Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Laucian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30000 cp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is red and curly. Her eyes are copper.

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 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is red and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Great lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Detective, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears professional attire. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mercenary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Mercenary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gynnie grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is typically in his Beggar uniform. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Maynild grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.