Description: This eastern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Akmen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, In love, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Fisher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. After a long history of fighting, Varg and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Butcher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: Standing 4'1", this man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Thoradin was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This woman wears black trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.