Description: This man is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Alston speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Alston alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in a small island village. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. During her travels, Tervaround and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Tervaround discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Tervaround fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Masseuse, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Susannah took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A true patriot, Jabbie would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Bowyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. When Jabbie reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 pp. Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Harvest was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 pp.

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. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Ivellios was born with his mother's beautiful face. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Skamos was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the east to a Bricklayer, Mhurren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: White pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).