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. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Akmen 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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 900 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amber (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and tan tie. His hair is white and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Aelar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, 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 Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Aelar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Holy water. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'10". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is silver and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Barkeep, her father struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Decarabia took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has moderate length white hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Ulla hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. She struck the Servant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3100 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has brown eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Fargrim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Fargrim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.