Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length golden hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is an amazing painter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Sage kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Susannah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries monstrous two handed axes. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ribbles isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ribbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears a green armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her green crest well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Havilar grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears a black vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Murook was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brass crest is knotted and matted. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Ulla was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 sp.