Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Conrad grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Conrad. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. Her golden hair is still thick. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a ruler and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor, marred by chocolates. Her hair is black and very short. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Tawar was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Server arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Emotional. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and pastel pants. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Therlin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Brewer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears bulky pastel painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Masseuse, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A true patriot, Koeth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.