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Bashara Duval

Half-Orc Bishop ♀
Portrait of Bashara Duval

They are afraid of spiders.

Ideal: Anything is possible with hope.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a magical bureaucracy.

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

“Wow, this tavern sure does have a lot of rats in the basement.”

Katrina Mowbry

Halfling Erenagh ♀
Portrait of Katrina Mowbry

Dust drifts off their boots at each step.

Ideal: They are trying to atone for their past.

Flaw: They lose themselves to illicit goods too frequently.

Bond: They swore to bring a known criminal to justice.

“Ride long, and ride hard!”

Katrina Amal

Halfling Botanist ♀
Portrait of Katrina Amal

They have one thumb that ends with a long talon.

Ideal: They would do anything to gain incredible power.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about wizards.

Bond: They have an estranged child who they have never met.

“God spede you.”

Katya Nighy

Human Singer ♀
Portrait of Katya Nighy

A tamed elk walks by their side.

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

Flaw: They constantly search for a new loved one.

Bond: Their mother is their best friend.

“Your best room innkeep! And don't keep me waiting.”

Frances Norton

Half-Orc Chef ♀
Portrait of Frances Norton

They have a distinctive birthmark.

Ideal: Change is frightening.

Flaw: They hum softly while lost in thought.

Bond: They swore to bring a despotic ruler to justice.

“You lumpish folly-fallen joithead!”

Max Reedwater

Gnome Bard ⚥
Portrait of Max Reedwater

Their complexion has a sickly pallor to it.

Ideal: There is no problem that cannot be solved by thinking.

Flaw: They believe they are a celebrity.

Bond: They swore to defend their community from a devil-worshipping cult.

“Sit you down and have a laugh!”

Sisco Mazdul

Dwarf Lecturer ⚥
Portrait of Sisco Mazdul

They carry a longbow across their back.

Ideal: All that matters is defeating a menacing monster.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about banks.

Bond: They guard a forest glade.

“You clouted rude-growing canker-blossom!”

Joanna Dunstan

Human Commoner ♀
Portrait of Joanna Dunstan

They have their arm in a sling.

Ideal: They seek the answer to protect others from mystical harm.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a judge.

Bond: They once travelled with the circus.

“Did you see that strange beggar on your way in here?”

Anika Fitzgerald

Human Nun ♀
Portrait of Anika Fitzgerald

They speak very slowly.

Ideal: Anything is possible with a keen blade at the right moment.

Flaw: They have a terrible singing voice, of which they are oblivious.

Bond: They hunt in the deep woods to provide for the community.

“This wine tastes like orange juice.”

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