Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a red costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Bertram alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born in the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in the east. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nuraval has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 1400 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Ovina took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. A true patriot, Joser would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Koeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the west to a Ploughman, Koeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Roofer, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Buvvie was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.