Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Bounty Hunter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is still thick. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Crown-heir. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his dark red hair up. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Oriax's homeland. Oriax decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a crush on the local ploughman

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Rose (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Akmen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Akmen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anbera 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (5 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Barendd was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is blonde and very short. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Erias does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Erias was born the youngest of three triplets. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Banker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.