Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a grey vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His tied-back hair is red. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baern grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ar-Baruk grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Theriatis embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Tûmhom lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Tûmhom reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Healer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 gp.