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Elise Massa

Dwarf Apothecary ♀
Portrait of Elise Massa

They smell like livestock.

Ideal: They dream of owning their own tavern.

Flaw: They are compulsive gamblers.

Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from celestial beings.

“Keep your eyes peeled for giant eagles!”

Lariat James

Halfling Monk ♂
Portrait of Lariat James

They have an overbite.

Ideal: Charity is critical to living a good life.

Flaw: They always haggle.

Bond: A bank forclosed on their home, and they desperately seek funds to repay them.

“Thou art a strapping young lad.”

Charlie Clarke

Gnome Cleric ⚥
Portrait of Charlie Clarke

They wear a bandolier of explosives across their chest.

Ideal: Better to die with honor than live without.

Flaw: They are shallow.

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

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

Arthur Wynne

Human Archivist ♂
Portrait of Arthur Wynne

They wear a torn yellow cloak around their shoulders

Ideal: All that matters is a song in their heart.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about very short people.

Bond: They are dedicated to preserving the history of their people.

“Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.”

Dina Amal

Half-Elf Woolwinder ♀
Portrait of Dina Amal

Their complexion has a slightly golden hue to it.

Ideal: They dream of joining a traveling music group.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about holidays.

Bond: They swore to discover a new constellation.

“It smells like a horse's backside in here!”

Enzo Freeman

Tiefling Farmhand ♂
Portrait of Enzo Freeman

They have a high-pitched voice.

Ideal: All that matters is coming home at the end of the day.

Flaw: They get lost in deep thought frequently.

Bond: A wizard turned a loved one to stone, and they seek vengeance.

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

Bebe Grail

Tiefling Rogue ♀
Portrait of Bebe Grail

They have a tattoo of a lion around their shoulders.

Ideal: Gold is the only true path to freedom.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining the thieves' guild.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by monsters.

“A room with a view, if you don't mind.”

Salvatore Mowbry

Dwarf Sommelier ♂
Portrait of Salvatore Mowbry

They mumble when they speak.

Ideal: They only feel alive when searching for magical artefacts.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about royalty.

Bond: They protect a gang of orphans.

“You wayward common-kissing gudgeon!”

Rose Nighy

Half-Orc Mortician ♀
Portrait of Rose Nighy

They give everyone a nickname.

Ideal: They will prove themselves to their family.

Flaw: They easily forget important details.

Bond: They lost their spouse and still mourn their passing.

“The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.”

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