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River Pierce

Half-Elf Anthropologist ⚥
Portrait of River Pierce

They wear a bandolier of explosives across their chest.

Ideal: Respect must be earned.

Flaw: They have no patience.

Bond: Their brother betrayed them leaving them destitute.

“May the faith protect ye' in your time of need.”

Sumesh Faelyn

Half-Orc Servant ⚥
Portrait of Sumesh Faelyn

They have an ornate nose ring.

Ideal: People matter not ideals.

Flaw: They despise any kind of foreigners.

Bond: Their business is a cornerstone of the community.

“I've got a drink here that'll really put some hair on your chest!”

Storm Sams

Dwarf Tax Collector ♀
Portrait of Storm Sams

They skip once every fourth step.

Ideal: Their faith is the most important aspect of their life.

Flaw: They have a bias against orphans.

Bond: They abandoned their community in service of their lord.

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

Felicity Black

Dwarf Ranger ♀
Portrait of Felicity Black

They smell like lavender and honeysuckle.

Ideal: There is endless knowledge to be learned.

Flaw: Why fight when you can poison.

Bond: They swore to find a lost magical artefact.

“Nothing evens a race like an axe to the kneecaps.”

Katya Scott

Gnome Anthropologist ♀
Portrait of Katya Scott

They don't have any teeth.

Ideal: The true path to power is an eldritch pact.

Flaw: They are too forward.

Bond: They once studied arcane practices.

“I've seen strange lights coming out of the forest at night.”

Sylvia Altharia

Halfling Rogue ♀
Portrait of Sylvia Altharia

They are always joking.

Ideal: They will always ensure that a task is done right, and not quickly.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over their personal appearance

Bond: They swore to defend a small town from raiders.

“You froward base-court minnow!”

Lorelei Wrynn

Halfling Bloodletter ♀
Portrait of Lorelei Wrynn

They wear a beautiful jade bracelet on their right hand.

Ideal: They would do anything to remain incognito.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about caves.

Bond: They have a message for the monarch - one that could change everything!

“This wine tastes like sour piss.”

Elias Moonstone

Half-Elf General ♂
Portrait of Elias Moonstone

They have eye heterochromia -- One green and one gold.

Ideal: They are drawn to create elaborate stone statues.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about jesters.

Bond: A prisoner hides in their home, and they will do anything to protect them.

“Thou dost takest my breath away.”

Hiaenna Windrunner

Gnome Minister ♀
Portrait of Hiaenna Windrunner

They never break eye contact.

Ideal: All that matters is coming home at the end of the day.

Flaw: They refuse to attend social functions with anyone from the "upper class".

Bond: They have a child that they don't know about.

“No one can match my cooking recipes.”

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