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Sadie Lachlan

Half-Orc Event Planner ♀
Portrait of Sadie Lachlan

Their hands are tattooed.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is chaos.

Flaw: They are obsessed with a coven of witches.

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

“Me only loves are the sea, and this here parrot.”

Fribbington Schmidt

Halfling Ranger ⚥
Portrait of Fribbington Schmidt

Dust drifts off their boots at each step.

Ideal: Everyone should be free to follow their dreams.

Flaw: They are clumsy.

Bond: Their life's work is to feed the hungry across the place.

“They say this place vanished for 4 weeks, in the fifth year of our lord.”

Alexandra Wilton

Human Sorcerer ♀
Portrait of Alexandra Wilton

They have an underbite.

Ideal: They seek the answer to protect others from mystical harm.

Flaw: They have a bias against farmers.

Bond: A neighbor holds information about a dirty secret over them.

“Your cheapest room, innkeep!”

Malcolm AnaanShan

Gnome Fortune Teller ♂
Portrait of Malcolm AnaanShan

They always look forward.

Ideal: They would do anything to learn how to heal.

Flaw: They covet the lifestyle of a heroic warrior.

Bond: They were orphaned as a child and will one day find their parents' killer.

“I heard the prince is getting married.”

Shark Dalton

Dwarf Woolwinder ♀
Portrait of Shark Dalton

Mist flows off their boots at each step.

Ideal: Anything is possible with academic knowledge.

Flaw: They can't take a joke.

Bond: They were orphaned as a child and will one day find their parents' killer.

“I've got a good crew with me down in the mines.”

Sohali Echols

Tiefling Villein ♀
Portrait of Sohali Echols

They wear a beautiful jade bracelet on their right hand.

Ideal: They dream of having a drink named after them.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about the number 9.

Bond: They swore to keep their knowledge secret.

“This ale tastes like cat piss.”

Geoffrey Spring

Half-Orc Warden ♂
Portrait of Geoffrey Spring

Their face is covered in gang tattoos.

Ideal: Happiness is all that matters.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a careless wizard apprentice.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to protect their community.

“It smells like a horse's backside in here!”

Jonas Payne

Human Sorcerer ♂
Portrait of Jonas Payne

They wear brown leather gloves at all times.

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

Flaw: They expect everyone's attention.

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

“Dull blades need constant sharpening to stave off the forces of evil.”

Franklin Hume

Tiefling Cartographer ♂
Portrait of Franklin Hume

They are very sweaty.

Ideal: They would do anything to protect their lifestyle.

Flaw: They covet the loved one of a rival.

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

“This wine tastes like something I bought in the back alley.”

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