Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 11000 cp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His white hair is still thick. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. She has wavy blonde hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Yvonne embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

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

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He keeps his red fur in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2900 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He likes to wear violet tank tops with brown pants, marred by beers. He has wavy chestnut hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.