Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Aldous alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a colorful flower in her yellow fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear tan tank tops with grey pants. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Performer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arannis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2 Thunderstones. 4 Smokesticks. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 pp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Lamlis hails from a village terrorized by drow. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is an epitome of beauty. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.