Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Vondal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Vondal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 280 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His hair is brown and curly. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the east to a Barkeep, Suhnae learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Through the years after Suhnae was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Suhnae's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no crest. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She wears her golden hair up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Volen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Neega was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halander isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is a great chef.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. After coming to the age of reason, Halander took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.