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Devlan Bradley

Human Poet ♂
Portrait of Devlan Bradley

They have an ornate nose ring.

Ideal: The world is coming to an end and they must warn people.

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

Bond: They abandoned their community to rescue a friend.

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

Faed Boone

Elf Ringmaster ♂
Portrait of Faed Boone

They only eat meat.

Ideal: Their position commands respect.

Flaw: They show cowardice when faced with their own shortcomings.

Bond: They betrayed their best friend to gain power.

“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.”

Parker Siggurd

Dwarf Chancellor ⚥
Portrait of Parker Siggurd

They always look forward.

Ideal: They dream of travelling to far of places.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about loud noises.

Bond: They work double shifts to provide for a sick loved one.

“This wine tastes like pig piss.”

Luna Karim

Dwarf Fighter ♀
Portrait of Luna Karim

They have startling red eyes.

Ideal: They are drawn to protect places of beauty.

Flaw: They have a bias against animals.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will save a doom from befalling their community.

“This ale tastes like poison.”

Franklin Shadowmourne

Dwarf Fighter ♂
Portrait of Franklin Shadowmourne

They wear an eyepatch.

Ideal: They are drawn to understanding mystical theory.

Flaw: They covet the prosperity of a rival town.

Bond: They betrayed their best friend to gain power.

“This ale tastes like this weird cereal my mom used to feed me.”

Farquesh Marshall

Half-Orc Barbarian ♂
Portrait of Farquesh Marshall

Their bald head is badly sunburned.

Ideal: They are drawn to places of dark worship.

Flaw: They react with violence if any oppose their views.

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

“Where have you come from?”

Galvur Travis

Dwarf Sorcerer ♂
Portrait of Galvur Travis

They carry a wicker basked filled with chicken across their back.

Ideal: Gold is the only true path to freedom.

Flaw: They always follow the rules.

Bond: They swore to improve the lives of others.

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

Sion Hawkwing

Halfling Mason ♂
Portrait of Sion Hawkwing

They carry a leather bullwhip at their hip.

Ideal: Beauty can be found all around us.

Flaw: They never follow orders.

Bond: They murdered their neighbor.

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

Olivier Dalton

Half-Elf Acrobat ⚥
Portrait of Olivier Dalton

They wear a beautiful jade bracelet on their right hand.

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

Flaw: They rarely acknowledge their own faults.

Bond: They have been branded a heretic by the church.

“My life for my liege!”

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