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Sumesh Brocksby

Half-Orc Commoner ⚥
Portrait of Sumesh Brocksby

They hold a crystal orb in one hand.

Ideal: There are always those whose need is greater than their own.

Flaw: They seek out dangerous situations.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to prove their love to an old flame.

“What's your opinion on the current illithid crisis?”

Christopher Rook

Human Ranger ♂
Portrait of Christopher Rook

They have an ornate earring.

Ideal: Love makes us weak.

Flaw: Magic is unnatural as are all those who practice it!

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

“Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.”

Arnold Lighthands

Halfling Journalist ♂
Portrait of Arnold Lighthands

They eat everything with their hands.

Ideal: They will prove themselves to their family.

Flaw: They re oblivious to their surroundings when lost in thought.

Bond: If they ever see their father again there will be blood.

“Stay off the east road at night.”

Olivier Deverin

Tiefling Archaeologist ⚥
Portrait of Olivier Deverin

They wear a golden star amulet around their neck.

Ideal: They would do anything for their nation.

Flaw: They react with violence at the slightest provocation

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

“The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.”

Jonas Boone

Tiefling Witch ♂
Portrait of Jonas Boone

They never smile.

Ideal: Peace demands constant effort.

Flaw: They are very childish.

Bond: They abandoned their faith to become rich.

“Would you consider coming down a little on that price?”

Amy Barrow

Half-Orc Comedian ♀
Portrait of Amy Barrow

They have one thumb that ends with a long talon.

Ideal: Revelry in chaos is the ultimate achevement.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about dragonborn.

Bond: They swore to unlock the mysteries of a wizard's tower.

“It's been ages since I've felt the sun on my skin.”

Marion Dunstan

Tiefling Druid ♀
Portrait of Marion Dunstan

They are always smiling.

Ideal: They would do anything for the right price.

Flaw: Their best achievements were in the past, and they dwell on them constantly.

Bond: A neighbor protected them in their time of need.

“Have you heard about Gendry the knight?”

Sarab Wilton

Human Leatherworker ⚥
Portrait of Sarab Wilton

They wear a torn yellow cloak around their shoulders

Ideal: Nothing is worth dying for.

Flaw: They are patriotic to a fault.

Bond: Guilt eats away at their every thought.

“It's been ages since I've been to the coast, but I'd love to go there again someday.”

Riley Selwyn

Halfling Spy ⚥
Portrait of Riley Selwyn

They wear aristocratic robes.

Ideal: They only feel alive when teaching new generations of students.

Flaw: They are a know it all.

Bond: They travel the place with a band of clerics.

“Noone ever thinks to thank me for all I do around here!”

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