Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her silver hair is still thick. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Galiena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and carries bastard swords. Her crest is gold and curly. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He wears his blonde hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Chay lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears just a blue suit. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Erdan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Lezre was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Lezre reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp.