Characters
Oliver Zaki
They have a mole on their chin.
Ideal: Their family will always come first.
Flaw: They are indecisive.
Bond: They lost their faith in organized religion, but are determined to help others.
“I let people underestimate my intelligence, then I crush them.”
Sarab Bryce
Their complexion is pale from lack of sun.
Ideal: They only feel alive when running from authority.
Flaw: They refuse to attend social functions with anyone from the "upper class".
Bond: A prisoner hides in their home, and they will do anything to protect them.
“It's been ages since I've been on an adventure...”
Mary Kensley
They smell like fresh baked cookies.
Ideal: They would do anything for their loved one.
Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a devil-worshipping cult.
Bond: They will do whatever it takes to obtain lost magics.
“I had a necklace like that once...”
Luthor Quinn
They wear a pair of spectacles that are missing one eyepiece.
Ideal: Their family will always come first.
Flaw: Their best achievements were in the past, and they dwell on them constantly.
Bond: They work long nights to undo a past misdeed.
“When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.”
Rodney Bloodhoof
They have an impressively-large beard.
Ideal: They seek the answer to why the gods allow bad things to happen to good people.
Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a former teacher.
Bond: They secretly wish to marry an old flame.
“This wine is terrible.”
Alan Autumn
They have a tattoo of a phoenix on their back.
Ideal: They seek the answer to everything.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about elves.
Bond: They once watched a necromancer bring someone back from the dead.
“Me only loves are the sea, and this here parrot.”
Maria Amal
They hallucinate.
Ideal: Glory can only be found at the end of a sword.
Flaw: They are stupid.
Bond: They travel the place with a pack of wolves.
“Buy me a drink?”
Sawyer Schmidt
They wear an ornate metal bracer on their right arm.
Ideal: Anything is possible with a crooked ruler in their corner.
Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a nearby town.
Bond: They swore to defend a city from corruption.
“Is that a dagger in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
Malcolm Payne
They wear modest clothing.
Ideal: Anything is possible with a crooked ruler in their corner.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about cats.
Bond: They swore to defend their community from a devil-worshipping cult.
“Sometimes I like taking long walks in the forest.”
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