Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length black hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Grisha was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Grisha's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Ielenia hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman very much looks the part of a Healer. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Layabout father left him crippled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and wears just a violet suit. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has blue eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Vanuath liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has no crest. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).