Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. Being a Roofer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His white hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. To his fellows he 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Alice was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available she will default to her bow. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Manea reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Valanthe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'5" and wears blue trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Unvera was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and auburn. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Azaki isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Azaki was born with his father's beautiful face. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).