Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jarana never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Emmeline's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in a small desert village. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 45. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Thoradin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a black vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Emmeline hails from a village terrorized by illithids. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rose (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jade (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Percival abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.