Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has no hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Broce never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Rimple hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white crest is heavily combed to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Black opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. With wild golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Rieta was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Abalaba never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).