Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Miner. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2100 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Shaká was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barkeep. 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He usually wears his blue robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised by priests from 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Rose (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). White opal (600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered lance and tarnished spear as well. He has rusty crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Heskan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Heskan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: William was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Amber (110 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and black tie. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Ribbles was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Gnome Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 25000 sp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Avice was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Guard uniform. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.