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Nina Malfoy

Gnome Clown ♀
Portrait of Nina Malfoy

Their clothes are filthy.

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They would do anything to get ahead in life, even if it meant harming others.

Bond: They swore to bring about the end of the world.

“I've seen strange lights coming out of the forest at night.”

Leo Hickory

Elf Troubadour ♂
Portrait of Leo Hickory

They smell like pine trees.

Ideal: Charity is critical to living a good life.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about goblins.

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

“It's been ages since we danced.”

Alan Duval

Gnome Smuggler ♂
Portrait of Alan Duval

They must correct improper speech.

Ideal: Better to die with honor than live without.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about humans.

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

“Back in my day....”

Stuart Scott

Half-Elf Hayward ♂
Portrait of Stuart Scott

They have a tattoo of a woman's name on their bicep.

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

Flaw: They laugh when they are nervous

Bond: A neighbor revealed to them a dark secret.

“Have you heard about Marlow the wizard?”

Sarab Zaros

Dwarf Druid ⚥
Portrait of Sarab Zaros

They give everyone a nickname.

Ideal: They hold total respect for punctuality.

Flaw: They are addicted to a harmful substance.

Bond: They abandoned a loved one to save their community.

“Strong as the mountain!”

Taylor Enola

Elf Monk ⚥
Portrait of Taylor Enola

They have large, innocent eyes.

Ideal: Greed is contagious we must resist its pull.

Flaw: They are obsessed with slaying a mythical beast.

Bond: They still work in the business their father started.

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

Sawyer Alhara

Human Fighter ⚥
Portrait of Sawyer Alhara

They wear a gold cameo of a woman on their neck.

Ideal: They only feel alive when money is on the line.

Flaw: They never consider others' emotions.

Bond: Guilt eats away at their every thought.

“Need a friend?”

Talwyn Reddy

Gnome Builder ♀
Portrait of Talwyn Reddy

People cheer when they enter a room.

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

Flaw: They despise any kind of foreigners.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to obtain forbidden knowledge.

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

Balur Windrunner

Human Celebrity ♂
Portrait of Balur Windrunner

They have a high-pitched voice.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is magic.

Flaw: They never follow orders.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to prove they are the bravest.

“Hey! Wanna buy this necklace?”

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