Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Purson enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a hunchback. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She has moderate length white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Emerald (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rose (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Srorthen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 190 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born into a rich family. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Beggar. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Dain learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Dain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Healer’s kit.