Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Baern studied abroad. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a spear on her belt. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vistra 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 Vistra. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His gray fur is lengthy. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Elegant was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bowyer. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nithther was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 3'0" southern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has shaved her head bald. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Zook embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born into a rich family. Through the years after Andraste was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Andraste's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her father before her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 350 gp.