Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Calcitro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Cook. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Citrine (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a hunchback. With wild black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Norsko wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Norsko hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Norsko took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up pickaxe and armor he uses now. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her chestnut hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1300 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears her blonde hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarion grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp.