Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Layabout first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his golden hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Efferil was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter father left him crippled. During his travels, Vlorn and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Vlorn discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Vlorn fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

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 has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. Aline 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Az-Rans was born the youngest of three triplets. Az-Rans was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fisher. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Theren hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When Theren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Lagazi wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Lagazi is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing her hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 sp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries a battered sai and tarnished halberd as well. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.