Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Norkruuth was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Norkruuth's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Junk Dealer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, and carries bastard swords. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green 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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with her Assassin mother left her crippled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Good lock.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Dilettante. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With wild brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Dell was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A 6'10" northern man, 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 black hair. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ekemon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Nora was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan vest and prefers red and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Loopmottin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.