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Shay Wildwood

Gnome Elder ♀
Portrait of Shay Wildwood

They slur their words.

Ideal: They are drawn to help others in need.

Flaw: They refused to apologise for their mistakes

Bond: They swore to find the recipe that their family lost ages ago.

“Who? Me? What's going on?”

Stephanie Reece

Half-Orc Dancer ♀
Portrait of Stephanie Reece

They are always jolly.

Ideal: Emotions have no place in combat.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about vampires.

Bond: A monster killed their lord, and they seek vengeance.

“This wine tastes like sour piss.”

Taylor Knight

Tiefling Undertaker ⚥
Portrait of Taylor Knight

They have a tattoo of chains around their upper calf.

Ideal: They only feel alive when baking new kinds of pastries.

Flaw: They would do anything to get ahead in life, even if it meant harming others.

Bond: They spend their evenings volunteering for the temples.

“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”

Jessica Orsan

Halfling Minister ♀
Portrait of Jessica Orsan

They wear brown leather gloves at all times.

Ideal: They only feel alive when fighting a superior foe.

Flaw: They trust the government blindly.

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

“The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.”

Eden Morningstar

Elf Bartender ⚥
Portrait of Eden Morningstar

They have a missing leg.

Ideal: They only feel alive when giving selflessly to others.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about marketplaces.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to ensure their legacy survives.

“What I lack in beauty I make up for in brute strength.”

Peter Wynne

Gnome Boatman ♂
Portrait of Peter Wynne

They are very messy.

Ideal: They only feel alive when giving selflessly to others.

Flaw: They are remorseless.

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

“Have you heard about Tam the paladin?”

Kasandra Wilbur

Half-Orc Wizard ♀
Portrait of Kasandra Wilbur

They wear a single rhinestone-studded glove on their right hand.

Ideal: They are drawn to protect places of worship.

Flaw: They are paranoid.

Bond: A deserter hides in their home, and they will do anything to protect them.

“If I never see another goblin again it'll be too soon!”

Eve Broadbent

Half-Orc Fighter ♀
Portrait of Eve Broadbent

They don't believe in magic.

Ideal: They would rather live a lifetime in the woods than spend an hour in a city.

Flaw: They are patriotic to a fault.

Bond: They swore to never let their voice be silenced by opression.

“Undead and all sorts of evil types crawl about these lands.”

Marilyn Carson

Dwarf Artisan ♀
Portrait of Marilyn Carson

They have a tattoo of a lion around their shoulders.

Ideal: They are drawn to walk the wilderness and help those they find.

Flaw: They are naive about local customs.

Bond: They protect their community from the beasts of the wild.

“Is it hot in here or is it me?”

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