Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and brown. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oskar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries scythes. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Mara wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Mara was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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. Mara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the south. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 80000 cp. Azurite (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Jet (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green vest and prefers red and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down and is in decent physical shape. His blue crest is thinning but still full. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brown diamond (3000 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has dyed her greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and red tie, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. He has moderate length black hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: He was born in the west. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp.