Description: An older man who prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor, he is not a threatening figure. His dark red hair is still thick. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 900 gp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no fur. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Cloak hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and carries kukris. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Beggar but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Mayor mother left him crippled. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt, Job. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 40 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a weaver and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: Drusilia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely green suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 120 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 400 gp.