Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Whurbin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'5" and wears a fancy black dress. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Murgen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Murgen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is silver and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Emerald (800 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his orange fur up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Silent lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He wears his copper crest up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has wavy purple hair. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bather. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A gifted student she started as a Beggar, but she got bored and became a Bather. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.