Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ar-Beka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'9" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. Ielenia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). 8 Acid flasks.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bastard sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is an epitome of beauty. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'5" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A true patriot, Saphara would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ielenia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and shortbows. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sailor business.

History: Trail was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Trail 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 Trail. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Antitoxin.