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Ashet Quinn

Half-Elf Steward ♀
Portrait of Ashet Quinn

They wear a bandolier of stuffed animals across their chest.

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They steal food even when they are not hungry.

Bond: A neighbor owes them money,

“I don't care for any of these big-city folk snoopin' around here lately.”

Drangor Sams

Tiefling Cleric ♂
Portrait of Drangor Sams

They have a fiery temper.

Ideal: They would do anything for their family.

Flaw: They have a bias against farmers.

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

“For the horde!”

Dov Mudclaw

Half-Orc Fisher ♂
Portrait of Dov Mudclaw

They are always serious.

Ideal: Anything is possible with academic knowledge.

Flaw: They are obsessed with fame.

Bond: They once worked with the local thieves' guild.

“Have you heard about Fenwick the cleric?”

Cynthia Gale

Halfling Sailor ♀
Portrait of Cynthia Gale

Their hair never moves, even in a strong wind.

Ideal: They are drawn to create elaborate stone statues.

Flaw: They rarely acknowledge their own faults.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to prove they are the strongest.

“He is a five-headed liar.”

Michael Enola

Dwarf Physicist ♂
Portrait of Michael Enola

They have heavy bags underneath their eyes.

Ideal: Their family will always come first.

Flaw: They are obsessed with gunpowder.

Bond: A magical accident harmed someone they love, and they will stop at nothing to fix the damage.

“When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.”

Max Mattell

Half-Elf Mercenary ⚥
Portrait of Max Mattell

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

Ideal: They are drawn to beautiful works of art.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over their morality.

Bond: Their success is because of the kindness of a stranger.

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

Kaith Shalamayne

Gnome Librarian ♂
Portrait of Kaith Shalamayne

They have a neck tattoo.

Ideal: Anything is possible with the right leverage.

Flaw: They hum softly while lost in thought.

Bond: They were orphaned as a child and will one day find their parents' killer.

“This ale tastes like gunk.”

Trixie Roderick

Half-Elf Wrestler ♀
Portrait of Trixie Roderick

They have a tattoo of a serpent around their wrist.

Ideal: They only feel alive when searching for lost knowledge.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local thieves' guild.

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

“Mine eyes doth taketh interest in thee.”

Fribbington James

Gnome Herbalist ⚥
Portrait of Fribbington James

They don't believe in magic.

Ideal: They will protect their friends at any cost.

Flaw: They pocket coins whenever possible.

Bond: They once worked with the local banker's guild.

“I tell ye truth.”

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