Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: Norman is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. She keeps her long black crest kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Harann took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up mace and armor she uses now. She bought a mace and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished morningstar as well. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Bethrynna was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bethrynna has worked very hard to control her curse. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears an entirely green suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white hair. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fenriz grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mayor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a hunchback. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

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 is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Heather was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heather 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 Heather. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is lengthy. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).