Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He 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. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and violet pants. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Weaver business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. 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: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her red hair is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Vonana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Vonana was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Azaki was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp).

Description: This western man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born in the east. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Giselle 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 Giselle. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 sp.