Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. A true patriot, Cimer would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Cimer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and pastel pants, and is pretty ugly. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Masseuse. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shepherd; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Barendd lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Avice is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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 always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Lorilla was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a herbalist and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her red hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a layabout again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.