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Max Greentree

Half-Elf Sorcerer ⚥
Portrait of Max Greentree

They wear a single rhinestone-studded glove on their right hand.

Ideal: They only feel alive when baking new kinds of pastries.

Flaw: They steal small trinkets whenever possible.

Bond: They have a child that they don't know about.

“When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.”

Blake Shalamayne

Half-Elf Wizard ⚥
Portrait of Blake Shalamayne

They hate getting wet.

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

Flaw: They always obey the law.

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

“Hey! Wanna buy this fruit?”

Riley Duffield

Half-Elf Illusionist ⚥
Portrait of Riley Duffield

They have small, beady eyes.

Ideal: They dream of singing in front of thousands.

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

Bond: They will do whatever it takes to please their loved ones.

“Hey! This isn't real gold!”

Elisha Dresdain

Elf Thatcher ♀
Portrait of Elisha Dresdain

A tamed bluejay sits on their shoulder.

Ideal: They only feel alive when running from authority.

Flaw: They covet the loved one of a rival.

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

“Do not mistake my tranquility for indolence.”

Orren Abbey

Halfling Street Performer ♂
Portrait of Orren Abbey

Music plays softly when they enter a room.

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

Flaw: They are obsessed with a coven of witches.

Bond: They swore to find a lost magical artefact.

“And they were never heard from again...”

Samir Spring

Gnome Rogue ♂
Portrait of Samir Spring

They wear hand-me-down clothing that is two sizes too big.

Ideal: They dream of owning their own tavern.

Flaw: They wear their heart on their sleeve.

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

“Have you heard about Fenwick the cleric?”

Haryk Mattell

Half-Orc Animal Tamer ♂
Portrait of Haryk Mattell

They have a tattoo of a phoenix on their back.

Ideal: All that matters is a loving family.

Flaw: They hate every Human.

Bond: They hunt beneath the earth to provide for their community.

“Time to kick my shoes off and sit for a bit.”

Sahin Hamlin

Gnome Veterinarian ⚥
Portrait of Sahin Hamlin

Dust drifts off their boots at each step.

Ideal: The only constant in this world is taxes.

Flaw: They wish they could commit murder.

Bond: Their duty is to the crown above all else.

“I had a necklace like that once...”

Alam Lesley

Halfling Page ♂
Portrait of Alam Lesley

They carry a longbow across their back.

Ideal: They only feel alive when hunting wild game.

Flaw: They blindly seek revenge against a band of adventurers.

Bond: They are saving to buy the business their mother once owned.

“An extra biscuit always seems to find its way into my pocket.”

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