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Sawyer Wood

Half-Elf Fighter ⚥
Portrait of Sawyer Wood

They wear fine lace gloves.

Ideal: They only feel alive when swimming in the ocean.

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

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

“Not on my watch.”

Mercy Rowan

Gnome Acolyte ♀
Portrait of Mercy Rowan

They are always serious.

Ideal: Their talents deserve to be shared.

Flaw: They covet the lifestyle of a mystical healer.

Bond: They hunt in the mountains to provide for their community.

“Need a blade?”

Alex Schmidt

Elf Abbot ♂
Portrait of Alex Schmidt

They are a bad listener.

Ideal: They would do anything for the right price.

Flaw: They have a secret that would tear their family apart

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

“My sword-swinging arm ain't what it used to be.”

Carys Zantus

Gnome Veterinarian ♀
Portrait of Carys Zantus

They wear priest's attire.

Ideal: Anything is possible with faith.

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

Bond: They are working to pay off an old debt.

“This wine tastes like poison.”

Esmeralda Northrend

Elf Congresswoman ♀
Portrait of Esmeralda Northrend

Their complexion has a slightly blue tinge to it.

Ideal: They would do anything for king and country.

Flaw: They have tremendous difficulty with remembering faces.

Bond: Their research into forgotten magics will cast a dark shadow across the land.

“Have an apple, won't you?”

Virginia Wazels

Half-Orc Druid ♀
Portrait of Virginia Wazels

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

Ideal: They will always ensure that a task is done right, and not quickly.

Flaw: They are obsessed with slaying a mythical beast.

Bond: They used to be an adventurer until a wound took them out of action.

“Have you seen the bulette pack diggin' 'round the fields?”

Sohali Roderick

Elf Sailor ♀
Portrait of Sohali Roderick

They don't believe in magic.

Ideal: Beauty can be found all around us.

Flaw: They carry out their buisness with an air of pretension.

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

“This ale tastes like dirt.”

Giselle Mervor

Half-Elf Sorcerer ♀
Portrait of Giselle Mervor

They breathe out of their mouth.

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

Flaw: The are judgemental.

Bond: They swore to taste every alcoholic drink known to mankind.

“Is that a dagger in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”

Ben Cruise

Elf Bard ♂
Portrait of Ben Cruise

They wear a dirty longcoat stained with mud.

Ideal: They hold total respect for their guild.

Flaw: They are obsessed with becoming an adventurer.

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

“Where have you come from?”

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