Description: A 6'9" southern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her auburn hair up. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Scribe but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She found a children's book about a Human Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a yellow vest and prefers brown and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. White opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Hlin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 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. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Snafû was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Merla was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Scribe. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new barrister responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jade (110 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.