Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Elizabeth learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Andraste was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 400 sp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Peridot (40 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 prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Weaver mother left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and brown. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Conrad embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. A true patriot, Markosian would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Markosian was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.