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Fribbington Todd

Dwarf Cheesemaker ⚥
Portrait of Fribbington Todd

They are an overachiever.

Ideal: All that matters is a successful hunt.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a careless wizard apprentice.

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

“You surly hasty-witted maggot-pie!”

Hassan AnaanShan

Gnome Mortician ♂
Portrait of Hassan AnaanShan

They are always smoking a pipe.

Ideal: Change is frightening.

Flaw: They refuse to interact with farmers.

Bond: They have faith that if they work hard things will go well.

“What's your favorite kind of dish?”

Jayson Pierre-Dupois

Human Warlock ♂
Portrait of Jayson Pierre-Dupois

Music plays softly when they enter a room.

Ideal: Criminals deserve death.

Flaw: They always obey the law.

Bond: Someone killed the person they loved. One day they will have my revenge.

“Is that a dagger in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”

Kallum Quicktongue

Gnome Veterinarian ♂
Portrait of Kallum Quicktongue

They have a wandering eye.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is chaos.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about guilds.

Bond: They once sailed the seas as a pirate.

“This ale tastes like gunk.”

Yasmeen Alard

Halfling Crofter ♀
Portrait of Yasmeen Alard

They wear a beaver-fur hat at all times.

Ideal: They dream of everlasting glory.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about lumberjacks.

Bond: They left their old home to follow a loved one.

“You wayward tickle-brained minnow!”

Fribbington Mulgrew

Dwarf Host ⚥
Portrait of Fribbington Mulgrew

They wear the heraldry of a rival nation.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is taxes.

Flaw: They are habitual liars.

Bond: They are in love with a member of a rival family.

“I've got a drink here that'll really put some hair on your chest!”

Parker Mervor

Gnome Paladin ⚥
Portrait of Parker Mervor

They wear a dinged and pitted town guard armor.

Ideal: Respect must be earned.

Flaw: They wear their heart on their sleeve.

Bond: They swore to sail around the world.

“You wayward knotty-pated harpy!”

Ewan Fitzgerald

Elf Cartographer ♂
Portrait of Ewan Fitzgerald

They are very forgetful.

Ideal: The true path to power is an eldritch pact.

Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming royalty.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by monsters.

“Ugh, I'm too old to worry about what's happening in another place.”

Kalak Schmidt

Human Sorcerer ♂
Portrait of Kalak Schmidt

Their hair twinkles with small faerie lights.

Ideal: Dream big, and let no one tell you otherwise.

Flaw: They refuse to work when tired.

Bond: They secretly wish to overthrow a neighbor from a position of power.

“You fawning folly-fallen clack-dish!”

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