Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his blonde hair up. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Masseuse, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and carries axes. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Jarsali is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Delre reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no crest. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 340 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'5". He is wearing a long, black cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Skoth 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 became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp.