Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A true patriot, Grom would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Scribe. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hubert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern man wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has wavy brown fur. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Silent 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. After a long history of fighting, Silent and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 2'11" and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His red hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tattered old clothes. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Myathethil is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Myathethil hails from a village terrorized by giants. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Myathethil was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His black hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Geoffrey will drive conversation. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 230 gp.