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Jessica Lord

Gnome Exile ♀
Portrait of Jessica Lord

They have eye heterochromia -- One blue and one gray.

Ideal: They only feel alive when walking through untamed wilderness.

Flaw: They covet the lifestyle of a heroic warrior.

Bond: They swore to defeat their rival in combat.

“Get back here! Thief! Thief!”

Sumesh Reddy

Tiefling Sorcerer ⚥
Portrait of Sumesh Reddy

They wear moth-eaten wizard's robes.

Ideal: They would do anything for a friend.

Flaw: They covet the attention of a distant relative.

Bond: They trust that their deity will guide their actions.

“I don't know what I'd do without my friends.”

Sadie Mulgrew

Half-Orc Taxidermist ♀
Portrait of Sadie Mulgrew

They wear a flour-stained chef's apron.

Ideal: They would do anything to ensure that a loved one survives disaster.

Flaw: They are ignorant to the real world.

Bond: They swore to find a lost sibling.

“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.”

Brom Roderick

Half-Orc Bard ♂
Portrait of Brom Roderick

They wear a bandolier of stuffed animals across their chest.

Ideal: They dream of joining a traveling music group.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with remembering important dates.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by monsters.

“Well again!”

Lucy Wilbur

Human Druid ♀
Portrait of Lucy Wilbur

They have a mole on their eyelid.

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

Flaw: They burp loudly during inopportune moments.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to serve king and country.

“What the world needs now is a little bit of trust.”

Hawke Lesley

Human Gravedigger ♀
Portrait of Hawke Lesley

A tamed squirrel walks at their side.

Ideal: The happiness of their friends is more important than their own happiness.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about elves.

Bond: They murdered their neighbor.

“I heard there were fell tidings coming out of the west.”

Logan Wazels

Dwarf Exorcist ♂
Portrait of Logan Wazels

They wear high boots stained with mud.

Ideal: They would do anything for their gang.

Flaw: They are naive about the "birds and the bees".

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

“Av ya seen the red mountains? They're a sight to make any dwarf weep!”

Friedrich Stone

Gnome Diplomat ♂
Portrait of Friedrich Stone

They wear the heraldry of a foriegn lord.

Ideal: They are only interested in money and fame.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining the city guard.

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

“Your cheapest room, innkeep!”

River Northrend

Half-Orc Journalist ⚥
Portrait of River Northrend

They carry a quiver full of red and black fletched arrows

Ideal: Faith is for the weak.

Flaw: They constantly search for a lost trinket.

Bond: They swore to solve an ancient riddle.

“Adventure! That's what I want and that's what I'm gonna get!”

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