Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ulla grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Gnome Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At some point she was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She bought a kukri and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.