Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Garl grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His crest is gold and curly. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his flail ready. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy brown hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2800 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Alex reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Ar-Beka speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Crowbar. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple pastel robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.