Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Farmer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Carpenter mother left her crippled. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He wears his red fur up. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (800 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair is short and golden. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Warrior 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green broad hat and green clothes, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cressel is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Spear studied abroad. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Spear was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Faral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gomory was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Layabout. He tends to his Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: She wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.