Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a whip on her belt. She has wavy auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a great chef.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (80 gp). Onyx (40 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 a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Ranala was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ranala's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears skinny pants and wears a red and white robe with the hood down, marred by beers. His silver hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Altho was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 16000 cp. Azurite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gillyd is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. He has moderate length purple hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Marbas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears professional attire. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).