Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man usually wears his black robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gruk was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He has red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Dabbledob is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 250 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with blue slacks. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her ears are large.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He has the majority of his body covered in plate, marred by teas. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Ortegar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ortegar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her crest is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is red and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Himo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Himo 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. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.