Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arnold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Azza enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his white crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his auburn hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aerdeth isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a great chef.

History: Bertram was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Roofer. He has dyed his greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in a small forest village. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's in love; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 cp. 8 Acid flasks.