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Amelia Wildwood

Halfling Sergeant ♀
Portrait of Amelia Wildwood

They have large, innocent eyes.

Ideal: Anything is possible with overwhelming strength.

Flaw: They mutter curse words during inopportune moments.

Bond: Their brother betrayed them leaving them destitute.

“This place isn't the same since the cultists took over.”

Lysander Scott

Dwarf Drag Queen ♂
Portrait of Lysander Scott

They have piercing blue eyes.

Ideal: All that matters is personal growth.

Flaw: They have a bias against city guards.

Bond: They abandoned their buisness to become an adventurer.

“I had a necklace like that once...”

Kyle Ironhand

Dwarf Librarian ♂
Portrait of Kyle Ironhand

They have small, beady eyes.

Ideal: They only feel alive when teaching new generations of students.

Flaw: They mutter prayers during inopportune moments.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will bring back a loved one from death.

“Let me play some music to calm your nerves.”

Hector Silvergem

Half-Elf Diplomat ♂
Portrait of Hector Silvergem

They carry a quiver full of red and black fletched arrows

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local hero.

Bond: Their life's work is to feed the hungry across the place.

“I'm better off travelling at night.”

Ricky Meadowbrook

Gnome Chimney Sweeper ♂
Portrait of Ricky Meadowbrook

They wear gravetender's attire.

Ideal: They dream of owning their own tavern.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about animals.

Bond: They work in the castle despite the known danger within.

“Have you seen that wicked looking black armour over the innkeep's mantle? Where do you suppose he found that?”

Justin Wright

Half-Orc Almoner ♂
Portrait of Justin Wright

They wear fine lace gloves.

Ideal: Blood is power.

Flaw: They are obsessed with an abominable elder god.

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

“It doesn't take much for me to lose my respect for someone.”

Sylvie Greene

Dwarf Druid ♀
Portrait of Sylvie Greene

They wear old riding boots.

Ideal: Anything is possible with fate on their side.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with mantaining proper cleaning habits.

Bond: They once sailed the seas as a privateer.

“Nothing evens a race like an axe to the kneecaps.”

Summer Thom

Halfling Wizard ♀
Portrait of Summer Thom

They carry a flintlock rifle across their back.

Ideal: They would do anything for the right price.

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

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

“I had a sword like that once...”

Doran Ragvald

Dwarf Hatter ⚥
Portrait of Doran Ragvald

They have to have constant stimulation (touch/sound/visual)

Ideal: No one tells them what to do.

Flaw: They are obsessed with seeing into the future.

Bond: They are saving to buy the business their mother once owned.

“Beshrew thee!”

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