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Homer Vinder

Gnome Naperer ♂
Portrait of Homer Vinder

They have a facial tattoo.

Ideal: They seek the answer to why the gods allow bad things to happen to good people.

Flaw: They constantly search for a lost trinket.

Bond: They aim to spread the stories of their people to the whole world.

“Hey! Wanna buy this fruit?”

Ralph Rana

Half-Elf Cooper ♂
Portrait of Ralph Rana

They are always carrying a book.

Ideal: They live for the people in their neighborhood.

Flaw: They constantly search for a new loved one.

Bond: They protect their community from opportunistic goblin raiders.

“I thank thee.”

Kasim Faelyn

Human Gymnast ♂
Portrait of Kasim Faelyn

They smell like fresh-dug earth.

Ideal: Family is more than blood.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a wandering cartographer.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to become rich.

“Best be careful with the king's men!”

Angie Hamlin

Half-Elf Paladin ♀
Portrait of Angie Hamlin

They never break eye contact.

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

Flaw: They are overconfident.

Bond: A neighbor owns a buisness with them.

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

Randle Stonestorm

Half-Orc Leatherworker ♂
Portrait of Randle Stonestorm

A tamed dog walks by their side.

Ideal: They would do anything to overcome a rival.

Flaw: They never tell the whole truth.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by a group of wizards.

“My peerless paramour.”

Max Birchfall

Halfling Loan Shark ⚥
Portrait of Max Birchfall

They carry a canvas dufflebag across one shoulder.

Ideal: To see their people in their rightful place as rulers.

Flaw: They always go big.

Bond: They swore to find a lost sibling.

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

Athol Huon

Elf Philosopher ♀
Portrait of Athol Huon

They have a neck tattoo.

Ideal: They would do anything for their loved one.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about animals.

Bond: A neighbor owns a buisness with them.

“There's something about birdsong in the morning that fills me with joy.”

Cloee Hadwell

Half-Orc Host ♀
Portrait of Cloee Hadwell

Their breath smells strongly of sulfur.

Ideal: No nation is more important than the people.

Flaw: They are always sarcastic.

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

“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.”

Eden Lucas

Human Barbarian ⚥
Portrait of Eden Lucas

They hate getting wet.

Ideal: They dream of perfecting a baking recipe.

Flaw: They are idyllic to a fault.

Bond: A bank forclosed on their home, and they desperately seek funds to repay them.

“My cousin once saw a dark elf. Scared the tar of of 'em!”

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