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 brown hair down. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ekk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ekk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born into a rich family. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in an above average manner. She has shaved her head bald. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Alexandre was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 240 pp. Moss agate (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.