Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Naivara will drive conversation. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with his Architect father left him crippled. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 20th 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (9 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. With wild silver hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He usually wears his tan robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 cp.