Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and auburn. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Thokk took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Caelynn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Caelynn. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Theren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His silver hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Curran was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and lances. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Trym lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a grey suit. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Nalral was born with his mother's beautiful face. Through the years after Nalral was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nalral's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.