Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears an entirely tan suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alston was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is auburn and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Rurik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Rurik abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a laborer again

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a red scarf. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. 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 loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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 father was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Fargrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.