Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Dyer who has hired her part-time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerald grew up listening to his father's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her grey robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is red and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 cp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is white and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Heskan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Jade (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).