Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is black and curly. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Murgen was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

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

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and bastard swords. Her hair is silver and curly. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He has no crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Fax is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Fax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears professional attire. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Map Maker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 210 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a simple black robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Damaia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Damaia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 sp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his lavender fur. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fragrant will drive conversation. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Fragrant was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. She has auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: Helen was born with her mother's beautiful face. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (90 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail, marred by sweets. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Glim reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Glim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).