Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears professional attire. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. 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 barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Harbek was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy silver hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Miller, Shane learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Miller. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a yellow shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She sports brown long hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Jeweler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Reynard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants, and he perpetually has his axe ready. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Barkeep uniform. His blue hair is still thick. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Raam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Adam's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.