Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Soveliss was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Zook 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. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears a fancy red dress. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a hunchback. His white hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 sp.