Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Gardain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: She wears just a white suit. She wears her golden hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Vorka lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and very much looks the part of a Actor. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and blonde. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Dalaba was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Dalaba alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Dalaba was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood. He is an epitome of beauty. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles.