Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and she perpetually has her whip ready. With wild blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Marastyr's homeland. Marastyr decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Marastyr and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age his mother died while driving off some drow. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in flail use. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, violet shirt, and blue tie. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Ûkbûk took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Ûkbûk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished shield as well. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her ears are large.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Rimmon was born the youngest of three triplets. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Dimble was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Dimble took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Revenge; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Crowbar. 1 Good lock. 1 Average lock.

Description: A 5'4" western woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has wavy silver hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Emma was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Brewer and found it very stressful. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.