Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with violet slacks. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His childhood dream was to be a Miner, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to be a miner again

Flaws: Racist, Shy, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beiro studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Bowyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently the stress of being a Bookbinder has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Nogu was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nogu decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

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, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown fur is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Engraver and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zykroff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is short and white. He has red eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Thamuz abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She sports black long hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired her part-time. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Katherine was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 4 Thunderstones.