Description: He is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His dark red hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Valida was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 5'6" eastern man, he wears professional attire. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has cinnamon fur. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Serpent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Serpent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Eye agate (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: He was born in the north. A few years later when the west 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Holy water.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern man wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her purple hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: To be a Cook again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Stacee's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a great chef.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She tends to her Gardener job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is golden and curly. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gurdis 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 several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 pp.