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Avery Everett

Human Stonecutter ♀
Portrait of Avery Everett

They have a lowborn quality to their voice.

Ideal: They would do anything to ensure that a loved one survives disaster.

Flaw: They are obsessed with the explosive power of fire.

Bond: They swore to defend a city from corruption.

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

Katinka Massa

Tiefling Painter ♀
Portrait of Katinka Massa

They wear a bird's skull around their neck.

Ideal: All that matters is finding quality time for friends.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about royalty.

Bond: They swore to bring about the end of the world.

“They say the last innkeeper was buried alive! She was making eyes at the regent's daughter.”

Kyris Moonclaw

Half-Orc Farmer ♂
Portrait of Kyris Moonclaw

They have a foreign quality to their voice.

Ideal: Emotions cloud your judgement.

Flaw: They think they are better than everyone else.

Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from abyssal terrors.

“You churlish crook-pated clotpole!”

Dieter Hume

Half-Elf Gunsmith ♂
Portrait of Dieter Hume

They swear frequently.

Ideal: They seek the thrill of discovery.

Flaw: They fly into a rage at the smallest inconvenience.

Bond: They will do anything to protect their family.

“Five gold coins says you can't nail that scarecrow between the eyes with this sling.”

Andrew Wilton

Halfling Bard ♂
Portrait of Andrew Wilton

They have an artistic quality to their voice.

Ideal: They would do anything to become wealthy.

Flaw: They constantly search for a new path in life.

Bond: They are haunted by their past - literally!

“This ale tastes like cat piss.”

Amira Clarke

Dwarf Alcoholic ♀
Portrait of Amira Clarke

They have their arm in a sling.

Ideal: Charity is critical to living a good life.

Flaw: Magic is unnatural as are all those who practice it!

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by a rival nation.

“This wine is terrible.”

Cordelia Malfoy

Dwarf Vintner ♀
Portrait of Cordelia Malfoy

They have a birthmark of a star on their shoulder.

Ideal: Glory can only be found at the end of a sword.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty directly communincating with others.

Bond: They were there when the last king died.

“Ulric will brag about how he found gold in the river south of here. No one believes him - he asks us to buy his drinks!”

Sarab Thorn

Halfling Monk ⚥
Portrait of Sarab Thorn

They wear a bandolier of explosives across their chest.

Ideal: Never lie - especially to yourself.

Flaw: They are patriotic to a fault.

Bond: They once sailed the seas as a pirate.

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

Garrus Gleeson

Tiefling Monk ♂
Portrait of Garrus Gleeson

They wear a bandolier of daggers across their chest.

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

Flaw: They are lazy.

Bond: They travel the place with a pack of wolves.

“They say there is necromancer somewhere in the area. I hope she can revive this sandwich.”

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