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Bernie Skullcrusher

Half-Orc Innkeeper ⚥
Portrait of Bernie Skullcrusher

They walk on crutches

Ideal: They only feel alive when running from authority.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with wearing appropriate clothing.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by a cult.

“Hey... wanna buy this potion?”

Avery Grail

Tiefling Woolwinder ⚥
Portrait of Avery Grail

They are always jolly.

Ideal: The rich deserve to be torn down.

Flaw: They quickly jump to conclusions.

Bond: They owe their life to the priest that took them in as a child.

“Watch your tongue around the highborn.”

Kallum Clarke

Halfling Chimney Sweeper ♂
Portrait of Kallum Clarke

They carry a quiver full of black and white fletched arrows.

Ideal: The true path to power is military strength.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a local thieves' guild.

Bond: They protect a gang of orphans.

“This ale tastes like this weird cereal my mom used to feed me.”

Avital Reece

Human Clockkeeper ♂
Portrait of Avital Reece

They smell like a wet dog.

Ideal: They dream of sailing the seas.

Flaw: They have a bias against libraries.

Bond: They swore to keep their knowledge secret.

“Too many sweets will make the children soft!”

Bundringo Moran

Human Shepherd ⚥
Portrait of Bundringo Moran

They avoid cracks in the pavement.

Ideal: They seek the answer to why the gods allow bad things to happen to good people.

Flaw: They can't hold their attention to one thing for long.

Bond: They abandoned their community to rescue a friend.

“Only the foolhardy travel at night without a torch.”

Lacey Terryn

Gnome Paladin ♀
Portrait of Lacey Terryn

They have one fingernail painted black.

Ideal: The happiness of their friends is more important than their own happiness.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about lumberjacks.

Bond: They hunt in the fields around their home to provide for their community.

“You unmuzzled flap-mouthed pigeon-egg!”

Elana Alard

Half-Elf Courtier ♀
Portrait of Elana Alard

They are very forgetful.

Ideal: Without faith we are animals.

Flaw: They always seek for the path of least resistance.

Bond: A magical accident turned their village to stone, and they will stop at nothing to fix the damage.

“This ale tastes like dirt.”

Kylie Dempsy

Halfling Monk ♀
Portrait of Kylie Dempsy

They frequently tap their hands/feet.

Ideal: They only feel alive when running from authority.

Flaw: They covet the life of a historic figure.

Bond: They abandoned their community in service of their lord.

“What's your favorite kind of dish?”

Ashley Magdrom

Half-Orc Gunsmith ♀
Portrait of Ashley Magdrom

They give everyone a nickname.

Ideal: The world is a dark place - and people make it that way.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with remembering faces.

Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from raiding monsters.

“That armor looks ill-fitting! Come to my shop and I'll take care of that for you.”

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