Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large white jacket. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are green.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: Damien was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Jade (140 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her orange fur is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shadow 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 Shadow. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a large brown jacket. His yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dynamic was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black opal (1400 gp).

Description: He wears just a blue suit. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his brown hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Faran took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a great chef.

History: Olunt lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He became a Jeweler soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his blonde hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 prefers to wear flannel. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has green eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with grey slacks, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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 Half-Orc in existence. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Military, Rich, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.