Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Malachite (15 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His lavender fur is singed and shortened. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Trail was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Trail's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Trail and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has black hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He uses divination through singing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting giants, the young Skûn began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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, Melissa is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: An older woman who wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red and curly. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Amber (120 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Gynk reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gynk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Gerard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 worked as a Miner like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp).