Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gimgen was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a yellow vest and prefers red and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

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 skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Ridaro was taken on many hunting expeditions. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Nora is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nora has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and carries hammers. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Philomena hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. 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 to a pair of adventurers, Philomena grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Secretive, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 230 pp.