Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Qualen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. White opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Maiathah was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Maiathah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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. Maiathah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Fire opal (1500 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her hair is silver and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oppah embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Marshal. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Lia has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Being a Layabout 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 get a good night's sleep; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a glaive on her belt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bilga was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Coral (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Selfish. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His black hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nelkin embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.