Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished dagger as well. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Burgell learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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. Burgell fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white crest. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a hunchback. Her crest is white and curly. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Addict. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Therai embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Insomniac. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She wears her white hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Elizabeth was born the youngest of three triplets. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Akra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Akra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Heward speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the west to a Junk Dealer, Heward learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his brown hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When Uraim reached his early adolescence his Dwarf 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 never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 290 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'9" and wears dull brown sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Doctor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.