Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Mantus fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1800 sp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. With bright silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Priest, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His white hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Ernest was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ernest decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gadreel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Standing 3'10", this woman prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He wears his black hair up. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Arha and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this southern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She bought a longsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.