Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60000 cp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Xanaphia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Bellfounder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Scrag was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has worked as a Bellfounder like his father before him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Military, Debt. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying yellow fur a little too much giving a sharp yellow color. He has amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Cask's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 sp. Eye agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Hagren wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Rogue, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for him, and Hagren does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Tree has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a axe on her belt. With wild red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has gray 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 is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Olunt took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up nunchaku and armor he uses now. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eberdeb is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Weaver. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.