Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue 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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Norsko was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Norsko decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. With bright red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His crest is black and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Rathkran 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He found a children's book about a Gnome 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her yellow fur is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beast grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A 5'4" western woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she very much looks the part of a Brewer. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Gorga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp.