Description: Standing 3'6", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Adventurer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, In love, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Eberk was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her tan robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She wears her chestnut hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Andraste was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Andraste decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red fur. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.