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Finley Wilton

Elf Farrier ⚥
Portrait of Finley Wilton

They shuffle their feet.

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

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about social gatherings.

Bond: A bandit robbed them blind, and they seek vengeance.

“Not on my watch.”

Barnston Walker

Gnome Biologist ♂
Portrait of Barnston Walker

They avoid cracks in the pavement.

Ideal: Fleeing from a superior foe is not weakness.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about caves.

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

“You jarring beef-witted miscreant!”

Sahin Poots

Elf Astrologer ⚥
Portrait of Sahin Poots

They hold a crystal orb in one hand.

Ideal: Faith is for the weak.

Flaw: They constantly search for validation from strangers.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to become rich.

“This wine is terrible.”

Guthrum Shad

Half-Elf Earl ♂
Portrait of Guthrum Shad

They carry a longbow across their back.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is death.

Flaw: They are a terrible gossip.

Bond: They work long nights to undo a past misdeed.

“They say this place vanished for 4 weeks, in the fifth year of our lord.”

Jessica Potter

Elf Assassin ♀
Portrait of Jessica Potter

Thunder sounds ominously when they enter a room.

Ideal: The true path to power is at the end of their fist.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local hero.

Bond: A neighbor holds information about a dirty secret over them.

“Who? Me? What's going on?”

Madoc Duval

Dwarf Chandler ♂
Portrait of Madoc Duval

They never smile.

Ideal: They would do anything to secure their legacy.

Flaw: Their best achievements were in the past, and they dwell on them constantly.

Bond: They swore to find the secret to transmute lead into gold.

“A pebble will stay dry inside no matter how long it is submerged in a pool of water.”

Daphne Windrunner

Dwarf Chimney Sweeper ♀
Portrait of Daphne Windrunner

They have an impressively-large beard.

Ideal: Their family will always come first.

Flaw: They are very blunt regardless of people's feelings.

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

“Get back here! Thief! Thief!”

River Elonil

Gnome Lecturer ⚥
Portrait of River Elonil

They keep a crystal rod in their coat pocket at all times.

Ideal: They hold total respect for the law.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a fell necromancer.

Bond: They swore to never fall for another pretty face.

“What ho!”

Fareed Deadeye

Half-Elf Goldsmith ♂
Portrait of Fareed Deadeye

They eat everything with their hands.

Ideal: They inform their decisions from historical precedents.

Flaw: They pocket coins whenever possible.

Bond: They once sailed the seas as a prisoner.

“What ho!”

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