Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and black robe with the hood down. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Aerdeth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: 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; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: She wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alberich isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Alberich hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gynk grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, PTSD, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Crowbar.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his rusty crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Kerkad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kerkad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Kerkad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).