Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries tridents. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of falchions, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Barbena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Barbena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Kava learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". She wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a trident. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for her, and Joan does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Joan was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 3'0" western man, he wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has green eyes.

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. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Borun lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright black hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Vorka is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no fur. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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, Spear is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.