Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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 father. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. White pearl (100 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Thorpe is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thorpe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He comes from a rich western family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is long and unkept. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Gildmak was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She found a children's book about a Gnome 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black crest is heavily combed to the right. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. His black hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Arnold grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Arnold. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished sickle as well. She has no hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.