Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His white crest is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Rhogar was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has wavy silver hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Shoemaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Rohesia speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Findex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Findex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 pp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. His bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Gargax would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. When Gargax reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Gargax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This malnourished woman sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Liftrasa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his red hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Roland took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.