Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and carries shortspears. She has styled her black fur well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mortician. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: He wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is physically well-built. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Irann isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Irann was born with her father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dayereth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dayereth. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and violet pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has moderate length brown hair. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Thamuz was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp.