Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Rurik took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Dagnal's homeland. Dagnal decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Servant; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: White pearl (90 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears tan trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Ielenia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Art is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has moderate length golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back brown hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is typically in her Ploughman uniform. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tippletoe grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.