Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Barendd is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. His auburn hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She wears a green coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has white crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp. Coral (150 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has moderate length brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Tanner, but she got bored and became a Server. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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 daughter.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Merla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her shield ready. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.