Description: He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. His bronze crest is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 1200 pp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jarana will drive conversation. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries with her a set of falchions, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Medium 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 wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's in love

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is white and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bardryn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He wears his auburn hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Layabout but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.