Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Barakas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fletcher; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in the west. Ahinar was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Interpreter. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is greedy

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He found a children's book about a Halfling 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Kilia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Kilia was born the youngest of three triplets. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has wavy white hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times, marred by beers. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears professional attire. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Matilda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. Matilda abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Theriatis was born the youngest of three triplets. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp.