Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Alberich alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Being a Ruler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She got into the Jeweler business at a young age. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Theren is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Theren was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 180 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Wiggan embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red garnet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His hair is white and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Halander was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Halander alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dariff isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 370 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.