Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Mreksh was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Dilettante profession.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. The war was a terrible time for him, and Zepar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Holy water. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Vanchu and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Tailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Jezebeth was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nedda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. A true patriot, Nedda would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Shágflak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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 born at the edge of vast forest. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 gp. Jade (100 gp).