Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, and is pretty ugly. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is short and red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Nirgel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nirgel grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nirgel. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Orla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Vanchu is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Quillathe liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her silver hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Damaia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp.