Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is short and silver. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Zephan was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 79. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Adam lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adam 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 Adam. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a trident. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 98. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case, marred by chocolates. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 cp.