Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, marred by beers. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: This western woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Felosial and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Naill was born the youngest of three triplets. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Painter; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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 the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Kasdeya 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. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Halander was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He wears his cinnamon fur up. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Cloak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Tree and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.