Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dilettante but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Azzakh was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This eastern man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp. Jasper (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has black hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Giselle 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 has worked as a Baker like her mother before her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and sais. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Zephan was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 390 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Three was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished club as well. He has no hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Weaver business at a young age. 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 Weaver. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

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. 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. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.