Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A 3'1" western woman, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man wears long strands of jet and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is physically well-built. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family One day when Anselm was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Anselm was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. His blue hair is lengthy. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Valafar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Valafar took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bastard sword and armor he uses now. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Vlorn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.