Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has green eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of warhammers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Amûg studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered spear and tarnished sword as well. His fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Shifting was born with his mother's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting 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; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 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. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north to a Junk Dealer, Grigi learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp.