Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Right-Handed was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Right-Handed alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect her home; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Born in the south to a Dilettante, Valida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Valida has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Herleva reached her early adolescence her Human father 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 been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 11000 cp. Black pearl (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Disease, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 gp. Amber (120 gp).