Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his brown hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Paelias is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Paelias 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ohr isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Ohr was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with black slacks. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gruk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Dreali is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Dreali was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Fletcher mother left him crippled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Armorer, Ahlyssa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ahlyssa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).