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Tom Bradley

Dwarf Jester ♂
Portrait of Tom Bradley

They have an ornate nose ring.

Ideal: They only feel alive when performing death-defying acts.

Flaw: They are naïve.

Bond: They swore to fight crime by night.

“You yeasty fly-bitten vassal!”

Cassius Wood

Elf Herbalist ♂
Portrait of Cassius Wood

They wear a bandolier of stuffed animals across their chest.

Ideal: They would do anything for the right price.

Flaw: They are too forward.

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

“Mine eyes doth taketh interest in thee.”

Ahsoka Brocksby

Half-Elf Street Performer ♀
Portrait of Ahsoka Brocksby

They wear a gold cameo of a man on their neck.

Ideal: They hold total respect for their community.

Flaw: They can't refuse a pretty face.

Bond: They are dedicated to preserving the history of their people.

“I can't seen to find a waterskin that doesn't leak when I travel.”

Weston Greene

Half-Orc Veteran ♂
Portrait of Weston Greene

They wear a pair of military boots.

Ideal: They only feel alive when dancing.

Flaw: They constantly obsess over money issues.

Bond: A neighbor saved the life of a loved one.

“So you can cast a few spells? Big deal!”

Ragnar Windflight

Half-Orc Scullion ♂
Portrait of Ragnar Windflight

They shuffle their feet.

Ideal: Criminals deserve death.

Flaw: They are gullible.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to become an adventurer.

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

Blake Whitethorn

Gnome Druid ⚥
Portrait of Blake Whitethorn

They have a facial tattoo.

Ideal: They hold total respect for a rival nation.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about birds.

Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from raiding monsters.

“What are ya buyin', stranger?”

Carly Loch

Half-Orc General ♀
Portrait of Carly Loch

They constantly look from side to side.

Ideal: Anything is possible with a little muscle.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about lumberjacks.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will earn them the acclaim they deserve.

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

Elmo Shad

Half-Orc Rogue ♂
Portrait of Elmo Shad

They wear a pair of fine leather boots.

Ideal: Their purpose is to serve.

Flaw: They burp loudly during inopportune moments.

Bond: They secretly wish to escape from their living situation.

“Your cheapest room, innkeep!”

Matteus Massa

Tiefling Warden ♂
Portrait of Matteus Massa

They have a strange echo to their voice.

Ideal: They seek the answer to placing curses on rivals.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about banks.

Bond: They swore to fight crime by night.

“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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