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Charlie Thom

Tiefling Urchin ⚥
Portrait of Charlie Thom

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

Ideal: They only feel alive when hunting wild game.

Flaw: They are meek.

Bond: They swore to find a lost magical artefact.

“The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.”

Avery Molyneaux

Half-Orc Glassblower ⚥
Portrait of Avery Molyneaux

They have a mysterious quality to their voice.

Ideal: They only feel alive when dining on exotic foods.

Flaw: They lose themselves to illicit goods too frequently.

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

“You expect me to eat this?”

Sahin Gaelen

Gnome Craftsperson ⚥
Portrait of Sahin Gaelen

They have an overbite.

Ideal: They believe they are the chosen one.

Flaw: They are a perfectionist.

Bond: They secretly wish to overthrow the local ruler.

“Mine eyes doth taketh interest in thee.”

Bernie Simpson

Halfling Tattooist ⚥
Portrait of Bernie Simpson

They have naturally dark eyes.

Ideal: All that matters is their rival is defeted.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about the city watch.

Bond: They are saving to buy the business their mother once owned.

“I had a sword like that once...”

Ruth Reedwater

Halfling Bargeman ♀
Portrait of Ruth Reedwater

They have soft blue eyes.

Ideal: Anything is possible with arcane knowledge.

Flaw: They are addicted to a harmful substance.

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

“An extra biscuit always seems to find its way into my pocket.”

Andrew Greentree

Half-Elf Bard ♂
Portrait of Andrew Greentree

They always stand up straight.

Ideal: The only company one needs is themselves.

Flaw: They are adulterous.

Bond: They swore to find the secret to transmute lead into gold.

“I had a sword like that once...”

Jaden Karim

Dwarf Pauper ♂
Portrait of Jaden Karim

They wear a bandolier of stuffed animals across their chest.

Ideal: All that matters is personal comfort.

Flaw: They are meek.

Bond: They abandoned their family to become an adventurer.

“I have but returned to take what is mine; for I am the last of my people.”

Stephanie Hynes

Gnome Elder ♀
Portrait of Stephanie Hynes

They wear a pair of soft leather shoes.

Ideal: Our elders deserve respect.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a coven of witches.

Bond: A neighbor saved the life of a loved one.

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

Liara Summer

Human Marshall ♀
Portrait of Liara Summer

They are afraid of children.

Ideal: Honor is for fools.

Flaw: They are oblivious to the faults of loved ones.

Bond: A wizard turned a loved one to stone, and they seek vengeance.

“If I never see another goblin again it'll be too soon!”

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