Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ortegar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ortegar 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fancy white dress. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. 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. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Robbie was born the youngest of three triplets. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Lia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has hazel eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and tan tie. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Soveliss grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Soveliss was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to be a glassblower again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her brown hair is still thick. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Elysande is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Elysande was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Laborer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, blue shirt, and pastel tie. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Fallthra has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.