Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Rolf lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His scarlet crest is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Shamash was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shamash has worked very hard to control his curse. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 320 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is still thick. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his black robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tattered old clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.