Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Riardon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. She wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a hunchback. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tree is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Tree was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 gp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Murgen was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Murgen's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Spy does. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his black hair down. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bertram isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Bertram reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His crest is red and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Gilthur was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has slicked back red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Naamah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Dyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp).