Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a brown suit. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Anselm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Anselm was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Anselm's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: William is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and he is greedy

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is well kept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Glassblower business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Shane 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. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a simple white robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2500 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 29000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears a white costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 180 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white vest and prefers green and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Miner. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Sage, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 pp.