Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and red pants. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Delre was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Ruler mother left her crippled. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Medrash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His copper crest is matted, messy, and big. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He prefers to wear flannel. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Alvyn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has wavy beige fur. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Serpent speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Serpent alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Serpent was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple pastel robe with red stripes complete with hood. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. To his fellows he 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: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her white hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Jacoba was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

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 a white small hat and white clothes. His tied-back hair is black. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Nelkin 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. Nelkin decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. After a long history of fighting, Nelkin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 cp.