Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has a hunchback. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Baern's homeland. Baern decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 cp. Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Duergath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is blonde and very short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Halfling 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 190 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is blonde and very short. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and white tie. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Daar reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 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: Nimble was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nimble 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 Nimble. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western woman wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is silver and curly. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His crest is short and copper. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Silk rope.