Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (70 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Astar was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shipwright. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 190 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this western woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thorin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Thorin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her beige fur is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Emeny isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Miner, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black vest and prefers green and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).