Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is still thick. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Veit's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veit fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Junk Dealer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Heian was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Junk Dealer. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Junk Dealer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Hematite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is black and very short. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Felosial was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Felosial decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a pastel shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shivering studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by her family; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'5" and wears a fancy blue dress. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.