Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy blonde hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gruk never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and halberds. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is short and white. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father 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. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her black fur is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Moon was born with her mother's beautiful face. She worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Tûgog was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tûgog decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: A 5'10" southern man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is short and brown. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Purson's homeland. Purson decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Andraste fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).