Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Kyle learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up work as a Painter and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the south to a Servant, Dreali learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Servant. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Holg is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Holg's homeland. Holg decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Barber, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Coral (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Frug isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Mara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Erky 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 34000 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky red painted plate armor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Altho 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 Altho. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: He is content; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and nunchakus. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp.