Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Barakas grew up listening to his father's many stories. Barakas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His white hair is long and unkept. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Herbalist like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur is white and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

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 has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).