Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. 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 Body Guard. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a red tunic with yellow highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Harriet reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She has no hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shava alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Shava was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears brown trousers with pastel and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His gray fur is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length auburn hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Yurk embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yurk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'1" when asserting himself. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born into a rich family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.