Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished spear as well. His scarlet crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Vrondiss was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bulzo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 23000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears long strands of amethyst and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern woman wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His fur is cinnamon and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Jade was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Jade was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Jade's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Azurite (9 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She wears her blonde hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Donella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.