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Trixie Selwyn

Gnome Furniture Maker ♀
Portrait of Trixie Selwyn

They take everything literally.

Ideal: We must respect our elders and those who came before.

Flaw: They are obsessed with slaying a mythical beast.

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

“You are... very attractive.”

Fribbington Duval

Half-Orc Rogue ⚥
Portrait of Fribbington Duval

They carry a canvas dufflebag across one shoulder.

Ideal: All that matters is finding their missing keys.

Flaw: They trust the government blindly.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to become rich.

“Get back here! Thief! Thief!”

Petter Hynes

Human Gardener ♂
Portrait of Petter Hynes

They have a moody quality to their voice.

Ideal: They dream of sailing the seas.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about loud noises.

Bond: They swore to bring about the destruction of a notorious forest.

“You lumpish folly-fallen skainsmate!”

Jessica Barlow

Half-Elf Fisher ♀
Portrait of Jessica Barlow

They constantly look from side to side.

Ideal: They only feel alive when searching for lost knowledge.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about dragonborn.

Bond: They murdered their neighbor.

“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.”

Linda Harber

Half-Orc Warlock ♀
Portrait of Linda Harber

They have a birthmark of a star on their shoulder.

Ideal: The true path to power is military strength.

Flaw: They believe they are a celebrity.

Bond: They lost their spouse and still mourn their passing.

“Don't depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.”

Pallav Deadeye

Human Ranger ♂
Portrait of Pallav Deadeye

They click their tongue while under stress.

Ideal: Family is more than blood.

Flaw: They always escalate an argument to violence.

Bond: Their business is a cornerstone of the community.

“Let me take you back to my place and we can talk things over.”

Gia Hamilton

Human Nursemaid ♀
Portrait of Gia Hamilton

They have a mole on thier cheek.

Ideal: They dream of writing a great novel.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about guilds.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by a rival nation.

“Have you heard about Gendry the knight?”

Sumesh Silverleaf

Half-Elf Beekeeper ⚥
Portrait of Sumesh Silverleaf

They wear dusty farmer's clothes.

Ideal: They only feel alive when reading from lost tomes.

Flaw: They covet the attention of a local ruler.

Bond: Their actions once brought peace to a community in danger.

“Letters are signs of things, symbols of words, whose power is so great that without a voice they speak to us the words of the absent.”

Orren Ashfield

Tiefling Bandit ♂
Portrait of Orren Ashfield

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

Ideal: Change is frightening.

Flaw: They refuse to interact with the town guard.

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

“Be careful and keep alert.”

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