Characters
Maz Adir
They always keep their head held high.
Ideal: They seek the answer to placing curses on rivals.
Flaw: They have a bias against dock workers.
Bond: They once watched a necromancer bring someone back from the dead.
“Time to kick my shoes off and sit for a bit.”
Martha Alma
They have a tattoo of a grinning goblin on their shoulder.
Ideal: The only constant in this world is taxes.
Flaw: They are apathetic.
Bond: They consider the local tavern to be their home.
“Humph. I should have just slept in the forest.”
Arish Stonestorm
They wear a pair of pristine spectacles.
Ideal: They hold total respect for the sea.
Flaw: They constantly obsess over future decisions.
Bond: They have a child that they don't know about.
“Has anyone seen my gold? I lost my gold!”
Frances Ashfield
Their eyes glow with a dim light.
Ideal: They would do anything to catch the attention of a powerful warrior.
Flaw: They mutter their shopping list during inopportune moments.
Bond: They once saw an elder god walk out of the sky.
“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.”
Charlie Simpson
They are always smoking a cigar.
Ideal: They only feel alive when teaching new generations of students.
Flaw: They are reckless.
Bond: They once worked with the local banker's guild.
“The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.”
Lana Wildwood
They have a birthmark of a star on their shoulder.
Ideal: They seek the answer to placing curses on rivals.
Flaw: They fly into a rage when surprised.
Bond: They have a child that they don't know about.
“No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.”
Frederick Windrunner
They carry two small children on their back.
Ideal: They only feel alive when money is on the line.
Flaw: They refuse to attend social functions with anyone from the "upper class".
Bond: They swore to defend an orphanage from monsters.
“Dull blades need constant sharpening to stave off the forces of evil.”
Taylor Clarke
Their face is covered with aggrivated rashes.
Ideal: The fight against evil is never ending, and they are ever-vigilant.
Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming a sailor.
Bond: They once studied in another plane of existence.
“Have you heard about John the carpenter?”
Galvur Marshall
Thunder sounds ominously when they enter a room.
Ideal: They will do anything to secure their legacy.
Flaw: They mutter prayers during inopportune moments.
Bond: They secretly wish to overthrow a neighbor from a position of power.
“Listen, did you hear that shrill cry just now?”
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