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Pallav Ferrier

Half-Orc Charlatan ♂
Portrait of Pallav Ferrier

People flee when they enter a room.

Ideal: They only feel alive when performing death-defying acts.

Flaw: They laugh when they are nervous

Bond: They secretly wish to start a cult.

“Long have I desired to see the homeland of my people.”

Finley Everett

Tiefling Houndmaster ⚥
Portrait of Finley Everett

They have a birthmark of a sun on their wrist.

Ideal: Community is at the heart of everything they do.

Flaw: They are obsessed with slaying a mythical beast.

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

“I heard the forest has been strangely quiet lately.”

Llewelyn Hale

Elf Comedian ♂
Portrait of Llewelyn Hale

They have a haunting quality to their voice.

Ideal: They only feel alive when breaking the law.

Flaw: They are meek.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will earn them the acclaim they deserve.

“No one can match my cooking recipes.”

Luna Elonil

Half-Orc Poet ♀
Portrait of Luna Elonil

They are always carrying a book.

Ideal: The workers should own the means of production.

Flaw: They are a terrible gossip.

Bond: Their duty is to the crown above all else.

“Hey! This isn't real gold!”

Rowan Brown

Half-Elf Hersir ♂
Portrait of Rowan Brown

They carry a large wooden trunk across their back.

Ideal: They would do anything to gain incredible power.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about sailors.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to serve the community.

“Long have I desired to see the homeland of my people.”

Ricon Lucas

Half-Elf Cleric ♂
Portrait of Ricon Lucas

A tamed horse walks by their side.

Ideal: Violence is the only language universally understood.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about diseases.

Bond: Someone killed the person they loved. One day they will have my revenge.

“You wayward hedge-born wagtail!”

Rodney Reece

Halfling Cleric ♂
Portrait of Rodney Reece

They don't believe in magic.

Ideal: Charity is critical to living a good life.

Flaw: They are obsessed with joining a high-ranking guild.

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

“A plague upon thee!”

Bernie Erwin

Human Urchin ⚥
Portrait of Bernie Erwin

They have eye heterochromia -- One purple and one green.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is the law.

Flaw: Kindness is weakness.

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

“Thou dost takest my breath away.”

Athol Wright

Elf Exile ♀
Portrait of Athol Wright

They smell like a wet dog.

Ideal: They dream of becoming a mage.

Flaw: They are withdrawn.

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.”

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