Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bruz's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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 into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'10". He prefers to wear flannel, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rolen has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered lance and tarnished warhammer as well. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the north. Cora liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she usually wears her black robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has black crest. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Bidreked abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Volen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Azurite (7 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.