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Tanar Hale

Gnome Gymnast ♂
Portrait of Tanar Hale

They are missing the pinkie finger of their right hand.

Ideal: They would do anything for their loved one.

Flaw: They covet the prosperity of a rival town.

Bond: They swore to find the secret to transmute lead into gold.

“I heard the mayor is cheating.”

Danforth Deakin

Tiefling Knight ♂
Portrait of Danforth Deakin

They have eye heterochromia -- One blue and one green.

Ideal: They only feel alive when giving selflessly to others.

Flaw: They refuse to interact with the town guard.

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to obtain lost magics.

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

Homer Cruise

Gnome Cooper ♂
Portrait of Homer Cruise

Their face is covered in gang tattoos.

Ideal: They would do anything for a friend.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a judge.

Bond: Their mother is their best friend.

“Where have you come from?”

Sion Grief

Tiefling Lamplight ♂
Portrait of Sion Grief

They wear dusty farmer's clothes.

Ideal: They are drawn to help those that are lost.

Flaw: They always escalate an argument to violence.

Bond: Their actions once brought doom to a coven of mages.

“Well again!”

Vitriak Dunstan

Elf Wizard ♂
Portrait of Vitriak Dunstan

They have piercing blue eyes.

Ideal: They hold total respect for the law.

Flaw: They are proud.

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

“This wine tastes like poison.”

Morwen Mournhell

Half-Elf Bard ♀
Portrait of Morwen Mournhell

They are very forgetful.

Ideal: They would do anything to catch the attention of a powerful warrior.

Flaw: They have a strong paranoia about very tall people.

Bond: A neighbor covered the cost of a severe debt.

“What is it about me that you find irresistable?”

Clark James

Dwarf Athlete ♂
Portrait of Clark James

They have striking hazel eyes.

Ideal: They only feel alive when walking through untamed wilderness.

Flaw: They are a kleptomaniac.

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

“I can't seen to find a waterskin that doesn't leak when I travel.”

Morwen El-Hasan

Tiefling Wizard's Apprentice ♀
Portrait of Morwen El-Hasan

They smell like livestock.

Ideal: They dream of joining a traveling music group.

Flaw: They covet the wealth of a neighbor.

Bond: They once studied monster cultures.

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

Avery Hogan

Elf Rogue ⚥
Portrait of Avery Hogan

They have missing teeth.

Ideal: All that matters is a stout shield in their hands.

Flaw: They overreact to everything.

Bond: They once were kept prisoner by monsters.

“I like letting my hair down now and again.”

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