Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Târz grew up listening to his father's many stories. He 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has slicked back brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: A 5'8" southern woman, she wears just a brown suit. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Balifra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Balifra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf 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. After a long history of fighting, Balifra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries greataxes. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

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

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Jo was born the youngest of three triplets. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp).