Description: Standing 5'6", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Job, Religious, Military, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has red crest. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Fibblestib 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has moderate length red hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a ruler again

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her blue hair down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Obsidian (11 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lance will drive conversation. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.