Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the left. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Ahrim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished crossbow as well. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Skak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Skak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is cut close to his head. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Miller profession.

History: Born to a Miller, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 tends to her Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Korfel was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Mary is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Mary was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Cartwright, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Akra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Addict, Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60000 cp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).