Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Gruk is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Gruk has worked very hard to control his curse. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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's in love; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).

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 robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traki will drive conversation. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Jane was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 Spy. She's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ilga hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His orange fur is braided into rings. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).