Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Nelkin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His copper crest is heavily combed to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Kerkad was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kerkad decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'4" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ilde was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Ilde reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Howard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Howard 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amber (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Star ruby (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is typically in her Tanner uniform. Her hair is black and curly. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tanner. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Werydd embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Werydd alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.