Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Whurbin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Fallthra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. His white fur is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Gilbert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gilbert was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and tan tie, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Tim was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.