Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Akmen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. After a long history of fighting, Akmen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Caramip enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Adventurer; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Bethrynna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He takes great joy in being the best Masseuse in town.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Jade (150 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Hoshgrish is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears a red shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Breastplate.