Description: This man is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and bows. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nija grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a red collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has moderate length black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Bulzo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bulzo grew up listening to his father's many stories. Bulzo was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp.