Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She usually wears her white robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is short and white. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Many orcs want her driven away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Veloptima alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has wavy black hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear violet tank tops with blue pants. His hair is silver and very short. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears black trousers with green and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He is physically well-built. His head has been shaved. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sapply was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp.

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 keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.