Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with yellow slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Kipper took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bow and armor he uses now. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has copper crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Nala never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'5". He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. He tends to his Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished mace as well. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tordek fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She wears a colorful flower in her gray fur. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is typically in her Stylist uniform. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Rose reached her early adolescence her Halfling 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's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 370 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With wild blonde hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Coral (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Left-Handed was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1900 sp.