Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tomi does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears just a grey suit. Her hair is white and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Heather hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has red eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He struck the Sellsword job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a sage again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Slave, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his blonde hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his father's many stories. Manfred was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Manfred decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red crest. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has a hunchback. Her red crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her small green hat.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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: Daar hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Therai liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a yellow broad hat and yellow clothes. His tied-back hair is golden. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's in love

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to unite with her brother

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (120 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.