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Emily Bowes

Human Pastry Chef ♀
Portrait of Emily Bowes

Two tamed sugar gliders rest in their coat pocket.

Ideal: They hold total respect for a rival nation.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with respecting their elders.

Bond: They swore to find the person who killed their parents.

“You rank doghearted harpy!”

Ivan Underhill

Gnome Marshall ♂
Portrait of Ivan Underhill

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

Ideal: Blood is power.

Flaw: They obsess over all the small details.

Bond: They consider the local tavern to be their home.

“They say the last innkeeper was buried alive! She was making eyes at the regent's daughter.”

Raadi Deadeye

Half-Elf Stonecutter ♂
Portrait of Raadi Deadeye

They have dilated pupils.

Ideal: Without faith we are animals.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about clowns.

Bond: They secretly wish to open a bar.

“You wayward rump-fed mumble-news!”

Liliana Sweeny

Human Barbarian ♀
Portrait of Liliana Sweeny

They wear a pair of farmer's boots.

Ideal: Anything is possible with their friends at their side.

Flaw: They are obsessed with bringing a loved one back from the dead.

Bond: They protect a pack of wolves.

“I heard there were fell tidings coming out of the west.”

Celeste Karim

Half-Elf Rogue ♀
Portrait of Celeste Karim

They stand with a hunch.

Ideal: No one is above the law.

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

Bond: They left their old home to follow a loved one.

“Time to kick my shoes off and sit for a bit.”

Oisin Ironhelm

Dwarf Illuminator ♂
Portrait of Oisin Ironhelm

Their hair is perfectly coiffed.

Ideal: They dream of overthrowing a local ruler.

Flaw: They are possessive.

Bond: They swore to defend their ancestral home from celestial beings.

“This is my first stop in days!”

Mandy Brown

Gnome Pirate ♀
Portrait of Mandy Brown

They wear gravetender's attire.

Ideal: They would do anything to overcome a rival.

Flaw: They often forget where they are going.

Bond: They once worked with the local thieves' guild.

“No one's come back from the old ruins in quite some time.”

Cassie Hadwell

Halfling Astronomer ♀
Portrait of Cassie Hadwell

They have their arm in a sling.

Ideal: They would do anything for their loved one.

Flaw: They expect everyone's attention.

Bond: They are determined to live free at any cost.

“I've got a heart-song and I gotta sing!”

Kirsten Sten

Dwarf Cartographer ♀
Portrait of Kirsten Sten

They have an overbite.

Ideal: Poor people are a plague.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about dogs.

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

“Some people call this junk. Me, I call this treasure.”

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