Description: Standing 5'0", this man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length auburn hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his auburn hair down. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Veit hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is red and very short. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Ulfgar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

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

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and grey robe with the hood down. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nalaed never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her brown robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. She wears her lavender fur down. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 1. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His hair is short and golden. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Roland was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.