Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Efferil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1400 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired her part-time. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'0" western man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver ewer (30 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With bright red hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Half-Plate.