Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'11". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished shortspear as well. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Astar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple white robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She wears her golden hair up. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Performer profession.

History: Nikki was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Riswynn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: Nemeia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). During her travels, Nemeia and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nemeia discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nemeia fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His white hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ekemon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Ekemon's homeland. Ekemon decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ekemon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 sp.