Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. His hair is white and curly. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Norsko hails from a village terrorized by drow. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this eastern man sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Taklinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).