Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His fur is yellow and curly. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 79. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His hair is short and golden. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Hunter again; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Sage first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Justin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and someone believes him a fraud

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 pp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 95. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Borgu is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Performer, Griselda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.