Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Chem 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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Chem 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. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Zanna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. After a long history of fighting, Zanna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a layabout and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear blue tank tops with black skirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

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

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. 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 has worked as a Architect like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Dilettante. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is typically in his Shepherd uniform. He has no fur. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a blue collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Oda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 sp.