Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries a battered mace and tarnished shield as well. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 190 gp. Coral (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His tied-back hair is golden. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Laucian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Laucian was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Raymond was taken on many hunting expeditions. Raymond was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. After a long history of fighting, Cora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her green crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1700 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is short and brown. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Now he works as a dancing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. His copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Knight first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family, Debt. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.