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

Bond: They secretly wish to run away with their lover.

“Stop! Thief! That's MY sword you are wearing!”

Richard Oak

Tiefling Barbarian ♂
Portrait of Richard Oak

They always stand up straight.

Ideal: Anything is possible with a keen blade at the right moment.

Flaw: They have a bias against sailors.

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

“No, you may not touch my horns.”

Lois Stormrage

Gnome Admiral ♀
Portrait of Lois Stormrage

They carry a quiver full of black and white fletched arrows.

Ideal: They would do anything to gain incredible power.

Flaw: The are judgemental.

Bond: They once performed clerical duties for a temple.

“I had a staff like that once...”

Ewan Faelyn

Halfling Charlatan ♂
Portrait of Ewan Faelyn

They have a birthmark of a sun on their wrist.

Ideal: Their talents deserve to be shared.

Flaw: They lose themselves in drink far too frequently.

Bond: They swore to find a lost sibling.

“This ale tastes like dirt.”

Cole Hamlin

Tiefling Ranger ♂
Portrait of Cole Hamlin

They wear a pair of high-heeled slippers.

Ideal: They only feel alive when creating brand-new alchemy recipes.

Flaw: They are manipulative.

Bond: They swore to find a lost civilization.

“I don't like the cut of your jib.”

Laikyn Banes

Half-Elf Warlock ♂
Portrait of Laikyn Banes

They take everything literally.

Ideal: Peace is a lie.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with wearing appropriate clothing.

Bond: They are the distant relation of a noble family and the unknown heir to a grand estate.

“Sometimes I like taking long walks in the forest.”

Justin Reece

Half-Elf Duke ♂
Portrait of Justin Reece

Their breath smells of fresh rain.

Ideal: People will always hurt you.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a rival.

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

“Beshrew thee!”

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