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Fletcher Shadowmourne

Dwarf Constable ♂
Portrait of Fletcher Shadowmourne

They wear a pair of tattered leather boots.

Ideal: Beauty is the only thing worth fighting for.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with returning borrowed items.

Bond: They abandined their home to fund a sailing expedition.

“God spede you.”

Eldar Payne

Human Jeweler ♂
Portrait of Eldar Payne

They have a gruff voice.

Ideal: They will leave the world a better place than they found it.

Flaw: They refuse to tip waitstaff.

Bond: They swore to rebuild a collapsed theater.

“I don't like the cut of your jib.”

Doran Dunstan

Gnome Minstrel ⚥
Portrait of Doran Dunstan

Thunder sounds ominously when they enter a room.

Ideal: Those that break the law deserve to be punished.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about heavy storms.

Bond: They swore to find a lost magical artefact.

“Them's fightin' words!”

Dorian Pierce

Dwarf Ranger ♂
Portrait of Dorian Pierce

They are illiterate.

Ideal: Only the strong survive.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a fell necromancer.

Bond: A bank forclosed on their home, and they desperately seek funds to repay them.

“Come try this fresh baked bread!”

Ember Carter

Half-Orc Druid ♀
Portrait of Ember Carter

They wear a pair of fine leather boots.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of mystical power.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about stacks of books.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by monsters.

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

Charlie Northrend

Half-Orc Jester ⚥
Portrait of Charlie Northrend

They wear a trapper's fur cloak.

Ideal: They dream of perfecting a baking recipe.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a monsterous bear.

Bond: They will do anything to protect their family.

“I've got a heart-song and I gotta sing!”

Sumesh Rana

Half-Elf Cotter ⚥
Portrait of Sumesh Rana

They have a tattoo of a barrel keg tap on their thigh.

Ideal: Anything is possible with a swift steed between their legs.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about elves.

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

“The weather has been so strange lately. Bitter rain for days on end. I think I need a vacation.”

Eden Goldpetal

Half-Elf Farmhand ⚥
Portrait of Eden Goldpetal

They are mute.

Ideal: Anything is possible with a sword at your side.

Flaw: They have a bias against dock workers.

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

“Have you heard about Glenda the warlock?”

Joseph Zaros

Tiefling Bodyguard ♂
Portrait of Joseph Zaros

They are afraid of dogs.

Ideal: They hold total respect for arcane practices.

Flaw: They covet the lifestyle of a mysterious sorcerer.

Bond: A neighbor owes them money,

“I heard the mayor is cheating.”

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