Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is white and curly. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 210 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her spear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Semyaza hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Semyaza grew up listening to her father's many stories. Semyaza abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Mayor, his father struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. Through the years after Quick was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Quick's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood. 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 violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a red costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jak embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Orthog was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tanner. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. She is physically well-built. Her hair is golden and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears professional attire. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 7 Acid flasks.