Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adelard studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Adelard took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Seraphina 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, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alberich was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gunnloda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). During her travels, Gunnloda and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gunnloda discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gunnloda fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown fur is heavily combed to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Kite has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: Standing 4'0", this man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and tan tie. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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

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. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats, and he perpetually has his sword ready. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 380 gp. Amber (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Silk rope.