Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Frouse's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Audhild learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. She wears her auburn hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this southern woman usually wears her black robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. Her brass crest is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and yellow pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Performer father left her crippled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Racist. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Standing 2'11", this woman wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Backpack.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports red long hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Antinua was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Erias was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp.