Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 320 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 180 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is red and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Calcitro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Stableman soon after.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Igden was born the youngest of three triplets. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and human compassion

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 40 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Ella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.