Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is white and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thorin was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she very much looks the part of a Map Maker. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Bathin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Jarsali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Nybarg was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has blue hair. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Interpreter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Blacksmith, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her purple hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Orianna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Orianna hails from a village terrorized by drow. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (8 gp).