Characters
Enzo Knight
They have a glass eye.
Ideal: There are always those whose need is greater than their own.
Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a rival.
Bond: They once watched a necromancer bring someone back from the dead.
“Sing me a song!”
Taylor Sweeny
People cry when they enter a room.
Ideal: Revelry in chaos is the ultimate achevement.
Flaw: They hate every stablehand.
Bond: They aim to spread the stories of their people to the whole world.
“I heard the forest has been strangely quiet lately.”
Phoebe Quinn
They wear a sea blue cloak around their shoulders.
Ideal: They only feel alive when reading from lost tomes.
Flaw: They are reckless.
Bond: They secretly wish to run away with their lover.
“This ale tastes like cat piss.”
Phoebe Hume
A tamed hummingbird sits on their shoulder.
Ideal: They hold total respect for punctuality.
Flaw: They constantly search for illicit drugs.
Bond: If they ever see their father again there will be blood.
“Fare thee well.”
Joey Mowbry
They smell like clean linen.
Ideal: They dream of writing a great novel.
Flaw: They have a terrible singing voice, of which they are oblivious.
Bond: They swore to overthrow a corrupt official.
“It's been ages since I've been to the coast, but I'd love to go there again someday.”
Gawen Weston
They have an ornate nose ring.
Ideal: They only feel alive when teaching new generations of students.
Flaw: They often forget where they are going.
Bond: Each morning they run to the nearest village and back.
“Noone ever thinks to thank me for all I do around here!”
Doran Northrend
They wear an apprentice's robes.
Ideal: They would do anything to learn how to heal.
Flaw: Magic is unnatural as are all those who practice it!
Bond: They secretly wish to overthrow a neighbor from a position of power.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Cole Harad
People flee when they enter a room.
Ideal: The only constant in this world is dropping toast butter-side down.
Flaw: They show cowardice when faced with their own shortcomings.
Bond: They swore to sail around the world.
“You reeky full-gorged maggot-pie!”
Ven Ward
They have a tattoo of a grinning goblin on their shoulder.
Ideal: The rich deserve to be torn down.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about languages other than their own.
Bond: A neighbor holds information about a dirty secret over them.
“Did you hear about those blasted wood elves? Snuck into town last night and freed all the livestock, they did! It's going to be days rounding them back up again.”
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