Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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. Varis 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; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his purple hair in a flapper bob. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vanuath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Blossom alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. 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. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Doctor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.