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Marion Freeman

Half-Elf Clerk ♀
Portrait of Marion Freeman

They have a dark quality to their voice.

Ideal: Anything is possible when applying pressure at the right places.

Flaw: They always escalate an argument to violence.

Bond: They swore to bring a known assassin to justice.

“May your god have mercy on you, for I will not.”

Doran Adir

Tiefling Boatman ⚥
Portrait of Doran Adir

They have a neck tattoo.

Ideal: They only feel alive when performing death-defying acts.

Flaw: They hate every necromancer.

Bond: They swore to learn the great songs of different cultures.

“This wine tastes like poison.”

Amaya Payne

Human Ranger ♀
Portrait of Amaya Payne

They are afraid of goblins.

Ideal: They would do anything for a chance to meet with a famous artist.

Flaw: They are selfish.

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

“I cry your mercy.”

Helen Enola

Half-Orc Man At Arms ♀
Portrait of Helen Enola

They always look down at the floor.

Ideal: All that matters is finding quality time for friends.

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

Bond: They are dedicated to preserving the history of their people.

“My peerless paramour.”

Riley Michaels

Human Wizard ⚥
Portrait of Riley Michaels

Their breath is clear and minty.

Ideal: They only feel alive when swimming in the ocean.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about very tall people.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by a cult.

“This wine tastes like something I bought in the back alley.”

Sigrid Shalamayne

Gnome Essayist ♀
Portrait of Sigrid Shalamayne

They have a tattoo of a man's name on their bicep.

Ideal: Violence is the only language universally understood.

Flaw: They believe the world revolves around them.

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

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

Yoko Selentia

Elf Farmhand ♀
Portrait of Yoko Selentia

They hate getting wet.

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

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a baker's guild.

Bond: They send money home to their loved ones.

“You errant ill-breeding strumpet!”

Weston Winter

Tiefling Wizard ♂
Portrait of Weston Winter

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

Ideal: All that matters is time to relax in the sun.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a monsterous bear.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to rescue those lost in the deep woods.

“I love having a full tobacco pouch waiting for me at the end of the day.”

Danforth Stonesworn

Tiefling Barbarian ♂
Portrait of Danforth Stonesworn

They never smile.

Ideal: They live for the people in their neighborhood.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about enclosed spaces.

Bond: They swore to never be caught with their guard down.

“I haven't climbed that mountain pass in years.”

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