Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'2". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Brug took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She is physically well-built. With bright silver hair. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Nurkara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40000 cp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with violet skirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has chestnut hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Navigator. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. Her green crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Korinn is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. Coral (80 gp).

Description: This man is typically in his Bookbinder uniform, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).