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Bella Rook

Tiefling Brewer ♀
Portrait of Bella Rook

They have a gruff voice.

Ideal: The true path to power is a gigantic steam-powered automaton.

Flaw: They refuse to attend social functions with anyone from the "upper class".

Bond: They swore to never allow themselves to be embarrassed in public again.

“Who? Me? What's going on?”

Dmitri Oak

Half-Orc Ranger ♂
Portrait of Dmitri Oak

Their hair never moves, even in a strong wind.

Ideal: Their talents deserve to be shared.

Flaw: They have a bias against larger cities.

Bond: They are determined to live free at any cost.

“Fie upon thee!”

Nayeli Dempsy

Tiefling Servant ♀
Portrait of Nayeli Dempsy

They have six fingers on their right hand.

Ideal: They dream of joining a traveling music group.

Flaw: They lose themselves to carnal pleasures too frequently.

Bond: They swore to never let their voice be silenced by opression.

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

Valeria Davis

Dwarf Castellan ♀
Portrait of Valeria Davis

Their breath reeks of alcohol.

Ideal: They would do anything for a chance to meet with a famous artist.

Flaw: They refused to apologise for their mistakes

Bond: They swore to taste every alcoholic drink known to mankind.

“You bawdy weather-bitten hedge-pig!”

Dag Simpson

Halfling Cartographer ♂
Portrait of Dag Simpson

They have an underbite.

Ideal: They would do anything to catch the attention of a powerful mage.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about mountains.

Bond: Their actions once brought doom to a coven of mages.

“A spot by the fire wench!”

Olivier Carson

Halfling Astrologer ⚥
Portrait of Olivier Carson

They are afraid of ghosts.

Ideal: Beauty is the only thing worth fighting for.

Flaw: They have a bias against the poor.

Bond: They once performed clerical duties for a forgotten diety.

“Who do you think you are!?”

Brom Smyth

Gnome Loan Shark ♂
Portrait of Brom Smyth

They wear a pair of military boots.

Ideal: They only feel alive when baking new kinds of pastries.

Flaw: They are naive about people outside their social circle.

Bond: They love their town and will do anything for it.

“Ahhh...just like mom used to make it!”

Edmond Frost

Human Rogue ♂
Portrait of Edmond Frost

They snort when they laugh.

Ideal: They would do anything to learn about alchemy.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a magical bureaucracy.

Bond: They abandoned their family to start a buisness in a new land.

“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.”

Claudia Pierre-Dupois

Elf Farmhand ♀
Portrait of Claudia Pierre-Dupois

They never make jokes.

Ideal: They are searching for redemption.

Flaw: They have a bias against dock workers.

Bond: They secretly wish to start a cult.

“Have you seen the bulette pack diggin' 'round the fields?”

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