Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear flannel. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Immeral was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks, and is pretty ugly. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lorm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Armorer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aura will drive conversation. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Aura was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is red and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.