Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Rael hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Spice Merchant; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Crowbar. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quespa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished flail as well. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Cask's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 230 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and tridents. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1900 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

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. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Pikar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His white fur is still thick. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.