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Natalia Anwen

Tiefling Exile ♀
Portrait of Natalia Anwen

They wear an eyepatch.

Ideal: The fight against good is never ending, and they are ever-vigilant.

Flaw: They are shameless.

Bond: They have lunch with an orphan each day in the park.

“No, you may not touch my horns.”

Joanna Orsan

Halfling Cardinal ♀
Portrait of Joanna Orsan

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

Ideal: They are drawn to create elaborate stone statues.

Flaw: They have a bias against animals.

Bond: They swore to defeat their rival in a cooking contest.

“What are ya buyin', stranger?”

Etienne Roberts

Half-Orc Witchdoctor ♂
Portrait of Etienne Roberts

They have a birthmark of a star on their shoulder.

Ideal: They would do anything to protect a circle of druids.

Flaw: They are oblivious to the faults of authority.

Bond: They draw tiny innappropriate body parts on public signs.

“Them's fightin' words!”

Gowen Hadwell

Dwarf Bartender ♂
Portrait of Gowen Hadwell

They have hard, black eyes.

Ideal: The true path to power is military strength.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about tieflings.

Bond: They work long nights to undo a past misdeed.

“I sure could go for a drink.”

Vivian Clarke

Half-Orc Physicist ♀
Portrait of Vivian Clarke

They wear a torn yellow cloak around their shoulders

Ideal: They hold total respect for their elders.

Flaw: They are obsessed with a fey lord.

Bond: They were orphaned as a child and will one day find their parents' killer.

“Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing higher, nothing stronger, nothing larger, nothing more joyful, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven or on earth.”

Renee Shadowcloak

Halfling Attendant ♀
Portrait of Renee Shadowcloak

They have an earthy voice.

Ideal: Happiness is all that matters.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over their morality.

Bond: A magical accident caused them to permanently change shape, and they will stop at nothing to fix the damage.

“Who do you think you are!?”

Kamal Rowe

Elf Quartermaster ♂
Portrait of Kamal Rowe

They have a sing-song quality to their voice.

Ideal: All beings are equals and deserve to be treated as such.

Flaw: Kindness is weakness.

Bond: They swore to defend their community from a group of evil wizards.

“You fobbing motley-minded malt-worm!”

Hendricks Bryce

Human Gardener ♂
Portrait of Hendricks Bryce

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

Ideal: The only constant in this world is death.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a rival.

Bond: They once watched a necromancer bring someone back from the dead.

“Have you seen the bulette pack diggin' 'round the fields?”

Simon Carson

Tiefling Sorcerer ♂
Portrait of Simon Carson

They are always polite.

Ideal: There is no problem that cannot be solved by thinking.

Flaw: They are fickle.

Bond: A neighbor covered the cost of a severe debt.

“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.”

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