Characters
Safia Altharia
Their clothes always look freshly pressed.
Ideal: All that matters is coming home at the end of the day.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about alchemists.
Bond: They work double shifts to provide for a sick loved one.
“Keep your friends close and your enemies dead, that's what I always say.”
Ui Duval
They have a regal quality to their voice.
Ideal: They are drawn to places of dark worship.
Flaw: They have a bias against animals.
Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from abyssal terrors.
“Gimme a swift steed and I'll make it to the king by sundown.”
Isis Arrias
They have eye heterochromia -- One blue and one gray.
Ideal: They seek the thrill of discovery.
Flaw: They are bitter.
Bond: They swore to rebuild a collapsed theater.
“Ulric will brag about how he found gold in the river south of here. No one believes him - he asks us to buy his drinks!”
Ewan Wynne
They wear revealing clothing.
Ideal: They only feel alive when performing death-defying acts.
Flaw: They easily forget important details.
Bond: A neighbor protected them in their time of need.
“The well has been dry for months now. What will we do?”
Alam Cruise
A tamed wolverine walks by their side.
Ideal: We can improve ourselves every day.
Flaw: They are naïve.
Bond: They work double shifts to provide for a sick loved one.
“A tale is but half told when only one person tells it.”
Ned Black
They are always smoking a pipe.
Ideal: They would do anything for their family.
Flaw: They never admit they are wrong.
Bond: They once performed clerical duties for a temple.
“Take it from an old adventurer: you should just stop right now.”
Sisco Quaresh
A tamed bat hangs from their shoulder.
Ideal: They only feel alive when baking new kinds of pastries.
Flaw: They refuse to seek medical help in times of need.
Bond: They once worked with the local thieves' guild.
“Glory and gold!”
Desmond Watson
They wear the heraldry of a beloved lord.
Ideal: They would do anything to protect their lifestyle.
Flaw: They have a bias against farmers.
Bond: They swore to find the recipe to make the ultimate healing salve.
“It doesn't take much for me to lose my respect for someone.”
Runar Clarke
Their eyes glow with a dim light.
Ideal: They will not live in chains.
Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about lumberjacks.
Bond: They secretly wish to escape from their living situation.
“The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.”
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