Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Chay was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2700 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an entirely violet suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. The war was a terrible time for her, and Melissa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp. Amber (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Emma took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Coral (140 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished hammer as well. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Leaf was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Leaf's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Leaf and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Jade was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has moderate length white hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Astaro was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 5 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Holy water.