Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 330 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: Henk is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor, marred by teas. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Lia was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gesrethe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Gesrethe took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberk grew up listening to his father's many stories. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp. Black pearl (900 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear flannel. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Yvonne lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. She sports white long hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Panana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Panana was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.